diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/constants.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/constants.ts
index de5eae8fe13..262464a82b2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/constants.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/constants.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,27 @@
+import { createContext, useContext } from 'react';
+
 import type { GroupKey, GroupMessage, SkinToneKey } from 'emojibase';
 import groupData from 'emojibase-data/meta/groups.json';
 
 import type { CustomEmojiData } from '@/mastodon/features/emoji/types';
 
-type CustomGroupMessage = Omit<GroupMessage, 'key'> & {
+export interface PickerContext {
+  skinTone: SkinTone;
+  hiddenGroups: string[];
+  recentlyUsed: string[];
+}
+
+const pickerContext = createContext<PickerContext>({
+  skinTone: 'default',
+  hiddenGroups: [],
+  recentlyUsed: [],
+});
+
+export const PickerContextProvider = pickerContext.Provider;
+
+export const usePickerContext = () => useContext(pickerContext);
+
+export type CustomGroupMessage = Omit<GroupMessage, 'key'> & {
   key: string;
 };
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/index.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/index.tsx
index b5de756a2ef..e65df179e0f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/index.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/index.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import type { FC } from 'react';
 
+import { IconButton } from '@/mastodon/components/icon_button';
 import type { AnyEmojiData } from '@/mastodon/features/emoji/types';
 import SettingsIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/settings.svg?react';
 
-import { IconButton } from '../../icon_button';
 import { CustomEmojiProvider } from '../context';
 
 import type { SkinTone } from './constants';
-import { mockCustomEmojis, mockCustomGroups } from './constants';
+import {
+  mockCustomEmojis,
+  mockCustomGroups,
+  PickerContextProvider,
+  usePickerContext,
+} from './constants';
 import { PickerGroupButton } from './group-button';
 import { useLocaleMessages } from './hooks';
 import { PickerGroupList } from './list';
@@ -30,21 +35,60 @@ export const MockEmojiPicker: FC<MockEmojiPickerProps> = ({
     setShowSettings((prev) => !prev);
   }, []);
 
+  const [skinTone, setSkinTone] = useState<SkinTone>('default');
+  const handleSkinToneChange = useCallback(
+    (tone: SkinTone) => {
+      setSkinTone(tone);
+      onSkinToneChange?.(tone);
+    },
+    [onSkinToneChange],
+  );
+
+  const [recentlyUsed, setRecentlyUsed] = useState<string[]>([
+    ':blobcat_heart:',
+    ':mastodon:',
+    '👍',
+  ]);
+  const handleClearRecentlyUsed = useCallback(() => {
+    setRecentlyUsed([]);
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleEmojiPick = useCallback(
+    (emojiCode: string) => {
+      onSelect?.(emojiCode);
+      if (!recentlyUsed.includes(emojiCode)) {
+        setRecentlyUsed((prev) => [emojiCode, ...prev].slice(0, 10));
+      }
+    },
+    [onSelect, recentlyUsed],
+  );
+
+  const [hiddenGroups, setHiddenGroups] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const handleToggleHiddenGroup = useCallback((group: string) => {
+    setHiddenGroups((prev) =>
+      prev.includes(group) ? prev.filter((g) => g !== group) : [...prev, group],
+    );
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <CustomEmojiProvider emojis={mockCustomEmojis}>
-      <div className={classes.wrapper}>
-        {showSettings ? (
-          <PickerSettings
-            onClose={handleSettingsClick}
-            onSkinToneChange={onSkinToneChange}
-          />
-        ) : (
-          <PickerMain
-            onSelect={onSelect}
-            onSettingsClick={handleSettingsClick}
-          />
-        )}
-      </div>
+      <PickerContextProvider value={{ skinTone, hiddenGroups, recentlyUsed }}>
+        <div className={classes.wrapper}>
+          {showSettings ? (
+            <PickerSettings
+              onClose={handleSettingsClick}
+              onSkinToneChange={handleSkinToneChange}
+              onToggleHiddenGroup={handleToggleHiddenGroup}
+              onClearRecentlyUsed={handleClearRecentlyUsed}
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <PickerMain
+              onSelect={handleEmojiPick}
+              onSettingsClick={handleSettingsClick}
+            />
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </PickerContextProvider>
     </CustomEmojiProvider>
   );
 };
@@ -90,6 +134,13 @@ const PickerMain: FC<
 
