diff --git a/core/html.py b/core/html.py
index fc790c8..d876475 100644
--- a/core/html.py
+++ b/core/html.py
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class ContentRenderer:
             mentions=post.mentions.all(),
             uri_domain=(None if self.local else post.author.domain.uri_domain),
             find_hashtags=True,
-            find_emojis=True,
+            find_emojis=self.local,
             emoji_domain=post.author.domain,
         )
         return mark_safe(parser.html)
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class ContentRenderer:
             html,
             uri_domain=(None if self.local else identity.domain.uri_domain),
             find_hashtags=True,
-            find_emojis=True,
+            find_emojis=self.local,
             emoji_domain=identity.domain,
         )
         return mark_safe(parser.html)
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class ContentRenderer:
             html,
             uri_domain=(None if self.local else identity.domain.uri_domain),
             find_hashtags=False,
-            find_emojis=True,
+            find_emojis=self.local,
             emoji_domain=identity.domain,
         )
         if strip: