diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
index ef3c290f..e4fad5ce 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ void ChannelView::queueUpdate()
     //    this->repaint();
 
     auto tooltipWidget = TooltipWidget::getInstance();
-    if (this->currentPreviewEmote) {
-        auto pixmap = this->currentPreviewEmote->images.getImage(3.0)->pixmap();
+    if (this->currentPreviewImage) {
+        auto pixmap = this->currentPreviewImage->pixmap();
         if (pixmap) {
             tooltipWidget->setImage(*pixmap);
         }
@@ -1228,9 +1228,9 @@ void ChannelView::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
     {
         auto emoteElement = dynamic_cast<const EmoteElement*>(&hoverLayoutElement->getCreator());
         if (emoteElement && getSettings()->emotesTooltipPreview.getValue()) {
-            this->currentPreviewEmote = emoteElement->getEmote();
+            this->currentPreviewImage = emoteElement->getEmote()->images.getImage(3.0);
         } else {
-            this->currentPreviewEmote = nullptr;
+            this->currentPreviewImage = nullptr;
             tooltipWidget->clearImage();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp
index 7abf2938..58b29671 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "messages/LimitedQueue.hpp"
 #include "messages/LimitedQueueSnapshot.hpp"
 #include "messages/Selection.hpp"
-#include "messages/Emote.hpp"
+#include "messages/Image.hpp"
 #include "widgets/BaseWidget.hpp"
 
 #include <QPaintEvent>
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ private:
     static constexpr int leftPadding = 8;
     static constexpr int scrollbarPadding = 8;
 
-    EmotePtr currentPreviewEmote = nullptr;
+    ImagePtr currentPreviewImage = nullptr;
 
 private slots:
     void wordFlagsChanged()