diff --git a/gateway/src/listener/listener.ts b/gateway/src/listener/listener.ts
index ee640f38..c5b1a576 100644
--- a/gateway/src/listener/listener.ts
+++ b/gateway/src/listener/listener.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ async function consume(this: WebSocket, opts: EventOpts) {
 		case "CHANNEL_CREATE":
 		case "CHANNEL_DELETE":
 		case "CHANNEL_UPDATE":
-		case "GUILD_EMOJI_UPDATE":
+		case "GUILD_EMOJIS_UPDATE":
 		case "READY": // will be sent by the gateway
 		case "USER_UPDATE":
 		case "APPLICATION_COMMAND_CREATE":
diff --git a/util/ormconfig.json b/util/ormconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5587b8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/ormconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+	"type": "sqlite",
+	"database": "../bundle/database.db",
+	"migrations": ["src/migrations/*.ts"],
+	"entities": ["src/entities/*.ts"],
+	"cli": {
+		"migrationsDir": "src/migrations"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/util/package-lock.json b/util/package-lock.json
index fa4549c6..5f136dbc 100644
Binary files a/util/package-lock.json and b/util/package-lock.json differ
diff --git a/util/package.json b/util/package.json
index 5efc16ae..e1003114 100644
--- a/util/package.json
+++ b/util/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 		"start": "npm run build && node dist/",
 		"test": "npm run build && jest",
 		"postinstall": "npm run build",
-		"build": "npx tsc -p ."
+		"build": "npx tsc -p .",
+		"typeorm": "node --require ts-node/register ./node_modules/typeorm/cli.js"
 	},
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "git",
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@
 		"@types/multer": "^1.4.7",
 		"@types/node": "^14.17.9",
 		"@types/node-fetch": "^2.5.12",
-		"jest": "^27.0.6"
+		"jest": "^27.0.6",
+		"ts-node": "^10.2.1"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"amqplib": "^0.8.0",
diff --git a/util/src/entities/Emoji.ts b/util/src/entities/Emoji.ts
index a252d9f4..03218375 100644
--- a/util/src/entities/Emoji.ts
+++ b/util/src/entities/Emoji.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Column, Entity, JoinColumn, ManyToOne } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, JoinColumn, ManyToOne, RelationId } from "typeorm";
+import { User } from ".";
 import { BaseClass } from "./BaseClass";
 import { Guild } from "./Guild";
 import { Role } from "./Role";
@@ -20,6 +21,14 @@ export class Emoji extends BaseClass {
 	})
 	guild: Guild;
 
+	@Column({ nullable: true })
+	@RelationId((emoji: Emoji) => emoji.user)
+	user_id: string;
+
+	@JoinColumn({ name: "user_id" })
+	@ManyToOne(() => User)
+	user: User;
+
 	@Column()
 	managed: boolean;
 
@@ -28,4 +37,7 @@ export class Emoji extends BaseClass {
 
 	@Column()
 	require_colons: boolean;
+
+	@Column({ type: "simple-array" })
+	roles: string[]; // roles this emoji is whitelisted to (new discord feature?)
 }
diff --git a/util/src/interfaces/Event.ts b/util/src/interfaces/Event.ts
index 03099bbb..3c8ab8ab 100644
--- a/util/src/interfaces/Event.ts
+++ b/util/src/interfaces/Event.ts
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ export interface GuildBanRemoveEvent extends Event {
 	};
 }
 
-export interface GuildEmojiUpdateEvent extends Event {
-	event: "GUILD_EMOJI_UPDATE";
+export interface GuildEmojisUpdateEvent extends Event {
+	event: "GUILD_EMOJIS_UPDATE";
 	data: {
 		guild_id: string;
 		emojis: Emoji[];
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ export type EventData =
 	| GuildDeleteEvent
 	| GuildBanAddEvent
 	| GuildBanRemoveEvent
-	| GuildEmojiUpdateEvent
+	| GuildEmojisUpdateEvent
 	| GuildIntegrationUpdateEvent
 	| GuildMemberAddEvent
 	| GuildMemberRemoveEvent
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ export type EVENT =
 	| "GUILD_DELETE"
 	| "GUILD_BAN_ADD"
 	| "GUILD_BAN_REMOVE"
-	| "GUILD_EMOJI_UPDATE"
+	| "GUILD_EMOJIS_UPDATE"
 	| "GUILD_INTEGRATIONS_UPDATE"
 	| "GUILD_MEMBER_ADD"
 	| "GUILD_MEMBER_REMOVE"
diff --git a/util/src/migrations/1633864260873-EmojiRoles.ts b/util/src/migrations/1633864260873-EmojiRoles.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0d709f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/src/migrations/1633864260873-EmojiRoles.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from "typeorm";
+
+export class EmojiRoles1633864260873 implements MigrationInterface {
+	name = "EmojiRoles1633864260873";
+
+	public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "emojis" ADD "roles" text NOT NULL DEFAULT ''`);
+	}
+
+	public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "emojis" DROP COLUMN column_name "roles"`);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/util/src/migrations/1633864669243-EmojiUser.ts b/util/src/migrations/1633864669243-EmojiUser.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..982405d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/src/migrations/1633864669243-EmojiUser.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from "typeorm";
+
+export class EmojiUser1633864669243 implements MigrationInterface {
+	name = "EmojiUser1633864669243";
+
+	public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "emojis" ADD "user_id" varchar`);
+		try {
+			await queryRunner.query(
+				`ALTER TABLE "emojis" ADD CONSTRAINT FK_fa7ddd5f9a214e28ce596548421 FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id)`
+			);
+		} catch (error) {
+			console.error(
+				"sqlite doesn't support altering foreign keys: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1884818/how-do-i-add-a-foreign-key-to-an-existing-sqlite-table"
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "emojis" DROP COLUMN column_name "user_id"`);
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "emojis" DROP CONSTRAINT FK_fa7ddd5f9a214e28ce596548421`);
+	}
+}