diff --git a/changelog.d/emoji-pack-sanitization.security b/changelog.d/emoji-pack-sanitization.security
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3218abd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/emoji-pack-sanitization.security
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Emoji pack loader sanitizes pack names
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/emoji/pack.ex b/lib/pleroma/emoji/pack.ex
index a361ea200..6e58f8898 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/emoji/pack.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/emoji/pack.ex
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ def update_metadata(name, data) do
 
   @spec load_pack(String.t()) :: {:ok, t()} | {:error, :file.posix()}
   def load_pack(name) do
+    name = Path.basename(name)
     pack_file = Path.join([emoji_path(), name, "pack.json"])
 
     with {:ok, _} <- File.stat(pack_file),
diff --git a/test/pleroma/emoji/pack_test.exs b/test/pleroma/emoji/pack_test.exs
index 18b99da75..00001abfc 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/emoji/pack_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/emoji/pack_test.exs
@@ -90,4 +90,8 @@ test "add emoji file", %{pack: pack} do
 
     assert updated_pack.files_count == 1
   end
+
+  test "load_pack/1 ignores path traversal in a forged pack name", %{pack: pack} do
+    assert {:ok, ^pack} = Pack.load_pack("../../../../../dump_pack")
+  end
 end