diff --git a/ui/widgets/labels.cpp b/ui/widgets/labels.cpp
index a6a8fac..902b9c4 100644
--- a/ui/widgets/labels.cpp
+++ b/ui/widgets/labels.cpp
@@ -962,6 +962,9 @@ void FlatLabel::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e) {
 		: _st.maxHeight
 		? qMax(_st.maxHeight / lineHeight, 1)
 		: ((height() / lineHeight) + 2);
+	const auto paused = _animationsPausedCallback
+		? _animationsPausedCallback()
+		: WhichAnimationsPaused::None;
 	_text.draw(p, {
 		.position = { textLeft, _st.margin.top() },
 		.availableWidth = textWidth,
@@ -970,6 +973,10 @@ void FlatLabel::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e) {
 		.palette = &_st.palette,
 		.spoiler = Text::DefaultSpoilerCache(),
 		.now = crl::now(),
+		.pausedEmoji = (paused == WhichAnimationsPaused::CustomEmoji
+			|| paused == WhichAnimationsPaused::All),
+		.pausedSpoiler = (paused == WhichAnimationsPaused::Spoiler
+			|| paused == WhichAnimationsPaused::All),
 		.selection = selection,
 		.elisionLines = lines,
 		.elisionBreakEverywhere = renderElided && _breakEverywhere,
diff --git a/ui/widgets/labels.h b/ui/widgets/labels.h
index 11735e8..fe0bf3c 100644
--- a/ui/widgets/labels.h
+++ b/ui/widgets/labels.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ private:
 };
 
 class FlatLabel : public RpWidget, public ClickHandlerHost {
-
 public:
 	FlatLabel(
 		QWidget *parent,
@@ -130,6 +129,15 @@ public:
 	void setContextCopyText(const QString &copyText);
 	void setBreakEverywhere(bool breakEverywhere);
 	void setTryMakeSimilarLines(bool tryMakeSimilarLines);
+	enum class WhichAnimationsPaused {
+		None,
+		CustomEmoji,
+		Spoiler,
+		All,
+	};
+	void setAnimationsPausedCallback(Fn<WhichAnimationsPaused()> callback) {
+		_animationsPausedCallback = std::move(callback);
+	}
 
 	int naturalWidth() const override;
 	QMargins getMargins() const override;
@@ -251,6 +259,7 @@ private:
 	QString _contextCopyText;
 
 	ClickHandlerFilter _clickHandlerFilter;
+	Fn<WhichAnimationsPaused()> _animationsPausedCallback;
 
 	// text selection and context menu by touch support (at least Windows Surface tablets)
 	bool _touchSelect = false;