diff --git a/src/autocomplete/EmojiProvider.js b/src/autocomplete/EmojiProvider.js
index 9373ed662e..670776644e 100644
--- a/src/autocomplete/EmojiProvider.js
+++ b/src/autocomplete/EmojiProvider.js
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ export default class EmojiProvider extends AutocompleteProvider {
 
             // then sort by score (Infinity if matchedString not in shortname)
             sorters.push((c) => score(matchedString, c.shortname));
+            // then sort by max score of all shortcodes, trim off the `:`
+            sorters.push((c) => Math.min(...c.emoji.shortcodes.map(s => score(matchedString.substring(1), s))));
             // If the matchedString is not empty, sort by length of shortname. Example:
             //  matchedString = ":bookmark"
             //  completions = [":bookmark:", ":bookmark_tabs:", ...]