diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/media/history_media_sticker.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/media/history_media_sticker.cpp
index 4c5d3aa11..3e132bcea 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/media/history_media_sticker.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/media/history_media_sticker.cpp
@@ -94,10 +94,14 @@ QSize HistorySticker::countCurrentSize(int newWidth) {
 }
 
 void HistorySticker::draw(Painter &p, const QRect &r, TextSelection selection, crl::time ms) const {
-	if (!_lottie
-		&& _data->loaded()
-		&& Lottie::ValidateFile(_data->filepath())) {
-		_lottie = Lottie::FromFile(_data->filepath());
+	if (!_lottie && _data->filename().endsWith(qstr(".json"))) {
+		if (_data->loaded()) {
+			_lottie = _data->data().isEmpty()
+				? Lottie::FromFile(_data->filepath())
+				: Lottie::FromData(_data->data());
+		} else {
+			_data->automaticLoad(_parent->data()->fullId(), _parent->data());
+		}
 	}
 
 	auto sticker = _data->sticker();
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/lottie/lottie_animation.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/lottie/lottie_animation.cpp
index 29f53d9e5..be39d3830 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/lottie/lottie_animation.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/lottie/lottie_animation.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ std::unique_ptr<Animation> FromFile(const QString &path) {
 	if (content.isEmpty()) {
 		return nullptr;
 	}
-	return std::make_unique<Lottie::Animation>(content);
+	return FromData(content);
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<Animation> FromData(const QByteArray &data) {
+	return std::make_unique<Lottie::Animation>(data);
 }
 
 Animation::Animation(const QByteArray &content) {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/lottie/lottie_animation.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/lottie/lottie_animation.h
index f960ccc0f..999b4a8d1 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/lottie/lottie_animation.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/lottie/lottie_animation.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class Animation;
 
 bool ValidateFile(const QString &path);
 std::unique_ptr<Animation> FromFile(const QString &path);
+std::unique_ptr<Animation> FromData(const QByteArray &data);
 
 struct PlaybackOptions {
 	float64 speed = 1.;