diff --git a/app/controllers/activitypub/inboxes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/activitypub/inboxes_controller.rb
index 8f5e1887ea..1501b914ec 100644
--- a/app/controllers/activitypub/inboxes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/activitypub/inboxes_controller.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 
 class ActivityPub::InboxesController < Api::BaseController
   include SignatureVerification
+  include JsonLdHelper
 
   before_action :set_account
 
   def create
-    if signed_request_account
+    if unknown_deleted_account?
+      head 202
+    elsif signed_request_account
       upgrade_account
       process_payload
       head 202
@@ -17,12 +20,19 @@ class ActivityPub::InboxesController < Api::BaseController
 
   private
 
+  def unknown_deleted_account?
+    json = Oj.load(body, mode: :strict)
+    json['type'] == 'Delete' && json['actor'].present? && json['actor'] == value_or_id(json['object']) && !Account.where(uri: json['actor']).exists?
+  rescue Oj::ParseError
+    false
+  end
+
   def set_account
     @account = Account.find_local!(params[:account_username]) if params[:account_username]
   end
 
   def body
-    @body ||= request.body.read
+    @body ||= request.body.read.force_encoding('UTF-8')
   end
 
   def upgrade_account
@@ -36,6 +46,6 @@ class ActivityPub::InboxesController < Api::BaseController
   end
 
   def process_payload
-    ActivityPub::ProcessingWorker.perform_async(signed_request_account.id, body.force_encoding('UTF-8'), @account&.id)
+    ActivityPub::ProcessingWorker.perform_async(signed_request_account.id, body, @account&.id)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/importer/normalizer.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/importer/normalizer.js
index ea80c0efb3..5badb0c49e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/importer/normalizer.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/importer/normalizer.js
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ export function normalizeStatus(status, normalOldStatus) {
 export function normalizePoll(poll) {
   const normalPoll = { ...poll };
 
+  const emojiMap = makeEmojiMap(normalPoll);
+
   normalPoll.options = poll.options.map(option => ({
     ...option,
-    title_emojified: emojify(escapeTextContentForBrowser(option.title)),
+    title_emojified: emojify(escapeTextContentForBrowser(option.title), emojiMap),
   }));
 
   return normalPoll;
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/poll.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/poll.js
index a1b297ce75..56331cb290 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/poll.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/poll.js
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ const timeRemainingString = (intl, date, now) => {
   return relativeTime;
 };
 
+const makeEmojiMap = record => record.get('emojis').reduce((obj, emoji) => {
+  obj[`:${emoji.get('shortcode')}:`] = emoji.toJS();
+  return obj;
+}, {});
+
 export default @injectIntl
 class Poll extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
@@ -99,6 +104,12 @@ class Poll extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const active             = !!this.state.selected[`${optionIndex}`];
     const showResults        = poll.get('voted') || poll.get('expired');
 
+    let titleEmojified = option.get('title_emojified');
+    if (!titleEmojified) {
+      const emojiMap = makeEmojiMap(poll);
+      titleEmojified = emojify(escapeTextContentForBrowser(option.get('title')), emojiMap);
+    }
+
     return (
       <li key={option.get('title')}>
         {showResults && (
@@ -122,7 +133,7 @@ class Poll extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           {!showResults && <span className={classNames('poll__input', { checkbox: poll.get('multiple'), active })} />}
           {showResults && <span className='poll__number'>{Math.round(percent)}%</span>}
 
-          <span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: option.get('title_emojified', emojify(escapeTextContentForBrowser(option.get('title')))) }} />
+          <span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: titleEmojified }} />
         </label>
       </li>
     );
diff --git a/app/lib/formatter.rb b/app/lib/formatter.rb
index 464e1ee7e8..aadf03b2ac 100644
--- a/app/lib/formatter.rb
+++ b/app/lib/formatter.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ class Formatter
     html.html_safe # rubocop:disable Rails/OutputSafety
   end
 
+  def format_poll_option(status, option, **options)
+    html = encode(option.title)
+    html = encode_custom_emojis(html, status.emojis, options[:autoplay])
+    html.html_safe # rubocop:disable Rails/OutputSafety
+  end
+
   def format_display_name(account, **options)
     html = encode(account.display_name.presence || account.username)
     html = encode_custom_emojis(html, account.emojis, options[:autoplay]) if options[:custom_emojify]
diff --git a/app/models/poll.rb b/app/models/poll.rb
index 6df2303370..8f72c7b112 100644
--- a/app/models/poll.rb
+++ b/app/models/poll.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ class Poll < ApplicationRecord
     !local?
   end
 
