diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
index 6c21b0f412..d3550aafba 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
 */
 function generate_smilies($mode, $forum_id)
 {
-	global $db, $user, $config, $template;
+	global $db, $user, $config, $template, $phpbb_dispatcher;
 	global $phpEx, $phpbb_root_path;
 
 	$start = request_var('start', 0);
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ function generate_smilies($mode, $forum_id)
 		);
 	}
 
+	$vars = array('mode', 'forum_id', 'display_link');
+	$event = new phpbb_event_data(compact($vars));
+	$phpbb_dispatcher->dispatch('core.generate_smilies_footer', $event);
+	extract($event->get_data_filtered($vars));
+
 	if ($mode == 'window')
 	{
 		page_footer();