diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/EmojiAliasController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/EmojiAliasController.php
index 803f88645..b7237c8d6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/EmojiAliasController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/EmojiAliasController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Http\Requests\Emoji\IndexEmojiAliasRequest;
 use App\Http\Requests\Emoji\SearchEmojiAliasRequest;
 use App\Http\Requests\Emoji\StoreEmojiAliasRequest;
 use App\Http\Requests\Emoji\UpdateEmojiAliasRequest;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ class EmojiAliasController extends Controller
     /**
      * Display a listing of the resource.
      */
-    public function index(Request $request)
+    public function index(IndexEmojiAliasRequest $request)
     {
         $aliases = EmojiAlias::query()
             ->when($request->get('emoji_id'), function ($query, $emojiId) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/EmojiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/EmojiController.php
index a3c07f3d5..9357208f2 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/EmojiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/EmojiController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Http\Requests\Emoji\IndexEmojiRequest;
 use App\Http\Requests\Emoji\SearchEmojiRequest;
 use App\Http\Requests\Emoji\StoreEmojiRequest;
 use App\Http\Requests\Emoji\UpdateEmojiRequest;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ class EmojiController extends Controller
     /**
      * Display a listing of the resource.
      */
-    public function index(Request $request)
+    public function index(IndexEmojiRequest $request)
     {
         $emojis = Emoji::query()
             ->when($request->get('category_id'), function ($query, $categoryId) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Emoji/IndexEmojiAliasRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Emoji/IndexEmojiAliasRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c529a7cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Emoji/IndexEmojiAliasRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests\Emoji;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+
+class IndexEmojiAliasRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    /**
+     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
+     */
+    public function authorize(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, \Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\ValidationRule|array<mixed>|string>
+     */
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'emoji_id' => 'sometimes|integer|exists:emojis,id',
+            'search' => 'sometimes|string|max:255',
+            'per_page' => 'sometimes|integer|min:1|max:100',
+            'with_emoji' => 'sometimes|boolean',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prepare the data for validation.
+     */
+    protected function prepareForValidation(): void
+    {
+        // Convert string boolean values to actual booleans
+        if ($this->has('with_emoji')) {
+            $this->merge([
+                'with_emoji' => filter_var($this->with_emoji, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN, FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE),
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Emoji/IndexEmojiRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Emoji/IndexEmojiRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a0739221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Emoji/IndexEmojiRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests\Emoji;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+
+class IndexEmojiRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    /**
+     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
+     */
+    public function authorize(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, \Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\ValidationRule|array<mixed>|string>
+     */
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'category_id' => 'sometimes|integer|exists:emoji_categories,id',
+            'search' => 'sometimes|string|max:255',
+            'per_page' => 'sometimes|integer|min:1|max:100',
+            'with_category' => 'sometimes|boolean',
+            'with_aliases' => 'sometimes|boolean',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prepare the data for validation.
+     */
+    protected function prepareForValidation(): void
+    {
+        // Convert string boolean values to actual booleans
+        $booleanFields = ['with_category', 'with_aliases'];
+
+        foreach ($booleanFields as $field) {
+            if ($this->has($field)) {
+                $this->merge([
+                    $field => filter_var($this->get($field), FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN, FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE),
+                ]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}