diff --git a/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/saturnclient/event/KeyInputHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/saturnclient/event/KeyInputHandler.java
index adecfba..5f7d9d7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/saturnclient/event/KeyInputHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/saturnclient/event/KeyInputHandler.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.saturnclient.saturnclient.SaturnClient;
 import org.saturnclient.common.provider.Providers;
 import org.saturnclient.client.ServiceClient;
 import org.saturnclient.emotes.fabric.Emotes;
+import org.saturnclient.impl.ui.SaturnScreenFabric;
 import org.saturnclient.ui.screens.EmoteWheel;
 import org.saturnclient.ui.screens.ShiftMenu;
 
@@ -51,12 +52,20 @@ public class KeyInputHandler {
                 Providers.saturn.getClient().setScreen(new ShiftMenu());
             }
 
-            if (Config.openEmoteWheel.wasKeyPressed() && client.currentScreen == null
+            // The emote wheel key opens the wheel, and closes it again while it's open. Closing it
+            // from the screen's own key handling would reopen it on the next tick, since the key is
+            // still down and no screen is open by then.
+            if (Config.openEmoteWheel.wasKeyPressed()
                     //? if >=1.21.9 {
                     && !InputUtil.isKeyPressed(client.getWindow(), GLFW.GLFW_KEY_F3)) {
                     //?} else
                     //&& !InputUtil.isKeyPressed(client.getWindow().getHandle(), GLFW.GLFW_KEY_F3)) {
-                Providers.saturn.getClient().setScreen(new EmoteWheel());
+                if (client.currentScreen == null) {
+                    Providers.saturn.getClient().setScreen(new EmoteWheel());
+                } else if (client.currentScreen instanceof SaturnScreenFabric saturnScreen
+                        && saturnScreen.screen instanceof EmoteWheel) {
+                    saturnScreen.close();
+                }
             }
 
             // Sneaking cancels your own emote, for everyone.