diff --git a/src/SharpChat/SharpChatRoutes.php b/src/SharpChat/SharpChatRoutes.php
index c2bbfc5..5273814 100644
--- a/src/SharpChat/SharpChatRoutes.php
+++ b/src/SharpChat/SharpChatRoutes.php
@@ -37,10 +37,15 @@ final class SharpChatRoutes implements IRouteHandler {
         Route::handleAttributes($router, $this);
     }
 
+    #[Route('OPTIONS', '/_sockchat/emotes')]
     #[Route('GET', '/_sockchat/emotes')]
-    public function getEmotes($response, $request): array {
+    public function getEmotes($response, $request): array|int {
         $response->setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
         $response->setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'GET');
+        $response->setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', 'Cache-Control');
+
+        if($request->getMethod() === 'OPTIONS')
+            return 204;
 
         $emotes = $this->emotes->getEmotes(orderBy: 'order');
         $out = [];