diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 41e09f8b992..207b2bb1ba1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 Please view this file on the master branch, on stable branches it's out of date.
 
 v 8.4.0 (unreleased)
-  - Add "Frequently used" category to emoji picker
-
-v 8.3.0 (unreleased)
   - Fix Error 500 when doing a search in dashboard before visiting any project (Stan Hu)
   - Implement new UI for group page
   - Implement search inside emoji picker
   - Add project permissions to all project API endpoints (Stan Hu)
+  - Add "Frequently used" category to emoji picker
+
 
 v 8.3.0
   - Add CAS support (tduehr)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee
index bb17427852d..04bf5cc7bb5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.coffee
@@ -127,19 +127,21 @@ class @AwardsHandler
 
   getFrequentlyUsedEmojis: ->
     frequently_used_emojis = ($.cookie('frequently_used_emojis') || "").split(",")
+
+    frequently_used_emojis = ["thumbsup", "thumbsdown"].concat(frequently_used_emojis)
+
     _.compact(_.uniq(frequently_used_emojis))
 
   renderFrequentlyUsedBlock: ->
-    if $.cookie('frequently_used_emojis')
-      frequently_used_emojis = @getFrequentlyUsedEmojis()
+    frequently_used_emojis = @getFrequentlyUsedEmojis()
 
-      ul = $("<ul>")
+    ul = $("<ul>")
 
-      for emoji in frequently_used_emojis
-        do (emoji) ->
-          $(".emoji-menu-content [data-emoji='#{emoji}']").closest("li").clone().appendTo(ul)
+    for emoji in frequently_used_emojis
+      do (emoji) ->
+        $(".emoji-menu-content [data-emoji='#{emoji}']").closest("li").clone().appendTo(ul)
 
-      $("input.emoji-search").after(ul).after($("<h5>").text("Frequently used"))
+    $("input.emoji-search").after(ul).after($("<h5>").text("Frequently used"))
 
   setupSearch: ->
     $("input.emoji-search").keyup (ev) =>