diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/sidebar_time_tracking.js b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/sidebar_time_tracking.js
index d32fe4abc7d..782e4ba4fad 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/sidebar_time_tracking.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/sidebar_time_tracking.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import _ from 'underscore';
 
 import '~/smart_interval';
 
-import timeTracker from './time_tracker';
+import IssuableTimeTracker from './time_tracker.vue';
 
 import Store from '../../stores/sidebar_store';
 import Mediator from '../../sidebar_mediator';
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default {
     };
   },
   components: {
-    'issuable-time-tracker': timeTracker,
+    IssuableTimeTracker,
   },
   methods: {
     listenForQuickActions() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/time_tracker.js b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/time_tracker.vue
similarity index 59%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/time_tracker.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/time_tracker.vue
index 866178e2b23..230736a56b8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/time_tracker.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/time_tracker.vue
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<script>
 import timeTrackingHelpState from './help_state';
 import timeTrackingCollapsedState from './collapsed_state';
 import timeTrackingSpentOnlyPane from './spent_only_pane';
@@ -8,7 +9,15 @@ import timeTrackingComparisonPane from './comparison_pane';
 import eventHub from '../../event_hub';
 
 export default {
-  name: 'issuable-time-tracker',
+  name: 'IssuableTimeTracker',
+  components: {
+    'time-tracking-collapsed-state': timeTrackingCollapsedState,
+    'time-tracking-estimate-only-pane': timeTrackingEstimateOnlyPane,
+    'time-tracking-spent-only-pane': timeTrackingSpentOnlyPane,
+    'time-tracking-no-tracking-pane': timeTrackingNoTrackingPane,
+    'time-tracking-comparison-pane': timeTrackingComparisonPane,
+    'time-tracking-help-state': timeTrackingHelpState,
+  },
   props: {
     time_estimate: {
       type: Number,
@@ -38,14 +47,6 @@ export default {
       showHelp: false,
     };
   },
-  components: {
-    'time-tracking-collapsed-state': timeTrackingCollapsedState,
-    'time-tracking-estimate-only-pane': timeTrackingEstimateOnlyPane,
-    'time-tracking-spent-only-pane': timeTrackingSpentOnlyPane,
-    'time-tracking-no-tracking-pane': timeTrackingNoTrackingPane,
-    'time-tracking-comparison-pane': timeTrackingComparisonPane,
-    'time-tracking-help-state': timeTrackingHelpState,
-  },
   computed: {
     timeSpent() {
       return this.time_spent;
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ export default {
       return !!this.showHelp;
     },
   },
+  created() {
+    eventHub.$on('timeTracker:updateData', this.update);
+  },
   methods: {
     toggleHelpState(show) {
       this.showHelp = show;
@@ -92,72 +96,73 @@ export default {
       this.human_time_spent = data.human_time_spent;
     },
   },
-  created() {
-    eventHub.$on('timeTracker:updateData', this.update);
-  },
-  template: `
-    <div
-      class="time_tracker time-tracking-component-wrap"
-      v-cloak
-    >
-      <time-tracking-collapsed-state
-        :show-comparison-state="showComparisonState"
-        :show-no-time-tracking-state="showNoTimeTrackingState"
-        :show-help-state="showHelpState"
-        :show-spent-only-state="showSpentOnlyState"
-        :show-estimate-only-state="showEstimateOnlyState"
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div
+    class="time_tracker time-tracking-component-wrap"
+    v-cloak
+  >
+    <time-tracking-collapsed-state
+      :show-comparison-state="showComparisonState"
+      :show-no-time-tracking-state="showNoTimeTrackingState"
+      :show-help-state="showHelpState"
+      :show-spent-only-state="showSpentOnlyState"
+      :show-estimate-only-state="showEstimateOnlyState"
+      :time-spent-human-readable="timeSpentHumanReadable"
+      :time-estimate-human-readable="timeEstimateHumanReadable"
+    />
+    <div class="title hide-collapsed">
+      {{ __('Time tracking') }}
+      <div
+        class="help-button pull-right"
+        v-if="!showHelpState"
+        @click="toggleHelpState(true)"
+      >
+        <i
+          class="fa fa-question-circle"
+          aria-hidden="true"
+        >
+        </i>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        class="close-help-button pull-right"
+        v-if="showHelpState"
+        @click="toggleHelpState(false)"
+      >
+        <i
+          class="fa fa-close"
+          aria-hidden="true"
+        >
+        </i>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="time-tracking-content hide-collapsed">
+      <time-tracking-estimate-only-pane
+        v-if="showEstimateOnlyState"
+        :time-estimate-human-readable="timeEstimateHumanReadable"
+      />
+      <time-tracking-spent-only-pane
+        v-if="showSpentOnlyState"
+        :time-spent-human-readable="timeSpentHumanReadable"
+      />
+      <time-tracking-no-tracking-pane
+        v-if="showNoTimeTrackingState"
+      />
+      <time-tracking-comparison-pane
+        v-if="showComparisonState"
+        :time-estimate="timeEstimate"
+        :time-spent="timeSpent"
         :time-spent-human-readable="timeSpentHumanReadable"
         :time-estimate-human-readable="timeEstimateHumanReadable"
       />
-      <div class="title hide-collapsed">
-        {{ __('Time tracking') }}
-        <div
-          class="help-button pull-right"
-          v-if="!showHelpState"
-          @click="toggleHelpState(true)"
-        >
-            <i
-              class="fa fa-question-circle"
-              aria-hidden="true"
-            />
-        </div>
-        <div
-          class="close-help-button pull-right"
+      <transition name="help-state-toggle">
+        <time-tracking-help-state
           v-if="showHelpState"
-          @click="toggleHelpState(false)"
-        >
-          <i
-            class="fa fa-close"
-            aria-hidden="true"
-          />
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      <div class="time-tracking-content hide-collapsed">
-        <time-tracking-estimate-only-pane
-          v-if="showEstimateOnlyState"
-          :time-estimate-human-readable="timeEstimateHumanReadable"
+          :root-path="rootPath"
         />
-        <time-tracking-spent-only-pane
-          v-if="showSpentOnlyState"
-          :time-spent-human-readable="timeSpentHumanReadable"
-        />
-        <time-tracking-no-tracking-pane
-          v-if="showNoTimeTrackingState"
-        />
-        <time-tracking-comparison-pane
-          v-if="showComparisonState"
-          :time-estimate="timeEstimate"
-          :time-spent="timeSpent"
-          :time-spent-human-readable="timeSpentHumanReadable"
-          :time-estimate-human-readable="timeEstimateHumanReadable"
-        />
-        <transition name="help-state-toggle">
-          <time-tracking-help-state
-            v-if="showHelpState"
-            :rootPath="rootPath"
-          />
-        </transition>
-      </div>
+      </transition>
     </div>
-  `,
-};
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/refactor-move-issuable-time-tracker-vue-component.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/refactor-move-issuable-time-tracker-vue-component.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ed06c61817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/refactor-move-issuable-time-tracker-vue-component.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Move IssuableTimeTracker vue component
+merge_request: 16948
+author: George Tsiolis
+type: performance
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/issuable_time_tracker_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/issuable_time_tracker_spec.js
index 8ff93c4f918..365e9fe6a4b 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/issuable_time_tracker_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/issuable_time_tracker_spec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import Vue from 'vue';
 
-import timeTracker from '~/sidebar/components/time_tracking/time_tracker';
+import timeTracker from '~/sidebar/components/time_tracking/time_tracker.vue';
 
 function initTimeTrackingComponent(opts) {
   setFixtures(`