diff --git a/file/lib/page/ChatPage.class.php b/file/lib/page/ChatPage.class.php
index c3a661b..3166080 100644
--- a/file/lib/page/ChatPage.class.php
+++ b/file/lib/page/ChatPage.class.php
@@ -136,13 +136,23 @@ class ChatPage extends \wcf\page\AbstractPage {
 			\chat\util\ChatUtil::writeUserData(array('lastSeen' => 0));
 		}
 		
-		$smileyCategories = \wcf\data\smiley\SmileyCache::getInstance()->getCategories();
-		
-		foreach ($smileyCategories as $category) {
-			if (!$category->disabled) $this->smileyCategories[] = $category;
+		// get default smilies
+		if (MODULE_SMILEY) {
+			$this->smileyCategories = \wcf\data\smiley\SmileyCache::getInstance()->getCategories();
+			foreach ($this->smileyCategories as $index => $category) {
+				$category->loadSmilies();
+				
+				// remove empty categories
+				if (!count($category) || $category->isDisabled) {
+					unset($this->smileyCategories[$index]);
+				}
+			}
+			
+			$firstCategory = reset($this->smileyCategories);
+			if ($firstCategory) {
+				$this->defaultSmilies = \wcf\data\smiley\SmileyCache::getInstance()->getCategorySmilies($firstCategory->categoryID ?: null);
+			}
 		}
-		
-		$this->defaultSmilies = \wcf\data\smiley\SmileyCache::getInstance()->getCategorySmilies();
 	}
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/template/chat.tpl b/template/chat.tpl
index 584bc6d..1d0aa31 100644
--- a/template/chat.tpl
+++ b/template/chat.tpl
@@ -117,10 +117,8 @@
 		</form>
 		
 		<div id="timsChatControls" class="marginTop">
-			{if MODULE_SMILEY}
-				<div class="tabMenuContainer">
-					{include file='messageFormSmilies' wysiwygSelector=''}
-				</div>
+			{if MODULE_SMILEY && $smileyCategories|count}
+				{include file='messageFormSmilies' wysiwygSelector=''}
 			{/if}
 			<nav id="timsChatOptions">
 				<span class="invisible">{lang}chat.general.controls{/lang}</span>
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@
 					<li><a id="timsChatAutoscroll" accesskey="d" class="button active timsChatToggle jsTooltip" title="{lang}wcf.global.button.disable{/lang}" data-disable-message="{lang}wcf.global.button.disable{/lang}" data-enable-message="{lang}wcf.global.button.enable{/lang}" data-status="1"><span class="icon icon16 icon-arrow-down"></span><span>{lang}chat.general.scroll{/lang}</span></a></li>{*
 					*}<li><a id="timsChatFullscreen" accesskey="f" class="button timsChatToggle jsTooltip" title="{lang}wcf.global.button.disable{/lang}" data-disable-message="{lang}wcf.global.button.disable{/lang}" data-enable-message="{lang}wcf.global.button.enable{/lang}" data-status="0"><span class="icon icon16 icon-fullscreen"></span><span>{lang}chat.general.fullscreen{/lang}</span></a></li>{*
 					*}<li><a id="timsChatNotify" accesskey="n" class="button timsChatToggle jsTooltip" title="{lang}wcf.global.button.enable{/lang}" data-disable-message="{lang}wcf.global.button.disable{/lang}" data-enable-message="{lang}wcf.global.button.enable{/lang}" data-status="0"><span class="icon icon16 icon-bell-alt"></span><span>{lang}chat.general.notify{/lang}</span></a></li>{*
-					*}<li{if !MODULE_SMILEY} style="display: none;"{/if}><a id="timsChatSmilies" accesskey="e" class="button{if ENABLE_SMILIES_DEFAULT_VALUE} active{/if} timsChatToggle jsTooltip" title="{lang}wcf.global.button.{if ENABLE_SMILIES_DEFAULT_VALUE}dis{else}en{/if}able{/lang}" data-disable-message="{lang}wcf.global.button.disable{/lang}" data-enable-message="{lang}wcf.global.button.enable{/lang}" data-status="{@ENABLE_SMILIES_DEFAULT_VALUE}"><span class="icon icon16 icon-{if ENABLE_SMILIES_DEFAULT_VALUE}circle-blank{else}off{/if}"></span><span>{lang}chat.general.smilies{/lang}</span></a></li>{*
+					*}<li{if !MODULE_SMILEY || !$smileyCategories|count} style="display: none;"{/if}><a id="timsChatSmilies" accesskey="e" class="button{if ENABLE_SMILIES_DEFAULT_VALUE} active{/if} timsChatToggle jsTooltip" title="{lang}wcf.global.button.{if ENABLE_SMILIES_DEFAULT_VALUE}dis{else}en{/if}able{/lang}" data-disable-message="{lang}wcf.global.button.disable{/lang}" data-enable-message="{lang}wcf.global.button.enable{/lang}" data-status="{@ENABLE_SMILIES_DEFAULT_VALUE}"><span class="icon icon16 icon-{if ENABLE_SMILIES_DEFAULT_VALUE}circle-blank{else}off{/if}"></span><span>{lang}chat.general.smilies{/lang}</span></a></li>{*
 					*}<li><a id="timsChatClear" class="button"><span class="icon icon16 icon-remove"></span><span>{lang}chat.general.clear{/lang}</span></a></li>{*
 					*}<li><a id="timsChatMark" class="button timsChatToggle jsTooltip" title="{lang}wcf.global.button.disable{/lang}" data-disable-message="{lang}wcf.global.button.disable{/lang}" data-enable-message="{lang}wcf.global.button.enable{/lang}" data-status="0"><span class="icon icon16 icon-check"></span><span>{lang}chat.general.mark{/lang}</span></a></li>
 				</ul>