diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiControl.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiControl.cs
index 5b317f7a5..71df67f2a 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiControl.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiControl.cs
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-using System;
-using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
+using System.Windows.Media;
 using Greenshot.Editor.Drawing;
 
 namespace Greenshot.Editor.Controls
 {
     internal class EmojiControl : Image
     {
-        public static readonly DependencyProperty EmojiProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Emoji", typeof(string), typeof(EmojiControl), new PropertyMetadata(default(string), PropertyChangedCallback));
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty EmojiProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Emoji", typeof(string), typeof(EmojiControl), new PropertyMetadata(default(string), OnEmojiPropertyChanged));
 
-        private static void PropertyChangedCallback(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+        private static void OnEmojiPropertyChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
         {
-            ((EmojiControl)d).Source = EmojiRenderer.GetBitmapSource((string)e.NewValue, iconSize: 48);
+            ((EmojiControl)d).Source = null;
         }
 
         public string Emoji
@@ -19,5 +19,28 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Controls
             get { return (string)GetValue(EmojiProperty); }
             set { SetValue(EmojiProperty, value); }
         }
+
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty UseSystemFontProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("UseSystemFont", typeof(bool), typeof(EmojiControl), new PropertyMetadata(default(bool), OnUseSystemFontPropertyChanged));
+
+        private static void OnUseSystemFontPropertyChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            ((EmojiControl)d).Source = null;
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnRender(DrawingContext dc)
+        {
+            if (Source == null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(Emoji))
+            {
+                Source = EmojiRenderer.GetBitmapSource(Emoji, iconSize: 48, useSystemFont: UseSystemFont);
+            }
+
+            base.OnRender(dc);
+        }
+
+        public bool UseSystemFont
+        {
+            get { return (bool)GetValue(UseSystemFontProperty); }
+            set { SetValue(UseSystemFontProperty, value); }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiData.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiData.cs
index 726b17c81..141dc7c5f 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiData.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiData.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Greenshot.Editor.Drawing;
 using SixLabors.Fonts.Unicode;
 
 namespace Greenshot.Editor.Controls
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Controls
                    select e;
         }
 
-       private static string m_match_one_string;
+        private static string m_match_one_string;
 
         // FIXME: this could be read directly from emoji-test.txt.gz
         private static List<string> SkinToneComponents = new List<string>
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Controls
                     var unqualified = text.Replace("\ufe0f", "");
                     if (qualified_lut.ContainsKey(unqualified))
                         continue;
-                    
+
                     // Fix simple fully-qualified emojis
                     if (CodePoint.GetCodePointCount(text.AsSpan()) == 2)
                     {
@@ -242,8 +241,8 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Controls
 
