diff --git a/changelog.d/mrf-steal-emoji-extname.fix b/changelog.d/mrf-steal-emoji-extname.fix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..197aa9b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/mrf-steal-emoji-extname.fix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MRF.StealEmojiPolicy: Properly add fallback extension to filenames missing one
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/steal_emoji_policy.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/steal_emoji_policy.ex
index 28c2cf3b3..237dfefa5 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/steal_emoji_policy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/steal_emoji_policy.ex
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.StealEmojiPolicy do
           |> Path.basename()
           |> Path.extname()
 
-        file_path = Path.join(emoji_dir_path, shortcode <> (extension || ".png"))
+        extension = if extension == "", do: ".png", else: extension
+
+        file_path = Path.join(emoji_dir_path, shortcode <> extension)
 
         case File.write(file_path, response.body) do
           :ok ->
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/steal_emoji_policy_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/steal_emoji_policy_test.exs
index 89d32352f..c477a093d 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/steal_emoji_policy_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/steal_emoji_policy_test.exs
@@ -60,6 +60,33 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.StealEmojiPolicyTest do
            |> File.exists?()
   end
 
+  test "works with unknown extension", %{path: path} do
+    message = %{
+      "type" => "Create",
+      "object" => %{
+        "emoji" => [{"firedfox", "https://example.org/emoji/firedfox"}],
+        "actor" => "https://example.org/users/admin"
+      }
+    }
+
+    fullpath = Path.join(path, "firedfox.png")
+
+    Tesla.Mock.mock(fn %{method: :get, url: "https://example.org/emoji/firedfox"} ->
+      %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: File.read!("test/fixtures/image.jpg")}
+    end)
+
+    clear_config(:mrf_steal_emoji, hosts: ["example.org"], size_limit: 284_468)
+
+    refute "firedfox" in installed()
+    refute File.exists?(path)
+
+    assert {:ok, _message} = StealEmojiPolicy.filter(message)
+
+    assert "firedfox" in installed()
+    assert File.exists?(path)
+    assert File.exists?(fullpath)
+  end
+
   test "reject regex shortcode", %{message: message} do
     refute "firedfox" in installed()