diff --git a/Telegram/CMakeLists.txt b/Telegram/CMakeLists.txt
index 9eb5bec587..9f00b64841 100644
--- a/Telegram/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Telegram/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -590,6 +590,8 @@ PRIVATE
     history/view/history_view_cursor_state.h
     history/view/history_view_element.cpp
     history/view/history_view_element.h
+    history/view/history_view_emoji_interactions.cpp
+    history/view/history_view_emoji_interactions.h
     history/view/history_view_empty_list_bubble.cpp
     history/view/history_view_empty_list_bubble.h
     history/view/history_view_group_call_tracker.cpp
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_interactions.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_interactions.cpp
index f182772f78..3a27c2b310 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_interactions.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_interactions.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace {
 
 constexpr auto kMinDelay = crl::time(200);
 constexpr auto kAccumulateDelay = crl::time(1000);
+constexpr auto kMaxDelay = 2 * crl::time(1000);
 constexpr auto kTimeNever = std::numeric_limits<crl::time>::max();
 constexpr auto kVersion = 1;
 
@@ -102,6 +103,14 @@ auto EmojiInteractions::checkAnimations(crl::time now) -> CheckResult {
 	auto waitingForDownload = false;
 	for (auto &[item, animations] : _animations) {
 		auto lastStartedAt = crl::time();
+
+		// Erase too old requests.
+		const auto i = ranges::find_if(animations, [&](const Animation &a) {
+			return !a.startedAt && (a.scheduledAt + kMaxDelay <= now);
+		});
+		if (i != end(animations)) {
+			animations.erase(i, end(animations));
+		}
 		for (auto &animation : animations) {
 			if (animation.startedAt) {
 				lastStartedAt = animation.startedAt;
@@ -111,7 +120,11 @@ auto EmojiInteractions::checkAnimations(crl::time now) -> CheckResult {
 				break;
 			} else if (!lastStartedAt || lastStartedAt + kMinDelay <= now) {
 				animation.startedAt = now;
-				_playRequests.fire({ item, animation.media });
+				_playRequests.fire({
+					item,
+					animation.media,
+					animation.scheduledAt,
+				});
 				break;
 			} else {
 				nearest = std::min(nearest, lastStartedAt + kMinDelay);
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_interactions.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_interactions.h
index 830fb7dbc5..d22be9979a 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_interactions.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_interactions.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace ChatHelpers {
 struct EmojiInteractionPlayRequest {
 	not_null<HistoryItem*> item;
 	std::shared_ptr<Data::DocumentMedia> media;
+	crl::time shouldHaveStartedAt = 0;
 };
 
 class EmojiInteractions final {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_inner_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_inner_widget.cpp
index e5ef4e1f4e..157205df2a 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_inner_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_inner_widget.cpp
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ HistoryInner::HistoryInner(
 	_controller->emojiInteractions().playRequests(
 	) | rpl::filter([=](const PlayRequest &request) {
 		return (request.item->history() == _history);
-	}) | rpl::start_with_next([=](const PlayRequest &request) {
+	}) | rpl::start_with_next([=](PlayRequest &&request) {
 		if (const auto view = request.item->mainView()) {
-			_emojiInteractions->play(request, view);
+			_emojiInteractions->play(std::move(request), view);
 		}
 	}, lifetime());
 	_emojiInteractions->updateRequests(
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_emoji_interactions.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_emoji_interactions.cpp
index a321eaaa3d..411dd79d36 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_emoji_interactions.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_emoji_interactions.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ namespace {
 
 constexpr auto kSizeMultiplier = 3;
 
