diff --git a/packages/react/src/views/EmojiPicker/EmojiPicker.js b/packages/react/src/views/EmojiPicker/EmojiPicker.js
index bc56649fdf..6501eb8320 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/views/EmojiPicker/EmojiPicker.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/views/EmojiPicker/EmojiPicker.js
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ const CustomEmojiPicker = ({
 }) => {
   const theme = useTheme();
   const styles = getEmojiPickerStyles(theme);
-
   const previewConfig = {
     defaultEmoji: '1f60d',
     defaultCaption: 'None',
-    showPreview: false,
+    showPreview: true,
   };
 
   return (
@@ -32,13 +31,13 @@ const CustomEmojiPicker = ({
       height="auto"
       width="auto"
     >
-      <Box css={styles.inputBox}>
+      <Box css={styles.emojiPicker}>
         <EmojiPicker
-          height={350}
-          width={300}
+          height={400}
+          width={350}
           onEmojiClick={handleEmojiClick}
           previewConfig={previewConfig}
-          searchDisabled
+          searchDisabled={false}
           emojiStyle="facebook"
           lazyLoadEmojis
         />
diff --git a/packages/react/src/views/EmojiPicker/EmojiPicker.styles.js b/packages/react/src/views/EmojiPicker/EmojiPicker.styles.js
index 457c3984c5..72350e13ee 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/views/EmojiPicker/EmojiPicker.styles.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/views/EmojiPicker/EmojiPicker.styles.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const getEmojiPickerStyles = ({ theme, mode }) => {
         --epr-picker-border-color: ${theme.colors.border};
         --epr-category-label-bg-color: ${theme.colors.background};
         --epr-category-icon-active-color: ${theme.colors.secondary};
-        --epr-emoji-size: 20px;
+        --epr-emoji-size: 25px;
         --epr-category-navigation-button-size: 20px;
         --epr-emoji-gap: 10px;
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const getEmojiPickerStyles = ({ theme, mode }) => {
         --epr-search-bar-inner-padding: var(--epr-horizontal-padding);
         --epr-emoji-variation-picker-height: 45px;
         --epr-emoji-variation-picker-bg-color: var(--epr-bg-color);
-        --epr-preview-height: 70px;
+        --epr-preview-height: 65px;
         --epr-preview-text-size: 14px;
         --epr-preview-text-padding: 0 var(--epr-horizontal-padding);
         --epr-preview-border-color: var(--epr-picker-border-color);
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ const getEmojiPickerStyles = ({ theme, mode }) => {
         --epr-category-label-height: 40px;
 
         --epr-emoji-padding: 5px;
-        --epr-emoji-fullsize: calc(
-          var(--epr-emoji-size) + var(--epr-emoji-padding) * 2
-        );
+
         --epr-emoji-hover-color: var(--epr-hover-bg-color);
         --epr-emoji-variation-indicator-color: var(--epr-picker-border-color);
         --epr-emoji-variation-indicator-color-hover: var(--epr-text-color);
@@ -60,11 +58,11 @@ const getEmojiPickerStyles = ({ theme, mode }) => {
         --epr-category-label-z-index: 2;
         --epr-skin-variation-picker-z-index: 5;
         --epr-preview-z-index: 6;
+        --epr-search-input-bg-color: ${calculatedColors};
 
         /* Use these properties of color if needed ->
 
       --epr-shadow: 'theme-color';
-      --epr-search-input-bg-color: 'theme-color';
       --epr-skin-tone-picker-menu-color: 'theme-color';
       --epr-dark: 'theme-color'
       --epr-dark-emoji-variation-picker-bg-color: var(--epr-dark);