diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/create_poll_box.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/create_poll_box.cpp
index 8ab638bf8a..960f82418a 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/create_poll_box.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/create_poll_box.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ void InitField(
 		not_null<Ui::InputField*> field) {
 	field->setInstantReplaces(Ui::InstantReplaces::Default());
 	field->setInstantReplacesEnabled(Global::ReplaceEmojiValue());
-	Ui::Emoji::SuggestionsController::Init(container, field);
+	auto options = Ui::Emoji::SuggestionsController::Options();
+	options.suggestExactFirstWord = false;
+	Ui::Emoji::SuggestionsController::Init(container, field, options);
 }
 
 not_null<Ui::FlatLabel*> CreateWarningLabel(
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_suggestions_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_suggestions_widget.cpp
index e765a49953..a0137f5a6a 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_suggestions_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_suggestions_widget.cpp
@@ -503,9 +503,11 @@ void SuggestionsWidget::leaveEventHook(QEvent *e) {
 
 SuggestionsController::SuggestionsController(
 	not_null<QWidget*> outer,
-	not_null<QTextEdit*> field)
+	not_null<QTextEdit*> field,
+	const Options &options)
 : _field(field)
-, _showExactTimer([=] { showWithQuery(getEmojiQuery()); }) {
+, _showExactTimer([=] { showWithQuery(getEmojiQuery()); })
+, _options(options) {
 	_container = base::make_unique_q<InnerDropdown>(
 		outer,
 		st::emojiSuggestionsDropdown);
@@ -555,11 +557,13 @@ SuggestionsController::SuggestionsController(
 
 SuggestionsController *SuggestionsController::Init(
 		not_null<QWidget*> outer,
-		not_null<Ui::InputField*> field) {
+		not_null<Ui::InputField*> field,
+		const Options &options) {
 	const auto result = Ui::CreateChild<SuggestionsController>(
 		field.get(),
 		outer,
-		field->rawTextEdit());
+		field->rawTextEdit(),
+		options);
 	result->setReplaceCallback([=](
 			int from,
 			int till,
@@ -679,7 +683,8 @@ QString SuggestionsController::getEmojiQuery() {
 	const auto is = [&](QLatin1String string) {
 		return (text.compare(string, Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0);
 	};
-	if (!length
+	if (!_options.suggestExactFirstWord
+		|| !length
 		|| text[0].isSpace()
 		|| (length > modernLimit)
 		|| (_queryStartPosition != 0)
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_suggestions_widget.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_suggestions_widget.h
index 79a164d917..ffafb2ebe0 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_suggestions_widget.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/chat_helpers/emoji_suggestions_widget.h
@@ -96,9 +96,14 @@ private:
 
 class SuggestionsController {
 public:
+	struct Options {
+		bool suggestExactFirstWord = true;
+	};
+
 	SuggestionsController(
 		not_null<QWidget*> outer,
-		not_null<QTextEdit*> field);
+		not_null<QTextEdit*> field,
+		const Options &options);
 
 	void raise();
 	void setReplaceCallback(Fn<void(
@@ -108,7 +113,8 @@ public:
 
 	static SuggestionsController *Init(
 		not_null<QWidget*> outer,
-		not_null<Ui::InputField*> field);
+		not_null<Ui::InputField*> field,
+		const Options &options = Options());
 
 private:
 	void handleCursorPositionChange();
@@ -139,6 +145,7 @@ private:
 	base::Timer _showExactTimer;
 	bool _keywordsRefreshed = false;
 	QString _lastShownQuery;
+	Options _options;
 
 	rpl::lifetime _lifetime;