diff --git a/src/components/emoji_input/emoji_input.vue b/src/components/emoji_input/emoji_input.vue
index 81b81913..eedde9aa 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji_input/emoji_input.vue
+++ b/src/components/emoji_input/emoji_input.vue
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         v-if="enableEmojiPicker"
         ref="picker"
         :class="{ hide: !showPicker }"
+        :showing="showPicker"
         :enable-sticker-picker="enableStickerPicker"
         class="emoji-picker-panel"
         @emoji="insert"
diff --git a/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.js b/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.js
index 5b90c31e..8b4f302f 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.js
+++ b/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.js
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ const EmojiPicker = {
       required: false,
       type: Boolean,
       default: false
+    },
+    showing: {
+      required: true,
+      type: Boolean
     }
   },
   data () {
@@ -48,7 +52,9 @@ const EmojiPicker = {
       showingStickers: false,
       groupsScrolledClass: 'scrolled-top',
       keepOpen: false,
-      customEmojiTimeout: null
+      customEmojiTimeout: null,
+      // Lazy-load only after the first time `showing` becomes true.
+      contentLoaded: false
     }
   },
   components: {
@@ -115,6 +121,9 @@ const EmojiPicker = {
       this.$lozad = lozad('img', {})
       this.$lozad.observe()
     },
+    waitForDomAndInitializeLazyLoad() {
+      this.$nextTick(() => this.initializeLazyLoad())
+    },
     destroyLazyLoad () {
       if (this.$lozad) {
         if (this.$lozad.observer) {
@@ -129,18 +138,23 @@ const EmojiPicker = {
   watch: {
     keyword () {
       this.onScroll()
-      // Wait for the dom to change
-      this.$nextTick(() => this.initializeLazyLoad())
+      this.waitForDomAndInitializeLazyLoad()
     },
     allCustomGroups () {
-      this.$nextTick(() => this.initializeLazyLoad())
+      this.waitForDomAndInitializeLazyLoad()
+    },
+    showing (val) {
+      if (val) {
+        this.contentLoaded = true
+        this.waitForDomAndInitializeLazyLoad()
+      }
     }
   },
   mounted () {
     if (this.defaultGroup) {
       this.highlight(this.defaultGroup)
     }
-    this.initializeLazyLoad()
+    this.waitForDomAndInitializeLazyLoad()
   },
   destroyed () {
     this.destroyLazyLoad()
diff --git a/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.vue b/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.vue
index ed196066..b92bccd7 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.vue
+++ b/src/components/emoji_picker/emoji_picker.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="emoji-picker panel panel-default panel-body">
+  <div
+    class="emoji-picker panel panel-default panel-body"
+  >
     <div class="heading">
       <span class="emoji-tabs">
         <span
@@ -45,7 +47,10 @@
         </span>
       </span>
     </div>
-    <div class="content">
+    <div
+      v-if="contentLoaded"
+      class="content"
+    >
       <div
         class="emoji-content"
         :class="{hidden: showingStickers}"