diff --git a/data/emoji_used.txt b/data/emoji_used.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8e467120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/emoji_used.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# List of emojis separated with newline used in on-screen keyboard
+# Only top 38 will be used
+🎉
+👀
+✌️
+👉
+👌
+👍
+👎
+👏
+❤️
+💔
+💯
+🔥
+😁
+😂
+😄
+😅
+😉
+☺️
+😋
+😌
+😍
+😎
+😏
+😑
+😒
+😔
+😕
+😘
+😜
+😞
+😢
+😩
+😪
+😭
+😳
+😴
+🙌
+🙏
diff --git a/data/gui/screens/online/networking_lobby.stkgui b/data/gui/screens/online/networking_lobby.stkgui
index 2a388e309..f04c02006 100644
--- a/data/gui/screens/online/networking_lobby.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/screens/online/networking_lobby.stkgui
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
             <box proportion="2" height="100%" layout="vertical-row">
                 <div x="1%" width="98%" height="fit" layout="horizontal-row">
                     <textbox id="chat" proportion="1"/>
-                    <spacer width="3%" height="10"/>
-                    <button id="send" width="20%" height="fit" align="center" I18N="In the network lobby" text="Send"/>
+                    <spacer width="2%" height="10"/>
+                    <button id="send" width="10%" height="fit" align="center" text=""/>
+                    <spacer width="1%" height="10"/>
+                    <button id="emoji" width="10%" height="fit" align="center" text=""/>
                 </div>
                 <spacer height="5%" width="10"/>
                 <label id="timeout-message" x="1%" width="98%" proportion="1" text="" word_wrap="true" align="center"/>
diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/include/IEventReceiver.h b/lib/irrlicht/include/IEventReceiver.h
index ea7653570..82a5a9cae 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/include/IEventReceiver.h
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/include/IEventReceiver.h
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ struct SEvent
 	struct SKeyInput
 	{
 		//! Character corresponding to the key (0, if not a character, value undefined in key releases)
-		wchar_t Char;
+		char32_t Char;
 
