diff --git a/shared/img/smiley.png b/shared/img/smiley.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84f9c5b9
Binary files /dev/null and b/shared/img/smiley.png differ
diff --git a/shared/js/ui/react-elements/ChatBox.tsx b/shared/js/ui/react-elements/ChatBox.tsx
index c13d0c6b..32c4b331 100644
--- a/shared/js/ui/react-elements/ChatBox.tsx
+++ b/shared/js/ui/react-elements/ChatBox.tsx
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ interface ChatBoxEvents {
 }
 
 const LastUsedEmoji = () => {
-    // const le = new Emoji({ id: 'smiley', set: 'native' });
-    // return le.component;
-    return (<p>+*+</p>)
+    return <img key={"fallback"} alt={""} src={"img/smiley.png"} />;
 }
 
 const EmojiButton = (props: { events: Registry<ChatBoxEvents> }) => {