     searchInput.focus();
   }, []);
+
+  const { hiddenGroups } = usePickerContext();
+  const customGroups = useMemo(
+    () => mockCustomGroups.filter(({ key }) => !hiddenGroups.includes(key)),
+    [hiddenGroups],
+  );
+
   return (
     <>
       <div className={classes.header}>
@@ -108,7 +159,7 @@ const PickerMain: FC<
       </div>
 
       <div className={classes.main} ref={wrapperRef}>
-        {mockCustomGroups.map((group) => (
+        {customGroups.map((group) => (
           <PickerGroupList
             key={group.key}
             group={group.key}
@@ -126,7 +177,7 @@ const PickerMain: FC<
         ))}
       </div>
       <ul className={classes.nav}>
-        {mockCustomGroups.map((group) => (
+        {customGroups.map((group) => (
           <PickerGroupButton
             key={group.key}
             onSelect={handleGroupSelect}
@@ -134,7 +185,9 @@ const PickerMain: FC<
             group={group.key}
           />
         ))}
-        <li key='separator' className={classes.separator} />
+        {customGroups.length > 0 && (
+          <li key='separator' className={classes.separator} />
+        )}
         {groups.map((group) => (
           <PickerGroupButton
             key={group.key}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/settings.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/settings.tsx
index 44b8a91d7a5..ac2df684908 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/settings.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/settings.tsx
@@ -1,28 +1,43 @@
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import type { ChangeEventHandler, FC } from 'react';
 
+import { IconButton } from '@/mastodon/components/icon_button';
 import CloseIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/close.svg?react';
 
-import { IconButton } from '../../icon_button';
+import { Emoji } from '..';
 
-import type { SkinTone } from './constants';
-import { toneToEmoji } from './constants';
+import type { CustomGroupMessage, SkinTone } from './constants';
+import {
+  mockCustomEmojis,
+  mockCustomGroups,
+  toneToEmoji,
+  usePickerContext,
+} from './constants';
 import { useLocaleMessages } from './hooks';
 import classes from './styles.module.css';
 
 interface PickerSettingsProps {
   onClose: () => void;
   onSkinToneChange?: (skinTone: SkinTone) => void;
+  onClearRecentlyUsed: () => void;
+  onToggleHiddenGroup: (group: string) => void;
 }
 
