diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/sidebar-navigation-link.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/sidebar-navigation-link.tsx
index ad773d8d7..c131ec22f 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/sidebar-navigation-link.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/sidebar-navigation-link.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const SidebarNavigationLink = React.forwardRef((props: ISidebarNavigationLink, r
       ref={ref}
       onClick={handleClick}
       className={clsx({
-        'flex items-center py-2 text-sm font-semibold space-x-4 rtl:space-x-reverse transition-colors duration-200': true,
+        'group flex items-center py-2 text-sm font-semibold space-x-4 rtl:space-x-reverse transition-colors duration-200': true,
         'text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-gray-200': !isActive,
         'text-gray-900 dark:text-white': isActive,
       })}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const SidebarNavigationLink = React.forwardRef((props: ISidebarNavigationLink, r
       <span
         className={clsx({
           'relative rounded-lg inline-flex p-2.5 transition-colors duration-200': true,
-          'bg-primary-50 hover:bg-primary-100 dark:bg-slate-700 dark:hover:bg-slate-600 black:bg-gray-900 black:hover:bg-gray-800': !isActive,
+          'bg-primary-50 group-hover:bg-primary-100 dark:bg-slate-700 dark:group-hover:bg-slate-600 black:bg-gray-900 black:group-hover:bg-gray-800': !isActive,
           'bg-primary-600': isActive,
         })}
       >
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-reactions-bar.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-reactions-bar.tsx
index 838068fe2..f763a504e 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-reactions-bar.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-reactions-bar.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const StatusReaction: React.FC<IStatusReaction> = ({ reaction, status, obfuscate
 
   return (
     <button
-      className={clsx('flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-md border border-gray-400 p-1.5 transition-colors', {
+      className={clsx('group flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-md border border-gray-400 p-1.5 transition-colors', {
         'bg-primary-100 dark:border-primary-400 dark:bg-primary-400 black:border-primary-600 black:bg-primary-600': reaction.me,
         'bg-transparent dark:border-primary-700 dark:bg-primary-700 black:border-primary-800 black:bg-primary-800': !reaction.me,
         'cursor-pointer': !disabled,
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/still-image.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/still-image.tsx
index 117e565b9..905392e22 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/still-image.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/still-image.tsx
@@ -18,17 +18,23 @@ interface IStillImage {
   showExt?: boolean;
   /** Callback function if the image fails to load */
   onError?(): void;
+  /** Treat as animated, no matter the extension */
+  isGif?: boolean;
+  /** Specify that the group is defined by the parent */
+  noGroup?: boolean;
 }
 
 /** Renders images on a canvas, only playing GIFs if autoPlayGif is enabled. */
-const StillImage: React.FC<IStillImage> = ({ alt, className, src, style, letterboxed = false, showExt = false, onError }) => {
+const StillImage: React.FC<IStillImage> = ({
+  alt, className, src, style, letterboxed = false, showExt = false, onError, isGif, noGroup,
+}) => {
   const { autoPlayGif } = useSettings();
 
   const canvas = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
   const img = useRef<HTMLImageElement>(null);
 
   const hoverToPlay = (
-    src && !autoPlayGif && (src.endsWith('.gif') || src.startsWith('blob:'))
+    src && !autoPlayGif && (isGif || src.endsWith('.gif') || src.startsWith('blob:'))
   );
 
   const handleImageLoad = () => {
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@ const StillImage: React.FC<IStillImage> = ({ alt, className, src, style, letterb
   return (
     <div
       data-testid='still-image-container'
-      className={clsx(className, 'group relative isolate overflow-hidden')}
+      className={clsx(className, 'relative isolate overflow-hidden', { 'group': !noGroup })}
       style={style}
     >
       <img
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/ui/emoji/emoji.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/ui/emoji/emoji.tsx
index 27ea6c7c1..d0aa9c3ad 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/ui/emoji/emoji.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/ui/emoji/emoji.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
+import StillImage from 'pl-fe/components/still-image';
 import { removeVS16s, toCodePoints } from 'pl-fe/utils/emoji';
 import { joinPublicPath } from 'pl-fe/utils/static';
 
-interface IEmoji extends React.ImgHTMLAttributes<HTMLImageElement> {
+interface IEmoji extends Pick<React.ImgHTMLAttributes<HTMLImageElement>, 'alt' | 'className' | 'src' | 'title'> {
   /** Unicode emoji character. */
   emoji?: string;
+  noGroup?: boolean;
 }
 
 /** A single emoji image. */
 const Emoji: React.FC<IEmoji> = (props): JSX.Element | null => {
-  const { emoji, alt, src, ...rest } = props;
+  const { emoji, alt, src, noGroup, ...rest } = props;
 
   let filename;
 
@@ -21,6 +23,18 @@ const Emoji: React.FC<IEmoji> = (props): JSX.Element | null => {
 
   if (!filename && !src) return null;
 
+  if (src) {
+    return (
+      <StillImage
+        alt={alt || emoji}
+        src={src}
+        isGif
+        noGroup={noGroup}
+        {...rest}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <img
       draggable='false'
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/modals/edit-bookmark-folder-modal.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/modals/edit-bookmark-folder-modal.tsx
index db86a2998..5077ad27b 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/modals/edit-bookmark-folder-modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/components/modals/edit-bookmark-folder-modal.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const EmojiPicker: React.FC<IEmojiPicker> = ({ emoji, emojiUrl, ...props }) => {
         tabIndex={0}
       >
         {emoji
-          ? <Emoji height={20} width={20} emoji={emoji} />
+          ? <Emoji className='h-5 w-5' emoji={emoji} src={emojiUrl} />
           : <Icon className='h-5 w-5 text-gray-600 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-500' src={require('@tabler/icons/outline/mood-happy.svg')} />}
       </button>