diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_edit/index.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_edit/index.tsx
index a119e8e61da..d3a3c967070 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_edit/index.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_edit/index.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { ToggleField } from '@/mastodon/components/form_fields';
 import { useElementHandledLink } from '@/mastodon/components/status/handled_link';
 import { useAccount } from '@/mastodon/hooks/useAccount';
 import { useCurrentAccountId } from '@/mastodon/hooks/useAccountId';
+import { useCustomEmojis } from '@/mastodon/hooks/useCustomEmojis';
 import { autoPlayGif } from '@/mastodon/initial_state';
 import {
   fetchProfile,
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ export const AccountEdit: FC = () => {
   }, [dispatch, profile?.bot]);
 
   // Normally we would use the account emoji, but we want all custom emojis to be available to render after editing.
-  const emojis = useAppSelector((state) => state.custom_emojis);
+  const emojis = useCustomEmojis();
   const htmlHandlers = useElementHandledLink({
     hashtagAccountId: profile?.id,
   });
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_edit/modals/fields_modals.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_edit/modals/fields_modals.tsx
index d0f67ddc62c..98324cf4dd2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_edit/modals/fields_modals.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_edit/modals/fields_modals.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { forwardRef, useCallback, useImperativeHandle, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  forwardRef,
+  useCallback,
+  useImperativeHandle,
+  useMemo,
+  useState,
+} from 'react';
 import type { FC, FocusEventHandler } from 'react';
 
 import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
@@ -9,6 +15,7 @@ import { closeModal } from '@/mastodon/actions/modal';
 import { Button } from '@/mastodon/components/button';
 import type { FieldStatus } from '@/mastodon/components/form_fields';
 import { EmojiTextInputField } from '@/mastodon/components/form_fields';
+import { useCustomEmojis } from '@/mastodon/hooks/useCustomEmojis';
 import {
   removeField,
   selectFieldById,
@@ -104,11 +111,6 @@ const selectFieldLimits = createAppSelector(
 
 const RECOMMENDED_LIMIT = 40;
 
-const selectEmojiCodes = createAppSelector(
-  [(state) => state.custom_emojis],
-  (emojis) => emojis.map((emoji) => emoji.get('shortcode')).toArray(),
-);
-
 interface ConfirmationMessage {
   message: string;
   confirm: string;
@@ -143,7 +145,11 @@ export const EditFieldModal = forwardRef<
     value?: FieldStatus;
   }>({});
 
-  const customEmojiCodes = useAppSelector(selectEmojiCodes);
+  const customEmojis = useCustomEmojis();
+  const customEmojiCodes = useMemo(
+    () => Object.keys(customEmojis ?? {}),
+    [customEmojis],
+  );
   const checkField = useCallback(
     (value: string): FieldStatus | null => {
       if (!value.trim()) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_edit/modals/fields_reorder_modal.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_edit/modals/fields_reorder_modal.tsx
index 8a94c99ac28..60ec040579a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_edit/modals/fields_reorder_modal.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_edit/modals/fields_reorder_modal.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
 import { CustomEmojiProvider } from '@/mastodon/components/emoji/context';
 import { normalizeKey } from '@/mastodon/components/hotkeys/utils';
 import { Icon } from '@/mastodon/components/icon';
+import { useCustomEmojis } from '@/mastodon/hooks/useCustomEmojis';
 import type { FieldData } from '@/mastodon/reducers/slices/profile_edit';
 import {
   patchProfile,
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ export const ReorderFieldsModal: FC<DialogModalProps> = ({ onClose }) => {
     void dispatch(patchProfile({ fields_attributes: newFields })).then(onClose);
   }, [dispatch, fieldKeys, fields, onClose]);
 
-  const emojis = useAppSelector((state) => state.custom_emojis);
+  const emojis = useCustomEmojis();
 
   return (
     // Add a wrapper here in the capture phase, so that it can be intercepted before the window listener in ModalRoot.
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/database.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/database.ts
index 79845b02e7e..80bdfd12ff4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/database.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/database.ts
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ export async function searchCustomEmojisByShortcodes(shortcodes: string[]) {
   return results.filter((emoji) => shortcodes.includes(emoji.shortcode));
 }
 
+export async function loadAllCustomEmoji() {
+  const db = await loadDB();
+  return db.getAll('custom');
+}
+
 export async function loadLegacyShortcodesByShortcode(shortcode: string) {
   const db = await loadDB();
   return db.getFromIndex(
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/normalize.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/normalize.ts
index f19b300f3f0..6d2cfbb46ab 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/normalize.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/normalize.ts
@@ -185,21 +185,16 @@ export function cleanExtraEmojis(extraEmojis?: CustomEmojiMapArg | null) {
   if (!extraEmojis) {
     return null;
   }
-  if (Array.isArray(extraEmojis)) {
-    return extraEmojis.reduce<ExtraCustomEmojiMap>(
-      (acc, emoji) => ({ ...acc, [emoji.shortcode]: emoji }),
-      {},
-    );
+  if (!Array.isArray(extraEmojis) && !isList(extraEmojis)) {
+    return extraEmojis;
   }
-  if (isList(extraEmojis)) {
-    return extraEmojis
-      .toJS()
-      .reduce<ExtraCustomEmojiMap>(
-        (acc, emoji) => ({ ...acc, [emoji.shortcode]: emoji }),
-        {},
-      );
+  const emojis: ExtraCustomEmojiMap = {};
+  const emojiArray = isList(extraEmojis) ? extraEmojis.toJS() : extraEmojis;
+  for (const emoji of emojiArray) {
+    emojis[emoji.shortcode] = emoji;
   }
-  return extraEmojis;
+
+  return emojis;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/home_timeline/components/announcements/index.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/home_timeline/components/announcements/index.tsx
index cb44e1d075c..2e4cc0214c4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/home_timeline/components/announcements/index.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/home_timeline/components/announcements/index.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import elephantUIPlane from '@/images/elephant_ui_plane.svg';
 import type { RenderSlideFn } from '@/mastodon/components/carousel';
 import { Carousel } from '@/mastodon/components/carousel';
 import { CustomEmojiProvider } from '@/mastodon/components/emoji/context';
+import { useCustomEmojis } from '@/mastodon/hooks/useCustomEmojis';
 import { mascot } from '@/mastodon/initial_state';
 import { createAppSelector, useAppSelector } from '@/mastodon/store';
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ const announcementSelector = createAppSelector(
 
 export const Announcements: FC = () => {
   const announcements = useAppSelector(announcementSelector);
-  const emojis = useAppSelector((state) => state.custom_emojis);
+  const emojis = useCustomEmojis();
 
   const renderSlide: RenderSlideFn<{
     id: string;
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/hooks/useCustomEmojis.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/hooks/useCustomEmojis.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df0eed61385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/hooks/useCustomEmojis.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+import type { ExtraCustomEmojiMap } from '../features/emoji/types';
+
+let emojis: ExtraCustomEmojiMap | null = null;
+
+export function useCustomEmojis() {
+  const [, setLoaded] = useState(emojis !== null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!emojis) {
+      void loadEmojisIntoCache().then(() => {
+        setLoaded(true);
+      });
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  return emojis;
+}
+
+async function loadEmojisIntoCache() {
+  const { loadAllCustomEmoji } = await import('../features/emoji/database');
+  const emojisRaw = await loadAllCustomEmoji();
+  if (emojisRaw.length === 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  emojis = {};
+  for (const emoji of emojisRaw) {
+    emojis[emoji.shortcode] = {
+      url: emoji.url,
+      shortcode: emoji.shortcode,
+      static_url: emoji.static_url,
+    };
+  }
+}