 		//! Key which has been pressed or released
 		EKEY_CODE Key;
diff --git a/sources.cmake b/sources.cmake
index d4f28ae4d..ba4868d71 100644
--- a/sources.cmake
+++ b/sources.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Modify this file to change the last-modified date when you add/remove a file.
-# This will then trigger a new cmake run automatically.
+# This will then trigger a new cmake run automatically. 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE STK_HEADERS RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} "src/*.hpp")
 file(GLOB_RECURSE STK_SOURCES RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} "src/*.cpp")
 file(GLOB_RECURSE STK_SHADERS RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} "data/shaders/*")
diff --git a/src/guiengine/emoji_keyboard.cpp b/src/guiengine/emoji_keyboard.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21cc66c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/guiengine/emoji_keyboard.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+//
+//  SuperTuxKart - a fun racing game with go-kart
+//  Copyright (C) 2019 SuperTuxKart-Team
+//
+//  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+//  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+//  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3
+//  of the License: or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//  GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+//  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+//  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+
+#include "guiengine/emoji_keyboard.hpp"
+#include "io/file_manager.hpp"
+#include "utils/string_utils.hpp"
+#include "utils/utf8.h"
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+using namespace GUIEngine;
+// ============================================================================
+ScreenKeyboard::KeyboardLayoutProportions
+                            EmojiKeyboard::getKeyboardLayoutProportions() const
+{
+    return
+        {
+            {2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2},
+            {2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2},
+            {2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2},
+            {2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2}
+        };
+}   // getKeyboardLayoutProportions
+
+// ============================================================================
+ScreenKeyboard::KeyboardLayout*
+                         EmojiKeyboard::getKeyboardLayout(ButtonsType bt) const
+{
+    static KeyboardLayout emojis =
+        {
+            {"?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?"},
+            {"?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?"},
+            {"?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "Back"},
+            {"?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "?", "Enter"}
+        };
+    static bool loaded_emojis = false;
+    if (!loaded_emojis)
+    {
+        const std::string file_name = file_manager->getAsset("emoji_used.txt");
+        std::vector<std::string> emoji_chars;
+        try
+        {
+            std::unique_ptr<std::istream> in(new std::ifstream(file_name.c_str()));
+            if (!in.get())
+            {
+                Log::error("EmojiKeyboard", "Error: failure opening: '%s'.",
+                    file_name.c_str());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                std::string line;
+                while (!StringUtils::safeGetline(*in, line).eof())
+                {
+                    // Check for possible bom mark
+                    if (line[0] == '#' ||
+                        utf8::starts_with_bom(line.begin(), line.end()))
+                        continue;
+                    emoji_chars.push_back(line);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch (std::exception& e)
+        {
+            Log::error("EmojiKeyboard", "Error: failure emoji used file.");
+            Log::error("EmojiKeyboard", "%s", e.what());
+        }
+        // Default if no such emoji in case errors
+        emoji_chars.resize(38, "?");
+        unsigned emoji_copied = 0;
+        for (unsigned i = 0; i < emojis.size(); i++)
+        {
+            for (unsigned j = 0; j < emojis[i].size(); j++)
+            {
+                std::string& emoji = emojis[i][j];
+                if (emoji == "Back" || emoji == "Enter")
+                    continue;
+                emoji = emoji_chars[emoji_copied++];
+            }
+        }
+        loaded_emojis = true;
+    }
+
+    KeyboardLayout* keys = NULL;
+    switch (bt)
+    {
+    case BUTTONS_EMOJI:
+        keys = &emojis;
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    };
+    return keys;
+}   // getKeyboardLayout
diff --git a/src/guiengine/emoji_keyboard.hpp b/src/guiengine/emoji_keyboard.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80eb690b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/guiengine/emoji_keyboard.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+//
+//  SuperTuxKart - a fun racing game with go-kart
+//  Copyright (C) 2019 SuperTuxKart-Team
+//
+//  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+//  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+//  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3
+//  of the License: or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//  GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+//  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+//  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+
+#ifndef HEADER_EMOJI_KEYBOARD_HPP
+#define HEADER_EMOJI_KEYBOARD_HPP
+
+#include "guiengine/screen_keyboard.hpp"
+#include "utils/cpp2011.hpp"
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup guiengine
+ */
+namespace GUIEngine
+{
+    class EmojiKeyboard : public ScreenKeyboard
+    {
+    public:
+        LEAK_CHECK()
+        EmojiKeyboard(float percent_width, float percent_height, CGUIEditBox* edit_box)
+            : ScreenKeyboard(percent_width, percent_height, edit_box) {}
+        virtual KeyboardLayoutProportions getKeyboardLayoutProportions() const OVERRIDE;
+        virtual KeyboardLayout* getKeyboardLayout(ButtonsType bt) const OVERRIDE;
+        virtual ButtonsType getDefaultButtonsType() const OVERRIDE { return BUTTONS_EMOJI; }
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.cpp b/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.cpp
index 4f6514338..15318cf00 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.cpp
@@ -26,45 +26,75 @@
 #include "guiengine/widgets/CGUIEditBox.hpp"
 #include "states_screens/state_manager.hpp"
 #include "utils/log.hpp"
+#include "utils/string_utils.hpp"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <string>
 
 using namespace GUIEngine;
+// ============================================================================
+ScreenKeyboard::KeyboardLayoutProportions
+                           ScreenKeyboard::getKeyboardLayoutProportions() const
+{
+    return
+        {
+            {2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2},
+            {1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1},
+            {2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2},
+            {3, 2, 10, 2, 3}
+        };
+}   // getKeyboardLayoutProportions
 
