diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji_picker/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji_picker/index.js
index 3717fcd828a..14e5cb94a78 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji_picker/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji_picker/index.js
@@ -279,12 +279,13 @@ class EmojiPickerMenu extends React.PureComponent {
     };
   }
 
-  handleClick = emoji => {
+  handleClick = (emoji, event) => {
     if (!emoji.native) {
       emoji.native = emoji.colons;
     }
-
-    this.props.onClose();
+    if (!event.ctrlKey) {
+      this.props.onClose();
+    }
     this.props.onPick(emoji);
   }