diff --git a/files/assets/js/emoji_modal/inline_emoji_modal.js b/files/assets/js/emoji_modal/inline_emoji_modal.js
index 8733d96a2..6c4e4b3b6 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/emoji_modal/inline_emoji_modal.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/emoji_modal/inline_emoji_modal.js
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ function update_inline_emoji_modal(event)
 	current_word = /(^|\s)([:!@][!#a-zA-Z0-9_]+(?=\n|$))/.exec(text.slice(0, coords === -1 ? text.length : coords));
 	if (current_word) current_word = current_word[2].toLowerCase();
 
+	if (current_word && (current_word.endsWith('#') || current_word.endsWith('!')))
+		return
+
 	if (current_word && curr_word_is_emoji() && current_word != ":")
 	{
 		openSpeedModal().then( () => {