-typedef std::vector<std::vector<std::string> > KeyboardLayout;
-typedef std::vector<std::vector<int> > KeyboardLayoutProportions;
-          
-KeyboardLayout layout_lower = 
+// ============================================================================
+ScreenKeyboard::KeyboardLayout*
+                        ScreenKeyboard::getKeyboardLayout(ButtonsType bt) const
+{
+    static KeyboardLayout layout_lower =
             {{"q", "w", "e", "r", "t", "y", "u", "i", "o", "p"},
              {"Separator", "a", "s", "d", "f", "g", "h", "j", "k", "l", "Separator"},
              {"Shift", "z", "x", "c", "v", "b", "n", "m", "?", "Back"},
              {"123", ",", "Space", ".", "Enter"}};
-             
-KeyboardLayout layout_upper = 
+
+    static KeyboardLayout layout_upper =
             {{"Q", "W", "E", "R", "T", "Y", "U", "I", "O", "P"},
              {"Separator", "A", "S", "D", "F", "G", "H", "J", "K", "L", "Separator"},
              {"Shift", "Z", "X", "C", "V", "B", "N", "M", "!", "Back"},
              {"123", ",", "Space", ".", "Enter"}};
-                          
-KeyboardLayout layout_digits = 
+
+    static KeyboardLayout layout_digits =
             {{"1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "0"},
              {"Separator", "@", "#", "$", "%", "^", "&", "*", "(", ")", "Separator"},
              {"Shift", "-", "+", ":", ";", "\"", "\'", "/", "?", "Back"},
              {"Text", ",", "Space", ".", "Enter"}};
 
-KeyboardLayout layout_digits2 = 
+    static KeyboardLayout layout_digits2 =
             {{"1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "0"},
              {"Separator", "@", "[", "]", "{", "}", "~", "`", "\\", "|", "Separator"},
              {"Shift", "_", "=", ":", ";", "<", ">", "/", "!", "Back"},
              {"Text", ",", "Space", ".", "Enter"}};
 
-KeyboardLayoutProportions layout_proportions = 
-            {{2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2},
-             {1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1},
-             {2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2},
-             {3, 2, 10, 2, 3}};
+    KeyboardLayout* keys = NULL;
+    switch (bt)
+    {
+    case BUTTONS_LOWER:
+        keys = &layout_lower;
+        break;
+    case BUTTONS_UPPER:
+        keys = &layout_upper;
+        break;
+    case BUTTONS_DIGITS:
+        keys = &layout_digits;
+        break;
+    case BUTTONS_DIGITS2:
+        keys = &layout_digits2;
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    };
+    return keys;
+}   // getKeyboardLayout
 
+// ============================================================================
 ScreenKeyboard* ScreenKeyboard::m_screen_keyboard = NULL;
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -95,8 +125,6 @@ ScreenKeyboard::ScreenKeyboard(float percent_width, float percent_height,
     m_repeat_time     = 0;
     m_back_button_pressed = false;
     m_schedule_close = false;
-    
-    init();
 }   // ScreenKeyboard
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -115,7 +143,8 @@ ScreenKeyboard::~ScreenKeyboard()
 }   // ~ScreenKeyboard
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/** Internal function that makes whole screen keyboard initialization
+/** Screen keyboard initialization, needs to be called after new to take into
+ *  account for runtime polymorphism
  */
 void ScreenKeyboard::init()
 {
@@ -148,7 +177,7 @@ void ScreenKeyboard::init()
     input_manager->setMode(InputManager::MENU);
     
     createButtons();
-    assignButtons(BUTTONS_LOWER);
+    assignButtons(getDefaultButtonsType());
     
     Widget* button_widget = getWidget<ButtonWidget>("Back");
     assert(button_widget != NULL);
@@ -160,6 +189,7 @@ void ScreenKeyboard::init()
  */
 void ScreenKeyboard::createButtons()
 {
+    const auto& layout_proportions = getKeyboardLayoutProportions();
     int rows_num = layout_proportions.size();
     int pos_y = 3;
 
@@ -219,11 +249,9 @@ void ScreenKeyboard::createButtons()
 }   // createButtons
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-std::wstring ScreenKeyboard::getKeyName(std::string key_id)
+core::stringw ScreenKeyboard::getKeyName(std::string key_id)
 {
-    std::wstring key_name;
-    
+    core::stringw key_name;
     if (key_id == "Enter")
     {
         key_name = L"\u21B2";
@@ -242,10 +270,8 @@ std::wstring ScreenKeyboard::getKeyName(std::string key_id)
     }
     else
     {
-        std::wstring tmp(key_id.begin(), key_id.end());
-        key_name = tmp;
+        key_name = StringUtils::utf8ToWide(key_id);
     }
-    
     return key_name;
 }
 
