diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 4fe250efd42..c5eebccdb0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ v 8.5.0 (unreleased)
   - Ability to see and sort on vote count from Issues and MR lists
   - Fix builds scheduler when first build in stage was allowed to fail
   - User project limit is reached notice is hidden if the projects limit is zero 
+  - Emoji comment on diffs are not award emoji
 
 v 8.4.4
   - Update omniauth-saml gem to 1.4.2
diff --git a/app/models/note.rb b/app/models/note.rb
index 55255d22c2f..d0f950d5924 100644
--- a/app/models/note.rb
+++ b/app/models/note.rb
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@ class Note < ActiveRecord::Base
   #
   def set_award!
     return unless awards_supported? && contains_emoji_only?
+
+    # Responding with an emoji is not an award emoji if its on a diff comment
+    return if line_code
+
     self.is_award = true
     self.note = award_emoji_name
   end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/diffs/_text_file.html.haml b/app/views/projects/diffs/_text_file.html.haml
index 5e835b10e1f..d75e9ef2a49 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/diffs/_text_file.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/diffs/_text_file.html.haml
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
         = render "projects/notes/diff_notes_with_reply", notes: comments, line: raw_diff_lines[index].text
 
   - if last_line > 0
-    = render "projects/diffs/match_line", {line: "",
-      line_old: last_line, line_new: last_line, bottom: true, new_file: diff_file.new_file}
+    = render "projects/diffs/match_line", { line: "",
+      line_old: last_line, line_new: last_line, bottom: true, new_file: diff_file.new_file }
 
 - if diff_file.diff.blank? && diff_file.mode_changed?
   .file-mode-changed
diff --git a/spec/models/note_spec.rb b/spec/models/note_spec.rb
index 9182b42661d..7a293490c51 100644
--- a/spec/models/note_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/note_spec.rb
@@ -203,11 +203,16 @@ describe Note, models: true do
   end
 
   describe "set_award!" do
-    let(:issue) { create :issue }
+    let(:merge_request) { create :merge_request }
 
     it "converts aliases to actual name" do
-      note = create :note, note: ":+1:", noteable: issue
+      note = create(:note, note: ":+1:", noteable: merge_request)
       expect(note.reload.note).to eq("thumbsup")
     end
+
+    it "is not an award emoji when comment is on a diff" do
+      note = create(:note, note: ":blowfish:", noteable: merge_request, line_code: "11d5d2e667e9da4f7f610f81d86c974b146b13bd_0_2")
+      expect(note.reload.note).to eq(":blowfish:")
+    end
   end
 end