diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/announcements/emoji.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/announcements/emoji.tsx
index cf2017072..96f28f012 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/announcements/emoji.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/announcements/emoji.tsx
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ interface IEmoji {
 }
 
 const Emoji: React.FC<IEmoji> = ({ emoji, emojiMap, hovered }) => {
-  const { autoPlayGif } = useSettings();
+  const { autoPlayGif, systemEmojiFont } = useSettings();
 
   // @ts-ignore
   if (unicodeMapping[emoji]) {
+    if (systemEmojiFont) return <>{emoji}</>;
+
     // @ts-ignore
     const { filename, shortCode } = unicodeMapping[emoji];
     const title = shortCode ? `:${shortCode}:` : '';
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/autosuggest-emoji.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/autosuggest-emoji.tsx
index bacb56d1a..fb9d44b8d 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/autosuggest-emoji.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/autosuggest-emoji.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import { isCustomEmoji } from 'pl-fe/features/emoji';
 import unicodeMapping from 'pl-fe/features/emoji/mapping';
+import { useSettings } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-settings';
 import { joinPublicPath } from 'pl-fe/utils/static';
 
 import type { Emoji } from 'pl-fe/features/emoji';
@@ -11,29 +12,39 @@ interface IAutosuggestEmoji {
 }
 
 const AutosuggestEmoji: React.FC<IAutosuggestEmoji> = ({ emoji }) => {
-  let url, alt;
+  const { systemEmojiFont } = useSettings();
+
+  let emojiElement;
 
   if (isCustomEmoji(emoji)) {
-    url = emoji.imageUrl;
-    alt = emoji.colons;
+    emojiElement = (
+      <img
+        className='emojione mr-2 block size-4'
+        src={emoji.imageUrl}
+        alt={emoji.colons}
+      />
+    );
   } else {
+    if (systemEmojiFont) emojiElement = <>{emoji.native}</>;
+
     const mapping = unicodeMapping[emoji.native] || unicodeMapping[emoji.native.replace(/\uFE0F$/, '')];
 
     if (!mapping) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    url = joinPublicPath(`packs/emoji/${mapping.unified}.svg`);
-    alt = emoji.native;
+    emojiElement = (
+      <img
+        className='emojione mr-2 block size-4'
+        src={joinPublicPath(`packs/emoji/${mapping.unified}.svg`)}
+        alt={emoji.native}
+      />
+    );
   }
 
   return (
     <div className='flex flex-row items-center justify-start text-sm leading-[18px]' data-testid='emoji'>
-      <img
-        className='emojione mr-2 block size-4'
-        src={url}
-        alt={alt}
-      />
+      {emojiElement}
 
       {emoji.colons}
     </div>
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/ui/emoji.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/ui/emoji.tsx
index 652e92b5e..84b820e8c 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/ui/emoji.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/ui/emoji.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ interface IEmoji extends Pick<React.ImgHTMLAttributes<HTMLImageElement>, 'alt' |
 
 /** A single emoji image. */
 const Emoji: React.FC<IEmoji> = (props): JSX.Element | null => {
-  const { disableUserProvidedMedia } = useSettings();
+  const { disableUserProvidedMedia, systemEmojiFont } = useSettings();
   const { emoji, alt, src, noGroup, ...rest } = props;
 
   let filename;
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ const Emoji: React.FC<IEmoji> = (props): JSX.Element | null => {
     );
   }
 
+  if (systemEmojiFont) return <>{emoji}</>;
+
   return (
     <img
       draggable='false'
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/emoji/emojify.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/emoji/emojify.tsx
index 862132185..8601a234a 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/emoji/emojify.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/emoji/emojify.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ interface IEmojify {
 }
 
 const Emojify: React.FC<IEmojify> = React.memo(({ text, emojis = {} }) => {
-  const { disableUserProvidedMedia } = useSettings();
+  const { disableUserProvidedMedia, systemEmojiFont } = useSettings();
 
   if (Array.isArray(emojis)) emojis = makeEmojiMap(emojis);
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const Emojify: React.FC<IEmojify> = React.memo(({ text, emojis = {} }) => {
     // unqualified emojis aren't in emoji-mart's mappings so we just add FEOF
     const unqualified = c + String.fromCodePoint(65039);
 
-    if (c in unicodeMapping) {
+    if (!systemEmojiFont && c in unicodeMapping) {
       clearStack();
 
       const { unified, shortcode } = unicodeMapping[c];
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const Emojify: React.FC<IEmojify> = React.memo(({ text, emojis = {} }) => {
       nodes.push(
         <img key={index} draggable={false} className='emojione transition-transform hover:scale-125' alt={c} title={`:${shortcode}:`} src={`/packs/emoji/${unified}.svg`} />,
       );
-    } else if (unqualified in unicodeMapping) {
+    } else if (!systemEmojiFont && unqualified in unicodeMapping) {
       clearStack();
 
       const { unified, shortcode } = unicodeMapping[unqualified];
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/preferences/index.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/preferences/index.tsx
index 763f0900e..9aeaa3d89 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/preferences/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/preferences/index.tsx
@@ -331,6 +331,10 @@ const Preferences = () => {
           <SettingToggle settings={settings} settingPath={['systemFont']} onChange={onToggleChange} />
         </ListItem>
 
+        <ListItem label={<FormattedMessage id='preferences.fields.system_emoji_font_label' defaultMessage='Use system emoji font' />}>
+          <SettingToggle settings={settings} settingPath={['systemEmojiFont']} onChange={onToggleChange} />
+        </ListItem>
+
         <ListItem label={<FormattedMessage id='preferences.fields.reduce_motion_label' defaultMessage='Reduce motion in animations' />}>
           <SettingToggle settings={settings} settingPath={['reduceMotion']} onChange={onToggleChange} />
         </ListItem>
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/locales/en.json b/packages/pl-fe/src/locales/en.json
index 02590534e..1e65973e3 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/locales/en.json
@@ -1355,6 +1355,7 @@
   "preferences.fields.privacy_label": "Default post privacy",
   "preferences.fields.reduce_motion_label": "Reduce motion in animations",
   "preferences.fields.spoilers_display_label": "Automatically expand text behind spoilers",
+  "preferences.fields.system_emoji_font_label": "Use system emoji font",
   "preferences.fields.system_font_label": "Use system's default font",
   "preferences.fields.theme": "Theme",
   "preferences.fields.theme_reset": "Reset theme",
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/schemas/pl-fe/settings.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/schemas/pl-fe/settings.ts
index ad78489c0..fc9577aaa 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/schemas/pl-fe/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/schemas/pl-fe/settings.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const settingsSchema = v.object({
   })), undefined),
 
   systemFont: v.fallback(v.boolean(), false),
+  systemEmojiFont: v.fallback(v.boolean(), false),
   demetricator: v.fallback(v.boolean(), false),
 
   chats: coerceObject({