diff --git a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/note_units.rs b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/note_units.rs
index bdd61f4..6d74788 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/note_units.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/note_units.rs
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ mod tests {
                 reaction: Reaction {
                     reaction: "+".to_owned(),
                     sender: self.random_sender(),
+                    sender_profilekey: None,
                 },
             }))
         }
diff --git a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/timeline_units.rs b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/timeline_units.rs
index cc10e35..74ee558 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/timeline_units.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/timeline_units.rs
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ fn to_reaction<'a>(
         created_at: reacted_to_note.created_at(),
     };
 
+    let sender_profilekey = ndb
+        .get_profile_by_pubkey(txn, payload.note.pubkey())
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|p| p.key());
+
     Some(ReactionResponse {
         fragment: ReactionFragment {
             noteref_reacted_to,
@@ -176,6 +181,7 @@ fn to_reaction<'a>(
             reaction: Reaction {
                 reaction: reaction.to_string(),
                 sender: Pubkey::new(*payload.note.pubkey()),
+                sender_profilekey,
             },
         },
         pk: payload.note.pubkey(),
diff --git a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/unit.rs b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/unit.rs
index 1c4a8d4..49fca28 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/unit.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/timeline/unit.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashSet};
 
 use enostr::Pubkey;
+use nostrdb::ProfileKey;
 use notedeck::NoteRef;
 
 use crate::timeline::note_units::{CompositeKey, CompositeType, UnitKey};
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ impl ReactionFragment {
 pub struct Reaction {
     pub reaction: String, // can't use char because some emojis are 'grapheme clusters'
     pub sender: Pubkey,
+    pub sender_profilekey: Option<ProfileKey>,
 }
 
 /// Represents a singular repost
diff --git a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/timeline.rs b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/timeline.rs
index 914a5e9..cd2c33b 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/timeline.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/timeline.rs
@@ -711,13 +711,16 @@ fn render_reaction_cluster(
             .reactions
             .values()
             .filter(|r| !mute.is_pk_muted(r.sender.bytes()))
-            .map(|r| &r.sender)
-            .map(|p| {
-                profiling::scope!("ndb by pubkey");
-                ProfileEntry {
-                    record: note_context.ndb.get_profile_by_pubkey(txn, p.bytes()).ok(),
-                    pk: p,
-                }
+            .map(|r| (&r.sender, r.sender_profilekey))
+            .map(|(p, key)| {
+                let record = if let Some(key) = key {
+                    profiling::scope!("ndb by key");
+                    note_context.ndb.get_profile_by_key(txn, key).ok()
+                } else {
+                    profiling::scope!("ndb by pubkey");
+                    note_context.ndb.get_profile_by_pubkey(txn, p.bytes()).ok()
+                };
+                ProfileEntry { record, pk: p }
             })
             .collect()
     };