diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 202c6db86b43..f64d8e865793 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## Unreleased
+
+### Client
+
+### Server
+- Enhance: removed `reactionsCount` from `/api/stats` response due to performance reasons (#224)
+
 ## 2024.8.0 (merged to 2024.8.0-kinel.1)
 
 ### General
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/stats.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/stats.ts
index 1e6983177f64..f369271401ef 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/stats.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/stats.ts
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 			const originalUsersCount = usersChart.local.total[0];
 
 			const [
-				reactionsCount,
+				//reactionsCount,
 				//originalReactionsCount,
 				instances,
 			] = await Promise.all([
-				this.noteReactionsRepository.count({ cache: 3600000 }), // 1 hour
+				//this.noteReactionsRepository.count({ cache: 3600000 }), // 1 hour
 				//this.noteReactionsRepository.count({ where: { userHost: IsNull() }, cache: 3600000 }),
 				this.instancesRepository.count({ cache: 3600000 }),
 			]);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export default class extends Endpoint<typeof meta, typeof paramDef> { // eslint-
 				originalNotesCount,
 				usersCount,
 				originalUsersCount,
-				reactionsCount,
+				//reactionsCount,
 				//originalReactionsCount,
 				instances,
 				driveUsageLocal: 0,