         private static IEnumerable<string> EmojiDescriptionLines()
         {
-            using var stream = Assembly.GetCallingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("Greenshot.Editor.Resources.emoji-test.txt");
-            using var streamReader = new StreamReader(stream);
+            using var fileStream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetCallingAssembly().Location), @"Resources\emoji-test.txt"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+            using var streamReader = new StreamReader(fileStream);
             return streamReader.ReadToEnd().Split('\r', '\n');
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiPicker.xaml b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiPicker.xaml
index a58856913..282f58957 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiPicker.xaml
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiPicker.xaml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
                       BorderThickness="1" Height="Auto" Padding="0" Margin="1"
                       ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
                       ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
-                      MaxWidth="280"> <!-- 6 columns -->
+                      MaxWidth="280">
+                <!-- 6 columns -->
                 <ListView.ItemsPanel>
                     <ItemsPanelTemplate>
                         <WrapPanel/>
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
                         <Button Background="Transparent" BorderBrush="Transparent"
                                 Margin="0" Click="OnEmojiPicked"
                                 Width="40" Height="40" ToolTip="{Binding Path=Name}">
-                            <controls:EmojiControl Height="24" Emoji="{Binding Path=Text}"/>
+                            <controls:EmojiControl Height="24" UseSystemFont="{Binding UseSystemFont, ElementName=StackPanel_INTERNAL, Mode=OneWay}" Emoji="{Binding Path=Text}"  />
                         </Button>
                     </DataTemplate>
                 </ListView.ItemTemplate>
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
                           x:Name="VariationButton" Background="Transparent" BorderBrush="Transparent"
                           Click="OnEmojiPicked" Focusable="False" ToolTip="{Binding Path=Name}">
                 <Grid>
-                    <controls:EmojiControl Height="24" Margin="4" Emoji="{Binding Path=Text}"
+                    <controls:EmojiControl Height="24" Margin="4" UseSystemFont="{Binding UseSystemFont, ElementName=StackPanel_INTERNAL, Mode=OneWay}" Emoji="{Binding Path=Text}" 
                            VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>
                     <Polygon Visibility="{Binding HasVariations, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVis}}"
                              Width="6" Height="6" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
@@ -70,67 +71,73 @@
            StaysOpen="False"
            KeyDown="OnPopupKeyDown" Loaded="OnPopupLoaded"
            AllowsTransparency="True" Margin="0">
-
-        <TabControl ItemsSource="{Binding EmojiGroups, ElementName=StackPanel_INTERNAL}" Padding="0">
-            <TabControl.ItemTemplate>
-                <DataTemplate>
-                    <Grid>
-                        <controls:EmojiControl Height="24" Emoji="{Binding Icon}">
-                            <Image.ToolTip>
-                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}"/>
-                            </Image.ToolTip>
-                        </controls:EmojiControl>
-                    </Grid>
-                </DataTemplate>
-            </TabControl.ItemTemplate>
-            <TabControl.ContentTemplate>
-                <DataTemplate>
-                    <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
-                        <ListView Name="EmojiListView" ItemsSource="{Binding EmojiChunkList}"
+        <Border>
+            <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
+                <TabControl ItemsSource="{Binding EmojiGroups, ElementName=StackPanel_INTERNAL}" Padding="0">
+                    <TabControl.ItemTemplate>
+                        <DataTemplate>
+                            <Grid>
+                                <controls:EmojiControl Height="24" UseSystemFont="{Binding UseSystemFont, ElementName=StackPanel_INTERNAL, Mode=OneWay}" Emoji="{Binding Icon}" >
+                                    <Image.ToolTip>
+                                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}"/>
+                                    </Image.ToolTip>
+                                </controls:EmojiControl>
+                            </Grid>
+                        </DataTemplate>
+                    </TabControl.ItemTemplate>
+                    <TabControl.ContentTemplate>
+                        <DataTemplate>
+                            <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
+                                <ListView Name="EmojiListView" ItemsSource="{Binding EmojiChunkList}"
                                   BorderThickness="0"
                                   MaxHeight="320" Height="Auto" Padding="0" Margin="1"
                                   VirtualizingStackPanel.IsVirtualizing="True"
                                   VirtualizingStackPanel.VirtualizationMode="Recycling"
                                   ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Visible"
                                   ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled">
-                            <ListView.ItemsPanel>
-                                <ItemsPanelTemplate>
-                                    <VirtualizingStackPanel />
-                                </ItemsPanelTemplate>
-                            </ListView.ItemsPanel>
-                            <ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
-                                <Style TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
-                                    <!-- Get rid of the ugly padding and margin in default ListViewItem -->
-                                    <Setter Property="Padding" Value="0"/>
-                                    <Setter Property="Margin" Value="0"/>
-                                    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
-                                    <!-- Remove the mouse over highlight -->
-                                    <Setter Property="Template">
-                                        <Setter.Value>
-                                            <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
-                                                <ContentPresenter/>
-                                            </ControlTemplate>
-                                        </Setter.Value>
-                                    </Setter>
-                                </Style>
-                            </ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
-                            <!-- Now for our actual content -->
-                            <ListView.ItemTemplate>
-                                <DataTemplate>
-                                    <ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding}"
+                                    <ListView.ItemsPanel>
+                                        <ItemsPanelTemplate>
+                                            <VirtualizingStackPanel />
+                                        </ItemsPanelTemplate>
+                                    </ListView.ItemsPanel>
+                                    <ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
+                                        <Style TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
+                                            <!-- Get rid of the ugly padding and margin in default ListViewItem -->
+                                            <Setter Property="Padding" Value="0"/>
+                                            <Setter Property="Margin" Value="0"/>
+                                            <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
+                                            <!-- Remove the mouse over highlight -->
+                                            <Setter Property="Template">
+                                                <Setter.Value>
+                                                    <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListViewItem}">
+                                                        <ContentPresenter/>
+                                                    </ControlTemplate>
+                                                </Setter.Value>
+                                            </Setter>
+                                        </Style>
+                                    </ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
+                                    <!-- Now for our actual content -->
+                                    <ListView.ItemTemplate>
+                                        <DataTemplate>
+                                            <ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding}"
                                                   ItemTemplate="{StaticResource ResourceKey=CellTemplate}">
-                                        <ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
-                                            <ItemsPanelTemplate>
-                                                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"/>
-                                            </ItemsPanelTemplate>
-                                        </ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
-                                    </ItemsControl>
-                                </DataTemplate>
-                            </ListView.ItemTemplate>
-                        </ListView>
-                    </StackPanel>
-                </DataTemplate>
-            </TabControl.ContentTemplate>
-        </TabControl>
+                                                <ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
+                                                    <ItemsPanelTemplate>
+                                                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"/>
+                                                    </ItemsPanelTemplate>
+                                                </ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
+                                            </ItemsControl>
+                                        </DataTemplate>
+                                    </ListView.ItemTemplate>
+                                </ListView>
+                            </StackPanel>
+                        </DataTemplate>
+                    </TabControl.ContentTemplate>
+                </TabControl>
+                <CheckBox VerticalContentAlignment="Center" IsChecked="{Binding UseSystemFont, ElementName=StackPanel_INTERNAL}" >
+                    Use system font
+                </CheckBox>
+            </StackPanel>
+        </Border>
     </Popup>
 </StackPanel>
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiPicker.xaml.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiPicker.xaml.cs
index fc255b4a5..1ea25deee 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiPicker.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Controls/EmojiPicker.xaml.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Controls
 
