diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/compose.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/compose.ts
index 7d246fdbe..b8e9cfe6e 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/compose.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/compose.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { saveSettings } from './settings';
 import { createStatus } from './statuses';
 
 import type { EditorState } from 'lexical';
-import type { Account as BaseAccount, CreateStatusParams, Group, MediaAttachment, Status as BaseStatus, Tag, Poll, ScheduledStatus } from 'pl-api';
+import type { Account as BaseAccount, CreateStatusParams, CustomEmoji, Group, MediaAttachment, Status as BaseStatus, Tag, Poll, ScheduledStatus } from 'pl-api';
 import type { AutoSuggestion } from 'pl-fe/components/autosuggest-input';
 import type { Emoji } from 'pl-fe/features/emoji';
 import type { Account } from 'pl-fe/normalizers/account';
@@ -595,9 +595,9 @@ const fetchComposeSuggestionsAccounts = throttle((dispatch, getState, composeId,
     });
 }, 200, { leading: true, trailing: true });
 
-const fetchComposeSuggestionsEmojis = (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootState, composeId: string, token: string) => {
-  const state = getState();
-  const results = emojiSearch(token.replace(':', ''), { maxResults: 10 }, state.custom_emojis);
+const fetchComposeSuggestionsEmojis = (dispatch: AppDispatch, composeId: string, token: string) => {
+  const customEmojis = queryClient.getQueryData<Array<CustomEmoji>>(['instance', 'customEmojis']);
+  const results = emojiSearch(token.replace(':', ''), { maxResults: 10 }, customEmojis);
 
   dispatch(readyComposeSuggestionsEmojis(composeId, token, results));
 };
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ const fetchComposeSuggestions = (composeId: string, token: string) =>
   (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootState) => {
     switch (token[0]) {
       case ':':
-        fetchComposeSuggestionsEmojis(dispatch, getState, composeId, token);
+        fetchComposeSuggestionsEmojis(dispatch, composeId, token);
         break;
       case '#':
         fetchComposeSuggestionsTags(dispatch, getState, composeId, token);
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/custom-emojis.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/custom-emojis.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ba1151a8c..000000000
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/actions/custom-emojis.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import { getClient } from '../api';
-
-import type { CustomEmoji } from 'pl-api';
-import type { AppDispatch, RootState } from 'pl-fe/store';
-
-const CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_REQUEST = 'CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_REQUEST' as const;
-const CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_SUCCESS = 'CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_SUCCESS' as const;
-const CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_FAIL = 'CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_FAIL' as const;
-
-const fetchCustomEmojis = () =>
-  (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootState) => {
-    const me = getState().me;
-    if (!me) return;
-
-    dispatch(fetchCustomEmojisRequest());
-
-    return getClient(getState()).instance.getCustomEmojis().then(response => {
-      dispatch(fetchCustomEmojisSuccess(response));
-    }).catch(error => {
-      dispatch(fetchCustomEmojisFail(error));
-    });
-  };
-
-const fetchCustomEmojisRequest = () => ({
-  type: CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_REQUEST,
-});
-
-const fetchCustomEmojisSuccess = (custom_emojis: Array<CustomEmoji>) => ({
-  type: CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_SUCCESS,
-  custom_emojis,
-});
-
-const fetchCustomEmojisFail = (error: unknown) => ({
-  type: CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_FAIL,
-  error,
-});
-
-type CustomEmojisAction =
-  ReturnType<typeof fetchCustomEmojisRequest>
-  | ReturnType<typeof fetchCustomEmojisSuccess>
-  | ReturnType<typeof fetchCustomEmojisFail>;
-
-export {
-  CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_REQUEST,
-  CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_SUCCESS,
-  CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_FAIL,
-  fetchCustomEmojis,
-  type CustomEmojisAction,
-};
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/announcements/announcements-panel.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/announcements/announcements-panel.tsx
index 1f66af996..cb1d6c511 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/announcements/announcements-panel.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/announcements/announcements-panel.tsx
@@ -2,23 +2,21 @@ import clsx from 'clsx';
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import ReactSwipeableViews from 'react-swipeable-views';
-import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
 import Card from 'pl-fe/components/ui/card';
 import HStack from 'pl-fe/components/ui/hstack';
 import Widget from 'pl-fe/components/ui/widget';
-import { useAppSelector } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-app-selector';
 import { useAnnouncements } from 'pl-fe/queries/announcements/use-announcements';
+import { useCustomEmojis } from 'pl-fe/queries/instance/use-custom-emojis';
 
 import Announcement from './announcement';
 
 import type { CustomEmoji } from 'pl-api';
-import type { RootState } from 'pl-fe/store';
 
