diff --git a/app/controllers/search_controller.rb b/app/controllers/search_controller.rb
index 0b35f0bda..7043b4b7e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/search_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/search_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class SearchController < ApplicationController
-  before_action :authenticate_user!, only: %i[tags chat_channels]
+  before_action :authenticate_user!, only: %i[tags chat_channels reactions]
   before_action :format_integer_params
-  before_action :sanitize_params, only: %i[classified_listings]
+  before_action :sanitize_params, only: %i[classified_listings reactions]
 
   CLASSIFIED_LISTINGS_PARAMS = [
     :category,
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ class SearchController < ApplicationController
     },
   ].freeze
 
+  REACTION_PARAMS = [
+    :page,
+    :per_page,
+    :category,
+    :search_fields,
+    {
+      tag_names: [],
+      status: []
+    },
+  ].freeze
+
   USER_PARAMS = %i[
     search_fields
     page
@@ -76,6 +87,14 @@ class SearchController < ApplicationController
     render json: { result: feed_docs }
   end
 
+  def reactions
+    result = Search::Reaction.search_documents(
+      params: reaction_params.merge(user_id: current_user.id).to_h,
+    )
+
+    render json: { result: result["reactions"], total: result["total"] }
+  end
+
   private
 
   def feed_content_search
@@ -111,6 +130,10 @@ class SearchController < ApplicationController
     params.permit(FEED_PARAMS)
   end
 
+  def reaction_params
+    params.permit(REACTION_PARAMS)
+  end
+
   def format_integer_params
     params[:page] = params[:page].to_i if params[:page].present?
     params[:per_page] = params[:per_page].to_i if params[:per_page].present?
diff --git a/app/services/search/query_builders/reaction.rb b/app/services/search/query_builders/reaction.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be3a68203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/search/query_builders/reaction.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+module Search
+  module QueryBuilders
+    class Reaction < QueryBase
+      QUERY_KEYS = {
+        search_fields: [
+          "reactable.tags.keywords_for_search",
+          "reactable.tags.name^3",
+          "reactable.body_text^2",
+          "reactable.title^6",
+          "reactable.user.name",
+          "reactable.user.username",
+        ]
+      }.freeze
+
+      # Search keys from our controllers may not match what we have stored in Elasticsearch so we map them here,
+      # this allows us to change our Elasticsearch docs without worrying about the frontend
+      TERM_KEYS = {
+        category: "category",
+        tag_names: "reactable.tags.name",
+        user_id: "user_id",
+        status: "status"
+      }.freeze
+
+      DEFAULT_PARAMS = {
+        sort_by: "id",
+        sort_direction: "desc",
+        size: 0
+      }.freeze
+
+      SOURCE = %i[
+        id
+        reactable.path
+        reactable.published_date_string
+        reactable.reading_time
+        reactable.tags
+        reactable.title
+        reactable.user
+      ].freeze
+
+      attr_accessor :params, :body
+
+      def initialize(params:)
+        @params = params.deep_symbolize_keys
+
+        # Default to only readinglist reactions
+        @params[:category] = "readinglist"
+
+        build_body
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def build_queries
+        @body[:query] = { bool: {} }
+        @body[:query][:bool][:filter] = terms_keys if terms_keys_present?
+        @body[:query][:bool][:must] = query_conditions if query_keys_present?
+      end
+
+      def terms_keys_present?
+        TERM_KEYS.detect { |key, _| @params[key].present? }
+      end
+
+      def terms_keys
+        TERM_KEYS.map do |term_key, search_key|
+          next unless @params.key? term_key
+
+          { terms: { search_key => Array.wrap(@params[term_key]) } }
+        end.compact
+      end
+
+      def query_hash(key, fields)
+        {
+          simple_query_string: {
+            query: key,
+            fields: fields,
+            lenient: true,
+            analyze_wildcard: true,
+            minimum_should_match: 2
+          }
+        }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/services/search/reaction.rb b/app/services/search/reaction.rb
index 1ab1fce4d..f95216569 100644
--- a/app/services/search/reaction.rb
+++ b/app/services/search/reaction.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ module Search
     DEFAULT_PER_PAGE = 80
 
     class << self
+      def search_documents(params:)
+        set_query_size(params)
+        query_hash = "Search::QueryBuilders::#{name.demodulize}".safe_constantize.new(params: params).as_hash
+
+        results = search(body: query_hash)
+        hits = results.dig("hits", "hits").map { |hit| prepare_doc(hit) }
+        {
+          "reactions" => paginate_hits(hits, params),
+          "total" => results.dig("hits", "total", "value")
+        }
+      end
+
       private
 
