diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index d2e7f488b5..9c1f007bd5 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ const getNodeInfo = async ({ store }) => {
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'safeDM', value: features.includes('safe_dm_mentions') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'shoutAvailable', value: features.includes('chat') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'pleromaChatMessagesAvailable', value: features.includes('pleroma_chat_messages') })
+      store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'pleromaCustomEmojiReactionsAvailable', value: features.includes('pleroma_custom_emoji_reactions') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'gopherAvailable', value: features.includes('gopher') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'pollsAvailable', value: features.includes('polls') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'editingAvailable', value: features.includes('editing') })
diff --git a/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.js b/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.js
index 0d7ca8124a..349b043df5 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.js
+++ b/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.js
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ const EmojiPicker = {
       required: false,
       type: Boolean,
       default: false
+    },
+    hideCustomEmoji: {
+      required: false,
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false
     }
   },
   data () {
@@ -280,6 +285,9 @@ const EmojiPicker = {
       return 0
     },
     allCustomGroups () {
+      if (this.hideCustomEmoji) {
+        return {}
+      }
       const emojis = this.$store.getters.groupedCustomEmojis
       if (emojis.unpacked) {
         emojis.unpacked.text = this.$t('emoji.unpacked')
diff --git a/src/components/react_button/react_button.js b/src/components/react_button/react_button.js
index 11bee8b0b2..8eed4b6043 100644
--- a/src/components/react_button/react_button.js
+++ b/src/components/react_button/react_button.js
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ const ReactButton = {
     }
   },
   computed: {
-    mergedConfig () {
-      return this.$store.getters.mergedConfig
+    hideCustomEmoji () {
+      return !this.$store.state.instance.pleromaChatMessagesAvailable
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/react_button/react_button.vue b/src/components/react_button/react_button.vue
index de08dd4cb3..947536a1f3 100644
--- a/src/components/react_button/react_button.vue
+++ b/src/components/react_button/react_button.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <EmojiPicker
       ref="picker"
       :enable-sticker-picker="enableStickerPicker"
+      :hide-custom-emoji="hideCustomEmoji"
       class="emoji-picker-panel"
       @emoji="addReaction"
       @show="onShow"
diff --git a/src/modules/instance.js b/src/modules/instance.js
index 938ca64df3..bb0292da0b 100644
--- a/src/modules/instance.js
+++ b/src/modules/instance.js
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ const defaultState = {
   // Feature-set, apparently, not everything here is reported...
   shoutAvailable: false,
   pleromaChatMessagesAvailable: false,
+  pleromaCustomEmojiReactionsAvailable: false,
   gopherAvailable: false,
   mediaProxyAvailable: false,
   suggestionsEnabled: false,