diff --git a/lib/pleroma/emoji.ex b/lib/pleroma/emoji.ex
index 66e20f0e4..ede734a53 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/emoji.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/emoji.ex
@@ -143,23 +143,38 @@ defp load do
   defp load_pack(pack_dir, emoji_groups) do
     pack_name = Path.basename(pack_dir)
 
-    emoji_txt = Path.join(pack_dir, "emoji.txt")
+    pack_toml = Path.join(pack_dir, "pack.toml")
 
-    if File.exists?(emoji_txt) do
-      load_from_file(emoji_txt, emoji_groups)
-    else
-      extensions = Pleroma.Config.get([:emoji, :pack_extensions])
+    if File.exists?(pack_toml) do
+      toml = Toml.decode_file!(pack_toml)
 
-      Logger.info(
-        "No emoji.txt found for pack \"#{pack_name}\", assuming all #{Enum.join(extensions, ", ")} files are emoji"
-      )
-
-      make_shortcode_to_file_map(pack_dir, extensions)
-      |> Enum.map(fn {shortcode, rel_file} ->
+      toml["files"]
+      |> Enum.map(fn {name, rel_file} ->
         filename = Path.join("/emoji/#{pack_name}", rel_file)
-
-        {shortcode, filename, [to_string(match_extra(emoji_groups, filename))]}
+        {name, filename, pack_name}
       end)
+    else
+      # Load from emoji.txt / all files
+      emoji_txt = Path.join(pack_dir, "emoji.txt")
+
+      if File.exists?(emoji_txt) do
+        load_from_file(emoji_txt, emoji_groups)
+      else
+        extensions = Pleroma.Config.get([:emoji, :pack_extensions])
+
+        Logger.info(
+          "No emoji.txt found for pack \"#{pack_name}\", assuming all #{
+            Enum.join(extensions, ", ")
+          } files are emoji"
+        )
+
+        make_shortcode_to_file_map(pack_dir, extensions)
+        |> Enum.map(fn {shortcode, rel_file} ->
+          filename = Path.join("/emoji/#{pack_name}", rel_file)
+
+          {shortcode, filename, [to_string(match_extra(emoji_groups, filename))]}
+        end)
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index f2635da24..172f3a940 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ defp deps do
       {:ex_rated, "~> 1.3"},
       {:ex_const, "~> 0.2"},
       {:plug_static_index_html, "~> 1.0.0"},
+      {:toml, "~> 0.5"},
       {:excoveralls, "~> 0.11.1", only: :test},
       {:mox, "~> 0.5", only: :test}
     ] ++ oauth_deps()
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 24b34c09c..39b9fa930 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
   "telemetry": {:hex, :telemetry, "0.4.0", "8339bee3fa8b91cb84d14c2935f8ecf399ccd87301ad6da6b71c09553834b2ab", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
   "tesla": {:hex, :tesla, "1.3.0", "f35d72f029e608f9cdc6f6d6fcc7c66cf6d6512a70cfef9206b21b8bd0203a30", [:mix], [{:castore, "~> 0.1", [hex: :castore, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:exjsx, ">= 3.0.0", [hex: :exjsx, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:fuse, "~> 2.4", [hex: :fuse, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:gun, "~> 1.3", [hex: :gun, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:hackney, "~> 1.6", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:ibrowse, "~> 4.4.0", [hex: :ibrowse, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:jason, ">= 1.0.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:mime, "~> 1.0", [hex: :mime, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mint, "~> 0.4", [hex: :mint, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:poison, ">= 1.0.0", [hex: :poison, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.3", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm"},
   "timex": {:hex, :timex, "3.6.1", "efdf56d0e67a6b956cc57774353b0329c8ab7726766a11547e529357ffdc1d56", [:mix], [{:combine, "~> 0.10", [hex: :combine, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:gettext, "~> 0.10", [hex: :gettext, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:tzdata, "~> 0.1.8 or ~> 0.5 or ~> 1.0.0", [hex: :tzdata, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
+  "toml": {:hex, :toml, "0.5.2", "e471388a8726d1ce51a6b32f864b8228a1eb8edc907a0edf2bb50eab9321b526", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
   "trailing_format_plug": {:hex, :trailing_format_plug, "0.0.7", "64b877f912cf7273bed03379936df39894149e35137ac9509117e59866e10e45", [:mix], [{:plug, "> 0.12.0", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "tzdata": {:hex, :tzdata, "0.5.21", "8cbf3607fcce69636c672d5be2bbb08687fe26639a62bdcc283d267277db7cf0", [:mix], [{:hackney, "~> 1.0", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "ueberauth": {:hex, :ueberauth, "0.6.1", "9e90d3337dddf38b1ca2753aca9b1e53d8a52b890191cdc55240247c89230412", [:mix], [{:plug, "~> 1.5", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},