@@ -255,31 +281,12 @@ std::wstring ScreenKeyboard::getKeyName(std::string key_id)
  */
 void ScreenKeyboard::assignButtons(ButtonsType buttons_type)
 {
+    const auto& layout_proportions = getKeyboardLayoutProportions();
     int rows_num = layout_proportions.size();
-    
+
     m_buttons_type = buttons_type;
-    
-    KeyboardLayout* keys = NULL;
-    
-    switch (buttons_type)
-    {
-    case BUTTONS_LOWER:
-        keys = &layout_lower;
-        break;
-    case BUTTONS_UPPER:
-        keys = &layout_upper;
-        break;
-    case BUTTONS_DIGITS:
-        keys = &layout_digits;
-        break;
-    case BUTTONS_DIGITS2:
-        keys = &layout_digits2;
-        break;
-    default:
-        keys = NULL;
-        break;
-    };
-    
+    KeyboardLayout* keys = getKeyboardLayout(buttons_type);
+
     unsigned int current_button_id = 0;
     
     for (int i = 0; i < rows_num; i++)
@@ -289,7 +296,7 @@ void ScreenKeyboard::assignButtons(ButtonsType buttons_type)
         for (int j = 0; j < cols_num; j++)
         {
             std::string key = keys != NULL ? (*keys)[i][j] : "?";
-            std::wstring key_name = getKeyName(key);
+            const core::stringw& key_name = getKeyName(key);
 
             assert(current_button_id < m_buttons.size());
             ButtonWidget* button = m_buttons[current_button_id];
@@ -301,7 +308,7 @@ void ScreenKeyboard::assignButtons(ButtonsType buttons_type)
             else
             {
                 button->setVisible(true);
-                button->setText(key_name.c_str());
+                button->setText(key_name);
                 button->m_properties[PROP_ID] = key;
             }
             
@@ -408,7 +415,8 @@ EventPropagation ScreenKeyboard::processEvent(const std::string& eventSource)
     SEvent event;
     bool send_event = false;
     bool close_keyboard = false;
-        
+    std::vector<char32_t> chars;
+
     if (eventSource == "Shift")
     {
         switch (m_buttons_type)
@@ -440,7 +448,7 @@ EventPropagation ScreenKeyboard::processEvent(const std::string& eventSource)
     else if (eventSource == "Enter")
     {
         event.KeyInput.Key = IRR_KEY_RETURN;
-        event.KeyInput.Char = 0;
+        chars.push_back(0);
         send_event = true;
         close_keyboard = true;
     }
@@ -452,13 +460,16 @@ EventPropagation ScreenKeyboard::processEvent(const std::string& eventSource)
     else if (eventSource == "Space")
     {
         event.KeyInput.Key = IRR_KEY_UNKNOWN;
-        event.KeyInput.Char = ' ';
+        chars.push_back(U' ');
         send_event = true;
     }
     else if (eventSource.size() > 0)
     {
         event.KeyInput.Key = IRR_KEY_UNKNOWN;
-        event.KeyInput.Char = eventSource.at(0);
+        // For possible emoji ligatures
+        const std::u32string& s = StringUtils::utf8ToUtf32(eventSource);
+        for (char32_t c : s)
+            chars.push_back(c);
         send_event = true;
     }
 
@@ -468,10 +479,13 @@ EventPropagation ScreenKeyboard::processEvent(const std::string& eventSource)
         event.KeyInput.PressedDown = true;
         event.KeyInput.Control = false;
         event.KeyInput.Shift = false;
-
-        m_edit_box->OnEvent(event);
+        for (char32_t c : chars)
+        {
+            event.KeyInput.Char = c;
+            m_edit_box->OnEvent(event);
+        }
     }
-    
+
     if (close_keyboard)
     {
         dismiss();
diff --git a/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.hpp b/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.hpp
index ac7a41415..1cda4c504 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.hpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/screen_keyboard.hpp
@@ -47,16 +47,19 @@ namespace GUIEngine
     class ScreenKeyboard : public SkinWidgetContainer, 
                            public AbstractTopLevelContainer
     {
-    private:
+    protected:
+        typedef std::vector<std::vector<std::string> > KeyboardLayout;
+        typedef std::vector<std::vector<int> > KeyboardLayoutProportions;
         enum ButtonsType
         {
             BUTTONS_NONE,
             BUTTONS_LOWER,
             BUTTONS_UPPER,
             BUTTONS_DIGITS,
-            BUTTONS_DIGITS2
+            BUTTONS_DIGITS2,
+            BUTTONS_EMOJI
         };
-        
+    private:
         /** Global instance of the current screen keyboard */
         static ScreenKeyboard* m_screen_keyboard;
         
