diff --git a/client/src/builtin/Emotes/EmoteModule.js b/client/src/builtin/Emotes/EmoteModule.js
index 48523523..09ca3e15 100644
--- a/client/src/builtin/Emotes/EmoteModule.js
+++ b/client/src/builtin/Emotes/EmoteModule.js
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export default new class EmoteModule extends BuiltinModule {
         Logger.log('EmoteModule', ['Sending message', MessageActions, args, orig]);
 
         const emoteAsImage = Settings.getSetting('emotes', 'default', 'emoteasimage').value &&
-            (DiscordApi.currentChannel.type === 'DM' || DiscordApi.currentChannel.checkPermissions(DiscordApi.modules.DiscordPermissions.ATTACH_FILES));
+            (DiscordApi.currentChannel.type === 'DM' || DiscordApi.currentChannel.type === 'GROUP_DM' || DiscordApi.currentChannel.checkPermissions(DiscordApi.modules.DiscordPermissions.ATTACH_FILES));
 
         if (!emoteAsImage || content.split(' ').length > 1) {
             args[1].content = args[1].content.split(' ').map(word => {