diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/global_lists.dm b/code/__HELPERS/global_lists.dm
index 773cba1c1e5..07a0bdb0df3 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/global_lists.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/global_lists.dm
@@ -50,23 +50,8 @@
 		GLOB.materials_list[D.id] = D
 	sortList(GLOB.materials_list, /proc/cmp_typepaths_asc)
 
-	// Keybindings (classic)
-	for(var/KB in subtypesof(/datum/keybinding))
-		var/datum/keybinding/keybinding = KB
-		if(!initial(keybinding.hotkey_keys))
-			continue
-		var/datum/keybinding/instance = new keybinding
-		GLOB.keybindings_by_name[instance.name] = instance
-
-		// Classic
-		if(LAZYLEN(instance.classic_keys))
-			for(var/bound_key in instance.classic_keys)
-				LAZYADD(GLOB.classic_keybinding_list_by_key[bound_key], list(instance.name))
-
-		// Hotkey
-		if(LAZYLEN(instance.hotkey_keys))
-			for(var/bound_key in instance.hotkey_keys)
-				LAZYADD(GLOB.hotkey_keybinding_list_by_key[bound_key], list(instance.name))
+	// Keybindings
+	init_keybindings()
 		
 	GLOB.emote_list = init_emote_list()
 
diff --git a/code/_globalvars/lists/keybindings.dm b/code/_globalvars/lists/keybindings.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f760a88fbeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/_globalvars/lists/keybindings.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/// Creates and sorts all the keybinding datums
+/proc/init_keybindings()
+	for(var/KB in subtypesof(/datum/keybinding))
+		var/datum/keybinding/keybinding = KB
+		if(!initial(keybinding.hotkey_keys))
+			continue
+		add_keybinding(new keybinding)
+	init_emote_keybinds()
+
+/// Adds an instanced keybinding to the global tracker
+/proc/add_keybinding(datum/keybinding/instance)
+	GLOB.keybindings_by_name[instance.name] = instance
+	
+	// Classic
+	if(LAZYLEN(instance.classic_keys))
+		for(var/bound_key in instance.classic_keys)
+			LAZYADD(GLOB.classic_keybinding_list_by_key[bound_key], list(instance.name))
+	
+	// Hotkey
+	if(LAZYLEN(instance.hotkey_keys))
+		for(var/bound_key in instance.hotkey_keys)
+			LAZYADD(GLOB.hotkey_keybinding_list_by_key[bound_key], list(instance.name))
+
+/proc/init_emote_keybinds()
+	for(var/i in subtypesof(/datum/emote))
+		var/datum/emote/faketype = i
+		if(!initial(faketype.key))
+			continue
+		var/datum/keybinding/emote/emote_kb = new
+		emote_kb.link_to_emote(faketype)
+		add_keybinding(emote_kb)
diff --git a/code/datums/keybinding/_defines.dm b/code/datums/keybinding/_defines.dm
index f0ddd61462d..8c4b6c04837 100644
--- a/code/datums/keybinding/_defines.dm
+++ b/code/datums/keybinding/_defines.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #define CATEGORY_CLIENT "CLIENT"
+#define CATEGORY_EMOTE "EMOTE"
 #define CATEGORY_ADMIN "ADMIN"
 #define CATEGORY_XENO "XENO"
 #define CATEGORY_CARBON "CARBON"
@@ -14,4 +15,5 @@
 #define WEIGHT_MOB 40
 #define WEIGHT_LIVING 50
 #define WEIGHT_DEAD 60
+#define WEIGHT_EMOTE 70
 #define WEIGHT_LOWEST 999
diff --git a/code/datums/keybinding/emote.dm b/code/datums/keybinding/emote.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..76ebd2595de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/datums/keybinding/emote.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/datum/keybinding/emote
+	category = CATEGORY_EMOTE
+	weight = WEIGHT_EMOTE
+	var/emote_key
+
+/datum/keybinding/emote/proc/link_to_emote(datum/emote/faketype)
+	hotkey_keys = list("Unbound")
+	emote_key = initial(faketype.key)
+	name = initial(faketype.key)
+	full_name = capitalize(initial(faketype.key))
+	description = "Do the emote '*[emote_key]'"
+
+/datum/keybinding/emote/down(client/user)
+	. = ..()
+	user.mob.emote(emote_key)
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index b9e68d9cfde..066f268fabc 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
 #include "code\_globalvars\lists\admin.dm"
 #include "code\_globalvars\lists\client.dm"
 #include "code\_globalvars\lists\flavor_misc.dm"
+#include "code\_globalvars\lists\keybindings.dm"
 #include "code\_globalvars\lists\maintenance_loot.dm"
 #include "code\_globalvars\lists\mapping.dm"
 #include "code\_globalvars\lists\mobs.dm"
@@ -518,6 +519,7 @@
 #include "code\datums\keybinding\admin.dm"
 #include "code\datums\keybinding\carbon.dm"
 #include "code\datums\keybinding\client.dm"
+#include "code\datums\keybinding\emote.dm"
 #include "code\datums\keybinding\human.dm"
 #include "code\datums\keybinding\living.dm"
 #include "code\datums\keybinding\mob.dm"