+constexpr auto kMaxPlays = 5;
+constexpr auto kMaxPlaysWithSmallDelay = 3;
+constexpr auto kSmallDelay = crl::time(200);
+constexpr auto kDropDelayedAfterDelay = crl::time(2000);
+
 [[nodiscard]] QPoint GenerateRandomShift(QSize emoji) {
 	// Random shift in [-0.08 ... 0.08] of animated emoji size.
 	const auto maxShift = emoji * 2 / 25;
@@ -54,6 +59,17 @@ EmojiInteractions::~EmojiInteractions() = default;
 void EmojiInteractions::play(
 		ChatHelpers::EmojiInteractionPlayRequest request,
 		not_null<Element*> view) {
+	if (_plays.empty()) {
+		play(view, std::move(request.media));
+	} else {
+		_delayed.push_back({ view, request.media, crl::now() });
+		checkDelayed();
+	}
+}
+
+void EmojiInteractions::play(
+		not_null<Element*> view,
+		std::shared_ptr<Data::DocumentMedia> media) {
 	const auto top = view->block()->y() + view->y();
 	const auto bottom = top + view->height();
 	if (_visibleTop >= bottom
@@ -62,7 +78,7 @@ void EmojiInteractions::play(
 		return;
 	}
 	auto lottie = ChatHelpers::LottiePlayerFromDocument(
-		request.media.get(),
+		media.get(),
 		nullptr,
 		ChatHelpers::StickerLottieSize::EmojiInteraction,
 		_emojiSize * kSizeMultiplier * style::DevicePixelRatio(),
@@ -123,7 +139,13 @@ void EmojiInteractions::paint(QPainter &p) {
 			request.colored = st::msgStickerOverlay->c;
 		}
 		const auto frame = play.lottie->frameInfo(request);
-		if (frame.index + 1 == play.lottie->information().framesCount) {
+		play.frame = frame.index;
+		if (!play.framesCount) {
+			const auto &information = play.lottie->information();
+			play.framesCount = information.framesCount;
+			play.frameRate = information.frameRate;
+		}
+		if (play.frame + 1 == play.framesCount) {
 			play.finished = true;
 		}
 		const auto rect = computeRect(play.view);
@@ -133,6 +155,43 @@ void EmojiInteractions::paint(QPainter &p) {
 		play.lottie->markFrameShown();
 	}
 	_plays.erase(ranges::remove(_plays, true, &Play::finished), end(_plays));
+	checkDelayed();
+}
+
+void EmojiInteractions::checkDelayed() {
+	if (_delayed.empty() || _plays.size() >= kMaxPlays) {
+		return;
+	}
+	auto withTooLittleDelay = false;
+	auto withHalfPlayed = false;
+	for (const auto &play : _plays) {
+		if (!play.framesCount
+			|| !play.frameRate
+			|| !play.frame
+			|| (play.frame * crl::time(1000)
+				< kSmallDelay * play.frameRate)) {
+			withTooLittleDelay = true;
+			break;
+		} else if (play.frame * 2 > play.framesCount) {
+			withHalfPlayed = true;
+		}
+	}
+	if (withTooLittleDelay) {
+		return;
+	} else if (_plays.size() >= kMaxPlaysWithSmallDelay && !withHalfPlayed) {
+		return;
+	}
+	const auto now = crl::now();
+	const auto i = ranges::find_if(_delayed, [&](const Delayed &delayed) {
+		return (delayed.shouldHaveStartedAt + kDropDelayedAfterDelay > now);
+	});
+	if (i == end(_delayed)) {
+		_delayed.clear();
+		return;
+	}
+	auto good = std::move(*i);
+	_delayed.erase(begin(_delayed), i + 1);
+	play(good.view, std::move(good.media));
 }
 
 rpl::producer<QRect> EmojiInteractions::updateRequests() const {
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_emoji_interactions.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_emoji_interactions.h
index dbbcfb5ec7..d45376bd58 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_emoji_interactions.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_emoji_interactions.h
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 */
 #pragma once
 
+namespace Data {
+class DocumentMedia;
+} // namespace Data
+
 namespace ChatHelpers {
 struct EmojiInteractionPlayRequest;
 } // namespace ChatHelpers
@@ -41,11 +45,24 @@ private:
 		not_null<Element*> view;
 		std::unique_ptr<Lottie::SinglePlayer> lottie;
 		QPoint shift;
+		int frame = 0;
+		int framesCount = 0;
+		int frameRate = 0;
 		bool finished = false;
 	};
+	struct Delayed {
+		not_null<Element*> view;
+		std::shared_ptr<Data::DocumentMedia> media;
+		crl::time shouldHaveStartedAt = 0;
+	};
 
 	[[nodiscard]] QRect computeRect(not_null<Element*> view) const;
 
+	void play(
+		not_null<Element*> view,
+		std::shared_ptr<Data::DocumentMedia> media);
+	void checkDelayed();
+
 	const not_null<Main::Session*> _session;
 
 	int _visibleTop = 0;
@@ -53,6 +70,7 @@ private:
 	QSize _emojiSize;
 
 	std::vector<Play> _plays;
+	std::vector<Delayed> _delayed;
 	rpl::event_stream<QRect> _updateRequests;
 
 	rpl::lifetime _lifetime;