@@ -98,10 +101,9 @@ namespace GUIEngine
         /** Remembered input mode that was used before keyboard creation */
         InputManager::InputDriverMode m_previous_mode;
 
-        void init();
         void createButtons();
         void assignButtons(ButtonsType buttons_type);
-        std::wstring getKeyName(std::string key_id);
+        core::stringw getKeyName(std::string key_id);
 
     public:
         LEAK_CHECK()
@@ -110,8 +112,10 @@ namespace GUIEngine
                        CGUIEditBox* edit_box);
         ~ScreenKeyboard();
 
+        void init();
+
         virtual EventPropagation processEvent(const std::string& eventSource);
-        
+
         static void dismiss();
         static bool onEscapePressed();
         /** Returns pointer to the created keyboard or NULL if keyboard was
@@ -146,6 +150,15 @@ namespace GUIEngine
         
         /** Returns assigned edit box */
         CGUIEditBox* getEditBox() {return m_edit_box;}
+
+        virtual KeyboardLayoutProportions getKeyboardLayoutProportions() const;
+
+        virtual KeyboardLayout* getKeyboardLayout(ButtonsType bt) const;
+
+        virtual ButtonsType getDefaultButtonsType() const
+        {
+            return BUTTONS_LOWER;
+        }
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/guiengine/widgets/CGUIEditBox.cpp b/src/guiengine/widgets/CGUIEditBox.cpp
index f2120efcd..d577473bc 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/widgets/CGUIEditBox.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/widgets/CGUIEditBox.cpp
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ void CGUIEditBox::setTextRect(s32 line)
 }
 
 
-void CGUIEditBox::inputChar(wchar_t c)
+void CGUIEditBox::inputChar(char32_t c)
 {
     if (!isEnabled())
         return;
@@ -1476,7 +1476,8 @@ void CGUIEditBox::openScreenKeyboard()
     if (GUIEngine::ScreenKeyboard::getCurrent() != NULL)
         return;
 
-    new GUIEngine::ScreenKeyboard(1.0f, 0.40f, this);
+    GUIEngine::ScreenKeyboard* k = new GUIEngine::ScreenKeyboard(1.0f, 0.40f, this);
+    k->init();
 }
 
 // Real copying is happening in text_box_widget.cpp with static function
diff --git a/src/guiengine/widgets/CGUIEditBox.hpp b/src/guiengine/widgets/CGUIEditBox.hpp
index f562c236b..c7360a826 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/widgets/CGUIEditBox.hpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/widgets/CGUIEditBox.hpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ namespace GUIEngine
         //! sets the area of the given line
         void setTextRect(s32 line);
         //! adds a letter to the edit box
-        void inputChar(wchar_t c);
+        void inputChar(char32_t c);
         //! calculates the current scroll position
         void calculateScrollPos();
         //! send some gui event to parent
diff --git a/src/states_screens/online/networking_lobby.cpp b/src/states_screens/online/networking_lobby.cpp
index 26f6bd14f..3cf17e80a 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/online/networking_lobby.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/online/networking_lobby.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "font/font_manager.hpp"
 #include "graphics/irr_driver.hpp"
 #include "guiengine/CGUISpriteBank.hpp"
+#include "guiengine/emoji_keyboard.hpp"
 #include "guiengine/scalable_font.hpp"
 #include "guiengine/widgets/CGUIEditBox.hpp"
 #include "guiengine/widgets/button_widget.hpp"
@@ -114,6 +115,9 @@ void NetworkingLobby::loadedFromFile()
     m_send_button = getWidget<ButtonWidget>("send");
     assert(m_send_button != NULL);
 
