diff --git a/js/views/conversation_view.js b/js/views/conversation_view.js
index dcd9fa3c7..777c4f979 100644
--- a/js/views/conversation_view.js
+++ b/js/views/conversation_view.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
             this.listenTo(this.model, 'change:unreadCount', this.onUnread);
 
             this.render();
+            twemoji.parse(this.el, { base: '/images/twemoji/', size: 16 });
 
             this.appWindow = options.appWindow;
             this.fileInput = new Whisper.FileInputView({