diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/compose.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/compose.js
index 8be5b939f9..a63894a989 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/compose.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/compose.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import api from '../api';
 import { emojiIndex } from 'emoji-mart';
+import { throttle } from 'lodash';
 
 import {
   updateTimeline,
@@ -247,23 +248,30 @@ export function clearComposeSuggestions() {
   };
 };
 
+const fetchComposeSuggestionsAccounts = throttle((dispatch, getState, token) => {
+  api(getState).get('/api/v1/accounts/search', {
+    params: {
+      q: token.slice(1),
+      resolve: false,
+      limit: 4,
+    },
+  }).then(response => {
+    dispatch(readyComposeSuggestionsAccounts(token, response.data));
+  });
+}, 200, { leading: true, trailing: true });
+
+const fetchComposeSuggestionsEmojis = (dispatch, getState, token) => {
+  const results = emojiIndex.search(token.replace(':', ''), { maxResults: 5 });
+  dispatch(readyComposeSuggestionsEmojis(token, results));
+};
+
 export function fetchComposeSuggestions(token) {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     if (token[0] === ':') {
-      const results = emojiIndex.search(token.replace(':', ''), { maxResults: 3 });
-      dispatch(readyComposeSuggestionsEmojis(token, results));
-      return;
+      fetchComposeSuggestionsEmojis(dispatch, getState, token);
+    } else {
+      fetchComposeSuggestionsAccounts(dispatch, getState, token);
     }
-
-    api(getState).get('/api/v1/accounts/search', {
-      params: {
-        q: token.slice(1),
-        resolve: false,
-        limit: 4,
-      },
-    }).then(response => {
-      dispatch(readyComposeSuggestionsAccounts(token, response.data));
-    });
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/autosuggest_emoji.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/autosuggest_emoji.js
index e2866e8e47..31dc1dbb17 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/autosuggest_emoji.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/autosuggest_emoji.js
@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@ export default class AutosuggestEmoji extends React.PureComponent {
     if (emoji.custom) {
       url = emoji.imageUrl;
     } else {
-      const [ filename ] = unicodeMapping[emoji.native];
-      url = `${assetHost}/emoji/${filename}.svg`;
+      const mapping = unicodeMapping[emoji.native] || unicodeMapping[emoji.native.replace(/\uFE0F$/, '')];
+
+      if (!mapping) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      url = `${assetHost}/emoji/${mapping[0]}.svg`;
     }
 
     return (
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.js
index d310410611..7d175a912d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import ReplyIndicatorContainer from '../containers/reply_indicator_container';
 import AutosuggestTextarea from '../../../components/autosuggest_textarea';
-import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 import UploadButtonContainer from '../containers/upload_button_container';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import Collapsable from '../../../components/collapsable';
@@ -82,9 +81,9 @@ export default class ComposeForm extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.props.onClearSuggestions();
   }
 
-  onSuggestionsFetchRequested = debounce((token) => {
+  onSuggestionsFetchRequested = (token) => {
     this.props.onFetchSuggestions(token);
-  }, 500, { trailing: true })
+  }
 
   onSuggestionSelected = (tokenStart, token, value) => {
     this._restoreCaret = null;