diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.js
index 2533fdb96e5907..d2a8c0fcc277ba 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.js
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class ComposeForm extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           />
         </div>
 
-        <div className='emoji-picker-wrapper'>
+        <div className={`emoji-picker-wrapper ${this.props.showSearch ? 'emoji-picker-wrapper--hidden' : ''}`}>
           <EmojiPickerDropdown onPickEmoji={this.handleEmojiPick} />
         </div>
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index 6a0b9415bd2c9c..c681576897c2ec 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -408,12 +408,20 @@
     }
   }
 
-  .emoji-picker-wrapper,
   .autosuggest-textarea__suggestions-wrapper {
     position: relative;
     height: 0;
   }
 
+  .emoji-picker-wrapper {
+    position: relative;
+    height: 0;
+
+    &.emoji-picker-wrapper--hidden {
+      display: none;
+    }
+  }
+
   .autosuggest-textarea__suggestions {
     box-sizing: border-box;
     display: none;