       def index_settings
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index e6cb5667b..83a17916b 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   get "/search/classified_listings" => "search#classified_listings"
   get "/search/users" => "search#users"
   get "/search/feed_content" => "search#feed_content"
+  get "/search/reactions" => "search#reactions"
   get "/chat_channel_memberships/find_by_chat_channel_id" => "chat_channel_memberships#find_by_chat_channel_id"
   get "/listings/dashboard" => "classified_listings#dashboard"
   get "/listings/:category" => "classified_listings#index"
diff --git a/spec/requests/search_spec.rb b/spec/requests/search_spec.rb
index 8283497b1..9339263df 100644
--- a/spec/requests/search_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/search_spec.rb
@@ -113,4 +113,31 @@ RSpec.describe "Search", type: :request, proper_status: true do
       expect(Search::FeedContent).to have_received(:search_documents)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "GET /search/reactions" do
+    let(:authorized_user) { create(:user) }
+    let(:mock_response) do
+      { "reactions" => [{ id: 123 }], "total" => 100 }
+    end
+
+    it "returns json with reactions and total" do
+      sign_in authorized_user
+      allow(Search::Reaction).to receive(:search_documents).and_return(
+        mock_response,
+      )
+      get "/search/reactions"
+      expect(response.parsed_body).to eq("result" => [{ "id" => 123 }], "total" => 100)
+    end
+
+    it "accepts array of tag names" do
+      sign_in authorized_user
+      allow(Search::Reaction).to receive(:search_documents).and_return(
+        mock_response,
+      )
+      get "/search/reactions?tag_names[]=1&tag_names[]=2"
+      expect(Search::Reaction).to have_received(
+        :search_documents,
+      ).with(params: { "tag_names" => %w[1 2], "user_id" => authorized_user.id })
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/search/query_builders/reaction_spec.rb b/spec/services/search/query_builders/reaction_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6107804e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/services/search/query_builders/reaction_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe Search::QueryBuilders::Reaction, type: :service do
+  describe "::initialize" do
+    it "sets params" do
+      filter_params = { foo: "bar" }
+      filter = described_class.new(params: filter_params)
+      expect(filter.params).to include(filter_params)
+    end
+
+    it "builds query body" do
+      filter = described_class.new(params: {})
+      expect(filter.body).not_to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "sets category to readinglist" do
+      filter = described_class.new(params: {})
+      expect(filter.params).to include(category: "readinglist")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#as_hash" do
+    let(:query_fields) { described_class::QUERY_KEYS[:search_fields] }
+
+    it "applies QUERY_KEYS from params" do
+      params = { search_fields: "test" }
+      filter = described_class.new(params: params)
+      exepcted_query = [{
+        "simple_query_string" => {
+          "query" => "test",
+          "fields" => query_fields,
+          "lenient" => true,
+          "analyze_wildcard" => true,
+          "minimum_should_match" => 2
+        }
+      }]
+      expect(search_bool_clause(filter)["must"]).to match_array(exepcted_query)
+    end
+
+    it "applies TERM_KEYS from params" do
+      params = { tag_names: "beginner", user_id: 777, status: "valid" }
+      filter = described_class.new(params: params)
+      exepcted_filters = [
+        { "terms" => { "status" => ["valid"] } },
+        { "terms" => { "reactable.tags.name" => ["beginner"] } },
+        { "terms" => { "user_id" => [777] } },
+        { "terms" => { "category" => ["readinglist"] } },
+      ]
+      expect(search_bool_clause(filter)["filter"]).to match_array(exepcted_filters)
+    end
+
+    it "applies QUERY_KEYS and TERM_KEYS from params" do
+      Timecop.freeze(Time.current) do
+        params = { search_fields: "ruby", tag_names: "cfp" }
+        filter = described_class.new(params: params)
+        exepcted_query = [{
+          "simple_query_string" => { "query" => "ruby", "fields" => query_fields, "lenient" => true, "analyze_wildcard" => true, "minimum_should_match" => 2 }
+        }]
+        exepcted_filters = [
+          { "terms" => { "reactable.tags.name" => ["cfp"] } },
+          { "terms" => { "category" => ["readinglist"] } },
+        ]
+        expect(search_bool_clause(filter)["must"]).to match_array(exepcted_query)
+        expect(search_bool_clause(filter)["filter"]).to match_array(exepcted_filters)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "ignores params we don't support" do
+      params = { not_supported: "trash", search_fields: "cfp" }
+      filter = described_class.new(params: params)
+      exepcted_query = [{
+        "simple_query_string" => {
+          "query" => "cfp", "fields" => query_fields, "lenient" => true, "analyze_wildcard" => true, "minimum_should_match" => 2