-const customEmojiMap = createSelector([(state: RootState) => state.custom_emojis], items => items.reduce<Record<string, CustomEmoji>>((map, emoji) => (map[emoji.shortcode] = emoji, map), {}));
+const makeCustomEmojiMap = (items: Array<CustomEmoji>) => items.reduce<Record<string, CustomEmoji>>((map, emoji) => (map[emoji.shortcode] = emoji, map), {});
 
 const AnnouncementsPanel = () => {
-  const emojiMap = useAppSelector(state => customEmojiMap(state));
+  const { data: emojiMap = {} } = useCustomEmojis(makeCustomEmojiMap);
   const [index, setIndex] = useState(0);
 
   const { data: announcements } = useAnnouncements();
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx
index cb8174599..0554dc5c8 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { GroupRoles } from 'pl-api';
+import { type CustomEmoji, GroupRoles } from 'pl-api';
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { useHistory, useRouteMatch } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
 import { blockAccount } from 'pl-fe/actions/accounts';
 import { directCompose, mentionCompose, quoteCompose, replyCompose } from 'pl-fe/actions/compose';
@@ -30,8 +29,8 @@ import { useOwnAccount } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-own-account';
 import { useSettings } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-settings';
 import { useChats } from 'pl-fe/queries/chats';
 import { useBlockGroupUserMutation } from 'pl-fe/queries/groups/use-group-blocks';
+import { useCustomEmojis } from 'pl-fe/queries/instance/use-custom-emojis';
 import { useTranslationLanguages } from 'pl-fe/queries/instance/use-translation-languages';
-import { RootState } from 'pl-fe/store';
 import { useModalsStore } from 'pl-fe/stores/modals';
 import { useStatusMetaStore } from 'pl-fe/stores/status-meta';
 import toast from 'pl-fe/toast';
@@ -463,10 +462,7 @@ const DislikeButton: React.FC<IActionButton> = ({
   );
 };
 
-const getLongerWrench = createSelector(
-  [(state: RootState) => state.custom_emojis],
-  (emojis) => emojis.find(({ shortcode }) => shortcode === 'longestest_wrench') || emojis.find(({ shortcode }) => shortcode === 'longest_wrench'),
-);
+const getLongerWrench = (emojis: Array<CustomEmoji>) => emojis.find(({ shortcode }) => shortcode === 'longestest_wrench') || emojis.find(({ shortcode }) => shortcode === 'longest_wrench');
 
 const WrenchButton: React.FC<IActionButton> = ({
   status,
@@ -481,7 +477,7 @@ const WrenchButton: React.FC<IActionButton> = ({
   const { openModal } = useModalsStore();
   const { showWrenchButton } = useSettings();
 
-  const hasLongerWrench = useAppSelector(getLongerWrench);
+  const { data: hasLongerWrench } = useCustomEmojis(getLongerWrench);
 
   if (!me || withLabels || !features.emojiReacts || !showWrenchButton) return;
 
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/backups/index.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/backups/index.tsx
index acb0ea1cb..22af98463 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/backups/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/backups/index.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import HStack from 'pl-fe/components/ui/hstack';
 import Spinner from 'pl-fe/components/ui/spinner';
 import Stack from 'pl-fe/components/ui/stack';
 import Text from 'pl-fe/components/ui/text';
-import { useBackupsQuery, useCreateBackupMutation } from 'pl-fe/queries/settings/use-backups';
+import { useBackups, useCreateBackupMutation } from 'pl-fe/queries/settings/use-backups';
 
 import type { Backup as BackupEntity } from 'pl-api';
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const Backup: React.FC<IBackup> = ({ backup }) => {
 const Backups = () => {
   const intl = useIntl();
 
