diff --git a/src/components/Reactions/ReportActionItemEmojiReactions.tsx b/src/components/Reactions/ReportActionItemEmojiReactions.tsx
index c6bf4f9e4016..943158607db4 100644
--- a/src/components/Reactions/ReportActionItemEmojiReactions.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Reactions/ReportActionItemEmojiReactions.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type ReportActionItemEmojiReactionsProps = WithCurrentUserPersonalDetailsProps &
      * This can also be an emoji the user already reacted with,
      * hence this function asks to toggle the reaction by emoji.
      */
-    toggleReaction: (emoji: Emoji) => void;
+    toggleReaction: (emoji: Emoji, ignoreSkinToneOnCompare?: boolean) => void;
 
     /** We disable reacting with emojis on report actions that have errors */
     shouldBlockReactions?: boolean;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ function ReportActionItemEmojiReactions({
             totalReactionCount += reactionCount;
 
             const onPress = () => {
-                toggleReaction(emoji);
+                toggleReaction(emoji, true);
             };
 
             const onReactionListOpen = (event: ReactionListEvent) => {
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Report.ts b/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
index bc5f7a347cd0..edded7a4c4c6 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Report.ts
@@ -2612,6 +2612,7 @@ function toggleEmojiReaction(
     reactionObject: Emoji,
     existingReactions: OnyxEntry<ReportActionReactions>,
     paramSkinTone: number = preferredSkinTone,
+    ignoreSkinToneOnCompare = false,
 ) {
     const originalReportID = ReportUtils.getOriginalReportID(reportID, reportAction);
 
@@ -2633,7 +2634,7 @@ function toggleEmojiReaction(
     // Only use skin tone if emoji supports it
     const skinTone = emoji.types === undefined ? -1 : paramSkinTone;
 
-    if (existingReactionObject && EmojiUtils.hasAccountIDEmojiReacted(currentUserAccountID, existingReactionObject.users, skinTone)) {
+    if (existingReactionObject && EmojiUtils.hasAccountIDEmojiReacted(currentUserAccountID, existingReactionObject.users, ignoreSkinToneOnCompare ? undefined : skinTone)) {
         removeEmojiReaction(originalReportID, reportAction.reportActionID, emoji);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.tsx b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.tsx
index 81eea8866181..bd19dff42038 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.tsx
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ function ReportActionItem({
     }, [index, originalMessage, prevActionResolution, reportScrollManager, isActionableWhisper, hasResolutionInOriginalMessage]);
 
     const toggleReaction = useCallback(
-        (emoji: Emoji) => {
-            Report.toggleEmojiReaction(report.reportID, action, emoji, emojiReactions);
+        (emoji: Emoji, ignoreSkinToneOnCompare?: boolean) => {
+            Report.toggleEmojiReaction(report.reportID, action, emoji, emojiReactions, undefined, ignoreSkinToneOnCompare);
         },
         [report, action, emojiReactions],
     );
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ function ReportActionItem({
                             reportAction={action}
                             emojiReactions={emojiReactions}
                             shouldBlockReactions={hasErrors}
-                            toggleReaction={(emoji) => {
+                            toggleReaction={(emoji, ignoreSkinToneOnCompare) => {
                                 if (Session.isAnonymousUser()) {
                                     hideContextMenu(false);
 
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ function ReportActionItem({
                                         Session.signOutAndRedirectToSignIn();
                                     });
                                 } else {
-                                    toggleReaction(emoji);
+                                    toggleReaction(emoji, ignoreSkinToneOnCompare);
                                 }
                             }}
                             setIsEmojiPickerActive={setIsEmojiPickerActive}