diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 65d046bdf3..c8f7d5365b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Other changes:
 
 Bugfix 🐛:
  - Do not show long click help if only invitation are displayed
+ - Fix emoji filtering not working
 
 Translations 🗣:
  -
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/reactions/EmojiSearchResultFragment.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/reactions/EmojiSearchResultFragment.kt
index 029f468b70..e5b46c2176 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/reactions/EmojiSearchResultFragment.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/reactions/EmojiSearchResultFragment.kt
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import android.view.View
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DividerItemDecoration
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
-import com.airbnb.epoxy.EpoxyRecyclerView
 import com.airbnb.mvrx.activityViewModel
 import com.airbnb.mvrx.withState
 import im.vector.riotx.R
 import im.vector.riotx.core.platform.VectorBaseFragment
 import im.vector.riotx.core.utils.LiveEvent
+import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_generic_recycler_epoxy.*
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 class EmojiSearchResultFragment @Inject constructor(
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class EmojiSearchResultFragment @Inject constructor(
         }
 
         val lmgr = LinearLayoutManager(context, RecyclerView.VERTICAL, false)
-        val epoxyRecyclerView = view as? EpoxyRecyclerView ?: return
         epoxyRecyclerView.layoutManager = lmgr
         val dividerItemDecoration = DividerItemDecoration(epoxyRecyclerView.context, lmgr.orientation)
         epoxyRecyclerView.addItemDecoration(dividerItemDecoration)
diff --git a/vector/src/main/res/layout/activity_emoji_reaction_picker.xml b/vector/src/main/res/layout/activity_emoji_reaction_picker.xml
index 9d680e6221..16c0ae3c8b 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/res/layout/activity_emoji_reaction_picker.xml
+++ b/vector/src/main/res/layout/activity_emoji_reaction_picker.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
         android:name="im.vector.riotx.features.reactions.EmojiSearchResultFragment"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:visibility="gone"
         app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
-        android:visibility="gone" />
+        tools:visibility="visible" />
 
     <com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout
         style="@style/VectorAppBarLayoutStyle"