diff --git a/applets/kimpanel/backend/ibus/emojier/ui/CategoryPage.qml b/applets/kimpanel/backend/ibus/emojier/ui/CategoryPage.qml
--- a/applets/kimpanel/backend/ibus/emojier/ui/CategoryPage.qml
+++ b/applets/kimpanel/backend/ibus/emojier/ui/CategoryPage.qml
@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@
         id: emojiView
 
         readonly property real desiredSize: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 3
-        readonly property real columnsToHave: Math.ceil(width/desiredSize)
 
-        cellWidth: width/columnsToHave
+        cellWidth: desiredSize
         cellHeight: desiredSize
 
         model: CategoryModelFilter {
@@ -87,38 +86,45 @@
         }
         currentIndex: -1
 
-        delegate: MouseArea {
-            QQC2.Label {
-                font.pointSize: 30
-                fontSizeMode: Text.Fit
-                minimumPointSize: 10
-                text: model.display
-                horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-
-                anchors.fill: parent
-                anchors.margins: 1
-            }
+        delegate: Loader {
             width: emojiView.cellWidth
             height: emojiView.cellHeight
 
-            QQC2.ToolTip.delay: Kirigami.Units.toolTipDelay
-            QQC2.ToolTip.text: model.toolTip
-            QQC2.ToolTip.visible: mouse.containsMouse
+            asynchronous: true
+            sourceComponent: MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
 
-            opacity: mouse.containsMouse ? 0.7 : 1
+                QQC2.Label {
+                    font.pointSize: 30
+                    fontSizeMode: Text.Fit
+                    minimumPointSize: 10
+                    text: model.display
+                    horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
 
-            Keys.onReturnPressed: {
-                reportEmoji()
-            }
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    anchors.margins: 1
+                }
 
-            function reportEmoji() {
-                window.report(model.display, model.toolTip)
-            }
+                QQC2.ToolTip.delay: Kirigami.Units.toolTipDelay
+                QQC2.ToolTip.text: model.toolTip
+                QQC2.ToolTip.visible: mouse.containsMouse
 
+                opacity: mouse.containsMouse ? 0.7 : 1
 
-            id: mouse
-            hoverEnabled: true
-            onClicked: reportEmoji()
+                Keys.onReturnPressed: {
+                    reportEmoji()
+                }
+
+                function reportEmoji() {
+                    window.report(model.display, model.toolTip)
+                }
+
+
+                id: mouse
+                hoverEnabled: true
+                onClicked: reportEmoji()
+
+            }
         }
     }
 }