diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/info/profile/info_profile_cover.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/info/profile/info_profile_cover.cpp
index fc44bc946..3c6fc0e7f 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/info/profile/info_profile_cover.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/info/profile/info_profile_cover.cpp
@@ -131,9 +131,12 @@ void TopicIconView::paintInRect(QPainter &p, QRect rect) {
 			image);
 	};
 	if (_player && _player->ready()) {
+		const auto colored = _playerUsesTextColor
+			? st::windowFg->c
+			: QColor(0, 0, 0, 0);
 		paint(_player->frame(
 			st::infoTopicCover.photo.size,
-			QColor(0, 0, 0, 0),
+			colored,
 			false,
 			crl::now(),
 			_paused()).image);
@@ -196,6 +199,7 @@ void TopicIconView::setupPlayer(not_null<Data::ForumTopic*> topic) {
 					st::infoTopicCover.photo.size);
 			}
 			result->setRepaintCallback(_update);
+			_playerUsesTextColor = media->owner()->emojiUsesTextColor();
 			return result;
 		});
 	}) | rpl::flatten_latest(
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/info/profile/info_profile_cover.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/info/profile/info_profile_cover.h
index dec3e44ac..c4f5a73ae 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/info/profile/info_profile_cover.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/info/profile/info_profile_cover.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ private:
 	Fn<bool()> _paused;
 	Fn<void()> _update;
 	std::shared_ptr<StickerPlayer> _player;
+	bool _playerUsesTextColor = false;
 	QImage _image;
 	rpl::lifetime _lifetime;