diff --git a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowFormBuilder.tsx b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowFormBuilder.tsx
index e9351472c..79750d4d2 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowFormBuilder.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowFormBuilder.tsx
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@ import { AnimatePresence, motion, useReducedMotion } from "motion/react";
 import * as React from "react";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 
+import { useCustomEmoji } from "@/features/custom-emoji/hooks";
 import { useUsersBatchQuery } from "@/features/profile/hooks";
 import { resolveUserLabel } from "@/features/profile/lib/identity";
+import { reactionEmojiUrl } from "@/shared/api/customEmoji";
 import { useIdentityQuery } from "@/shared/api/hooks";
 import { getEventById } from "@/shared/api/tauri";
 import type { Channel } from "@/shared/api/types";
 import { Button } from "@/shared/ui/button";
 import { cn } from "@/shared/lib/cn";
+import { rewriteRelayUrl } from "@/shared/lib/mediaUrl";
 import {
   DropdownMenu,
   DropdownMenuContent,
@@ -496,6 +499,7 @@ export function WorkflowFormBuilder({
   const shouldReduceMotion = useReducedMotion();
   const previousModeRef = React.useRef(mode);
   const identityQuery = useIdentityQuery();
+  const customEmoji = useCustomEmoji();
   const parsedTriggerConditions = React.useMemo(
     () =>
       formState.trigger.filter
@@ -506,6 +510,17 @@ export function WorkflowFormBuilder({
         : [],
     [formState.trigger.filter, formState.trigger.on],
   );
+  const triggerReactionCondition = parsedTriggerConditions?.find(
+    (condition) =>
+      condition.field === "trigger_emoji" && condition.operator === "equals",
+  );
+  const triggerReaction =
+    formState.trigger.on === "reaction_added"
+      ? triggerReactionCondition?.value || formState.trigger.emoji
+      : undefined;
+  const triggerReactionUrl = triggerReaction
+    ? reactionEmojiUrl(triggerReaction, customEmoji)
+    : undefined;
   const triggerAuthorCondition = parsedTriggerConditions?.find(
     (condition) => condition.field === "trigger_author",
   );
@@ -735,11 +750,35 @@ export function WorkflowFormBuilder({
                       }
                       disabled={disabled}
                       icon={
-                        <TriggerIcon
-                          aria-hidden="true"
-                          className="h-4 w-4"
-                          data-testid={`workflow-trigger-icon-${formState.trigger.on}`}
-                        />
+                        triggerReaction ? (
+                          triggerReactionUrl ? (
+                            <img
+                              alt={triggerReaction}
+                              className="h-7 w-7 object-contain"
+                              data-testid="workflow-trigger-selected-reaction"
+                              draggable={false}
+                              src={rewriteRelayUrl(triggerReactionUrl)}
+                            />
+                          ) : (
+                            <span
+                              className={cn(
+                                "max-w-8 overflow-hidden leading-none",
+                                triggerReaction.startsWith(":")
+                                  ? "text-xs"
+                                  : "text-2xl",
+                              )}
+                              data-testid="workflow-trigger-selected-reaction"
+                            >
+                              {triggerReaction}
+                            </span>
+                          )
+                        ) : (
+                          <TriggerIcon
+                            aria-hidden="true"
+                            className="h-4 w-4"
+                            data-testid={`workflow-trigger-icon-${formState.trigger.on}`}
+                          />
+                        )
                       }
                       label={`Trigger: ${triggerDescription}`}
                       onAddAfter={(action) => insertStep(0, action)}
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowFormTypes.ts b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowFormTypes.ts
index 276f17d02..68e2296ab 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowFormTypes.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowFormTypes.ts
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_FORM_STATE: WorkflowFormState = {
 };
 
 export const TRIGGER_LABELS: Record<TriggerType, string> = {
-  message_posted: "Message Posted",
-  reaction_added: "Reaction Added",
-  diff_posted: "Diff Posted",
+  message_posted: "Message posted",
+  reaction_added: "Reaction added",
+  diff_posted: "Diff posted",
   webhook: "Webhook",
   schedule: "Schedule",
 };
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.test.mjs
index 50dadbdcd..6edf828d2 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.test.mjs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ test("describes selected trigger conditions on the workflow canvas", () => {
       on: "reaction_added",
       filter: 'trigger_emoji == "🔥"',
     }),
-    "🔥 reaction added",
+    "Reaction added",
   );
 
   assert.equal(
@@ -50,20 +50,20 @@ test("describes selected trigger conditions on the workflow canvas", () => {
       },
       { authorLabel: "Carl", messageLabel: "hey yourself" },
     ),
-    "👾 reaction added by Carl to “hey yourself”",
+    "Reaction added by Carl to “hey yourself”",
   );
 });
 
