diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.js b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.js
index 0e1ca7fe883..976d32abe9b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import $ from 'jquery';
 import _ from 'underscore';
 import Cookies from 'js-cookie';
 import { __ } from './locale';
-import { isInIssuePage, isInMRPage, isInEpicPage, hasVueMRDiscussionsCookie, updateTooltipTitle } from './lib/utils/common_utils';
+import { updateTooltipTitle } from './lib/utils/common_utils';
+import { isInVueNoteablePage } from './lib/utils/dom_utils';
 import flash from './flash';
 import axios from './lib/utils/axios_utils';
 
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ class AwardsHandler {
   addAward(votesBlock, awardUrl, emoji, checkMutuality, callback) {
     const isMainAwardsBlock = votesBlock.closest('.js-noteable-awards').length;
 
-    if (this.isInVueNoteablePage() && !isMainAwardsBlock) {
+    if (isInVueNoteablePage() && !isMainAwardsBlock) {
       const id = votesBlock.attr('id').replace('note_', '');
 
       this.hideMenuElement($('.emoji-menu'));
@@ -295,16 +296,8 @@ class AwardsHandler {
     }
   }
 
-  isVueMRDiscussions() {
-    return isInMRPage() && hasVueMRDiscussionsCookie() && !$('#diffs').is(':visible');
-  }
-
-  isInVueNoteablePage() {
-    return isInIssuePage() || isInEpicPage() || this.isVueMRDiscussions();
-  }
-
   getVotesBlock() {
-    if (this.isInVueNoteablePage()) {
+    if (isInVueNoteablePage()) {
       const $el = $('.js-add-award.is-active').closest('.note.timeline-entry');
 
       if ($el.length) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/dom_utils.js b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/dom_utils.js
index de65ea15a60..914de9de940 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/dom_utils.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/dom_utils.js
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-/* eslint-disable import/prefer-default-export */
+import $ from 'jquery';
+import { isInIssuePage, isInMRPage, isInEpicPage, hasVueMRDiscussionsCookie } from './common_utils';
+
+const isVueMRDiscussions = () => isInMRPage() && hasVueMRDiscussionsCookie() && !$('#diffs').is(':visible');
 
 export const addClassIfElementExists = (element, className) => {
   if (element) {
     element.classList.add(className);
   }
 };
+
+export const isInVueNoteablePage = () => isInIssuePage() || isInEpicPage() || isVueMRDiscussions();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/mr_notes/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/mr_notes/index.js
index 096c4ef5f31..e3c5bf06b3d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/mr_notes/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/mr_notes/index.js
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ export default function initMrNotes() {
     data() {
       const notesDataset = document.getElementById('js-vue-mr-discussions')
         .dataset;
+      const noteableData = JSON.parse(notesDataset.noteableData);
+      noteableData.noteableType = notesDataset.noteableType;
+
       return {
-        noteableData: JSON.parse(notesDataset.noteableData),
+        noteableData,
         currentUserData: JSON.parse(notesDataset.currentUserData),
         notesData: JSON.parse(notesDataset.notesData),
       };
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/notes_app.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/notes_app.vue
index 5bd81c7cad6..ebfc827ac57 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/notes_app.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/notes_app.vue
@@ -49,16 +49,7 @@ export default {
   computed: {
     ...mapGetters(['notes', 'getNotesDataByProp', 'discussionCount']),
     noteableType() {
-      // FIXME -- @fatihacet Get this from JSON data.
-      const { ISSUE_NOTEABLE_TYPE, MERGE_REQUEST_NOTEABLE_TYPE, EPIC_NOTEABLE_TYPE } = constants;
-
-      if (this.noteableData.noteableType === EPIC_NOTEABLE_TYPE) {
-        return EPIC_NOTEABLE_TYPE;
-      }
-
-      return this.noteableData.merge_params
-        ? MERGE_REQUEST_NOTEABLE_TYPE
-        : ISSUE_NOTEABLE_TYPE;
+      return this.noteableData.noteableType;
     },
     allNotes() {
       if (this.isLoading) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/constants.js b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/constants.js
index 68f8cb1cf1e..c4de4826eda 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/constants.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/constants.js
@@ -14,3 +14,9 @@ export const EPIC_NOTEABLE_TYPE = 'epic';
 export const MERGE_REQUEST_NOTEABLE_TYPE = 'merge_request';
 export const UNRESOLVE_NOTE_METHOD_NAME = 'delete';
 export const RESOLVE_NOTE_METHOD_NAME = 'post';
+
+export const NOTEABLE_TYPE_MAPPING = {
+  Issue: ISSUE_NOTEABLE_TYPE,
+  MergeRequest: MERGE_REQUEST_NOTEABLE_TYPE,
+  Epic: EPIC_NOTEABLE_TYPE,
+};
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/mixins/noteable.js b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/mixins/noteable.js
index 5bf8216a1f3..b68543d71c8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/mixins/noteable.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/mixins/noteable.js
@@ -9,16 +9,7 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     noteableType() {
-      switch (this.note.noteable_type) {
-        case 'MergeRequest':
-          return constants.MERGE_REQUEST_NOTEABLE_TYPE;
-        case 'Issue':
-          return constants.ISSUE_NOTEABLE_TYPE;
-        case 'Epic':
-          return constants.EPIC_NOTEABLE_TYPE;
-        default:
-          return '';
-      }
+      return constants.NOTEABLE_TYPE_MAPPING[this.note.noteable_type];
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/_discussion.html.haml b/app/views/projects/issues/_discussion.html.haml
index cdfc3e232c5..816f2fa816d 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/_discussion.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/_discussion.html.haml
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 %section.js-vue-notes-event
   #js-vue-notes{ data: { notes_data: notes_data(@issue),
     noteable_data: serialize_issuable(@issue),
+    noteable_type: 'issue',
     current_user_data: UserSerializer.new.represent(current_user, only_path: true).to_json } }
diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show.html.haml
index 9866cc716ee..15a0e4d7ef5 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/show.html.haml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
               - if has_vue_discussions_cookie?
                 #js-vue-mr-discussions{ data: { notes_data: notes_data(@merge_request),
                   noteable_data: serialize_issuable(@merge_request),
+                  noteable_type: 'merge_request',
                   current_user_data: UserSerializer.new.represent(current_user).to_json} }
 
       #commits.commits.tab-pane
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/notes/mock_data.js b/spec/javascripts/notes/mock_data.js
index 2d88cee61f1..24388fba219 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/notes/mock_data.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/notes/mock_data.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export const noteableDataMock = {
   updated_at: '2017-08-04T09:53:01.226Z',
   updated_by_id: 1,
   web_url: '/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26',
+  noteableType: 'issue',
 };
 
 export const lastFetchedAt = '1501862675';