diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index ff0936460..50672cfc8 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ config :pleroma, Pleroma.Upload,
   filename_display_max_length: 30,
   default_description: nil,
   base_url: nil,
-  allowed_mime_types: ["image", "audio", "video", "text"]
+  allowed_mime_types: ["image", "audio", "video"]
 
 config :pleroma, Pleroma.Uploaders.Local, uploads: "uploads"
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/plugs/instance_static.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/plugs/instance_static.ex
index 0f50b1a09..f82b9a098 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/plugs/instance_static.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/plugs/instance_static.ex
@@ -51,25 +51,25 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Plugs.InstanceStatic do
       |> Map.put(:from, from)
       |> Map.put(:content_types, false)
 
-    # Get sanitized content type before calling Plug.Static
-    # Include "text" to allow HTML files and other text-based content
-    allowed_mime_types =
-      Pleroma.Config.get([Pleroma.Upload, :allowed_mime_types], [
-        "image",
-        "audio",
-        "video",
-        "text"
-      ])
-
-    conn = set_content_type(conn, %{allowed_mime_types: allowed_mime_types}, conn.request_path)
+    conn = set_content_type(conn, conn.request_path)
 
     # Call Plug.Static with our sanitized content-type
     Plug.Static.call(conn, opts)
   end
 
-  defp set_content_type(conn, opts, filepath) do
+  defp set_content_type(conn, "/emoji/" <> filepath) do
     real_mime = MIME.from_path(filepath)
-    clean_mime = Pleroma.Web.Plugs.Utils.get_safe_mime_type(opts, real_mime)
+
+    clean_mime =
+      Pleroma.Web.Plugs.Utils.get_safe_mime_type(%{allowed_mime_types: ["image"]}, real_mime)
+
     put_resp_header(conn, "content-type", clean_mime)
   end
+
+  defp set_content_type(conn, filepath) do
+    real_mime = MIME.from_path(filepath)
+    put_resp_header(conn, "content-type", real_mime)
+  end
 end
+
+# I think this needs to be uncleaned except for emoji.
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/plugs/instance_static_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/plugs/instance_static_test.exs
index ee0dd4acb..e8cf17f3f 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/plugs/instance_static_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/plugs/instance_static_test.exs
@@ -63,15 +63,47 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Plugs.InstanceStaticTest do
     assert html_response(index, 200) == "<h1>rabbit hugs as a service</h1>"
   end
 
-  test "sanitizes content-types for potentially dangerous file extensions" do
+  test "does not sanitize dangerous files in general, as there can be html and javascript files legitimately in this folder" do
     # Create a file with a potentially dangerous extension (.json)
     # This mimics an attacker trying to serve ActivityPub JSON with a static file
     File.mkdir!(@dir <> "/static")
     File.write!(@dir <> "/static/malicious.json", "{\"type\": \"ActivityPub\"}")
 
-    # Request the malicious file
     conn = get(build_conn(), "/static/malicious.json")
 
+    assert conn.status == 200
+
+    content_type =
+      Enum.find_value(conn.resp_headers, fn
+        {"content-type", value} -> value
+        _ -> nil
+      end)
+
+    assert content_type == "application/json"
+
+    File.write!(@dir <> "/static/safe.jpg", "fake image data")
+
+    conn = get(build_conn(), "/static/safe.jpg")
+
+    assert conn.status == 200
+
+    # Get the content-type
+    content_type =
+      Enum.find_value(conn.resp_headers, fn
+        {"content-type", value} -> value
+        _ -> nil
+      end)
+
+    assert content_type == "image/jpeg"
+  end
+
+  test "always sanitizes emojis to images" do
+    File.mkdir!(@dir <> "/emoji")
+    File.write!(@dir <> "/emoji/malicious.html", "<script>HACKED</script>")
+
+    # Request the malicious file
+    conn = get(build_conn(), "/emoji/malicious.html")
+
     # Verify the file was served (status 200)
     assert conn.status == 200
 
@@ -87,10 +119,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Plugs.InstanceStaticTest do
     assert content_type == "application/octet-stream"
 
     # Create a file with an allowed extension (.jpg)
-    File.write!(@dir <> "/static/safe.jpg", "fake image data")
+    File.write!(@dir <> "/emoji/safe.jpg", "fake image data")
 
     # Request the safe file
-    conn = get(build_conn(), "/static/safe.jpg")
+    conn = get(build_conn(), "/emoji/safe.jpg")
 
     # Verify the file was served (status 200)
     assert conn.status == 200