diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji_picker/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji_picker/index.js
index 9821502d3d..b255cf858f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji_picker/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji_picker/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import detectPassiveEvents from 'detect-passive-events';
 import { buildCustomEmojis, categoriesFromEmojis } from 'flavours/glitch/util/emoji';
+import { useSystemEmojiFont } from 'flavours/glitch/util/initial_state';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   emoji: { id: 'emoji_button.label', defaultMessage: 'Insert emoji' },
@@ -159,12 +160,12 @@ class ModifierPickerMenu extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <div className='emoji-picker-dropdown__modifiers__menu' style={{ display: active ? 'block' : 'none' }} ref={this.setRef}>
-        <button onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={1}><Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={1} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} /></button>
-        <button onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={2}><Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={2} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} /></button>
-        <button onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={3}><Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={3} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} /></button>
-        <button onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={4}><Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={4} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} /></button>
-        <button onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={5}><Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={5} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} /></button>
-        <button onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={6}><Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={6} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} /></button>
+        <button onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={1}><Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={1} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} native={useSystemEmojiFont} /></button>
+        <button onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={2}><Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={2} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} native={useSystemEmojiFont} /></button>
+        <button onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={3}><Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={3} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} native={useSystemEmojiFont} /></button>
+        <button onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={4}><Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={4} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} native={useSystemEmojiFont} /></button>
+        <button onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={5}><Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={5} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} native={useSystemEmojiFont} /></button>
+        <button onClick={this.handleClick} data-index={6}><Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={6} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} native={useSystemEmojiFont} /></button>
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ class ModifierPicker extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <div className='emoji-picker-dropdown__modifiers'>
-        <Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={modifier} onClick={this.handleClick} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} />
+        <Emoji emoji='fist' set='twitter' size={22} sheetSize={32} skin={modifier} onClick={this.handleClick} backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn} native={useSystemEmojiFont} />
         <ModifierPickerMenu active={active} onSelect={this.handleSelect} onClose={this.props.onClose} />
       </div>
     );
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ class EmojiPickerMenu extends React.PureComponent {
           backgroundImageFn={backgroundImageFn}
           autoFocus
           emojiTooltip
+          native={useSystemEmojiFont}
         />
 
         <ModifierPicker