diff --git a/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.js b/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.js
index 56414358..a5bb6eaf 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.js
+++ b/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ const EmojiInput = {
   props: [
     'value',
     'placeholder',
-    'type'
+    'type',
+    'classname'
   ],
   data () {
     return {
diff --git a/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.vue b/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.vue
index 95606305..568bd080 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.vue
+++ b/src/components/emoji-input/emoji-input.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <template>
   <div class="emoji-input">
     <input
-      class="form-control"
+      v-if="type !== 'textarea'"
+      :class="classname"
       :type="type"
       :value="value"
       :placeholder="placeholder"
@@ -15,6 +16,21 @@
       @keydown.tab="cycleForward"
       @keydown.enter="replaceEmoji"
     />
+    <textarea
+      v-else
+      :class="classname"
+      :value="value"
+      :placeholder="placeholder"
+      @input="onInput"
+      @click="setCaret"
+      @keyup="setCaret"
+      @keydown="onKeydown"
+      @keydown.down="cycleForward"
+      @keydown.up="cycleBackward"
+      @keydown.shift.tab="cycleBackward"
+      @keydown.tab="cycleForward"
+      @keydown.enter="replaceEmoji"
+    ></textarea>
     <div class="autocomplete-panel" v-if="suggestions">
       <div class="autocomplete-panel-body">
         <div
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index 9d449b74..b2a1dc58 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         type="text"
         :placeholder="$t('post_status.content_warning')"
         v-model="newStatus.spoilerText"
-        class="form-cw"
+        classname="form-control"
       />
       <textarea
         ref="textarea"
diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
index 72e7bb53..5cb23b97 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import StyleSwitcher from '../style_switcher/style_switcher.vue'
 import fileSizeFormatService from '../../services/file_size_format/file_size_format.js'
 import BlockCard from '../block_card/block_card.vue'
 import MuteCard from '../mute_card/mute_card.vue'
+import EmojiInput from '../emoji-input/emoji-input.vue'
 import withSubscription from '../../hocs/with_subscription/with_subscription'
 import withList from '../../hocs/with_list/with_list'
 
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ const UserSettings = {
     TabSwitcher,
     ImageCropper,
     BlockList,
-    MuteList
+    MuteList,
+    EmojiInput
   },
   computed: {
     user () {
diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
index c9e68808..27c2f47d 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
@@ -22,9 +22,18 @@
           <div class="setting-item" >
             <h2>{{$t('settings.name_bio')}}</h2>
             <p>{{$t('settings.name')}}</p>
-            <input class='name-changer' id='username' v-model="newName"></input>
+            <EmojiInput 
+              type="text"
+              v-model="newName"
+              id="username"
+              classname="name-changer"
+            />
             <p>{{$t('settings.bio')}}</p>
-            <textarea class="bio" v-model="newBio"></textarea>
+            <EmojiInput
+              type="textarea"
+              v-model="newBio"
+              classname="bio"
+            />
             <p>
               <input type="checkbox" v-model="newLocked" id="account-locked">
               <label for="account-locked">{{$t('settings.lock_account_description')}}</label>