diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-ui-message/client/popup/messagePopupConfig.js b/packages/rocketchat-ui-message/client/popup/messagePopupConfig.js
index 7685dd7d3cc1..345b7e4c0579 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-ui-message/client/popup/messagePopupConfig.js
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-ui-message/client/popup/messagePopupConfig.js
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ const getEmojis = function(collection, filter) {
 		return [];
 	}
 
-	const regExp = new RegExp(`^${ RegExp.escape(key) }`, 'i');
+	const regExp = new RegExp(RegExp.escape(filter), 'i');
 	const recents = RocketChat.EmojiPicker.getRecent().map((item) => `:${ item }:`);
 	return Object.keys(collection).map((_id) => {
 		const data = collection[key];