diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/like.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/like.rb
index 86d70e0d70822a..f6c8769fee4cae 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/like.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/like.rb
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ def perform
     Trends.statuses.register(original_status)
   end
 
-  # Misskey delivers reactions as likes with the emoji in _misskey_reaction
-  # see https://misskey-hub.net/ns.html#misskey-reaction for details
+  # Misskey delivers reactions as likes with the emoji in _misskey_reaction and content
+  # Versions of Misskey before 12.1.0 only specify emojis in _misskey_reaction, so we check both
+  # See https://misskey-hub.net/ns.html#misskey-reaction for details
   def maybe_process_misskey_reaction
     original_status = status_from_uri(object_uri)
-    name = @json['_misskey_reaction']
+    name = @json['content'] || @json['_misskey_reaction']
     return false if name.nil?
 
     if /^:.*:$/.match?(name)
diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/undo.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/undo.rb
index 5efcfdc99f2d49..5f9f1bbecbfaf1 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/undo.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/undo.rb
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def undo_like
     if @account.favourited?(status)
       favourite = status.favourites.where(account: @account).first
       favourite&.destroy
-    elsif @object['_misskey_reaction'].present?
+    elsif @object['content'].present? || @object['_misskey_reaction'].present?
       undo_emoji_react
     else
       delete_later!(object_uri)