diff --git a/skins/base/views/molecules/MEmoteTile.js b/skins/base/views/molecules/MEmoteTile.js
index e7720e160b..1125a307f5 100644
--- a/skins/base/views/molecules/MEmoteTile.js
+++ b/skins/base/views/molecules/MEmoteTile.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var content = mxEvent.getContent();
         var name = mxEvent.sender ? mxEvent.sender.name : mxEvent.getSender();
         return (
-            <span className="mx_MEmoteTile mx_MessageTile_content">
+            <span ref="content" className="mx_MEmoteTile mx_MessageTile_content">
                 * {name} {content.body}
             </span>
         );
diff --git a/src/controllers/molecules/MEmoteTile.js b/src/controllers/molecules/MEmoteTile.js
index 8aa688b21e..1fb117ceef 100644
--- a/src/controllers/molecules/MEmoteTile.js
+++ b/src/controllers/molecules/MEmoteTile.js
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 'use strict';
 
+var linkify = require('linkifyjs');
+var linkifyElement = require('linkifyjs/element');
+var linkifyMatrix = require('../../linkify-matrix');
+
+linkifyMatrix(linkify);
+
 module.exports = {
+    componentDidMount: function() {
+        linkifyElement(this.refs.content.getDOMNode(), linkifyMatrix.options);
+    }
 };