diff --git a/session_bot/bot.py b/session_bot/bot.py
index d84944c..5ce2c43 100644
--- a/session_bot/bot.py
+++ b/session_bot/bot.py
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ def normalize_template_placeholders(template: str) -> str:
     return normalized
 
 
+def sanitize_template_html(template: str) -> str:
+    # Some forwarded/copied premium emoji arrive as <tg-emoji emoji-id="...">X</tg-emoji>.
+    # Bots often cannot reuse those identifiers, so keep only the visible fallback text.
+    return re.sub(
+        r"<tg-emoji\b[^>]*>(.*?)</tg-emoji>",
+        lambda match: match.group(1) or "",
+        template,
+        flags=re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL,
+    )
+
+
 def validate_template_structure(template: str) -> str | None:
     normalized = normalize_template_placeholders(template)
     common_count = normalized.count("{{actors}}")
@@ -226,7 +237,7 @@ async def apply_status_update(
 
 def save_post_template(state_storage: JsonStateStorage, template: str) -> None:
     payload = state_storage.load()
-    payload["template"] = {"text": normalize_template_placeholders(template)}
+    payload["template"] = {"text": sanitize_template_html(normalize_template_placeholders(template))}
     state_storage.save(payload)