diff --git a/app/services/quick_actions/interpret_service.rb b/app/services/quick_actions/interpret_service.rb
index d84da989924..eb71f04c164 100644
--- a/app/services/quick_actions/interpret_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/quick_actions/interpret_service.rb
@@ -393,7 +393,8 @@ module QuickActions
     end
     params ':emoji:'
     condition do
-      issuable.persisted?
+      issuable.is_a?(Issuable) &&
+        issuable.persisted?
     end
     parse_params do |emoji_param|
       match = emoji_param.match(Banzai::Filter::EmojiFilter.emoji_pattern)
diff --git a/spec/services/quick_actions/interpret_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/quick_actions/interpret_service_spec.rb
index be209c41c0f..af1064d032d 100644
--- a/spec/services/quick_actions/interpret_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/quick_actions/interpret_service_spec.rb
@@ -980,6 +980,12 @@ describe QuickActions::InterpretService do
           let(:issuable) { issue }
         end
       end
+
+      context 'if issuable is a Commit' do
+        let(:content) { '/award :100:' }
+        let(:issuable) { commit }
+        it_behaves_like 'empty command'
+      end
     end
 
     context '/shrug command' do