 test("keeps the base label for unfiltered and custom triggers", () => {
   assert.equal(
     workflowTriggerDescription({ on: "message_posted" }),
-    "Message Posted",
+    "Message posted",
   );
   assert.equal(
     workflowTriggerDescription({
       on: "message_posted",
       filter: "custom_variable == 1",
     }),
-    "Message Posted",
+    "Message posted",
   );
 });
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.ts b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.ts
index 5dfd0d787..df81c4885 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowTriggerDescription.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function workflowTriggerDescription(
     : [];
   if (!conditions || conditions.length === 0) {
     return trigger.on === "reaction_added" && trigger.emoji
-      ? `${trigger.emoji} reaction added`
+      ? eventPhrase
       : baseLabel;
   }
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export function workflowTriggerDescription(
       description =
         emojiCondition.operator === "not_equals"
           ? `Any reaction except ${emojiCondition.value} added`
-          : `${emojiCondition.value} reaction added`;
+          : eventPhrase;
     }
     if (authorCondition) {
       const author =
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export function workflowTriggerDescription(
   if (condition.field === "trigger_emoji") {
     return condition.operator === "not_equals"
       ? `Any reaction except ${condition.value} added`
-      : `${condition.value} reaction added`;
+      : eventPhrase;
   }
 
   if (condition.field === "trigger_message_id") {
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/workflows.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/workflows.spec.ts
index 8510e924f..796e0e5f7 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/workflows.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/workflows.spec.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 import { installMockBridge, TEST_IDENTITIES } from "../helpers/bridge";
 
 const TRIGGER_OPTION_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
-  diff_posted: "Diff Posted",
-  message_posted: "Message Posted",
-  reaction_added: "Reaction Added",
+  diff_posted: "Diff posted",
+  message_posted: "Message posted",
+  reaction_added: "Reaction added",
   schedule: "Schedule",
   webhook: "Webhook",
 };
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ test("chooses and clears a reaction trigger with the app emoji picker", async ({
   await dialog.getByRole("button", { name: /^Trigger:/ }).click();
   const inspector = dialog.getByTestId("workflow-node-inspector");
   await inspector.getByLabel("Trigger event").click();
-  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Reaction Added" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Reaction added" }).click();
   await inspector.getByRole("button", { name: "Reaction emoji" }).click();
 
   const trigger = inspector.getByRole("button", {
@@ -479,11 +479,13 @@ test("chooses and clears a reaction trigger with the app emoji picker", async ({
   await picker.getByRole("button", { name: ":buzz:" }).first().click();
 
   await expect(trigger).toContainText(":buzz:");
+  const triggerNode = dialog.getByRole("button", {
+    name: "Trigger: Reaction added",
+  });
+  await expect(triggerNode).toBeVisible();
   await expect(
-    dialog.getByRole("button", {
-      name: "Trigger: :buzz: reaction added",
-    }),
-  ).toBeVisible();
+    triggerNode.getByTestId("workflow-trigger-selected-reaction"),
+  ).toHaveAttribute("alt", ":buzz:");
   await dialog.getByRole("tab", { name: "YAML" }).click();
   await expect(dialog.getByLabel("Workflow YAML")).toHaveValue(/:buzz:/);
 
@@ -494,7 +496,9 @@ test("chooses and clears a reaction trigger with the app emoji picker", async ({
     dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Choose condition emoji" }),
   ).toContainText("Choose a reaction");
   await expect(
-    dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Trigger: Reaction Added" }),
+    dialog
+      .getByRole("button", { name: "Trigger: Reaction added" })
+      .getByTestId("workflow-trigger-icon-reaction_added"),
   ).toBeVisible();
 });
 
@@ -543,7 +547,7 @@ test("chooses a reaction emoji condition with the app emoji picker", async ({
   await dialog.getByRole("button", { name: /^Trigger:/ }).click();
   let inspector = dialog.getByTestId("workflow-node-inspector");
   await inspector.getByLabel("Trigger event").click();
-  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Reaction Added" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Reaction added" }).click();
 
   inspector = dialog.getByTestId("workflow-node-inspector");
   await expect(
@@ -583,7 +587,7 @@ test("chooses a reacted-to message from the workflow channel", async ({
     .click();
   const inspector = dialog.getByTestId("workflow-node-inspector");
   await inspector.getByLabel("Trigger event").click();
-  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Reaction Added" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Reaction added" }).click();
   const emojiField = inspector.getByRole("button", {
     name: "Reaction emoji",
   });
@@ -625,7 +629,7 @@ test("chooses a reacted-to message from the workflow channel", async ({
   }
   await expect(
     dialog.getByRole("button", {
-      name: "Trigger: :buzz: reaction added by alice to “React to me with a custom emoji”",
+      name: "Trigger: Reaction added by alice to “React to me with a custom emoji”",
     }),
   ).toBeVisible();
 
@@ -867,7 +871,7 @@ test("captures disabled diff workflows in the list UI", async ({ page }) => {
     "When a matching diff is posted, wait for a moment",
   );
   await expect(card).toContainText(description);
-  await expect(card).toContainText("Diff Posted");
+  await expect(card).toContainText("Diff posted");
   await expect(card).toContainText("disabled");
 });