diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c6a35f0503..68d9626b2e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     "@bsky.app/expo-image-crop-tool": "^0.5.0",
     "@bsky.app/expo-translate-text": "^0.2.9",
     "@bsky.app/react-native-mmkv": "2.12.5",
-    "@bsky.app/sift": "^0.2.4",
+    "@bsky.app/sift": "^0.2.5",
     "@bsky.app/tapper": "^0.4.0",
     "@discord/bottom-sheet": "bluesky-social/react-native-bottom-sheet",
     "@emoji-mart/data": "^1.2.1",
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
     "expo-web-browser": "~15.0.10",
     "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.3",
     "fast-text-encoding": "^1.0.6",
+    "fuse.js": "^7.1.0",
     "hls.js": "^1.6.2",
     "idb-keyval": "^6.2.2",
     "js-sha256": "^0.9.0",
diff --git a/src/components/Autocomplete/AutocompleteItemEmoji.tsx b/src/components/Autocomplete/AutocompleteItemEmoji.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8dc65e11e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Autocomplete/AutocompleteItemEmoji.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import {SiftItem} from '@bsky.app/sift'
+
+import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
+import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
+import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+import {type AutocompleteItemProps} from './types'
+
+export function AutocompleteItemEmoji({
+  active,
+  props,
+  item,
+}: AutocompleteItemProps) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
+
+  if (item.type !== 'emoji' || !moderationOpts) return null
+
+  return (
+    <SiftItem
+      {...props}
+      style={s => [
+        a.px_md,
+        a.py_sm,
+        active || s.hovered || s.pressed ? [t.atoms.bg_contrast_25] : [],
+      ]}>
+      <Text>{item.value}</Text>
+    </SiftItem>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Autocomplete/index.tsx b/src/components/Autocomplete/index.tsx
index 9c5af55d19..4dabf25fae 100644
--- a/src/components/Autocomplete/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Autocomplete/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export * from './Autocomplete'
+export * from './AutocompleteItemEmoji'
 export * from './AutocompleteItemProfile'
 export * from './useAutocomplete'
 export * from './util'
diff --git a/src/components/Autocomplete/useAutocomplete.ts b/src/components/Autocomplete/useAutocomplete.ts
index e87c61f14c..65726b0d09 100644
--- a/src/components/Autocomplete/useAutocomplete.ts
+++ b/src/components/Autocomplete/useAutocomplete.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import {useCallback} from 'react'
 import {moderateProfile, type ModerationOpts} from '@atproto/api'
+import {type Emoji} from '@emoji-mart/data'
 import {keepPreviousData, useQuery} from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import Fuse from 'fuse.js'
 
 import {isJustAMute, moduiContainsHideableOffense} from '#/lib/moderation'
+import {useGetEmojis} from '#/lib/useGetEmojis'
 import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
 import {STALE} from '#/state/queries'
 import {DEFAULT_LOGGED_OUT_PREFERENCES} from '#/state/queries/preferences'
@@ -18,6 +21,30 @@ const DEFAULT_MOD_OPTS = {
   prefs: DEFAULT_LOGGED_OUT_PREFERENCES.moderationPrefs,
 }
 
+/*
+ * Lazily loaded Fuse instance for emoji search. Built once on first search,
+ * then reused for all subsequent searches.
+ */
+let emojiFuseInstance: Fuse<Emoji> | null = null
+function useEmojiSearch() {
+  const getEmojis = useGetEmojis()
+
+  return useCallback(
+    async (query: string, limit: number = 8) => {
+      if (!emojiFuseInstance) {
+        const data = await getEmojis()
+        emojiFuseInstance = new Fuse(Object.values(data.emojis), {
+          keys: ['search'],
+          threshold: 0.3,
+        })
+      }
+
+      return emojiFuseInstance.search(query, {limit})
+    },
+    [getEmojis],
+  )
+}
+
 export function useAutocomplete({
   type,
   query,
@@ -29,6 +56,7 @@ export function useAutocomplete({
 }) {
   const agent = useAgent()
   const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
+  const emojiSearch = useEmojiSearch()
 
   return useQuery({
     staleTime: STALE.MINUTES.ONE,
@@ -58,6 +86,14 @@ export function useAutocomplete({
           value: '@' + profile.handle,
           profile,
         }))
+      } else if (type === 'emoji') {
+        const results = await emojiSearch(query, limit || 8)
+        return results.map(result => ({
+          key: result.item.id,
+          type: 'emoji' as const,
+          value: result.item.skins[0].native,
+          emoji: result.item.skins[0].native,
+        }))
       }
 
