diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index abac2cd3..da404388 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - Bugfix: `Login expired` message no longer highlights all tabs. (#2735)
 - Bugfix: Fix a deadlock that would occur during user badge loading. (#1704, #2756)
 - Bugfix: Tabbing in `Select a channel to open` is now consistent. (#1797)
+- Bugfix: Fix Ctrl + Backspace not closing colon emote picker. (#2780)
 - Bugfix: Approving/denying AutoMod messages works again. (#2779)
 - Dev: Migrated AutoMod approve/deny endpoints to Helix. (#2779)
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.cpp b/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.cpp
index b01c2910..f9fbb6f5 100644
--- a/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ void SplitInput::initLayout()
         app->fonts->getFont(FontStyle::ChatMedium, this->scale()));
     QObject::connect(this->ui_.textEdit, &QTextEdit::cursorPositionChanged,
                      this, &SplitInput::onCursorPositionChanged);
+    QObject::connect(this->ui_.textEdit, &QTextEdit::textChanged, this,
+                     &SplitInput::onTextChanged);
 
     this->managedConnections_.push_back(app->fonts->fontChanged.connect([=]() {
         this->ui_.textEdit->setFont(
@@ -447,6 +449,11 @@ void SplitInput::installKeyPressedEvent()
     });
 }
 
+void SplitInput::onTextChanged()
+{
+    this->updateColonMenu();
+}
+
 void SplitInput::onCursorPositionChanged()
 {
     this->updateColonMenu();
diff --git a/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.hpp b/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.hpp
index 00b22ebc..7e97aa6e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ private:
     void initLayout();
     void installKeyPressedEvent();
     void onCursorPositionChanged();
+    void onTextChanged();
     void updateEmoteButton();
     void updateColonMenu();
     void showColonMenu(const QString &text);