diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/_components.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/_components.scss
index fc539666f..c22fbc06a 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/_components.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/_components.scss
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 @import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss";
 @import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/login/_InteractiveAuthEntryComponents.scss";
 @import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/login/_ServerConfig.scss";
+@import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/messages/_MEmoteBody.scss";
 @import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/messages/_MImageBody.scss";
 @import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/messages/_MNoticeBody.scss";
 @import "./matrix-react-sdk/views/messages/_MTextBody.scss";
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/messages/_MEmoteBody.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/messages/_MEmoteBody.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e614aca7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/messages/_MEmoteBody.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+.mx_MEmoteBody_sender {
+    cursor: pointer;
+}