diff --git a/src/components/picker/nimble-picker.js b/src/components/picker/nimble-picker.js
index 1b8c12032..763bd1c72 100644
--- a/src/components/picker/nimble-picker.js
+++ b/src/components/picker/nimble-picker.js
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ export default class NimblePicker extends React.PureComponent {
 
         if (
           this.SEARCH_CATEGORY.emojis &&
+          this.SEARCH_CATEGORY.emojis.length &&
           (emoji = getSanitizedData(
             this.SEARCH_CATEGORY.emojis[0],
             this.state.skin,