diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/MessageFormatterTests.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/MessageFormatterTests.cs
index 46dc47bf53..47f4410b07 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/MessageFormatterTests.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/MessageFormatterTests.cs
@@ -510,6 +510,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Chat
             Assert.AreEqual(result.Links.Count, 0);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestEmojiWithSuccessiveParens()
+        {
+            Message result = MessageFormatter.FormatMessage(new Message { Content = "\uD83D\uDE10(let's hope this doesn't accidentally turn into a link)" });
+            Assert.AreEqual("[emoji](let's hope this doesn't accidentally turn into a link)", result.DisplayContent);
+            Assert.AreEqual(result.Links.Count, 0);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestAbsoluteExternalLinks()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatLink.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatLink.cs
index f5cf4c1ff2..ecf9b68297 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatLink.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatLink.cs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
             addMessageWithChecks($"Join my {OsuGameBase.OSU_PROTOCOL}chan/#english.", 1, expectedActions: LinkAction.OpenChannel);
             addMessageWithChecks("Join my #english or #japanese channels.", 2, expectedActions: new[] { LinkAction.OpenChannel, LinkAction.OpenChannel });
             addMessageWithChecks("Join my #english or #nonexistent #hashtag channels.", 1, expectedActions: LinkAction.OpenChannel);
+            addMessageWithChecks("Hello world\uD83D\uDE12(<--This is an emoji). There are more:\uD83D\uDE10\uD83D\uDE00,\uD83D\uDE20");
 
             void addMessageWithChecks(string text, int linkAmount = 0, bool isAction = false, bool isImportant = false, params LinkAction[] expectedActions)
             {