diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/reactions.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/reactions.ts"
index 5efa0f1..c2222b0 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/reactions.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/reactions.ts"
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@
 			const external_emoji = await Emoji.findOneOrFail({
 				where: { id: emoji.id },
 			});
-			if (!already_added) req.permission?.hasThrow("USE_EXTERNAL_EMOJIS");
+			if (!already_added && channel.guild_id != external_emoji.guild_id)
+				req.permission?.hasThrow("USE_EXTERNAL_EMOJIS");
 			emoji.animated = external_emoji.animated;
 			emoji.name = external_emoji.name;
 		}