diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/messenger/inputfield/fingerprints/SwitchMessangeInputEmojiButtonFingerprint.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/messenger/inputfield/fingerprints/SwitchMessangeInputEmojiButtonFingerprint.kt
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+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/messenger/inputfield/fingerprints/SwitchMessangeInputEmojiButtonFingerprint.kt
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+package app.revanced.patches.messenger.inputfield.fingerprints
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint
+import org.jf.dexlib2.Opcode
+
+object SwitchMessangeInputEmojiButtonFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
+    returnType = "V",
+    parameters = listOf("L", "Z"),
+    strings = listOf("afterTextChanged", "expression_search"),
+    opcodes = listOf(
+        Opcode.IGET_OBJECT,
+        Opcode.IF_EQZ,
+        Opcode.CONST_STRING,
+        Opcode.GOTO,
+        Opcode.CONST_STRING,
+        Opcode.GOTO
+    )
+)
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/messenger/inputfield/patch/DisableSwitchingEmojiToStickerInMessageInputField.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/messenger/inputfield/patch/DisableSwitchingEmojiToStickerInMessageInputField.kt
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+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/messenger/inputfield/patch/DisableSwitchingEmojiToStickerInMessageInputField.kt
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+package app.revanced.patches.messenger.inputfield.patch
+
+import app.revanced.extensions.toErrorResult
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.*
+import app.revanced.patcher.data.BytecodeContext
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.instruction
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.replaceInstruction
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.BytecodePatch
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResult
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResultSuccess
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch
+import app.revanced.patches.messenger.inputfield.fingerprints.SwitchMessangeInputEmojiButtonFingerprint
+import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.instruction.OneRegisterInstruction
+
+@Patch
+@Name("disable-switching-emoji-to-sticker-in-message-input-field")
+@Description("Disables switching from emoji to sticker search mode in message input field")
+@Compatibility([Package("com.facebook.orca")])
+@Version("0.0.1")
+class DisableSwitchingEmojiToStickerInMessageInputField : BytecodePatch(listOf(SwitchMessangeInputEmojiButtonFingerprint)) {
+    override fun execute(context: BytecodeContext): PatchResult {
+        SwitchMessangeInputEmojiButtonFingerprint.result?.let {
+            val setStringIndex = it.scanResult.patternScanResult!!.startIndex + 2
+
+            it.mutableMethod.apply {
+                val targetRegister = instruction<OneRegisterInstruction>(setStringIndex).registerA
+
+                replaceInstruction(
+                    setStringIndex,
+                    "const-string v$targetRegister, \"expression\""
+                )
+            }
+        } ?: throw SwitchMessangeInputEmojiButtonFingerprint.toErrorResult()
+
+        return PatchResultSuccess()
+    }
+}