diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/stickers_emoji_pack.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/stickers_emoji_pack.cpp
index 59da0625f..4654a2bdd 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/stickers_emoji_pack.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/stickers_emoji_pack.cpp
@@ -117,68 +117,6 @@ constexpr auto kClearSourceTimeout = 10 * crl::time(1000);
 	return list[index - 1];
 }
 
-class ImageSource : public Images::Source {
-public:
-	explicit ImageSource(
-		EmojiPtr emoji,
-		not_null<crl::object_on_queue<EmojiImageLoader>*> loader);
-
-	void load() override;
-	QImage takeLoaded() override;
-
-	int width() override;
-	int height() override;
-
-private:
-	// While HistoryView::Element-s are almost never destroyed
-	// we make loading of the image lazy.
-	not_null<crl::object_on_queue<EmojiImageLoader>*> _loader;
-	EmojiPtr _emoji = nullptr;
-	QImage _data;
-	QSize _size;
-	base::binary_guard _loading;
-
-};
-
-ImageSource::ImageSource(
-	EmojiPtr emoji,
-	not_null<crl::object_on_queue<EmojiImageLoader>*> loader)
-: _loader(loader)
-, _emoji(emoji)
-, _size(SingleSize()) {
-}
-
-void ImageSource::load() {
-	if (!_data.isNull() || _loading) {
-		return;
-	}
-	_loader->with([
-		this,
-		emoji = _emoji,
-		guard = _loading.make_guard()
-	](EmojiImageLoader &loader) mutable {
-		if (!guard) {
-			return;
-		}
-		crl::on_main(std::move(guard), [this, image = loader.prepare(emoji)]{
-			_data = image;
-			Auth().downloaderTaskFinished().notify();
-		});
-	});
-}
-
-QImage ImageSource::takeLoaded() {
-	return _data;
-}
-
-int ImageSource::width() {
-	return _size.width();
-}
-
-int ImageSource::height() {
-	return _size.height();
-}
-
 } // namespace
 
 EmojiImageLoader::EmojiImageLoader(
@@ -264,6 +202,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<UniversalImages> EmojiImageLoader::releaseImages() {
 
 } // namespace details
 
+QSize LargeEmojiImage::Size() {
+	return details::SingleSize();
+}
+
 EmojiPack::EmojiPack(not_null<Main::Session*> session)
 : _session(session)
 , _imageLoader(prepareSourceImages(), session->settings().largeEmoji())
@@ -347,13 +289,38 @@ auto EmojiPack::stickerForEmoji(const IsolatedEmoji &emoji) -> Sticker {
 	return Sticker();
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<Image> EmojiPack::image(EmojiPtr emoji) {
-	const auto i = _images.emplace(emoji, std::weak_ptr<Image>()).first;
+std::shared_ptr<LargeEmojiImage> EmojiPack::image(EmojiPtr emoji) {
+	const auto i = _images.emplace(
+		emoji,
+		std::weak_ptr<LargeEmojiImage>()).first;
 	if (const auto result = i->second.lock()) {
 		return result;
 	}
-	auto result = std::make_shared<Image>(
-		std::make_unique<details::ImageSource>(emoji, &_imageLoader));
+	auto result = std::make_shared<LargeEmojiImage>();
+	const auto raw = result.get();
+	const auto weak = base::make_weak(_session.get());
+	raw->load = [=] {
+		_imageLoader.with([=](details::EmojiImageLoader &loader) mutable {
+			crl::on_main(weak, [
+				=,
+				image = loader.prepare(emoji)
+			]() mutable {
+				const auto i = _images.find(emoji);
+				if (i != end(_images)) {
+					if (const auto strong = i->second.lock()) {
+						if (!strong->image) {
+							strong->load = nullptr;
+							strong->image.emplace(
+								std::make_unique<Images::ImageSource>(
+									std::move(image)));
+							_session->downloaderTaskFinished().notify();
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			});
+		});
+		raw->load = nullptr;
+	};
 	i->second = result;
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/stickers_emoji_pack.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/stickers_emoji_pack.h
index 52973b94c..506171bff 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/stickers_emoji_pack.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/stickers_emoji_pack.h
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 #pragma once
 
 #include "ui/text/text_isolated_emoji.h"
+#include "ui/image/image.h"
 #include "base/timer.h"
 
 #include <crl/crl_object_on_queue.h>
 
-class Image;
 class HistoryItem;
 class DocumentData;
 
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ class EmojiImageLoader;
 
 using IsolatedEmoji = Ui::Text::IsolatedEmoji;
 
