diff --git a/pkg/connector/client.go b/pkg/connector/client.go
index 6ecb78dd..5fead172 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/client.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/client.go
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ func NewTelegramClient(ctx context.Context, tc *TelegramConnector, login *bridge
 		},
 	}
 	client.matrixParser = &matrixfmt.HTMLParser{
+		Store: tc.Store,
 		GetGhostDetails: func(ctx context.Context, ui id.UserID) (networkid.UserID, string, int64, bool) {
 			if userID, ok := tc.Bridge.Matrix.ParseGhostMXID(ui); !ok {
 				return "", "", 0, false
diff --git a/pkg/connector/emojis/emojis.go b/pkg/connector/emojis/emojis.go
index f7cc75d6..04dace8d 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/emojis/emojis.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/emojis/emojis.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ func GetEmojiDocumentID(emoji string) (int64, bool) {
 
 // EmojiInfo contains information about an emoji.
 type EmojiInfo struct {
-	Emoji    string
-	EmojiURI id.ContentURIString
+	Emoji      string
+	DocumentID int64
+	EmojiURI   id.ContentURIString
 }
diff --git a/pkg/connector/handletelegram.go b/pkg/connector/handletelegram.go
index 1e7e06dc..685dd18c 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/handletelegram.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/handletelegram.go
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) transferEmojisToMatrix(ctx context.Context, customEmoji
 			if mxcURI, err := t.main.Bridge.Matrix.GenerateContentURI(ctx, mediaID); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			} else {
-				result[ids.MakeEmojiIDFromDocumentID(emojiID)] = emojis.EmojiInfo{EmojiURI: mxcURI}
+				result[ids.MakeEmojiIDFromDocumentID(emojiID)] = emojis.EmojiInfo{EmojiURI: mxcURI, DocumentID: emojiID}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) transferEmojisToMatrix(ctx context.Context, customEmoji
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		result[ids.MakeEmojiIDFromDocumentID(customEmojiDocument.GetID())] = emojis.EmojiInfo{EmojiURI: mxcURI}
+		result[ids.MakeEmojiIDFromDocumentID(customEmojiDocument.GetID())] = emojis.EmojiInfo{EmojiURI: mxcURI, DocumentID: customEmojiDocument.GetID()}
 	}
 	return
 }
diff --git a/pkg/connector/matrixfmt/convert.go b/pkg/connector/matrixfmt/convert.go
index 18f752c3..e1340a36 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/matrixfmt/convert.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/matrixfmt/convert.go
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ func toTelegramEntity(br telegramfmt.BodyRange) tg.MessageEntityClass {
 			return &tg.MessageEntitySpoiler{Offset: br.Start, Length: br.Length}
 		case telegramfmt.StyleBankCard:
 			return &tg.MessageEntityBankCard{Offset: br.Start, Length: br.Length}
+		case telegramfmt.StyleCustomEmoji:
+			return &tg.MessageEntityCustomEmoji{Offset: br.Start, Length: br.Length, DocumentID: val.EmojiInfo.DocumentID}
 		default:
 			panic("unsupported style type")
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/connector/matrixfmt/html.go b/pkg/connector/matrixfmt/html.go
index 360a0433..6a2c932f 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/matrixfmt/html.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/matrixfmt/html.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/event"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/id"
 
+	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-telegram/pkg/connector/emojis"
+	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-telegram/pkg/connector/store"
 	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-telegram/pkg/connector/telegramfmt"
 )
 
@@ -250,6 +252,7 @@ func (ctx Context) WithIncrementedListDepth() Context {
 // HTMLParser is a somewhat customizable Matrix HTML parser.
 type HTMLParser struct {
 	GetGhostDetails func(context.Context, id.UserID) (networkid.UserID, string, int64, bool)
+	Store           *store.Container
 }
 
 // TaggedString is a string that also contains a HTML tag.
@@ -395,6 +398,23 @@ func (parser *HTMLParser) linkToString(node *html.Node, ctx Context) *EntityStri
 	}
 }
 
+func (parser *HTMLParser) imgToString(node *html.Node, ctx Context) *EntityString {
+	src := parser.getAttribute(node, "src")
+	alt := parser.getAttribute(node, "alt")
+	_, isEmoji := parser.maybeGetAttribute(node, "data-mx-emoticon")
+	if !isEmoji {
+		return NewEntityString(alt)
+	}
+	if file, _ := parser.Store.TelegramFile.GetByMXC(ctx.Ctx, src); file != nil {
+		if documentID, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(file.LocationID), 10, 64); err == nil {
+			// Hardcode to a sparkle emoji because telegram requires the custom emoji fallback to be an emoji,
+			// but we don't know the actual emoji that should be used.
+			return NewEntityString("\u2728\ufe0f").Format(telegramfmt.Style{Type: telegramfmt.StyleCustomEmoji, EmojiInfo: emojis.EmojiInfo{DocumentID: documentID}})
+		}
+	}
+	return NewEntityString(alt)
+}
+
 func (parser *HTMLParser) tagToString(node *html.Node, ctx Context) *EntityString {
 	ctx = ctx.WithTag(node.Data)
 	switch node.Data {
@@ -416,6 +436,8 @@ func (parser *HTMLParser) tagToString(node *html.Node, ctx Context) *EntityStrin
 		return parser.linkToString(node, ctx)
 	case "p":
 		return parser.nodeToTagAwareString(node.FirstChild, ctx)
+	case "img":
+		return parser.imgToString(node, ctx)
 	case "hr":
 		return NewEntityString("---")
 	case "pre":
diff --git a/pkg/connector/telegramfmt/html.go b/pkg/connector/telegramfmt/html.go
index 7e342b8e..679df35b 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/telegramfmt/html.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/telegramfmt/html.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (s Style) Format(message string) string {
 			return s.EmojiInfo.Emoji
 		} else if s.EmojiInfo.EmojiURI != "" {
 			return fmt.Sprintf(
-				`<img data-mx-emoticon data-mau-animated-emoji src="%s" height="32" width="32" alt="%s" title="%s"/>`,
+				`<img data-mx-emoticon src="%s" height="32" width="32" alt="%s" title="%s"/>`,
 				s.EmojiInfo.EmojiURI, message, message,
 			)
 		}