diff --git a/app/soapbox/__fixtures__/status-custom-emoji.json b/app/soapbox/__fixtures__/status-custom-emoji.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac3f184ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/__fixtures__/status-custom-emoji.json
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+{
+  "account": {
+    "acct": "benis911",
+    "avatar": "https://gleasonator.com/images/avi.png",
+    "avatar_static": "https://gleasonator.com/images/avi.png",
+    "bot": false,
+    "created_at": "2021-03-26T20:42:11.000Z",
+    "display_name": "benis911",
+    "emojis": [],
+    "fields": [],
+    "followers_count": 0,
+    "following_count": 0,
+    "fqn": "benis911@gleasonator.com",
+    "header": "https://media.gleasonator.com/fc595bbbcf5aabefecd1c2adfe5b7f5457db59847992881668653a0338ba25bd.jpg",
+    "header_static": "https://media.gleasonator.com/fc595bbbcf5aabefecd1c2adfe5b7f5457db59847992881668653a0338ba25bd.jpg",
+    "id": "A5c5LK7EJTFR0u26Pg",
+    "last_status_at": "2022-02-23T17:31:08",
+    "locked": true,
+    "note": "hello world 2",
+    "pleroma": {
+      "accepts_chat_messages": true,
+      "also_known_as": [
+        "https://gleasonator.com/users/alex",
+        "https://poa.st/users/alex"
+      ],
+      "ap_id": "https://gleasonator.com/users/benis911",
+      "background_image": null,
+      "birthday": "2000-01-25",
+      "favicon": "https://gleasonator.com/favicon.png",
+      "hide_favorites": true,
+      "hide_followers": true,
+      "hide_followers_count": true,
+      "hide_follows": true,
+      "hide_follows_count": true,
+      "is_admin": false,
+      "is_confirmed": true,
+      "is_moderator": false,
+      "is_suggested": false,
+      "relationship": {},
+      "skip_thread_containment": false,
+      "tags": []
+    },
+    "source": {
+      "fields": [],
+      "note": "hello world 2",
+      "pleroma": {
+        "actor_type": "Person",
+        "discoverable": false
+      },
+      "sensitive": false
+    },
+    "statuses_count": 152,
+    "url": "https://gleasonator.com/users/benis911",
+    "username": "benis911"
+  },
+  "application": {
+    "name": "Soapbox FE",
+    "website": "https://soapbox.pub/"
+  },
+  "bookmarked": false,
+  "card": null,
+  "content": "Hello :ablobcathyper: :ageblobcat: 😂 world 😋 test :blobcatphoto:",
+  "created_at": "2022-02-23T17:31:07.000Z",
+  "emojis": [
+    {
+      "shortcode": "ablobcathyper",
+      "static_url": "https://gleasonator.com/emoji/blobcat/ablobcathyper.png",
+      "url": "https://gleasonator.com/emoji/blobcat/ablobcathyper.png",
+      "visible_in_picker": false
+    },
+    {
+      "shortcode": "ageblobcat",
+      "static_url": "https://gleasonator.com/emoji/blobcat/ageblobcat.png",
+      "url": "https://gleasonator.com/emoji/blobcat/ageblobcat.png",
+      "visible_in_picker": false
+    },
+    {
+      "shortcode": "blobcatphoto",
+      "static_url": "https://gleasonator.com/emoji/blobcat/blobcatphoto.png",
+      "url": "https://gleasonator.com/emoji/blobcat/blobcatphoto.png",
+      "visible_in_picker": false
+    }
+  ],
+  "favourited": false,
+  "favourites_count": 0,
+  "id": "AGm7uC9DaAIGUa4KYK",
+  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
+  "in_reply_to_id": null,
+  "language": null,
+  "media_attachments": [],
+  "mentions": [],
+  "muted": false,
+  "pinned": false,
+  "pleroma": {
+    "content": {
+      "text/plain": "Hello :ablobcathyper: :ageblobcat: 😂 world 😋 test :blobcatphoto:"
+    },
+    "conversation_id": "AGm7uC3BwZTOBtFW9w",
+    "direct_conversation_id": null,
+    "emoji_reactions": [],
+    "expires_at": null,
+    "in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
+    "local": true,
+    "parent_visible": false,
+    "pinned_at": null,
+    "quote": null,
+    "quote_url": null,
+    "quote_visible": false,
+    "spoiler_text": {
+      "text/plain": ""
+    },
+    "thread_muted": false
+  },
+  "poll": null,
+  "reblog": null,
+  "reblogged": false,
+  "reblogs_count": 0,
+  "replies_count": 0,
+  "sensitive": false,
+  "spoiler_text": "",
+  "tags": [],
+  "text": null,
+  "uri": "https://gleasonator.com/objects/2dc79219-aed6-40c0-8818-0c2d26ed3436",
+  "url": "https://gleasonator.com/notice/AGm7uC9DaAIGUa4KYK",
+  "visibility": "public"
+}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/__tests__/statuses-test.js b/app/soapbox/reducers/__tests__/statuses-test.js
index 0ca31c745..779c0e847 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/__tests__/statuses-test.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/__tests__/statuses-test.js
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ describe('statuses reducer', () => {
       expect(hidden).toBe(false);
     });
 
+    it('parses custom emojis', () => {
+      const status = require('soapbox/__fixtures__/status-custom-emoji.json');
+      const action = { type: STATUS_IMPORT, status };
+
+      const expected = 'Hello <img draggable="false" class="emojione" alt=":ablobcathyper:" title=":ablobcathyper:" src="https://gleasonator.com/emoji/blobcat/ablobcathyper.png"> <img draggable="false" class="emojione" alt=":ageblobcat:" title=":ageblobcat:" src="https://gleasonator.com/emoji/blobcat/ageblobcat.png"> <img draggable="false" class="emojione" alt="😂" title=":joy:" src="/packs/emoji/1f602.svg"> world <img draggable="false" class="emojione" alt="😋" title=":yum:" src="/packs/emoji/1f60b.svg"> test <img draggable="false" class="emojione" alt=":blobcatphoto:" title=":blobcatphoto:" src="https://gleasonator.com/emoji/blobcat/blobcatphoto.png">';
+
+      const result = reducer(undefined, action).getIn(['AGm7uC9DaAIGUa4KYK', 'contentHtml']);
+      expect(result).toBe(expected);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('STATUS_CREATE_REQUEST', () => {
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/statuses.js b/app/soapbox/reducers/statuses.js
index ab822b59f..aca48b9c1 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/statuses.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/statuses.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { TIMELINE_DELETE } from '../actions/timelines';
 const domParser = new DOMParser();
 
 const makeEmojiMap = record => record.get('emojis').reduce((obj, emoji) => {
-  obj[`:${emoji.get('shortcode')}:`] = emoji;
+  obj[`:${emoji.get('shortcode')}:`] = emoji.toJS();
   return obj;
 }, {});