diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0bb4eea5..0d8cbbb2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ valac = meson.get_compiler('vala')
 
 target_glib = '2.60.4'
 target_gtk = '3.24.7'
-target_webkit = '2.24'
+target_webkit = '2.26'
 
 # Primary deps
 glib = dependency('glib-2.0', version: '>=' + target_glib)
diff --git a/src/client/composer/composer-widget.vala b/src/client/composer/composer-widget.vala
index ebc4a0d6..687ef27d 100644
--- a/src/client/composer/composer-widget.vala
+++ b/src/client/composer/composer-widget.vala
@@ -2307,6 +2307,7 @@ public class Composer.Widget : Gtk.EventBox, Geary.BaseInterface {
         const WebKit.ContextMenuAction[] TEXT_INPUT_ACTIONS = {
             WebKit.ContextMenuAction.INPUT_METHODS,
             WebKit.ContextMenuAction.UNICODE,
+            WebKit.ContextMenuAction.INSERT_EMOJI,
         };
 
         Gee.List<WebKit.ContextMenuItem> existing_spelling =