diff --git a/src/addons/lua_engine.cpp b/src/addons/lua_engine.cpp
index 52c9f16a..4db06db2 100644
--- a/src/addons/lua_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/addons/lua_engine.cpp
@@ -5182,6 +5182,31 @@ void LuaEngine::registerCoreAPI() {
             if (gh) gh->requestPvpLog();
             return 0;
         }},
+        // --- Emotes ---
+        {"DoEmote", [](lua_State* L) -> int {
+            auto* gh = getGameHandler(L);
+            const char* token = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
+            if (!gh) return 0;
+            std::string t(token);
+            for (char& c : t) c = static_cast<char>(std::toupper(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)));
+            // Map common emote tokens to DBC TextEmote IDs
+            static const std::unordered_map<std::string, uint32_t> emoteMap = {
+                {"WAVE", 67}, {"BOW", 2}, {"DANCE", 10}, {"CHEER", 5},
+                {"CHICKEN", 6}, {"CRY", 8}, {"EAT", 14}, {"DRINK", 13},
+                {"FLEX", 16}, {"KISS", 22}, {"LAUGH", 23}, {"POINT", 30},
+                {"ROAR", 34}, {"RUDE", 36}, {"SALUTE", 37}, {"SHY", 40},
+                {"SILLY", 41}, {"SIT", 42}, {"SLEEP", 43}, {"SPIT", 44},
+                {"THANK", 52}, {"CLAP", 7}, {"KNEEL", 21}, {"LAY", 24},
+                {"NO", 28}, {"YES", 70}, {"BEG", 1}, {"ANGRY", 64},
+                {"FAREWELL", 15}, {"HELLO", 18}, {"WELCOME", 68},
+            };
+            auto it = emoteMap.find(t);
+            uint64_t target = gh->hasTarget() ? gh->getTargetGuid() : 0;
+            if (it != emoteMap.end()) {
+                gh->sendTextEmote(it->second, target);
+            }
+            return 0;
+        }},
         // --- Social (Friend/Ignore) ---
         {"AddFriend", [](lua_State* L) -> int {
             auto* gh = getGameHandler(L);