diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5c88cc..a937636 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## Unreleased
+- fix: confirm standard tapback reaction selection in Messages automation (#53, thanks @PeterRosdahl)
 - fix: gate RPC watch reaction metadata on `include_reactions`, not `attachments` (#82)
 - fix: dedupe URL balloon preview duplicates in watch stream without cross-chat/schema regressions (#64, thanks @lesaai)
 - fix: remove non-functional `typing` command and related RPC methods
diff --git a/Sources/imsg/Commands/ReactCommand.swift b/Sources/imsg/Commands/ReactCommand.swift
index e6b184b..ec9c138 100644
--- a/Sources/imsg/Commands/ReactCommand.swift
+++ b/Sources/imsg/Commands/ReactCommand.swift
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ enum ReactCommand {
             keystroke "t" using command down
             delay 0.2
             keystroke reactionKey
+            delay 0.1
+            key code 36
           end tell
         end tell
       end run
diff --git a/Tests/imsgTests/ReactCommandTests.swift b/Tests/imsgTests/ReactCommandTests.swift
index c79b006..d48644d 100644
--- a/Tests/imsgTests/ReactCommandTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/imsgTests/ReactCommandTests.swift
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func reactCommandBuildsParameterizedAppleScriptForStandardTapback() async throws
   #expect(capturedScript.contains("keystroke \"f\" using command down"))
   #expect(capturedScript.contains("set targetChat to chat id chatGUID"))
   #expect(capturedScript.contains("keystroke reactionKey"))
+  #expect(capturedScript.contains("keystroke reactionKey\n      delay 0.1\n      key code 36"))
   #expect(capturedScript.contains("chat123") == false)
 }