diff --git a/src/models/index.ts b/src/models/index.ts
index 39f185e6f..c3b329f4f 100644
--- a/src/models/index.ts
+++ b/src/models/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { getRepository, getCustomRepository } from 'typeorm';
 import { Announcement } from './entities/announcement';
 import { AnnouncementRead } from './entities/announcement-read';
 import { Instance } from './entities/instance';
-import { Emoji } from './entities/emoji';
 import { Poll } from './entities/poll';
 import { PollVote } from './entities/poll-vote';
 import { Meta } from './entities/meta';
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@ import { AntennaRepository } from './repositories/antenna';
 import { AntennaNote } from './entities/antenna-note';
 import { PromoNote } from './entities/promo-note';
 import { PromoRead } from './entities/promo-read';
+import { EmojiRepository } from './repositories/emoji';
 
 export const Announcements = getRepository(Announcement);
 export const AnnouncementReads = getRepository(AnnouncementRead);
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const UsedUsernames = getRepository(UsedUsername);
 export const Followings = getCustomRepository(FollowingRepository);
 export const FollowRequests = getCustomRepository(FollowRequestRepository);
 export const Instances = getRepository(Instance);
-export const Emojis = getRepository(Emoji);
+export const Emojis = getCustomRepository(EmojiRepository);
 export const DriveFiles = getCustomRepository(DriveFileRepository);
 export const DriveFolders = getCustomRepository(DriveFolderRepository);
 export const Notifications = getCustomRepository(NotificationRepository);
diff --git a/src/models/repositories/emoji.ts b/src/models/repositories/emoji.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b485b37da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/repositories/emoji.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { EntityRepository, Repository } from 'typeorm';
+import { Emoji } from '../entities/emoji';
+import { ensure } from '../../prelude/ensure';
+
+@EntityRepository(Emoji)
+export class EmojiRepository extends Repository<Emoji> {
+	public async pack(
+		src: Emoji['id'] | Emoji,
+	) {
+		const emoji = typeof src === 'object' ? src : await this.findOne(src).then(ensure);
+
+		return {
+			id: emoji.id,
+			aliases: emoji.aliases,
+			name: emoji.name,
+			category: emoji.category,
+			host: emoji.host,
+			url: emoji.url,
+		};
+	}
+
+	public packMany(
+		emojis: any[],
+	) {
+		return Promise.all(emojis.map(x => this.pack(x)));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/list-remote.ts b/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/list-remote.ts
index fd215ed6f..7ced4623b 100644
--- a/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/list-remote.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/list-remote.ts
@@ -51,12 +51,5 @@ export default define(meta, async (ps) => {
 		.take(ps.limit!)
 		.getMany();
 
-	return emojis.map(e => ({
-		id: e.id,
-		name: e.name,
-		category: e.category,
-		aliases: e.aliases,
-		host: e.host,
-		url: e.url
-	}));
+	return Emojis.packMany(emojis);
 });
diff --git a/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/list.ts b/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/list.ts
index 2b6516a1a..e3aab4cf7 100644
--- a/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/list.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/list.ts
@@ -36,12 +36,5 @@ export default define(meta, async (ps) => {
 		.take(ps.limit!)
 		.getMany();
 
-	return emojis.map(e => ({
-		id: e.id,
-		name: e.name,
-		category: e.category,
-		aliases: e.aliases,
-		host: e.host,
-		url: e.url
-	}));
+	return Emojis.packMany(emojis);
 });
diff --git a/src/server/api/endpoints/meta.ts b/src/server/api/endpoints/meta.ts
index 0cb6f75f1..280a6fbae 100644
--- a/src/server/api/endpoints/meta.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/endpoints/meta.ts
@@ -130,13 +130,7 @@ export default define(meta, async (ps, me) => {
 		errorImageUrl: instance.errorImageUrl,
 		iconUrl: instance.iconUrl,
 		maxNoteTextLength: Math.min(instance.maxNoteTextLength, DB_MAX_NOTE_TEXT_LENGTH),
-		emojis: emojis.map(e => ({
-			id: e.id,
-			aliases: e.aliases,
-			name: e.name,
-			category: e.category,
-			url: e.url,
-		})),
+		emojis: await Emojis.packMany(emojis),
 		requireSetup: (await Users.count({
 			host: null,
 		})) === 0,