diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
index 31c373fc7..8e3e2311a 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ const permissions = shield(
       // RemoveBadgeRewarded: isAdmin,
       reward: isAdmin,
       unreward: isAdmin,
+      // why is this here? will we support buying/selling fruit??
       // addFruitToBasket: isAuthenticated
       follow: isAuthenticated,
       unfollow: isAuthenticated,
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ const permissions = shield(
       DeleteUser: isDeletingOwnAccount,
       requestPasswordReset: allow,
       resetPassword: allow,
+      AddPostEmotions: isAuthenticated,
     },
     User: {
       email: isMyOwn,
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.js
index 0c8dfb7f0..74f88d62e 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export default {
       delete params.categoryIds
       params = await fileUpload(params, { file: 'imageUpload', url: 'image' })
       params.id = params.id || uuid()
+
       let createPostCypher = `CREATE (post:Post {params})
       WITH post
       MATCH (author:User {id: $userId})
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.spec.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.spec.js
index 233be450a..49cb2123b 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/posts.spec.js
@@ -383,3 +383,77 @@ describe('DeletePost', () => {
     })
   })
 })
+
+describe('AddPostEmotions', () => {
+  let addPostEmotionsVariables
+  const addPostEmotionsMutation = `
+    mutation($from: _UserInput!, $to: _PostInput!, $data: _EMOTEDInput!) {
+      AddPostEmotions(from: $from, to: $to, data: $data) {
+        from {
+          id
+        }
+        to {
+          id
+        }
+        emotion
+      }
+    }
+  `
+  describe('emotions', () => {
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      const asAuthor = Factory()
+      authorParams = {
+        id: 'u25',
+        email: 'wanna-add-emotions@example.org',
+        password: '1234',
+      }
+      await asAuthor.create('User', authorParams)
+      await asAuthor.authenticateAs(authorParams)
+      await asAuthor.create('Post', {
+        id: 'p1376',
+        title: postTitle,
+        content: postContent,
+      })
+      addPostEmotionsVariables = {
+        from: { id: authorParams.id },
+        to: { id: 'p1376' },
+        data: { emotion: 'happy' },
+      }
+    })
+    // it('supports setting emotions for a post', () => {})
+
+    describe('unauthenticated', () => {
+      it('throws authorization error', async () => {
+        client = new GraphQLClient(host)
+        await expect(
+          client.request(addPostEmotionsMutation, {
+            from: { id: 'u25' },
+            to: { id: 'p1376' },
+            data: { emotion: 'happy' },
+          }),
+        ).rejects.toThrow('Not Authorised')
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('authenticated as author', () => {
+      let headers
+      beforeEach(async () => {
+        headers = await login(authorParams)
+        client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+      })
+
+      it('adds an emotion to the post', async () => {
+        const expected = {
+          AddPostEmotions: {
+            from: addPostEmotionsVariables.from,
+            to: addPostEmotionsVariables.to,
+            emotion: 'happy',
+          },
+        }
+        await expect(
+          client.request(addPostEmotionsMutation, addPostEmotionsVariables),
+        ).resolves.toEqual(expected)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
index d254a9a9c..30cdd71d4 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ type Post {
     )
 
   emotions: [EMOTED]
+  emotionsCount: Int!
+    @cypher(
+      statement: "MATCH (this)<-[emoted:EMOTED]-(:User) RETURN COUNT(DISTINCT emoted)"
+    )
 }
 
 type Mutation {