diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/custom_emojis_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/custom_emojis_controller_spec.rb
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index 08af57f405..0000000000
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/custom_emojis_controller_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-require 'rails_helper'
-
-RSpec.describe Api::V1::CustomEmojisController do
-  render_views
-
-  describe 'GET #index' do
-    before do
-      Fabricate(:custom_emoji)
-      get :index
-    end
-
-    it 'returns http success' do
-      expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v1/custom_emojis_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/custom_emojis_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5de0dda0be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/custom_emojis_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe 'Custom Emojis' do
+  let(:user)    { Fabricate(:user) }
+  let(:token)   { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id) }
+  let(:headers) { { 'Authorization' => "Bearer #{token.token}" } }
+
+  describe 'GET /api/v1/custom_emojis' do
+    before do
+      Fabricate(:custom_emoji, domain: nil, disabled: false, visible_in_picker: true)
+    end
+
+    context 'when logged out' do
+      it 'returns http success and json' do
+        get api_v1_custom_emojis_path
+
+        expect(response)
+          .to have_http_status(200)
+
+        expect(body_as_json)
+          .to be_present
+          .and have_attributes(
+            first: include(shortcode: 'coolcat')
+          )
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when logged in' do
+      it 'returns http success and json' do
+        get api_v1_custom_emojis_path, headers: headers
+
+        expect(response)
+          .to have_http_status(200)
+
+        expect(body_as_json)
+          .to be_present
+          .and have_attributes(
+            first: include(shortcode: 'coolcat')
+          )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end