diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestReactionMessage.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestReactionMessage.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d0c35d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestReactionMessage.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Model = Discord.API.Message;
+
+namespace Discord.Rest
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Represents a REST-based mesage that reactions can be added to.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DebuggerDisplay(@"{DebuggerDisplay,nq}")]
+    public abstract class RestReactionMessage : RestMessage, IReactionMessage
+    {
+        private ImmutableArray<RestReaction> _reactions = ImmutableArray.Create<RestReaction>();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public IReadOnlyDictionary<IEmote, ReactionMetadata> Reactions => _reactions.ToDictionary(x => x.Emote, x => new ReactionMetadata { ReactionCount = x.Count, IsMe = x.Me });
+
+        internal RestReactionMessage(BaseDiscordClient discord, ulong id, IMessageChannel channel, IUser author, MessageSource source)
+            : base(discord, id, channel, author, source)
+        {
+        }
+
+        internal override void Update(Model model)
+        {
+            base.Update(model);
+
+            if (model.Reactions.IsSpecified)
+            {
+                var value = model.Reactions.Value;
+                if (value.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    var reactions = ImmutableArray.CreateBuilder<RestReaction>(value.Length);
+                    for (int i = 0; i < value.Length; i++)
+                        reactions.Add(RestReaction.Create(value[i]));
+                    _reactions = reactions.ToImmutable();
+                }
+                else
+                    _reactions = ImmutableArray.Create<RestReaction>();
+            }
+            else
+                _reactions = ImmutableArray.Create<RestReaction>();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Task AddReactionAsync(IEmote emote, RequestOptions options = null)
+            => MessageHelper.AddReactionAsync(this, emote, Discord, options);
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Task RemoveReactionAsync(IEmote emote, IUser user, RequestOptions options = null)
+            => MessageHelper.RemoveReactionAsync(this, user.Id, emote, Discord, options);
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Task RemoveReactionAsync(IEmote emote, ulong userId, RequestOptions options = null)
+            => MessageHelper.RemoveReactionAsync(this, userId, emote, Discord, options);
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Task RemoveAllReactionsAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
+            => MessageHelper.RemoveAllReactionsAsync(this, Discord, options);
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public IAsyncEnumerable<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote emote, int limit, RequestOptions options = null)
+            => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, emote, limit, Discord, options);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestSystemMessage.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestSystemMessage.cs
index 89a651eb7..bfd620698 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestSystemMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestSystemMessage.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
     ///     Represents a REST-based system message.
     /// </summary>
     [DebuggerDisplay(@"{DebuggerDisplay,nq}")]
-    public class RestSystemMessage : RestMessage, ISystemMessage
+    public class RestSystemMessage : RestReactionMessage, ISystemMessage
     {
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public MessageType Type { get; private set; }
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs
index 3260ecf70..ed58e7bfd 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
 using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Model = Discord.API.Message;
 
@@ -12,14 +11,13 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
     ///     Represents a REST-based message sent by a user.
     /// </summary>
     [DebuggerDisplay(@"{DebuggerDisplay,nq}")]
-    public class RestUserMessage : RestMessage, IUserMessage
+    public class RestUserMessage : RestReactionMessage, IUserMessage
     {
         private bool _isMentioningEveryone, _isTTS, _isPinned, _isSuppressed;
         private long? _editedTimestampTicks;
         private ImmutableArray<Attachment> _attachments = ImmutableArray.Create<Attachment>();
         private ImmutableArray<Embed> _embeds = ImmutableArray.Create<Embed>();
         private ImmutableArray<ITag> _tags = ImmutableArray.Create<ITag>();
-        private ImmutableArray<RestReaction> _reactions = ImmutableArray.Create<RestReaction>();
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override bool IsTTS => _isTTS;
@@ -41,8 +39,6 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         public override IReadOnlyCollection<RestUser> MentionedUsers => MessageHelper.FilterTagsByValue<RestUser>(TagType.UserMention, _tags);
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override IReadOnlyCollection<ITag> Tags => _tags;
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public IReadOnlyDictionary<IEmote, ReactionMetadata> Reactions => _reactions.ToDictionary(x => x.Emote, x => new ReactionMetadata { ReactionCount = x.Count, IsMe = x.Me });
 
         internal RestUserMessage(BaseDiscordClient discord, ulong id, IMessageChannel channel, IUser author, MessageSource source)
             : base(discord, id, channel, author, source)
@@ -117,22 +113,6 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
                 }
             }
 
-            if (model.Reactions.IsSpecified)
-            {
-                var value = model.Reactions.Value;
-                if (value.Length > 0)
-                {
-                    var reactions = ImmutableArray.CreateBuilder<RestReaction>(value.Length);
-                    for (int i = 0; i < value.Length; i++)
-                        reactions.Add(RestReaction.Create(value[i]));
-                    _reactions = reactions.ToImmutable();
-                }
-                else
-                    _reactions = ImmutableArray.Create<RestReaction>();
-            }
-            else
-                _reactions = ImmutableArray.Create<RestReaction>();
-
             if (model.Content.IsSpecified)
             {
                 var text = model.Content.Value;
@@ -150,22 +130,6 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
             Update(model);
         }
 
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public Task AddReactionAsync(IEmote emote, RequestOptions options = null)
-            => MessageHelper.AddReactionAsync(this, emote, Discord, options);
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public Task RemoveReactionAsync(IEmote emote, IUser user, RequestOptions options = null)
-            => MessageHelper.RemoveReactionAsync(this, user.Id, emote, Discord, options);
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public Task RemoveReactionAsync(IEmote emote, ulong userId, RequestOptions options = null)
-            => MessageHelper.RemoveReactionAsync(this, userId, emote, Discord, options);
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public Task RemoveAllReactionsAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
-            => MessageHelper.RemoveAllReactionsAsync(this, Discord, options);
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public IAsyncEnumerable<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote emote, int limit, RequestOptions options = null)
-            => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, emote, limit, Discord, options);
-
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public Task PinAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
             => MessageHelper.PinAsync(this, Discord, options);