diff --git a/src/CONST.ts b/src/CONST.ts
index 008002a71078..e3cf8f6b172e 100755
--- a/src/CONST.ts
+++ b/src/CONST.ts
@@ -952,6 +952,9 @@ const CONST = {
 
     EMOJI_DEFAULT_SKIN_TONE: -1,
 
+    // Amount of emojis to render ahead at the end of the update cycle
+    EMOJI_DRAW_AMOUNT: 250,
+
     INVISIBLE_CODEPOINTS: ['fe0f', '200d', '2066'],
 
     UNICODE: {
diff --git a/src/components/EmojiPicker/EmojiPickerMenu/BaseEmojiPickerMenu.js b/src/components/EmojiPicker/EmojiPickerMenu/BaseEmojiPickerMenu.js
index b263885f0a60..1d2d15e4564c 100644
--- a/src/components/EmojiPicker/EmojiPickerMenu/BaseEmojiPickerMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/EmojiPicker/EmojiPickerMenu/BaseEmojiPickerMenu.js
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ function BaseEmojiPickerMenu({headerEmojis, scrollToHeader, isFiltered, listWrap
                     ref={forwardedRef}
                     keyboardShouldPersistTaps="handled"
                     data={data}
+                    drawDistance={CONST.EMOJI_DRAW_AMOUNT}
                     renderItem={renderItem}
                     keyExtractor={keyExtractor}
                     numColumns={CONST.EMOJI_NUM_PER_ROW}