+    m_emoji_button = getWidget<ButtonWidget>("emoji");
+    assert(m_emoji_button != NULL);
+
     m_icon_bank = new irr::gui::STKModifiedSpriteBank(GUIEngine::getGUIEnv());
     video::ITexture* icon_1 = irr_driver->getTexture
         (file_manager->getAsset(FileManager::GUI_ICON, "crown.png"));
@@ -191,6 +195,12 @@ void NetworkingLobby::init()
     m_chat_box->setTextBoxType(TBT_CAP_SENTENCES);
     m_send_button->setVisible(false);
     m_send_button->setActive(false);
+    // Unicode enter arrow
+    m_send_button->setText(L"\u21B2");
+    m_emoji_button->setVisible(false);
+    m_emoji_button->setActive(false);
+    // Unicode smile emoji
+    m_emoji_button->setText(L"\u263A");
 
     // Connect to server now if we have saved players and not disconnected
     if (!LobbyProtocol::get<LobbyProtocol>() &&
@@ -212,6 +222,8 @@ void NetworkingLobby::init()
             m_chat_box->setActive(true);
             m_send_button->setVisible(true);
             m_send_button->setActive(true);
+            m_emoji_button->setVisible(true);
+            m_emoji_button->setActive(true);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -221,6 +233,8 @@ void NetworkingLobby::init()
             m_chat_box->setActive(false);
             m_send_button->setVisible(true);
             m_send_button->setActive(false);
+            m_emoji_button->setVisible(true);
+            m_emoji_button->setActive(false);
         }
         if (auto cl = LobbyProtocol::get<ClientLobby>())
         {
@@ -315,11 +329,13 @@ void NetworkingLobby::onUpdate(float delta)
         {
             m_chat_box->setActive(true);
             m_send_button->setActive(true);
+            m_emoji_button->setActive(true);
         }
         else if (!cl->serverEnabledChat() && m_send_button->isActivated())
         {
             m_chat_box->setActive(false);
             m_send_button->setActive(false);
+            m_emoji_button->setActive(false);
         }
     }
     if (cl && cl->isWaitingForGame())
@@ -586,6 +602,13 @@ void NetworkingLobby::eventCallback(Widget* widget, const std::string& name,
             cl->sendChat(m_chat_box->getText());
         m_chat_box->setText("");
     }   // send chat message
+    else if (name == m_emoji_button->m_properties[PROP_ID] &&
+        !ScreenKeyboard::isActive())
+    {
+        EmojiKeyboard* ek = new EmojiKeyboard(1.0f, 0.40f,
+            m_chat_box->getIrrlichtElement<CGUIEditBox>());
+        ek->init();
+    }
     else if (name == m_start_button->m_properties[PROP_ID])
     {
         if (m_client_live_joinable)
@@ -747,6 +770,8 @@ void NetworkingLobby::finishAddingPlayers()
         m_chat_box->setActive(true);
         m_send_button->setVisible(true);
         m_send_button->setActive(true);
+        m_emoji_button->setVisible(true);
+        m_emoji_button->setActive(true);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -755,6 +780,8 @@ void NetworkingLobby::finishAddingPlayers()
         m_chat_box->setActive(false);
         m_send_button->setVisible(true);
         m_send_button->setActive(false);
+        m_emoji_button->setVisible(true);
+        m_emoji_button->setActive(false);
     }
 }   // finishAddingPlayers
 
diff --git a/src/states_screens/online/networking_lobby.hpp b/src/states_screens/online/networking_lobby.hpp
index 5cd2c6c50..550408967 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/online/networking_lobby.hpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/online/networking_lobby.hpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ private:
     GUIEngine::ListWidget* m_player_list;
     GUIEngine::TextBoxWidget* m_chat_box;
     GUIEngine::ButtonWidget* m_send_button;
+    GUIEngine::ButtonWidget* m_emoji_button;
 
     irr::gui::STKModifiedSpriteBank* m_icon_bank;