-  const { data: backups = [], isLoading } = useBackupsQuery();
+  const { data: backups = [], isLoading } = useBackups();
   const { mutate: createBackup } = useCreateBackupMutation();
 
   const handleCreateBackup: React.MouseEventHandler = e => {
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/emoji/components/emoji-picker-dropdown.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/emoji/components/emoji-picker-dropdown.tsx
index 3209af4e5..42611cae5 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/emoji/components/emoji-picker-dropdown.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/emoji/components/emoji-picker-dropdown.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState, useLayoutEffect, Suspense, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
-import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
 import { changeSetting, saveSettings } from 'pl-fe/actions/settings';
 import { useAppDispatch } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-app-dispatch';
-import { useAppSelector } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-app-selector';
 import { useSettings } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-settings';
 import { useTheme } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-theme';
-import { RootState } from 'pl-fe/store';
+import { useCustomEmojis } from 'pl-fe/queries/instance/use-custom-emojis';
 import { useSettingsStore } from 'pl-fe/stores/settings';
 
 import { buildCustomEmojis } from '../../emoji';
 import { EmojiPicker } from '../../ui/util/async-components';
 
+import type { CustomEmoji as BaseCustomEmoji } from 'pl-api';
 import type { Emoji, CustomEmoji, NativeEmoji } from 'pl-fe/features/emoji';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
@@ -87,9 +86,7 @@ const getFrequentlyUsedEmojis = (emojiCounters: Record<string, number>) => {
   return emojis;
 };
 
-const getCustomEmojis = createSelector([
-  (state: RootState) => state.custom_emojis,
-], emojis => emojis.filter(e => e.visible_in_picker).toSorted((a, b) => {
+const getCustomEmojis = (emojis: Array<BaseCustomEmoji>) => emojis.filter(e => e.visible_in_picker).toSorted((a, b) => {
   const aShort = a.shortcode.toLowerCase();
   const bShort = b.shortcode.toLowerCase();
 
@@ -100,7 +97,7 @@ const getCustomEmojis = createSelector([
   } else {
     return 0;
   }
-}));
+});
 
 // Fixes render bug where popover has a delayed position update
 const RenderAfter = ({ children, update }: any) => {
@@ -130,7 +127,7 @@ const EmojiPickerDropdown: React.FC<IEmojiPickerDropdown> = ({
   const theme = useTheme();
   const { rememberEmojiUse } = useSettingsStore();
 
-  const customEmojis = useAppSelector((state) => getCustomEmojis(state));
+  const { data: customEmojis } = useCustomEmojis(getCustomEmojis);
 
   const settings = useSettings();
   const frequentlyUsedEmojis = useMemo(() => getFrequentlyUsedEmojis(settings.frequentlyUsedEmojis), [settings.frequentlyUsedEmojis]);
@@ -217,7 +214,7 @@ const EmojiPickerDropdown: React.FC<IEmojiPickerDropdown> = ({
       <RenderAfter update={update}>
         <Suspense>
           <EmojiPicker
-            custom={withCustom ? [{ emojis: buildCustomEmojis(customEmojis) }] : undefined}
+            custom={withCustom ? [{ emojis: buildCustomEmojis(customEmojis || []) }] : undefined}
             title={title}
             onEmojiSelect={handlePick}
             recent={frequentlyUsedEmojis}
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/index.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/index.tsx
index 4963019f8..6210f839c 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/features/ui/index.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import React, { Suspense, lazy, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { Redirect, Switch, useHistory, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { fetchConfig, fetchReports, fetchUsers } from 'pl-fe/actions/admin';
-import { fetchCustomEmojis } from 'pl-fe/actions/custom-emojis';
 import { fetchDraftStatuses } from 'pl-fe/actions/draft-statuses';
 import { fetchFilters } from 'pl-fe/actions/filters';
 import { fetchMarker } from 'pl-fe/actions/markers';
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ import RemoteInstanceLayout from 'pl-fe/layouts/remote-instance-layout';
 import SearchLayout from 'pl-fe/layouts/search-layout';
 import StatusLayout from 'pl-fe/layouts/status-layout';
 import { prefetchFollowRequests } from 'pl-fe/queries/accounts/use-follow-requests';
+import { prefetchCustomEmojis } from 'pl-fe/queries/instance/use-custom-emojis';
 import { useUiStore } from 'pl-fe/stores/ui';
 import { getVapidKey } from 'pl-fe/utils/auth';
 import { isStandalone } from 'pl-fe/utils/state';
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ const UI: React.FC<IUI> = ({ children }) => {
   // The user has logged in
   useEffect(() => {
     loadAccountData();
-    dispatch(fetchCustomEmojis());
+    prefetchCustomEmojis(client);
   }, [!!account]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/queries/instance/use-custom-emojis.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/queries/instance/use-custom-emojis.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..282dac06b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/queries/instance/use-custom-emojis.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { queryOptions, useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+
+import { buildCustomEmojis } from 'pl-fe/features/emoji';
+import { addCustomToPool } from 'pl-fe/features/emoji/search';
+import { useClient } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-client';
+
+import { queryClient } from '../client';
+
+import type { CustomEmoji, PlApiClient } from 'pl-api';
+
+const customEmojisQueryOptions = (client: PlApiClient) => queryOptions({
+  queryKey: ['instance', 'customEmojis'],
+  queryFn: () => client.instance.getCustomEmojis().then((emojis) => {
+    addCustomToPool(buildCustomEmojis(emojis));
+    return emojis;
+  }),
+});
+
+const useCustomEmojis = <T>(select?: (data: Array<CustomEmoji>) => T) => {
+  const client = useClient();
+
+  return useQuery({
+    ...customEmojisQueryOptions(client),
+    select: select ?? ((data) => data as T),
+  });
+};
+
+const prefetchCustomEmojis = (client: PlApiClient) => queryClient.prefetchQuery(customEmojisQueryOptions(client));
+
+export { useCustomEmojis, prefetchCustomEmojis };
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/queries/settings/use-backups.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/queries/settings/use-backups.ts
index 70c7fe205..2cafcf315 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/queries/settings/use-backups.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/queries/settings/use-backups.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useClient } from 'pl-fe/hooks/use-client';
 