+        }
+      }]
+      expect(search_bool_clause(filter)["must"]).to match_array(exepcted_query)
+    end
+
+    it "allows default params to be overriden" do
+      params = { sort_by: "status", sort_direction: "asc", size: 20 }
+      filter = described_class.new(params: params).as_hash
+      expect(filter.dig("sort")).to eq("status" => "asc")
+      expect(filter.dig("size")).to eq(20)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def search_bool_clause(query_builder)
+    query_builder.as_hash.dig("query", "bool")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/services/search/reaction_spec.rb b/spec/services/search/reaction_spec.rb
index 6f995c31b..334f4a9f8 100644
--- a/spec/services/search/reaction_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/search/reaction_spec.rb
@@ -6,4 +6,102 @@ RSpec.describe Search::Reaction, type: :service do
     expect(described_class::INDEX_ALIAS).not_to be_nil
     expect(described_class::MAPPINGS).not_to be_nil
   end
+
+  describe "::search_documents", elasticsearch: true do
+    let(:article1) { create(:article) }
+    let(:article2) { create(:article) }
+    let(:reaction1) { create(:reaction, category: "readinglist", reactable: article1) }
+    let(:reaction2) { create(:reaction, category: "readinglist", reactable: article2) }
+    let(:query_params) { { size: 5 } }
+
+    it "parses reaction document hits from search response" do
+      mock_search_response = { "hits" => { "hits" => {} } }
+      allow(described_class).to receive(:search) { mock_search_response }
+      described_class.search_documents(params: {})
+      expect(described_class).to have_received(:search).with(body: a_kind_of(Hash))
+    end
+
+    it "returns fields necessary for the view" do
+      view_keys = %w[id reactable]
+      reactable_keys = %w[title path published_date_string tags user]
+      user_keys = %w[username name profile_image_90]
+      index_documents([reaction1])
+
+      result = described_class.search_documents(params: { size: 1 })
+      reaction_doc = result["reactions"].first
+      expect(result["total"]).to be_present
+      expect(reaction_doc.keys).to include(*view_keys)
+      expect(reaction_doc["reactable"].keys).to include(*reactable_keys)
+      expect(reaction_doc.dig("reactable", "user").keys).to include(*user_keys)
+    end
+
+    context "with a query" do
+      it "searches by search_fields" do
+        allow(article1).to receive(:title).and_return("ruby")
+        allow(article2).to receive(:body_text).and_return("Ruby Tuesday")
+        index_documents([reaction1, reaction2])
+        query_params[:search_fields] = "ruby"
+
+        reaction_docs = described_class.search_documents(params: query_params)["reactions"]
+        expect(reaction_docs.count).to eq(2)
+        doc_ids = reaction_docs.map { |t| t.dig("id") }
+        expect(doc_ids).to include(reaction1.id, reaction2.id)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with a filter term" do
+      it "filters by tag names" do
+        article1.tags << create(:tag, name: "ruby")
+        article2.tags << create(:tag, name: "python")
+        index_documents([reaction1, reaction2])
+        query_params[:tag_names] = "ruby"
+
+        reaction_docs = described_class.search_documents(params: query_params)["reactions"]
+        expect(reaction_docs.count).to eq(1)
+        doc_ids = reaction_docs.map { |t| t.dig("id") }
+        expect(doc_ids).to include(reaction1.id)
+      end
+
+      it "filters by user_id" do
+        index_documents([reaction1, reaction2])
+        query_params[:user_id] = reaction1.user_id
+
+        reaction_docs = described_class.search_documents(params: query_params)["reactions"]
+        expect(reaction_docs.count).to eq(1)
+        doc_ids = reaction_docs.map { |t| t.dig("id") }
+        expect(doc_ids).to include(reaction1.id)
+      end
+
+      it "filters by status" do
+        reaction1.update(status: "invalid")
+        index_documents([reaction1, reaction2])
+        query_params[:status] = ["valid"]
+
+        reaction_docs = described_class.search_documents(params: query_params)["reactions"]
+        expect(reaction_docs.count).to eq(1)
+        doc_ids = reaction_docs.map { |t| t.dig("id") }
+        expect(doc_ids).to include(reaction2.id)
+      end
+
+      it "filters by category by default" do
+        reaction1.update(category: "like")
+        index_documents([reaction1, reaction2])
+
+        reaction_docs = described_class.search_documents(params: query_params)["reactions"]
+        expect(reaction_docs.count).to eq(1)
+        doc_ids = reaction_docs.map { |t| t.dig("id") }
+        expect(doc_ids).to include(reaction2.id)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with default sorting" do
+      it "sorts by id" do
+        index_documents([reaction1, reaction2])
+
+        reaction_docs = described_class.search_documents(params: query_params)["reactions"]
+        doc_ids = reaction_docs.map { |t| t.dig("id") }
+        expect(doc_ids).to eq([reaction2.id, reaction1.id])
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end