diff --git a/changelog.d/4743.bugfix b/changelog.d/4743.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..645b812314a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/4743.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixes crash when launching rooms which contain emojis in the emote content on android 12+
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diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/factory/MessageItemFactory.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/factory/MessageItemFactory.kt
index 22d282d567d..28b2d989099 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/factory/MessageItemFactory.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/factory/MessageItemFactory.kt
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ class MessageItemFactory @Inject constructor(
         val formattedBody = SpannableStringBuilder()
         formattedBody.append("* ${informationData.memberName} ")
         formattedBody.append(messageContent.getHtmlBody())
-
+        val bindingOptions = spanUtils.getBindingOptions(formattedBody)
         val message = formattedBody.linkify(callback)
 
         return MessageTextItem_()
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@ class MessageItemFactory @Inject constructor(
                         message(message)
                     }
                 }
+                .bindingOptions(bindingOptions)
                 .leftGuideline(avatarSizeProvider.leftGuideline)
                 .previewUrlRetriever(callback?.getPreviewUrlRetriever())
                 .imageContentRenderer(imageContentRenderer)