 import { queryClient } from '../client';
 
-const useBackupsQuery = () => {
+const useBackups = () => {
   const client = useClient();
 
   return useQuery({
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ const useCreateBackupMutation = () => {
   });
 };
 
-export { useBackupsQuery, useCreateBackupMutation };
+export { useBackups, useCreateBackupMutation };
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/custom-emojis.test.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/custom-emojis.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f72df1bac..000000000
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/custom-emojis.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
-
-import reducer from './custom-emojis';
-
-describe('custom_emojis reducer', () => {
-  it('should return the initial state', () => {
-    expect(reducer(undefined, {} as any)).toEqual(ImmutableList());
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/custom-emojis.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/custom-emojis.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4273d44c9..000000000
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/custom-emojis.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import { buildCustomEmojis } from 'pl-fe/features/emoji';
-import { addCustomToPool } from 'pl-fe/features/emoji/search';
-
-import { CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_SUCCESS, type CustomEmojisAction } from '../actions/custom-emojis';
-
-import type { CustomEmoji } from 'pl-api';
-
-const initialState: Array<CustomEmoji> = [];
-
-const custom_emojis = (state = initialState, action: CustomEmojisAction) => {
-  if (action.type === CUSTOM_EMOJIS_FETCH_SUCCESS) {
-    addCustomToPool(buildCustomEmojis(action.custom_emojis));
-    return action.custom_emojis;
-  }
-
-  return state;
-};
-
-export { custom_emojis as default };
diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/index.ts b/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/index.ts
index ef720af6a..bb18ca1af 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/reducers/index.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import auth from './auth';
 import compose from './compose';
 import contexts from './contexts';
 import conversations from './conversations';
-import custom_emojis from './custom-emojis';
 import domain_lists from './domain-lists';
 import draft_statuses from './draft-statuses';
 import filters from './filters';
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ const reducers = {
   compose,
   contexts,
   conversations,
-  custom_emojis,
   domain_lists,
   draft_statuses,
   entities,
@@ -83,8 +81,8 @@ const logOut = (state: AppState): ReturnType<typeof appReducer> => {
 
   const newState = rootReducer(undefined, { type: '' });
 
-  const { instance, plfe, custom_emojis, auth } = state;
-  return { ...newState, instance, plfe, custom_emojis, auth };
+  const { instance, plfe, auth } = state;
+  return { ...newState, instance, plfe, auth };
 };
 
 const rootReducer: typeof appReducer = (state, action) => {