diff --git a/modules/setting/setting.go b/modules/setting/setting.go
index d304811c92..1e39a3a97a 100644
--- a/modules/setting/setting.go
+++ b/modules/setting/setting.go
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ var (
 		DefaultTheme:        `auto`,
 		Themes:              []string{`auto`, `gitea`, `arc-green`},
 		Reactions:           []string{`+1`, `-1`, `laugh`, `hooray`, `confused`, `heart`, `rocket`, `eyes`},
-		CustomEmojis:        []string{`git`, `gitea`, `codeberg`, `gitlab`, `github`, `gogs`},
-		CustomEmojisMap:     map[string]string{"git": ":git:", "gitea": ":gitea:", "codeberg": ":codeberg:", "gitlab": ":gitlab:", "github": ":github:", "gogs": ":gogs:"},
+		CustomEmojis:        []string{`git`, `gitea`, `codeberg`, `gitlab`, `github`, `gogs`, `forgejo`},
+		CustomEmojisMap:     map[string]string{"git": ":git:", "gitea": ":gitea:", "codeberg": ":codeberg:", "gitlab": ":gitlab:", "github": ":github:", "gogs": ":gogs:", "forgejo": ":forgejo:"},
 		Notification: struct {
 			MinTimeout            time.Duration
 			TimeoutStep           time.Duration
diff --git a/public/img/emoji/forgejo.png b/public/img/emoji/forgejo.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f335e51dad
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