         public IList<EmojiData.Group> EmojiGroups => EmojiData.AllGroups;
 
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty UseSystemFontProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("UseSystemFont", typeof(bool), typeof(EmojiPicker), new PropertyMetadata(default(bool)));
+
+        public bool UseSystemFont
+        {
+            get { return (bool)GetValue(UseSystemFontProperty); }
+            set { SetValue(UseSystemFontProperty, value); }
+        }
+
         // Backwards compatibility for when the backend was a TextBlock.
         public double FontSize
         {
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/EmojiContainer.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/EmojiContainer.cs
index 84a64b813..4cd38fdd2 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/EmojiContainer.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/EmojiContainer.cs
@@ -24,12 +24,9 @@ using System.Drawing;
 using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
-using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using System.Windows.Forms.Integration;
-using System.Windows.Media;
-using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
 using Greenshot.Base.Core;
 using Greenshot.Base.Interfaces.Drawing;
 using Greenshot.Editor.Controls;
@@ -37,7 +34,6 @@ using Greenshot.Editor.Drawing.Adorners;
 using Greenshot.Editor.Helpers;
 using Image = System.Drawing.Image;
 using Matrix = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.Matrix;
-using Size = System.Windows.Size;
 
 namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
 {
@@ -56,6 +52,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
 
         private string _emoji;
         private int _rotationAngle;
+        private bool _useSystemFont;
 
         public string Emoji
         {
@@ -67,6 +64,16 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
             }
         }
 
+        public bool UseSystemFont
+        {
+            get => _useSystemFont;
+            set
+            {
+                _useSystemFont = value;
+                ResetCachedBitmap();
+            }
+        }
+
         public EmojiContainer(Surface parent) : this(parent, "🙂", size: 64)
         {
         }
@@ -111,6 +118,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
                 _emojiPicker.Picked += (_, args) =>
                 {
                     _currentContainer.Emoji = args.Emoji;
+                    _currentContainer.UseSystemFont = _emojiPicker.UseSystemFont;
                     _currentContainer.Invalidate();
                 };
 
@@ -211,7 +219,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
 
         private Image ComputeBitmap(int iconSize)
         {
-            var image = EmojiRenderer.GetBitmap(Emoji, iconSize);
+            var image = EmojiRenderer.GetBitmap(Emoji, iconSize, useSystemFont: _useSystemFont);
             if (_rotationAngle != 0)
             {
                 var newImage = image.Rotate(_rotationAngle);
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/EmojiRenderer.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/EmojiRenderer.cs
index 58b3d58f7..dfd93fbce 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/EmojiRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Drawing/EmojiRenderer.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Windows.Media;
 using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
@@ -19,28 +20,37 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
 {
     internal static class EmojiRenderer
     {
-        private static Lazy<FontFamily> _fontFamily = new Lazy<FontFamily>(() =>
+        static FontCollection _fontCollection = new FontCollection();
+
+        private static Lazy<FontFamily> _twemoji = new Lazy<FontFamily>(() =>
         {
-            using var stream = Assembly.GetCallingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("Greenshot.Editor.Resources.TwemojiMozilla.ttf");
-            var fontCollection = new FontCollection();
-            fontCollection.Add(stream);
-            fontCollection.TryGet("Twemoji Mozilla", out var fontFamily);
+            using var fileStream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetCallingAssembly().Location), @"Resources\TwemojiMozilla.ttf"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+            _fontCollection.Add(fileStream);
+            _fontCollection.TryGet("Twemoji Mozilla", out var fontFamily);
             return fontFamily;
         });
 
