diff --git a/front/src/Components/EmoteMenu/EmoteMenu.svelte b/front/src/Components/EmoteMenu/EmoteMenu.svelte
index 1a973c1f..cf36c150 100644
--- a/front/src/Components/EmoteMenu/EmoteMenu.svelte
+++ b/front/src/Components/EmoteMenu/EmoteMenu.svelte
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       styleProperties: {
         '--font': 'Press Start 2P'
       },
-      showSearch : false
+      autoFocusSearch : false
     });
 
     picker.on("emoji", (selection) => {
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
index 080576c0..2896b884 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ export class GameScene extends DirtyScene {
     private peerStoreUnsubscribe!: () => void;
     private chatVisibilityUnsubscribe!: () => void;
     private emoteUnsubscribe!: () => void;
+    private emoteMenuUnsubscribe!: () => void;
     private biggestAvailableAreaStoreUnsubscribe!: () => void;
     MapUrlFile: string;
     roomUrl: string;
@@ -624,6 +625,14 @@ export class GameScene extends DirtyScene {
             }
         });
 
+        this.emoteMenuUnsubscribe = emoteMenuStore.subscribe((emoteMenu) => {
+            if (emoteMenu) {
+                this.userInputManager.disableControls();
+            } else {
+                this.userInputManager.restoreControls();
+            }
+        });
+
         Promise.all([this.connectionAnswerPromise as Promise<unknown>, ...scriptPromises]).then(() => {
             this.scene.wake();
         });
@@ -1313,6 +1322,7 @@ ${escapedMessage}
         this.peerStoreUnsubscribe();
         this.chatVisibilityUnsubscribe();
         this.emoteUnsubscribe();
+        this.emoteMenuUnsubscribe();
         this.biggestAvailableAreaStoreUnsubscribe();
         iframeListener.unregisterAnswerer("getState");
         iframeListener.unregisterAnswerer("loadTileset");