+struct LargeEmojiImage {
+	std::optional<Image> image;
+	FnMut<void()> load;
+
+	[[nodiscard]] static QSize Size();
+};
+
 class EmojiPack final {
 public:
 	struct Sticker {
@@ -61,7 +68,7 @@ public:
 	void remove(not_null<const HistoryItem*> item);
 
 	[[nodiscard]] Sticker stickerForEmoji(const IsolatedEmoji &emoji);
-	[[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<Image> image(EmojiPtr emoji);
+	[[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<LargeEmojiImage> image(EmojiPtr emoji);
 
 private:
 	class ImageLoader;
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@ private:
 	base::flat_map<
 		IsolatedEmoji,
 		base::flat_set<not_null<HistoryItem*>>> _items;
-	base::flat_map<EmojiPtr, std::weak_ptr<Image>> _images;
+	base::flat_map<EmojiPtr, std::weak_ptr<LargeEmojiImage>> _images;
 	mtpRequestId _requestId = 0;
 
 	crl::object_on_queue<details::EmojiImageLoader> _imageLoader;
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_large_emoji.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_large_emoji.cpp
index f44ec7ec3..a251e301a 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_large_emoji.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_large_emoji.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 namespace HistoryView {
 namespace {
 
+using EmojiImage = Stickers::LargeEmojiImage;
+
 auto ResolveImages(
 	not_null<Main::Session*> session,
 	const Ui::Text::IsolatedEmoji &emoji)
--> std::array<std::shared_ptr<Image>, Ui::Text::kIsolatedEmojiLimit> {
+-> std::array<std::shared_ptr<EmojiImage>, Ui::Text::kIsolatedEmojiLimit> {
 	const auto single = [&](EmojiPtr emoji) {
 		return emoji ? session->emojiStickersPack().image(emoji) : nullptr;
 	};
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ auto ResolveImages(
 		single(emoji.items[2]) } };
 }
 
-auto NonEmpty(const std::array<std::shared_ptr<Image>, Ui::Text::kIsolatedEmojiLimit> &images) {
+auto NonEmpty(const std::array<std::shared_ptr<EmojiImage>, Ui::Text::kIsolatedEmojiLimit> &images) {
 	using namespace rpl::mappers;
 
 	return images | ranges::view::filter(_1 != nullptr);
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ QSize LargeEmoji::size() {
 	const auto count = ranges::distance(NonEmpty(_images));
 	Assert(count > 0);
 
-	const auto single = _images[0]->size() / cIntRetinaFactor();
+	const auto single = EmojiImage::Size() / cIntRetinaFactor();
 	const auto skip = st::largeEmojiSkip - 2 * st::largeEmojiOutline;
 	const auto inner = count * single.width() + (count - 1) * skip;
 	const auto &padding = st::largeEmojiPadding;
@@ -71,16 +73,18 @@ void LargeEmoji::draw(Painter &p, const QRect &r, bool selected) {
 	const auto y = r.y() + (r.height() - _size.height()) / 2 + padding.top();
 	const auto o = Data::FileOrigin();
 	const auto skip = st::largeEmojiSkip - 2 * st::largeEmojiOutline;
+	const auto size = EmojiImage::Size() / cIntRetinaFactor();
 	for (const auto &image : images) {
-		image->load();
-		const auto w = image->width() / cIntRetinaFactor();
-		if (image->loaded()) {
-			const auto h = image->height() / cIntRetinaFactor();
+		const auto w = size.width();
+		if (const auto &prepared = image->image) {
+			const auto h = size.height();
 			const auto &c = st::msgStickerOverlay;
 			const auto pixmap = selected
-				? image->pixColored(o, c, w, h)
-				: image->pix(o, w, h);
+				? prepared->pixColored(o, c, w, h)
+				: prepared->pix(o, w, h);
 			p.drawPixmap(x, y, pixmap);
+		} else if (image->load) {
+			image->load();
 		}
 		x += w + skip;
 	}
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_large_emoji.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_large_emoji.h
index b90ddc951..710945ebf 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_large_emoji.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/media/history_view_large_emoji.h
@@ -10,15 +10,13 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 #include "history/view/media/history_view_media_unwrapped.h"
 #include "ui/text/text_isolated_emoji.h"
 
-class Image;
-
 namespace Data {
 struct FileOrigin;
 } // namespace Data
 
-namespace Lottie {
-class SinglePlayer;
-} // namespace Lottie
+namespace Stickers {
+struct LargeEmojiImage;
+} // namespace Stickers
 
 namespace HistoryView {
 
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	const not_null<Element*> _parent;
 	const std::array<
-		std::shared_ptr<Image>,
+		std::shared_ptr<Stickers::LargeEmojiImage>,
 		Ui::Text::kIsolatedEmojiLimit> _images;
 	QSize _size;