diff --git a/directmedia.go b/directmedia.go
index dd56ce1..3be8702 100644
--- a/directmedia.go
+++ b/directmedia.go
@@ -326,6 +326,22 @@ func (dma *DirectMediaAPI) FetchNewAttachmentURL(ctx context.Context, meta *Atta
 	return url, nil
 }
 
+func (dma *DirectMediaAPI) GetEmojiInfo(contentURI id.ContentURI) *EmojiMediaData {
+	if dma == nil || contentURI.IsEmpty() || contentURI.Homeserver != dma.cfg.ServerName {
+		return nil
+	}
+	mediaID, err := ParseMediaID(contentURI.FileID, dma.signatureKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	emojiData, ok := mediaID.Data.(*EmojiMediaData)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return emojiData
+
+}
+
 func (dma *DirectMediaAPI) GetMediaURL(ctx context.Context, encodedMediaID string) (url string, expiry time.Time, err error) {
 	var mediaID *MediaID
 	mediaID, err = ParseMediaID(encodedMediaID, dma.signatureKey)
diff --git a/portal.go b/portal.go
index f32ba28..e63c83f 100644
--- a/portal.go
+++ b/portal.go
@@ -1832,13 +1832,15 @@ func (portal *Portal) handleMatrixReaction(sender *User, evt *event.Event) {
 	emojiID := reaction.RelatesTo.Key
 	if strings.HasPrefix(emojiID, "mxc://") {
 		uri, _ := id.ParseContentURI(emojiID)
-		emojiFile := portal.bridge.DB.File.GetEmojiByMXC(uri)
-		if emojiFile == nil || emojiFile.ID == "" || emojiFile.EmojiName == "" {
+		emojiInfo := portal.bridge.DMA.GetEmojiInfo(uri)
+		if emojiInfo != nil {
+			emojiID = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", emojiInfo.Name, emojiInfo.EmojiID)
+		} else if emojiFile := portal.bridge.DB.File.GetEmojiByMXC(uri); emojiFile != nil && emojiFile.ID != "" && emojiFile.EmojiName != "" {
+			emojiID = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", emojiFile.EmojiName, emojiFile.ID)
+		} else {
 			go portal.sendMessageMetrics(evt, fmt.Errorf("%w %s", errUnknownEmoji, emojiID), "Ignoring")
 			return
 		}
-
-		emojiID = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", emojiFile.EmojiName, emojiFile.ID)
 	} else {
 		emojiID = variationselector.FullyQualify(emojiID)
 	}