       return []
diff --git a/src/components/Composer/index.tsx b/src/components/Composer/index.tsx
index 5e6fd8e85f..d0c54286fa 100644
--- a/src/components/Composer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Composer/index.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * TODO
+ *
+ * Native
+ * - make sure we limit the height of autocomplete so it doesn't go off screen
+ */
 import {
   useCallback,
   useEffect,
@@ -36,6 +42,7 @@ import {
 import {normalizeTextStyles} from '#/alf/typography'
 import {
   Autocomplete as AutocompleteBase,
+  AutocompleteItemEmoji,
   AutocompleteItemProfile,
   parseAutocompleteItemType,
   useAutocomplete,
@@ -371,6 +378,7 @@ export function Composer({
           ])}
           onBlur={e => {
             rest.onBlur?.(e)
+            setActiveFacet(null)
           }}
           onKeyPress={IS_WEB ? onKeyPressWeb : undefined}
           onScroll={e => {
@@ -429,6 +437,15 @@ function AutocompleteInner({
   useOnKeyboard('keyboardDidShow', updatePosition)
   useOnKeyboard('keyboardDidHide', updatePosition)
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (activeFacet?.type === 'emoji' && activeFacet.raw.endsWith(':')) {
+      if (data?.[0]) {
+        activeFacet.replace(data[0].value, {noTrailingSpace: true})
+        onDismiss()
+      }
+    }
+  }, [data, activeFacet])
+
   return data && data.length ? (
     <AutocompleteBase
       sift={sift}
@@ -437,6 +454,9 @@ function AutocompleteInner({
         if (props.item.type === 'profile') {
           return <AutocompleteItemProfile {...props} />
         }
+        if (props.item.type === 'emoji') {
+          return <AutocompleteItemEmoji {...props} />
+        }
         return <View />
       }}
       onSelect={item => {
diff --git a/src/lib/useGetEmojis/getEmojis.ts b/src/lib/useGetEmojis/getEmojis.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3118f437e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/useGetEmojis/getEmojis.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import Emojis, {type EmojiMartData} from '@emoji-mart/data'
+
+export async function getEmojis(): Promise<EmojiMartData> {
+  return Emojis as EmojiMartData
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/useGetEmojis/getEmojis.web.ts b/src/lib/useGetEmojis/getEmojis.web.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4fbf0dfbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/useGetEmojis/getEmojis.web.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import {type EmojiMartData} from '@emoji-mart/data'
+
+export async function getEmojis(): Promise<EmojiMartData> {
+  return (await import('@emoji-mart/data')).default as EmojiMartData
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/useGetEmojis/index.ts b/src/lib/useGetEmojis/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c70c724ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/useGetEmojis/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import {useCallback} from 'react'
+
+import {getEmojis} from './getEmojis'
+
+let emojis: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getEmojis>> | null = null
+
+export function useGetEmojis() {
+  return useCallback(async () => {
+    emojis ??= await getEmojis()
+    return emojis
+  }, [])
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 92b22dcf93..a0d06ede75 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2413,10 +2413,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bsky.app/react-native-mmkv/-/react-native-mmkv-2.12.5.tgz#eb17d31a6158c74393f617a1763ac223ff3f83a6"
   integrity sha512-3vUz1nQY1DiKIPAWRkpp5ZGxH5f2G6Ui0UuQuEYjYv81xx1qFcSzS9KQ2sHcOKYdkOM9amWV2Q8TQCxt1lrAHg==
 
-"@bsky.app/sift@^0.2.4":
-  version "0.2.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bsky.app/sift/-/sift-0.2.4.tgz#cfdc67d5236b3fb4d26b9b5d482420d3f804cfe1"
-  integrity sha512-2tUoKhTjULMPgqhIUiNaNPyyTh2vPhOMRT/2S1HWhalEsBNeMeoNqUs7KWgOtgcDtT4breGkHmR1XOo2tzYmgA==
+"@bsky.app/sift@^0.2.5":
+  version "0.2.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bsky.app/sift/-/sift-0.2.5.tgz#6790c71f65fe4aee421f43769ab0f6b0904f0b83"
+  integrity sha512-ImuEEp0eNoTspjjUaBfZe4QPTs/DdtMxOq2fMNvyIBz844/uDstkgTvuM4WJ1RCw5+mT0ThiovNYItuyigU3eQ==
 
 "@bsky.app/tapper@^0.4.0":
   version "0.4.0"
@@ -9991,6 +9991,11 @@ functions-have-names@^1.2.2, functions-have-names@^1.2.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/functions-have-names/-/functions-have-names-1.2.3.tgz#0404fe4ee2ba2f607f0e0ec3c80bae994133b834"
   integrity sha512-xckBUXyTIqT97tq2x2AMb+g163b5JFysYk0x4qxNFwbfQkmNZoiRHb6sPzI9/QV33WeuvVYBUIiD4NzNIyqaRQ==
 
+fuse.js@^7.1.0:
+  version "7.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fuse.js/-/fuse.js-7.1.0.tgz#306228b4befeee11e05b027087c2744158527d09"
+  integrity sha512-trLf4SzuuUxfusZADLINj+dE8clK1frKdmqiJNb1Es75fmI5oY6X2mxLVUciLLjxqw/xr72Dhy+lER6dGd02FQ==
+
 gensync@^1.0.0-beta.2:
   version "1.0.0-beta.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/gensync/-/gensync-1.0.0-beta.2.tgz#32a6ee76c3d7f52d46b2b1ae5d93fea8580a25e0"
@@ -14579,7 +14584,7 @@ react-test-renderer@19.1.0:
     react-is "^19.1.0"
     scheduler "^0.26.0"
 
-react-textarea-autosize@^8.5.9:
+react-textarea-autosize@^8.5.3:
   version "8.5.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-textarea-autosize/-/react-textarea-autosize-8.5.9.tgz#ab8627b09aa04d8a2f45d5b5cd94c84d1d4a8893"
   integrity sha512-U1DGlIQN5AwgjTyOEnI1oCcMuEr1pv1qOtklB2l4nyMGbHzWrI0eFsYK0zos2YWqAolJyG0IWJaqWmWj5ETh0A==