diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Components/Compose.razor b/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Components/Compose.razor
index 73aa2ac9..72a2d12b 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Components/Compose.razor
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Components/Compose.razor
@@ -512,9 +512,9 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void ToggleEmojiPicker()
+    private async Task ToggleEmojiPicker()
     {
-        GlobalComponentSvc.EmojiPicker?.Open(EmojiButton, new EventCallback<EmojiResponse>(this, AddEmoji));
+        await GlobalComponentSvc.EmojiPicker?.Open(EmojiButton, new EventCallback<EmojiResponse>(this, AddEmoji))!;
     }
 
     private async Task AddQuote() =>
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Components/EmojiPicker.razor b/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Components/EmojiPicker.razor
index d0a797ef..5717cfe5 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Components/EmojiPicker.razor
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Components/EmojiPicker.razor
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@
     protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
     {
         GlobalComponentSvc.EmojiPicker = this;
-        EmojiList                      = await EmojiService.GetEmojiAsync();
         _module = (IJSInProcessObjectReference)await Js.InvokeAsync<IJSObjectReference>("import",
                                                                                         "./Components/EmojiPicker.razor.js");
-        FilterEmojis();
     }
 
     private async Task Select(EmojiResponse emoji)
@@ -61,8 +59,14 @@
         _module.InvokeVoid("closeDialog", EmojiPickerRef);
     }
 
-    public void Open(ElementReference root, EventCallback<EmojiResponse> func)
+    public async Task Open(ElementReference root, EventCallback<EmojiResponse> func)
     {
+        if (EmojiList.Count == 0)
+        {
+            EmojiList = await EmojiService.GetEmojiAsync();
+            FilterEmojis();
+        }
+
         OnEmojiSelect = func;
         var pos = _module.Invoke<List<float>>("getPosition", root);
         _left = pos[0];
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Components/Note/NoteFooter.razor b/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Components/Note/NoteFooter.razor
index 878879d2..b50c76f2 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Components/Note/NoteFooter.razor
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Components/Note/NoteFooter.razor
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@
         NoteActions.DoQuote(Note);
     }
 
-    private void ToggleEmojiPicker()
+    private async Task ToggleEmojiPicker()
     {
-        GlobalComponentSvc.EmojiPicker?.Open(EmojiButton, new EventCallback<EmojiResponse>(this, React));
+        await GlobalComponentSvc.EmojiPicker?.Open(EmojiButton, new EventCallback<EmojiResponse>(this, React))!;
     }
 
     private void React(EmojiResponse emoji)
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Pages/Settings/Profile.razor b/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Pages/Settings/Profile.razor
index 86250bd8..93dec47c 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Pages/Settings/Profile.razor
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Frontend/Pages/Settings/Profile.razor
@@ -312,9 +312,9 @@
         UserProfile.BannerAlt = "";
     }
 
-    private void ToggleEmojiPicker()
+    private async Task ToggleEmojiPicker()
     {
-        GlobalComponentSvc.EmojiPicker?.Open(EmojiButton, new EventCallback<EmojiResponse>(this, AddEmoji));
+        await GlobalComponentSvc.EmojiPicker?.Open(EmojiButton, new EventCallback<EmojiResponse>(this, AddEmoji))!;
     }
 
     private async Task AddEmoji(EmojiResponse emoji)