diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/maingui.c b/src/fe-gtk/maingui.c
index 7f9ed381..ce253836 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/maingui.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/maingui.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ enum
 #define TAG_IRC 0               /* server, channel, dialog */
 #define TAG_UTIL 1      /* dcc, notify, chanlist */
 
-static void mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (GtkWidget *widget);
+static void mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (GtkWidget *widget, const PangoFontDescription *font);
 static void mg_reply_show_child (GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data);
 
 #define MG_CONFIG_SAVE_DEBOUNCE_MS 250
@@ -3232,7 +3232,7 @@ mg_create_chanmodebuttons (session_gui *gui, GtkWidget *box)
         gtk_entry_set_max_length (GTK_ENTRY (gui->key_entry), 23);
         gtk_widget_set_size_request (gui->key_entry, 58, 11);
         gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box), gui->key_entry, 0, 0, 0);
-        mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (gui->key_entry);
+        mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (gui->key_entry, NULL);
         mg_apply_compact_mode_css (gui->key_entry);
         g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (gui->key_entry), "activate",
                                                         G_CALLBACK (mg_key_entry_cb), NULL);
@@ -3250,7 +3250,7 @@ mg_create_chanmodebuttons (session_gui *gui, GtkWidget *box)
 	gtk_entry_set_width_chars (GTK_ENTRY (gui->limit_entry), 5);
         gtk_widget_set_size_request (gui->limit_entry, 45, 11);
         gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box), gui->limit_entry, 0, 0, 0);
-        mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (gui->limit_entry);
+        mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (gui->limit_entry, NULL);
         mg_apply_compact_mode_css (gui->limit_entry);
         g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (gui->limit_entry), "activate",
                                                         G_CALLBACK (mg_limit_entry_cb), NULL);
@@ -3519,7 +3519,8 @@ mg_apply_session_font_prefs (session_gui *gui)
 	{
 		if (prefs.hex_gui_input_style)
 			theme_manager_apply_entry_palette (gui->input_box, font);
-		mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (gui->input_box);
+		mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (gui->input_box,
+			prefs.hex_gui_input_style ? font : NULL);
 	}
 
 	if (gui->chanview)
@@ -4475,7 +4476,7 @@ mg_fontdesc_with_fallback (const PangoFontDescription *base_desc, gboolean emoji
 }
 
 static void
-mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (GtkWidget *widget)
+mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (GtkWidget *widget, const PangoFontDescription *font)
 {
         PangoFontDescription *desc;
         GtkStyleContext *context;
@@ -4488,9 +4489,12 @@ mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (GtkWidget *widget)
         if (!context)
                 return;
 
-        gtk_style_context_get (context, GTK_STATE_FLAG_NORMAL,
-                               "font", &base_desc,
-                               NULL);
+        if (font)
+                base_desc = pango_font_description_copy (font);
+        else
+                gtk_style_context_get (context, GTK_STATE_FLAG_NORMAL,
+                                       "font", &base_desc,
+                                       NULL);
         if (!base_desc)
                 return;
 
@@ -4695,7 +4699,7 @@ mg_create_search(session *sess, GtkWidget *box)
         gui->shentry = entry = gtk_entry_new();
         gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(gui->shbox), entry, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
         gtk_widget_set_size_request (gui->shentry, 180, -1);
-        mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (entry);
+        mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (entry, NULL);
         mg_apply_entry_scroll_artifact_fix (entry);
         gui->search_changed_signal = g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(entry), "changed", G_CALLBACK(search_handle_change), sess);
         g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (entry), "key-press-event", G_CALLBACK (search_handle_esc), sess);
@@ -4803,7 +4807,8 @@ mg_create_entry (session *sess, GtkWidget *box)
 
         if (prefs.hex_gui_input_style)
                 mg_apply_entry_style (entry);
-        mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (entry);
+        mg_apply_emoji_fallback_widget (entry,
+                prefs.hex_gui_input_style && input_style ? input_style->font_desc : NULL);
         mg_apply_entry_scroll_artifact_fix (entry);
 
 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32