diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index 564dbb829..0840c2c5a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
   alias Pleroma.Bookmark
   alias Pleroma.Config
   alias Pleroma.Filter
+  alias Pleroma.Formatter
   alias Pleroma.Notification
   alias Pleroma.Object
   alias Pleroma.Object.Fetcher
@@ -96,6 +97,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
         end
       end)
 
+    emojis_text = (user_params["display_name"] || "") <> (user_params["note"] || "")
+
+    user_info_emojis =
+      ((user.info.emoji || []) ++ Formatter.get_emoji_map(emojis_text))
+      |> Enum.dedup()
+
     info_params =
       [:no_rich_text, :locked, :hide_followers, :hide_follows, :hide_favorites, :show_role]
       |> Enum.reduce(%{}, fn key, acc ->
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
           _ -> :error
         end
       end)
+      |> Map.put(:emoji, user_info_emojis)
 
     info_cng = User.Info.profile_update(user.info, info_params)
 
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
index c2a12d3c7..610aa486e 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/mastodon_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -2351,6 +2351,33 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIControllerTest do
         end
       end
     end
+
+    test "updates profile emojos", %{conn: conn} do
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      note = "*sips :blank:*"
+      name = "I am :firefox:"
+
+      conn =
+        conn
+        |> assign(:user, user)
+        |> patch("/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials", %{
+          "note" => note,
+          "display_name" => name
+        })
+
+      assert json_response(conn, 200)
+
+      conn =
+        conn
+        |> get("/api/v1/accounts/#{user.id}")
+
+      assert user = json_response(conn, 200)
+
+      assert user["note"] == note
+      assert user["display_name"] == name
+      assert [%{"shortcode" => "blank"}, %{"shortcode" => "firefox"}] = user["emojis"]
+    end
   end
 
   test "get instance information", %{conn: conn} do