diff --git a/activities/admin.py b/activities/admin.py
index 5417505..c319de5 100644
--- a/activities/admin.py
+++ b/activities/admin.py
@@ -73,7 +73,15 @@ class EmojiAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
     readonly_fields = ["preview", "created", "updated", "to_ap_tag"]
 
-    actions = ["force_execution", "approve_emoji", "reject_emoji"]
+    actions = ["force_execution", "approve_emoji", "reject_emoji", "copy_to_local"]
+
+    def delete_queryset(self, request, queryset):
+        for instance in queryset:
+            # individual deletes to ensure file is deleted
+            instance.delete()
+
+    def delete_model(self, request, obj):
+        super().delete_model(request, obj)
 
     @admin.action(description="Force Execution")
     def force_execution(self, request, queryset):
@@ -96,6 +104,17 @@ class EmojiAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
             f'<img src="{instance.full_url().relative}" style="height: 22px">'
         )
 
+    @admin.action(description="Copy Emoji to Local")
+    def copy_to_local(self, request, queryset):
+        emojis = {}
+        for instance in queryset:
+            emoji = instance.copy_to_local(save=False)
+            if emoji:
+                emojis[emoji.shortcode] = emoji
+
+        Emoji.objects.bulk_create(emojis.values(), batch_size=50, ignore_conflicts=True)
+        Emoji.locals = Emoji.load_locals()
+
 
 @admin.register(PostAttachment)
 class PostAttachmentAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
diff --git a/activities/models/emoji.py b/activities/models/emoji.py
index 61a0cd8..0e29a47 100644
--- a/activities/models/emoji.py
+++ b/activities/models/emoji.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from asgiref.sync import sync_to_async
 from cachetools import TTLCache, cached
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
@@ -131,9 +132,15 @@ class Emoji(StatorModel):
         admin_delete = "{admin}{self.pk}/delete/"
         admin_enable = "{admin}{self.pk}/enable/"
         admin_disable = "{admin}{self.pk}/disable/"
+        admin_copy = "{admin}{self.pk}/copy/"
 
     emoji_regex = re.compile(r"\B:([a-zA-Z0-9(_)-]+):\B")
 
+    def delete(self, using=None, keep_parents=False):
+        if self.file:
+            self.file.delete()
+        return super().delete(using=using, keep_parents=keep_parents)
+
     def clean(self):
         super().clean()
         if self.local ^ (self.domain is None):
@@ -195,6 +202,40 @@ class Emoji(StatorModel):
             )
         return self.fullcode
 
+    @property
+    def can_copy_local(self):
+        if not hasattr(Emoji, "locals"):
+            Emoji.locals = Emoji.load_locals()
+        return not self.local and self.is_usable and self.shortcode not in Emoji.locals
+
+    def copy_to_local(self, *, save: bool = True):
+        """
+        Copy this (non-local) Emoji to local for use by Users of this instance. Returns
+        the Emoji instance, or None if the copy failed to happen. Specify save=False to
+        return the object without saving to database (for bulk saving).
+        """
+        if not self.can_copy_local:
+            return None
+
+        emoji = None
+        if self.file:
+            # new emoji gets its own copy of the file
+            file = ContentFile(self.file.read())
+            file.name = self.file.name
+            emoji = Emoji(
+                shortcode=self.shortcode,
+                domain=None,
+                local=True,
+                mimetype=self.mimetype,
+                file=file,
+                category=self.category,
+            )
+            if save:
+                emoji.save()
+                # add this new one to the locals cache
+                Emoji.locals[self.shortcode] = emoji
+        return emoji
+
     @classmethod
     def emojis_from_content(cls, content: str, domain: Domain | None) -> list["Emoji"]:
         """
diff --git a/takahe/urls.py b/takahe/urls.py
index d6046b1..97bb8d4 100644
--- a/takahe/urls.py
+++ b/takahe/urls.py
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("admin/emoji/<pk>/enable/", admin.EmojiEnable.as_view()),
     path("admin/emoji/<pk>/disable/", admin.EmojiEnable.as_view(enable=False)),
     path("admin/emoji/<pk>/delete/", admin.EmojiDelete.as_view()),
+    path("admin/emoji/<pk>/copy/", admin.EmojiCopyLocal.as_view()),
     path(
         "admin/announcements/",
         admin.AnnouncementsRoot.as_view(),
diff --git a/templates/admin/emoji.html b/templates/admin/emoji.html
index dda415b..670db55 100644
--- a/templates/admin/emoji.html
+++ b/templates/admin/emoji.html
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
                 <td>
                 </td>
                 <td class="actions">
+                    {% if emoji.can_copy_local %}
+                        <a hx-post="{{ emoji.urls.admin_copy }}" title="Copy to Local"><i class="fa-solid fa-copy"></i></a>
+                    {% endif %}
                     {% if not emoji.is_usable %}
                         <span class="bad">Disabled</span>
                         <a hx-post="{{ emoji.urls.admin_enable }}" title="Enable"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-check"></i></a>
diff --git a/users/views/admin/__init__.py b/users/views/admin/__init__.py
index 7a8f5ca..02f6c13 100644
--- a/users/views/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/users/views/admin/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from users.views.admin.domains import (  # noqa
     Domains,
 )
 from users.views.admin.emoji import (  # noqa
+    EmojiCopyLocal,
     EmojiCreate,
     EmojiDelete,
     EmojiEnable,
diff --git a/users/views/admin/emoji.py b/users/views/admin/emoji.py
index fc521a9..a108d13 100644
--- a/users/views/admin/emoji.py
+++ b/users/views/admin/emoji.py
@@ -99,3 +99,18 @@ class EmojiEnable(HTMXActionView):
     def action(self, emoji: Emoji):
         emoji.public = self.enable
         emoji.save()
+
+
+@method_decorator(moderator_required, name="dispatch")
+class EmojiCopyLocal(HTMXActionView):
+    """
+    Duplicates a domain emoji to be local, as long as it is usable and the
+    shortcode is available.
+    """
+
+    model = Emoji
+
+    def action(self, emoji: Emoji):
+        # Force reload locals cache to avoid potential for shortcode dupes
+        Emoji.locals = Emoji.load_locals()
+        emoji.copy_to_local()