diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx
index a26d3e3888decf..4c7e74675abc8c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx
@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ class EmojiPickerDropdown extends PureComponent {
           active={active}
           iconComponent={MoodIcon}
           onClick={this.onToggle}
-          inverted
         />
 
         <Overlay show={active} placement={placement} flip target={this.findTarget} popperConfig={{ strategy: 'fixed', onFirstUpdate: this.handleOverlayEnter }}>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss
index b7fe2338161d69..cb2dc4c1e1215a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss
@@ -9271,6 +9271,8 @@ noscript {
   }
 
   &--empty {
+    margin-top: 0;
+
     .emoji-button {
       padding: 0;
     }