diff --git a/native/components/emoji-keyboard.react.js b/native/components/emoji-keyboard.react.js
index f33d76d13..df8c37a32 100644
--- a/native/components/emoji-keyboard.react.js
+++ b/native/components/emoji-keyboard.react.js
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import EmojiPicker from 'rn-emoji-keyboard';
 
 type Props = {
   +onEmojiSelected: (emoji: { emoji: string, ... }) => mixed,
   +emojiKeyboardOpen: boolean,
   +onEmojiKeyboardClose: () => mixed,
 };
 
 function EmojiKeyboard(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { onEmojiSelected, emojiKeyboardOpen, onEmojiKeyboardClose } = props;
 
   return (
     <EmojiPicker
       onEmojiSelected={onEmojiSelected}
       open={emojiKeyboardOpen}
       onClose={onEmojiKeyboardClose}
+      enableSearchBar
+      enableSearchAnimation={false}
     />
   );
 }
 
 export default EmojiKeyboard;