-        public static Image<Rgba32> GetImage(string emoji, int iconSize)
+        private static Lazy<FontFamily> _segoeUI = new Lazy<FontFamily>(() =>
+        {
+            using var fileStream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Windows), @"Fonts\seguiemj.ttf"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+            _fontCollection.Add(fileStream);
+            _fontCollection.TryGet("Segoe UI Emoji", out var fontFamily);
+            return fontFamily;
+        });
+
+        public static Image<Rgba32> GetImage(string emoji, int iconSize, bool useSystemFont)
         {
             var image = new Image<Rgba32>(iconSize, iconSize);
 
-            RenderEmoji(emoji, iconSize, image);
+            RenderEmoji(emoji, iconSize, image, useSystemFont);
             return image;
         }
 
-        private static void RenderEmoji(string emoji, int iconSize, SixLabors.ImageSharp.Image image)
+        private static void RenderEmoji(string emoji, int iconSize, SixLabors.ImageSharp.Image image, bool useSystemFont)
         {
-            var font = _fontFamily.Value.CreateFont(iconSize, FontStyle.Regular);
-
-            var verticalOffset = font.Size * 0.045f;
+            var fontFamily = useSystemFont ? _segoeUI.Value : _twemoji.Value;
+            var font = fontFamily.CreateFont(useSystemFont ? iconSize * 0.95f : iconSize, FontStyle.Regular);
+            var verticalOffset = useSystemFont ? -font.Size * 0.050f : font.Size * 0.045f;
             var textOptions = new TextOptions(font)
             {
                 Origin = new SixLabors.ImageSharp.PointF(font.Size / 2.0f, font.Size / 2.0f - verticalOffset),
@@ -51,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
             image.Mutate(x => x.DrawText(textOptions, emoji, SixLabors.ImageSharp.Color.Black));
         }
 
-        public static Image GetBitmap(string emoji, int iconSize)
+        public static Image GetBitmap(string emoji, int iconSize, bool useSystemFont)
         {
             int width = iconSize;
             int height = iconSize;
@@ -64,7 +74,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
                 unsafe
                 {
                     var image = SixLabors.ImageSharp.Image.WrapMemory<Bgra32>((void*)bitmapData.Scan0, width: width, height: height);
-                    RenderEmoji(emoji, iconSize, image);
+                    RenderEmoji(emoji, iconSize, image, useSystemFont);
                 }
             }
             finally
@@ -75,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
             return bitmap;
         }
 
-        public static BitmapSource GetBitmapSource(string emoji, int iconSize)
+        public static BitmapSource GetBitmapSource(string emoji, int iconSize, bool useSystemFont)
         {
             var pixelFormat = PixelFormats.Bgra32;
             int width = iconSize;
@@ -85,7 +95,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Drawing
 
             var image = SixLabors.ImageSharp.Image.WrapMemory<Bgra32>(byteMemory: pixels, width: width, height: height);
 
-            RenderEmoji(emoji, iconSize, image);
+            RenderEmoji(emoji, iconSize, image, useSystemFont);
 
             var source = BitmapSource.Create(pixelWidth: width, pixelHeight: height, dpiX: 96, dpiY: 96, pixelFormat: pixelFormat, palette: null, pixels: pixels, stride: stride);
             source.Freeze();
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.Designer.cs b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.Designer.cs
index 527d95d46..8a18b2a00 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Forms/ImageEditorForm.Designer.cs
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Editor.Forms {
 			// 
 			this.btnEmoji.CheckOnClick = true;
 			this.btnEmoji.DisplayStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.Image;
-            this.btnEmoji.Image = EmojiRenderer.GetBitmap("🙂", 32);
+            this.btnEmoji.Image = EmojiRenderer.GetBitmap("🙂", 32, useSystemFont: false);
 			this.btnEmoji.ImageTransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Magenta;
 			this.btnEmoji.Text = "Emoji (M)";
 			this.btnEmoji.Name = "btnEmoji";
diff --git a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Greenshot.Editor.csproj b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Greenshot.Editor.csproj
index 5a367fc09..cc37e0211 100644
--- a/src/Greenshot.Editor/Greenshot.Editor.csproj
+++ b/src/Greenshot.Editor/Greenshot.Editor.csproj
@@ -86,7 +86,14 @@
     <EmbeddedResource Update="Forms\ImageEditorForm.resx">
       <DependentUpon>ImageEditorForm.cs</DependentUpon>
     </EmbeddedResource>
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\emoji-test.txt" />
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\TwemojiMozilla.ttf" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Update="Resources\emoji-test.txt">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="Resources\TwemojiMozilla.ttf">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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