diff --git a/src/option.c b/src/option.c
index 648919d..fe2ae17 100644
--- a/src/option.c
+++ b/src/option.c
@@ -1051,6 +1051,15 @@
     {"edcompatible","ed",   P_BOOL|P_VI_DEF,
 			    (char_u *)&p_ed, PV_NONE,
 			    {(char_u *)FALSE, (char_u *)0L} SCRIPTID_INIT},
+    {"emoji",  "emo",	    P_BOOL|P_VI_DEF|P_RCLR,
+#if defined(FEAT_MBYTE)
+			    (char_u *)&p_emoji, PV_NONE,
+			    {(char_u *)TRUE, (char_u *)0L}
+#else
+			    (char_u *)NULL, PV_NONE,
+			    {(char_u *)0L, (char_u *)0L}
+#endif
+			    SCRIPTID_INIT},
     {"encoding",    "enc",  P_STRING|P_VI_DEF|P_RCLR|P_NO_ML,
 #ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
 			    (char_u *)&p_enc, PV_NONE,
@@ -5986,7 +5995,7 @@
 
     /* 'ambiwidth' */
 #ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
-    else if (varp == &p_ambw)
+    else if (varp == &p_ambw || varp == &p_emoji)
     {
 	if (check_opt_strings(p_ambw, p_ambw_values, FALSE) != OK)
 	    errmsg = e_invarg;