diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
index 04c8af3d9476ac8f5b63cf9481aec939d4a2d2c3..6219b6b0692d8eef7026f96a711dc1ffea68bc58 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ public final class Config {
 	public static final Bitmap.CompressFormat AVATAR_FORMAT = Bitmap.CompressFormat.WEBP;
 	
 	public static final int MESSAGE_MERGE_WINDOW = 20;
+	
+	public static final boolean PARSE_EMOTICONS = false;
 
 	private Config() {
 
diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ConversationAdapter.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ConversationAdapter.java
index c3ff5b22b429dcf0c1743c5c4a09454af401df1a..6eb9846ad7dbbf7873eed2561ef35b9b80ff3920 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ConversationAdapter.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ConversationAdapter.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package eu.siacs.conversations.ui.adapter;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import eu.siacs.conversations.Config;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.R;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.entities.Conversation;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.entities.Message;
@@ -63,7 +64,10 @@ public class ConversationAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Conversation> {
 				|| latestMessage.getType() == Message.TYPE_PRIVATE) {
 			if ((latestMessage.getEncryption() != Message.ENCRYPTION_PGP)
 					&& (latestMessage.getEncryption() != Message.ENCRYPTION_DECRYPTION_FAILED)) {
-				convLastMsg.setText(UIHelper.transformAsciiEmoticons(conv.getLatestMessage().getBody()));
+				String body = Config.PARSE_EMOTICONS ? UIHelper
+						.transformAsciiEmoticons(latestMessage.getBody())
+						: latestMessage.getBody();
+				convLastMsg.setText(body);
 			} else {
 				convLastMsg.setText(activity
 						.getText(R.string.encrypted_message_received));
diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
index 08388ed84133f27e1ee9ae05c9e3f94ce9cdd1fe..ccf25a3346fdc355d59518ca44574caf21684e32 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package eu.siacs.conversations.ui.adapter;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import eu.siacs.conversations.Config;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.R;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.entities.Contact;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.entities.Conversation;
@@ -215,7 +216,10 @@ public class MessageAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Message> {
 		viewHolder.messageBody.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
 		if (message.getBody() != null) {
 			if (message.getType() != Message.TYPE_PRIVATE) {
-				viewHolder.messageBody.setText(UIHelper.transformAsciiEmoticons(message.getMergedBody()));
+				String body = Config.PARSE_EMOTICONS ? UIHelper
+						.transformAsciiEmoticons(message.getMergedBody())
+						: message.getMergedBody();
+				viewHolder.messageBody.setText(body);
 			} else {
 				String privateMarker;
 				if (message.getStatus() <= Message.STATUS_RECEIVED) {