+  def emojis
+    @emojis ||= CustomEmoji.from_text(options.join(' '), account.domain)
+  end
+
   class Option < ActiveModelSerializers::Model
     attributes :id, :title, :votes_count, :poll
 
diff --git a/app/models/status.rb b/app/models/status.rb
index 95f3368205..c049401e89 100644
--- a/app/models/status.rb
+++ b/app/models/status.rb
@@ -218,7 +218,11 @@ class Status < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def emojis
-    @emojis ||= CustomEmoji.from_text([spoiler_text, text].join(' '), account.domain)
+    return @emojis if defined?(@emojis)
+    fields = [spoiler_text, text]
+    fields += owned_poll.options unless owned_poll.nil?
+    @emojis = CustomEmoji.from_text(fields.join(' '), account.domain)
+    @emojis
   end
 
   def mark_for_mass_destruction!
diff --git a/app/serializers/rest/poll_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/rest/poll_serializer.rb
index 4dae1c09f4..356c45b838 100644
--- a/app/serializers/rest/poll_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/rest/poll_serializer.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class REST::PollSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
              :multiple, :votes_count
 
   has_many :loaded_options, key: :options
+  has_many :emojis, serializer: REST::CustomEmojiSerializer
 
   attribute :voted, if: :current_user?
 
diff --git a/app/views/stream_entries/_detailed_status.html.haml b/app/views/stream_entries/_detailed_status.html.haml
index b19d2452ad..d18ecd37a4 100644
--- a/app/views/stream_entries/_detailed_status.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/stream_entries/_detailed_status.html.haml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
   - if status.poll
     = react_component :poll, disabled: true, poll: ActiveModelSerializers::SerializableResource.new(status.poll, serializer: REST::PollSerializer, scope: current_user, scope_name: :current_user).as_json do
-      = render partial: 'stream_entries/poll', locals: { poll: status.poll }
+      = render partial: 'stream_entries/poll', locals: { status: status, poll: status.poll, autoplay: autoplay }
   - elsif !status.media_attachments.empty?
     - if status.media_attachments.first.video?
       - video = status.media_attachments.first
diff --git a/app/views/stream_entries/_poll.html.haml b/app/views/stream_entries/_poll.html.haml
index d6b2c0cd91..ba34890dfe 100644
--- a/app/views/stream_entries/_poll.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/stream_entries/_poll.html.haml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 
           %label.poll__text><
             %span.poll__number= percent.round
-            = option.title
+            = Formatter.instance.format_poll_option(status, option, autoplay: autoplay)
         - else
           %label.poll__text><
             %span.poll__input{ class: poll.multiple? ? 'checkbox' : nil}><
-            = option.title
+            = Formatter.instance.format_poll_option(status, option, autoplay: autoplay)
   .poll__footer
     - unless show_results
       %button.button.button-secondary{ disabled: true }
diff --git a/app/views/stream_entries/_simple_status.html.haml b/app/views/stream_entries/_simple_status.html.haml
index d3441ca904..1952128a09 100644
--- a/app/views/stream_entries/_simple_status.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/stream_entries/_simple_status.html.haml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   - if status.poll
     = react_component :poll, disabled: true, poll: ActiveModelSerializers::SerializableResource.new(status.poll, serializer: REST::PollSerializer, scope: current_user, scope_name: :current_user).as_json do
-      = render partial: 'stream_entries/poll', locals: { poll: status.poll }
+      = render partial: 'stream_entries/poll', locals: { status: status, poll: status.poll, autoplay: autoplay }
   - elsif !status.media_attachments.empty?
     - if status.media_attachments.first.video?
       - video = status.media_attachments.first
diff --git a/spec/controllers/activitypub/inboxes_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/activitypub/inboxes_controller_spec.rb
index 4055d93424..eab4b8c3e6 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/activitypub/inboxes_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/activitypub/inboxes_controller_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::InboxesController, type: :controller do
           Fabricate(:account)
         end
 
-        post :create
+        post :create, body: '{}'
         expect(response).to have_http_status(202)
       end
     end
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::InboxesController, type: :controller do
           false
         end
 
-        post :create
+        post :create, body: '{}'
         expect(response).to have_http_status(401)
       end
     end