 export const PickerSettings: FC<PickerSettingsProps> = ({
   onClose,
   onSkinToneChange,
+  onToggleHiddenGroup,
+  onClearRecentlyUsed,
 }) => {
+  const [editHidden, setEditHidden] = useState(false);
+  const handleEditHiddenClick = useCallback(() => {
+    setEditHidden((prev) => !prev);
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <>
       <div className={classes.header}>
-        <h2 className={classes.headerTitle}>Emoji Picker Settings</h2>
+        <h2>Emoji Picker Settings</h2>
         <IconButton
           icon='close'
           iconComponent={CloseIcon}
@@ -31,10 +46,25 @@ export const PickerSettings: FC<PickerSettingsProps> = ({
         />
       </div>
       <div className={classes.settings}>
-        <fieldset>
-          <legend>Skin tone</legend>
-          <SkinToneSelector onSkinToneChange={onSkinToneChange} />
-        </fieldset>
+        {!editHidden ? (
+          <>
+            <fieldset>
+              <legend>Skin tone</legend>
+              <SkinToneSelector onSkinToneChange={onSkinToneChange} />
+            </fieldset>
+            <button type='button' onClick={handleEditHiddenClick}>
+              Edit hidden groups
+            </button>
+            <button type='button' onClick={onClearRecentlyUsed}>
+              Reset recently used
+            </button>
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <HiddenGroupsSelector
+            onClose={handleEditHiddenClick}
+            onToggleHiddenGroup={onToggleHiddenGroup}
+          />
+        )}
       </div>
     </>
   );
@@ -82,3 +112,57 @@ const SkinToneSelector: FC<Pick<PickerSettingsProps, 'onSkinToneChange'>> = ({
     </div>
   );
 };
+
+const HiddenGroupsSelector: FC<
+  Pick<PickerSettingsProps, 'onToggleHiddenGroup'> & { onClose: () => void }
+> = ({ onClose, onToggleHiddenGroup }) => {
+  return (
+    <fieldset>
+      <legend className={classes.hiddenGroupHeader}>
+        <span>Uncheck to hide groups</span>
+        <button type='button' onClick={onClose}>
+          Go back
+        </button>
+      </legend>
+      <ul>
+        {mockCustomGroups.map((group) => (
+          <HiddenGroupItem
+            group={group}
+            key={group.key}
+            onToggleHiddenGroup={onToggleHiddenGroup}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </ul>
+    </fieldset>
+  );
+};
+
+const HiddenGroupItem: FC<
+  Pick<PickerSettingsProps, 'onToggleHiddenGroup'> & {
+    group: CustomGroupMessage;
+  }
+> = ({ group, onToggleHiddenGroup }) => {
+  const groupEmoji = useMemo(
+    () => mockCustomEmojis.find((e) => e.category === group.key),
+    [group],
+  );
+  const handleToggle = useCallback(() => {
+    onToggleHiddenGroup(group.key);
+  }, [onToggleHiddenGroup, group.key]);
+
+  const { hiddenGroups } = usePickerContext();
+
+  return (
+    <li key={group.key}>
+      <label className={classes.hiddenGroupItem}>
+        <input
+          type='checkbox'
+          onChange={handleToggle}
+          checked={!hiddenGroups.includes(group.key)}
+        />
+        <Emoji code={`:${groupEmoji?.shortcode}:`} />
+        {group.message}
+      </label>
+    </li>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/styles.module.css b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/styles.module.css
index 645f57a2144..e63132accdf 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/styles.module.css
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/emoji/picker/styles.module.css
@@ -25,14 +25,23 @@
   gap: 0.5rem;
   align-items: center;
   grid-area: 1 / 1 / 1 / 3;
+  color: gray;
 
-  svg {
-    color: gray;
+  .search,
+  h2 {
+    flex-grow: 1;
+  }
+
+  h2 {
+    font-size: 1.25em;
+  }
+
+  button {
+    color: inherit;
   }
 }
 
 .search {
-  flex-grow: 1;
   appearance: none;
   border: 1px solid gray;
   border-radius: 0.25rem;
@@ -163,17 +172,14 @@
   }
 }
 
-.headerTitle {
-  flex-grow: 1;
-  color: gray;
-  font-size: 1.25em;
-}
-
 .skinTonesWrapper {
+  --max-button-size: 3rem;
+
   display: flex;
   gap: 0.5rem;
   justify-content: space-between;
   font-size: 1.5rem;
+  max-width: calc(var(--max-button-size) * 6 + 0.5rem * 5);
 
   input {
     appearance: none;
@@ -188,7 +194,8 @@
     border: 1px solid gray;
     line-height: 100%;
     cursor: pointer;
-    min-width: 2.5em;
+    width: 100%;
+    max-width: var(--max-button-size);
   }
 
   input:checked {
@@ -203,3 +210,28 @@
     line-height: 1;
   }
 }
+
+.hiddenGroupHeader {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  width: 100%;
+
+  span {
+    flex-grow: 1;
+  }
+
+  button {
+    font-size: 0.75em;
+  }
+}
+
+.hiddenGroupItem {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+  background: lightgray;
+  border-radius: 0.25rem;
+  padding: 0.25rem;
+}