diff --git a/root/build-setup.sh b/root/build-setup.sh
index 0519ef6..adb93f6 100755
--- a/root/build-setup.sh
+++ b/root/build-setup.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ mv /var/www/html/lib/plugins /var/www/html/lib/plugins.core
 ln -s /storage/lib/plugins /var/www/html/lib/plugins
 mv /var/www/html/lib/tpl /var/www/html/lib/tpl.core
 ln -s /storage/lib/tpl /var/www/html/lib/tpl
+mv /var/www/html/lib/images/smileys /var/www/html/lib/images/smileys.core
+ln -s /storage/lib/images/smileys /var/www/html/lib/images/smileys
 
 # delete all build files
 rm -- /build-*
diff --git a/root/dokuwiki-storagesetup.sh b/root/dokuwiki-storagesetup.sh
index 8d3cb6f..20ea837 100755
--- a/root/dokuwiki-storagesetup.sh
+++ b/root/dokuwiki-storagesetup.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ mkdir -p /storage/conf
 ln -s /var/www/html/conf.core/license.php /storage/conf/license.php
 
 # core extensions are symlinked to the volume
-for ext in plugins tpl; do
+for ext in plugins tpl "images/smileys"; do
   mkdir -p /storage/lib/$ext
   for dir in /var/www/html/lib/$ext.core/*; do
     base=$(basename $dir)
@@ -26,4 +26,3 @@ for ext in plugins tpl; do
     ln -s $dir /storage/lib/$ext/$base
   done
 done
-