diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/customreaction/EmojiItem.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/customreaction/EmojiItem.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3de0734b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/customreaction/EmojiItem.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 New Vector Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.components.customreaction
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.interaction.MutableInteractionSource
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
+import androidx.compose.material.ripple.rememberRipple
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import io.element.android.emojibasebindings.Emoji
+import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.ElementPreview
+import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.PreviewsDayNight
+import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.theme.components.Text
+import io.element.android.libraries.theme.ElementTheme
+
+@Composable
+fun EmojiItem(
+    item: Emoji,
+    isSelected: Boolean,
+    onEmojiSelected: (Emoji) -> Unit,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+) {
+    val backgroundColor = if (isSelected) {
+        ElementTheme.colors.bgActionPrimaryRest
+    } else {
+        Color.Transparent
+    }
+
+    Box(
+        modifier = modifier
+            .size(40.dp)
+            .background(backgroundColor, CircleShape)
+            .clickable(
+                enabled = true,
+                onClick = { onEmojiSelected(item) },
+                indication = rememberRipple(bounded = false, radius = 20.dp),
+                interactionSource = remember { MutableInteractionSource() }
+            ),
+        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center
+    ) {
+        Text(
+            text = item.unicode,
+            style = ElementTheme.typography.fontHeadingSmRegular,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+@PreviewsDayNight
+@Composable
+internal fun EmojiItemPreview() = ElementPreview {
+    Row(
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+    ) {
+        for (isSelected in listOf(true, false)) {
+            EmojiItem(
+                item = Emoji(
+                    hexcode = "",
+                    label = "",
+                    tags = null,
+                    shortcodes = emptyList(),
+                    unicode = "👍",
+                    skins = null
+                ),
+                isSelected = isSelected,
+                onEmojiSelected = {},
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/customreaction/EmojiPicker.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/customreaction/EmojiPicker.kt
index ee9d4c819d..29d6b14e59 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/customreaction/EmojiPicker.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/customreaction/EmojiPicker.kt
@@ -17,31 +17,22 @@
 package io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.components.customreaction
 
 import androidx.compose.foundation.ExperimentalFoundationApi
-import androidx.compose.foundation.background
-import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
-import androidx.compose.foundation.interaction.MutableInteractionSource
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.GridCells
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.LazyVerticalGrid
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.items
 import androidx.compose.foundation.pager.HorizontalPager
 import androidx.compose.foundation.pager.rememberPagerState
-import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
-import androidx.compose.material.ripple.rememberRipple
 import androidx.compose.material3.SecondaryTabRow
 import androidx.compose.material3.Tab
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
-import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
-import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -52,8 +43,6 @@ import io.element.android.emojibasebindings.EmojibaseStore
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.ElementPreview
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.PreviewsDayNight
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.theme.components.Icon
-import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.theme.components.Text
-import io.element.android.libraries.theme.ElementTheme
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.ImmutableSet
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentSetOf
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
@@ -101,31 +90,12 @@ fun EmojiPicker(
                 contentPadding = PaddingValues(vertical = 10.dp, horizontal = 16.dp),
                 horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
             ) {
-
                 items(emojis, key = { it.unicode }) { item ->
-                    val backgroundColor = if (selectedEmojis.contains(item.unicode)) {
-                        ElementTheme.colors.bgActionPrimaryRest
-                    } else {
-                        Color.Transparent
-                    }
-
-                    Box(
-                        modifier = Modifier
-                            .size(40.dp)
-                            .background(backgroundColor, CircleShape)
-                            .clickable(
-                                enabled = true,
-                                onClick = { onEmojiSelected(item) },
-                                indication = rememberRipple(bounded = false, radius = 20.dp),
-                                interactionSource = remember { MutableInteractionSource() }
-                            ),
-                        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center
-                    ) {
-                        Text(
-                            text = item.unicode,
-                            style = ElementTheme.typography.fontHeadingSmRegular,
-                        )
-                    }
+                    EmojiItem(
+                        item = item,
+                        isSelected = selectedEmojis.contains(item.unicode),
+                        onEmojiSelected = onEmojiSelected
+                    )
                 }
             }
         }