diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fde3674d..b8518a2c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where commands would sometimes reset if Chatterino was improperly shut down. (#6011)
 - Bugfix: Fixed a thick border on Windows 11. (#5836)
 - Bugfix: Fixed some windows not immediately closing. (#6054)
+- Bugfix: The emote button no longer looks crunchy. (#6080)
 - Dev: Subscriptions to PubSub channel points redemption topics now use no auth token, making it continue to work during PubSub shutdown. (#5947)
 - Dev: Add initial experimental EventSub support. (#5837, #5895, #5897, #5904, #5910, #5903, #5915, #5916, #5930, #5935, #5932, #5943, #5952, #5953, #5968, #5973, #5974, #5980, #5981, #5985, #5990, #5992, #5993, #5996, #5995, #6000, #6001, #6002, #6003, #6005, #6007, #6010, #6008, #6012, #6013, #6015, #6017, #6027, #6028, #6035, #6036, #6040, #6041, #6048, #6058, #6059, #6078, #6079)
 - Dev: Remove unneeded platform specifier for toasts. (#5914)
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/Button.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/Button.cpp
index 5c658cb3..91b65e3d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/Button.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/Button.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ void Button::setPixmap(const QPixmap &_pixmap)
     this->update();
 }
 
+void Button::setSvgResource(const QString &resourcePath)
+{
+    if (resourcePath == this->svgResourcePath)
+    {
+        // Same resource path as before - nothing changed
+        return;
+    }
+
+    this->svgRenderer = new QSvgRenderer(resourcePath, this);
+    this->svgResourcePath = resourcePath;
+
+    this->update();
+}
+
 const QPixmap &Button::getPixmap() const
 {
     return this->pixmap_;
@@ -176,7 +190,13 @@ void Button::paintButton(QPainter &painter)
 {
     painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::SmoothPixmapTransform);
 
-    if (!this->pixmap_.isNull())
+    if (this->svgRenderer != nullptr)
+    {
+        painter.setOpacity(this->getCurrentDimAmount());
+
+        this->svgRenderer->render(&painter);
+    }
+    else if (!this->pixmap_.isNull())
     {
         painter.setOpacity(this->getCurrentDimAmount());
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/Button.hpp b/src/widgets/helper/Button.hpp
index b66c8a10..9828a85e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/Button.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/Button.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <QMouseEvent>
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QPoint>
+#include <QSvgRenderer>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QWidget>
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 
     void setMouseEffectColor(std::optional<QColor> color);
     void setPixmap(const QPixmap &pixmap_);
+    void setSvgResource(const QString &resourcePath);
     const QPixmap &getPixmap() const;
 
     void setDim(Dim value);
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ private:
 
     QColor borderColor_{};
     QPixmap pixmap_{};
+    QSvgRenderer *svgRenderer{};
+    QString svgResourcePath;
     QPixmap resizedPixmap_{};
     Dim dimPixmap_{Dim::Some};
     bool enableMargin_{true};
diff --git a/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.cpp b/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.cpp
index 10ea3811..68dbaddc 100644
--- a/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.cpp
@@ -165,11 +165,9 @@ void SplitInput::initLayout()
         textEditLength->setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight);
 
         box->addStretch(1);
-        box.emplace<EffectLabel>().assign(&this->ui_.emoteButton);
+        box.emplace<Button>().assign(&this->ui_.emoteButton);
     }
 
-    this->ui_.emoteButton->getLabel().setTextFormat(Qt::RichText);
-
     // ---- misc
 
     // set edit font
@@ -266,8 +264,6 @@ void SplitInput::themeChangedEvent()
     this->ui_.textEdit->setStyleSheet(this->theme->splits.input.styleSheet);
     this->ui_.textEdit->setPalette(placeholderPalette);
 
-    this->ui_.emoteButton->getLabel().setStyleSheet("color: #000");
-
     if (this->theme->isLightTheme())
     {
         this->ui_.replyLabel->setStyleSheet("color: #333");
@@ -289,13 +285,17 @@ void SplitInput::updateEmoteButton()
 {
     auto scale = this->scale();
 
-    auto text =
-        QStringLiteral("<img src=':/buttons/%1.svg' width='%2' height='%2' />")
-            .arg(this->theme->isLightTheme() ? "emoteDark" : "emote")
-            .arg(int(12 * scale));
+    if (this->theme->isLightTheme())
+    {
+        this->ui_.emoteButton->setSvgResource(":/buttons/emoteDark.svg");
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        this->ui_.emoteButton->setSvgResource(":/buttons/emote.svg");
+    }
 
-    this->ui_.emoteButton->getLabel().setText(text);
     this->ui_.emoteButton->setFixedHeight(int(18 * scale));
+    this->ui_.emoteButton->setFixedWidth(int(18 * scale));
 }
 
 void SplitInput::updateCancelReplyButton()
diff --git a/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.hpp b/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.hpp
index bf5b5048..0ab67b7c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/splits/SplitInput.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "messages/Message.hpp"
 #include "widgets/BaseWidget.hpp"
+#include "widgets/helper/Button.hpp"
 
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QLabel>
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ protected:
         ResizingTextEdit *textEdit;
         QLabel *textEditLength;
         EffectLabel *sendButton;
-        EffectLabel *emoteButton;
+        Button *emoteButton;
     } ui_;
 
     MessagePtr replyTarget_ = nullptr;