diff --git a/models/issue_reaction.go b/models/issue_reaction.go
index 6a3dfe9f40ad3..d14ec5a83ae9b 100644
--- a/models/issue_reaction.go
+++ b/models/issue_reaction.go
@@ -274,5 +274,5 @@ func (list ReactionList) APIFormat() api.CommentReactionList {
 			Count:    counts[k],
 		})
 	}
-	return result
+	return api.CommentReactionList{CommentReactions: result}
 }
diff --git a/modules/structs/issue_comment.go b/modules/structs/issue_comment.go
index c6617354a1418..a5a3ef40314de 100644
--- a/modules/structs/issue_comment.go
+++ b/modules/structs/issue_comment.go
@@ -46,4 +46,6 @@ type CommentReaction struct {
 }
 
 // CommentReactionList is a list of comment reactions
-type CommentReactionList []*CommentReaction
+type CommentReactionList struct {
+	CommentReactions []*CommentReaction `json:"comment_reactions" binding:"Required"`
+}
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index fac64a04c4e06..62cd2b1c50865 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -7807,9 +7807,15 @@
     },
     "CommentReactionList": {
       "description": "CommentReactionList is a list of comment reactions",
-      "type": "array",
-      "items": {
-        "$ref": "#/definitions/CommentReaction"
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "comment_reactions": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/CommentReaction"
+          },
+          "x-go-name": "CommentReactions"
+        }
       },
       "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
     },