diff --git a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
index 7d8c48aee..887edf45d 100644
--- a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
@@ -5429,10 +5429,13 @@ FolderId ContactsManager::get_secret_chat_initial_folder_id(SecretChatId secret_
   return c->initial_folder_id;
 }
 
-bool ContactsManager::can_use_premium_custom_emoji() const {
+bool ContactsManager::can_use_premium_custom_emoji(DialogId dialog_id) const {
   if (td_->option_manager_->get_option_boolean("is_premium")) {
     return true;
   }
+  if (dialog_id.get_type() == DialogType::Channel && is_megagroup_channel(dialog_id.get_channel_id())) {
+    return true;
+  }
   if (!td_->auth_manager_->is_bot()) {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
index cbb9db23f..734eeb0e0 100644
--- a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
+++ b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class ContactsManager final : public Actor {
 
   void unregister_message_channels(MessageFullId message_full_id, vector<ChannelId> channel_ids);
 
-  bool can_use_premium_custom_emoji() const;
+  bool can_use_premium_custom_emoji(DialogId dialog_id) const;
 
   UserId get_my_id() const;
 
diff --git a/td/telegram/MessageEntity.cpp b/td/telegram/MessageEntity.cpp
index e9ff7b0cf..1699bf310 100644
--- a/td/telegram/MessageEntity.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/MessageEntity.cpp
@@ -4731,7 +4731,8 @@ void remove_unallowed_entities(const Td *td, FormattedText &text, DialogId dialo
       remove_intersecting_entities(text.entities);
     }
   }
-  if (dialog_id != td->dialog_manager_->get_my_dialog_id() && !td->contacts_manager_->can_use_premium_custom_emoji()) {
+  if (dialog_id != td->dialog_manager_->get_my_dialog_id() &&
+      !td->contacts_manager_->can_use_premium_custom_emoji(dialog_id)) {
     remove_premium_custom_emoji_entities(td, text.entities, false);
   }
 }