diff --git a/modules/config/default/+emacs-bindings.el b/modules/config/default/+emacs-bindings.el
index 8308daa98..7aa4dfc41 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/+emacs-bindings.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/+emacs-bindings.el
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@
 
       ;;; <leader> i --- insert
       (:prefix-map ("i" . "insert")
-       :desc "Emoji"                         "e"   #'emojify-insert-emoji
+       (:when (> emacs-major-version 28)
+         :desc "Emoji"                       "e"   #'emoji-search)
+       (:when (modulep! :ui emoji)
+         :desc "Emoji"                       "e"   #'emojify-insert-emoji)
        :desc "Current file name"             "f"   #'+default/insert-file-path
        :desc "Current file path"             "F"   (cmd!! #'+default/insert-file-path t)
        :desc "Snippet"                       "s"   #'yas-insert-snippet
diff --git a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
index e8e03a6ba..f6d1c9225 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
@@ -496,7 +496,10 @@
 
       ;;; <leader> i --- insert
       (:prefix-map ("i" . "insert")
-       :desc "Emoji"                         "e"   #'emojify-insert-emoji
+       (:when (> emacs-major-version 28)
+         :desc "Emoji"                       "e"   #'emoji-search)
+       (:when (modulep! :ui emoji)
+         :desc "Emoji"                       "e"   #'emojify-insert-emoji)
        :desc "Current file name"             "f"   #'+default/insert-file-path
        :desc "Current file path"             "F"   (cmd!! #'+default/insert-file-path t)
        :desc "Evil ex path"                  "p"   (cmd! (evil-ex "R!echo "))
diff --git a/modules/ui/emoji/README.org b/modules/ui/emoji/README.org
index f9ac07af7..a1c065a63 100644
--- a/modules/ui/emoji/README.org
+++ b/modules/ui/emoji/README.org
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@
 #+since:    21.12.0
 
 * Description :unfold:
-This module gives Emacs the ability to display and insert emojis (ASCII, Github
-style, or unicode styles), as well as convert certain text patterns (e.g.
-=:smile:=) into emojis.
+This module can redisplay ASCII/GitHub emoticon strings as corresponding Unicode
+emoji. In addition, a completion command is provided to insert these strings as
+well as the typical Unicode representations.
+
+Note: Emacs 29 provides [[https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29.1#n884][native support]] for inserting Unicode emojis. This module
+only remains useful if you want ASCII/GitHub emoticon string
+insertion/conversion or need PNG/ASCII emoji rendering on a system with limited
+font configuration.
 
 ** Maintainers
 *This module needs a maintainer.* [[doom-contrib-maintainer:][Become a maintainer?]]