diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/IUserMessage.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/IUserMessage.cs
index 61f908394..52df187f8 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/IUserMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/IUserMessage.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ namespace Discord
         Task RemoveReactionAsync(IEmote emote, IUser user, RequestOptions options = null);
         /// <summary> Removes all reactions from this message. </summary>
         Task RemoveAllReactionsAsync(RequestOptions options = null);
-        Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(string emoji, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null);
+        /// <summary>  Gets all users that reacted to a message with a given emote </summary>
+        Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote emoji, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null);
 
         /// <summary> Transforms this message's text into a human readable form by resolving its tags. </summary>
         string Resolve(
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/MessageHelper.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/MessageHelper.cs
index ccb683d1f..47bb6f926 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/MessageHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/MessageHelper.cs
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
             await client.ApiClient.RemoveAllReactionsAsync(msg.Channel.Id, msg.Id, options);
         }
 
-        public static async Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(IMessage msg, string emoji,
+        public static async Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(IMessage msg, IEmote emote,
             Action<GetReactionUsersParams> func, BaseDiscordClient client, RequestOptions options)
         {
             var args = new GetReactionUsersParams();
             func(args);
+            string emoji = (emote is Emote e ? $"{e.Name}:{e.Id}" : emote.Name);
             return (await client.ApiClient.GetReactionUsersAsync(msg.Channel.Id, msg.Id, emoji, args, options).ConfigureAwait(false)).Select(u => RestUser.Create(client, u)).ToImmutableArray();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs
index c79c67b38..e5eed874e 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs
@@ -136,10 +136,9 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
             => MessageHelper.RemoveReactionAsync(this, user, emote, Discord, options);
         public Task RemoveAllReactionsAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
             => MessageHelper.RemoveAllReactionsAsync(this, Discord, options);
-        
-        public Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(string emoji, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null)
-            => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, emoji, x => { x.Limit = limit; x.AfterUserId = afterUserId ?? Optional.Create<ulong>(); }, Discord, options);
-        
+        public Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote emote, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null)
+            => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, emote, x => { x.Limit = limit; x.AfterUserId = afterUserId ?? Optional.Create<ulong>(); }, Discord, options);
+
 
         public Task PinAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
             => MessageHelper.PinAsync(this, Discord, options);
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rpc/Entities/Messages/RpcUserMessage.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rpc/Entities/Messages/RpcUserMessage.cs
index 91a8d7b31..bc175160d 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rpc/Entities/Messages/RpcUserMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rpc/Entities/Messages/RpcUserMessage.cs
@@ -108,9 +108,8 @@ namespace Discord.Rpc
             => MessageHelper.RemoveReactionAsync(this, user, emote, Discord, options);
         public Task RemoveAllReactionsAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
             => MessageHelper.RemoveAllReactionsAsync(this, Discord, options);
-        
-        public Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(string emoji, int limit, ulong? afterUserId, RequestOptions options = null)
-            => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, emoji, x => { x.Limit = limit; x.AfterUserId = afterUserId.HasValue ? afterUserId.Value : Optional.Create<ulong>(); }, Discord, options);
+        public Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote emote, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null)
+            => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, emote, x => { x.Limit = limit; x.AfterUserId = afterUserId ?? Optional.Create<ulong>(); }, Discord, options);
 
         public Task PinAsync(RequestOptions options)
             => MessageHelper.PinAsync(this, Discord, options);
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Messages/SocketUserMessage.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Messages/SocketUserMessage.cs
index 40588e55a..b240645e5 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Messages/SocketUserMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Messages/SocketUserMessage.cs
@@ -130,9 +130,8 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             => MessageHelper.RemoveReactionAsync(this, user, emote, Discord, options);
         public Task RemoveAllReactionsAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
             => MessageHelper.RemoveAllReactionsAsync(this, Discord, options);
-
-        public Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(string emoji, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null)
-            => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, emoji, x => { x.Limit = limit; x.AfterUserId = afterUserId.HasValue ? afterUserId.Value : Optional.Create<ulong>(); }, Discord, options);
+        public Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote emote, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null)
+            => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, emote, x => { x.Limit = limit; x.AfterUserId = afterUserId ?? Optional.Create<ulong>(); }, Discord, options);
 
         public Task PinAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
             => MessageHelper.PinAsync(this, Discord, options);