diff --git a/app/helpers/formatting_helper.rb b/app/helpers/formatting_helper.rb
index 7d1423e52..2ef7d362d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/formatting_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/formatting_helper.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module FormattingHelper
+  SYNDICATED_EMOJI_STYLES = <<~CSS.squish
+    height: 1.1em;
+    margin: -.2ex .15em .2ex;
+    object-fit: contain;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    width: 1.1em;
+  CSS
+
   def html_aware_format(text, local, options = {})
     HtmlAwareFormatter.new(text, local, options).to_s
   end
@@ -23,33 +31,10 @@ module FormattingHelper
   end
 
   def rss_status_content_format(status)
-    html = status_content_format(status)
-
-    before_html = if status.spoiler_text?
-                    tag.p do
-                      tag.strong do
-                        I18n.t('rss.content_warning', locale: available_locale_or_nil(status.language) || I18n.default_locale)
-                      end
-
-                      status.spoiler_text
-                    end + tag.hr
-                  end
-
-    after_html = if status.preloadable_poll
-                   tag.p do
-                     safe_join(
-                       status.preloadable_poll.options.map do |o|
-                         tag.send(status.preloadable_poll.multiple? ? 'checkbox' : 'radio', o, disabled: true)
-                       end,
-                       tag.br
-                     )
-                   end
-                 end
-
     prerender_custom_emojis(
-      safe_join([before_html, html, after_html]),
+      wrapped_status_content_format(status),
       status.emojis,
-      style: 'width: 1.1em; height: 1.1em; object-fit: contain; vertical-align: middle; margin: -.2ex .15em .2ex'
+      style: SYNDICATED_EMOJI_STYLES
     ).to_str
   end
 
@@ -64,4 +49,47 @@ module FormattingHelper
       html_aware_format(field.value, field.account.local?, with_rel_me: with_rel_me, with_domains: true, multiline: false)
     end
   end
+
+  private
+
+  def wrapped_status_content_format(status)
+    safe_join [
+      rss_content_preroll(status),
+      status_content_format(status),
+      rss_content_postroll(status),
+    ]
+  end
+
+  def rss_content_preroll(status)
+    if status.spoiler_text?
+      safe_join [
+        tag.p { spoiler_with_warning(status) },
+        tag.hr,
+      ]
+    end
+  end
+
+  def spoiler_with_warning(status)
+    safe_join [
+      tag.strong { I18n.t('rss.content_warning', locale: available_locale_or_nil(status.language) || I18n.default_locale) },
+      status.spoiler_text,
+    ]
+  end
+
+  def rss_content_postroll(status)
+    if status.preloadable_poll
+      tag.p do
+        poll_option_tags(status)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def poll_option_tags(status)
+    safe_join(
+      status.preloadable_poll.options.map do |option|
+        tag.send(status.preloadable_poll.multiple? ? 'checkbox' : 'radio', option, disabled: true)
+      end,
+      tag.br
+    )
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/formatting_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/formatting_helper_spec.rb
index 136a609b1..5ff534e4e 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/formatting_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/formatting_helper_spec.rb
@@ -6,19 +6,57 @@ RSpec.describe FormattingHelper do
   include Devise::Test::ControllerHelpers
 
   describe '#rss_status_content_format' do
-    let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, text: 'Hello world<>', spoiler_text: 'This is a spoiler<>', poll: Fabricate(:poll, options: %w(Yes<> No))) }
-    let(:html) { helper.rss_status_content_format(status) }
+    subject { helper.rss_status_content_format(status) }
 
-    it 'renders the spoiler text' do
-      expect(html).to include('<p>This is a spoiler&lt;&gt;</p><hr>')
+    context 'with a simple status' do
+      let(:status) { Fabricate.build :status, text: 'Hello world' }
+
+      it 'renders the formatted elements' do
+        expect(parsed_result.css('p').first.text)
+          .to eq('Hello world')
+      end
     end
 
-    it 'renders the status text' do
-      expect(html).to include('<p>Hello world&lt;&gt;</p>')
+    context 'with a spoiler and an emoji and a poll' do
+      let(:status) { Fabricate(:status, text: 'Hello :world: <>', spoiler_text: 'This is a spoiler<>', poll: Fabricate(:poll, options: %w(Yes<> No))) }
+
+      before { Fabricate :custom_emoji, shortcode: 'world' }
+
+      it 'renders the formatted elements' do
+        expect(spoiler_node.css('strong').text)
+          .to eq('Content warning:')
+        expect(spoiler_node.text)
+          .to include('This is a spoiler<>')
+        expect(content_node.text)
+          .to eq('Hello  <>')
+        expect(content_node.css('img').first.to_h.symbolize_keys)
+          .to include(
+            rel: 'emoji',
+            title: ':world:'
+          )
+        expect(poll_node.css('radio').first.text)
+          .to eq('Yes<>')
+        expect(poll_node.css('radio').first.to_h.symbolize_keys)
+          .to include(
+            disabled: 'disabled'
+          )
+      end
+
+      def spoiler_node
+        parsed_result.css('p').first
+      end
+
+      def content_node
+        parsed_result.css('p')[1]
+      end
+
+      def poll_node
+        parsed_result.css('p').last
+      end
     end
 
-    it 'renders the poll' do
-      expect(html).to include('<radio disabled="disabled">Yes&lt;&gt;</radio><br>')
+    def parsed_result
+      Nokogiri::HTML.fragment(subject)
     end
   end
 end