diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/api.js b/app/assets/javascripts/api.js
index 78cb3def879..8acddd6194c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/api.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/api.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const Api = {
   groupPath: '/api/:version/groups/:id.json',
   namespacesPath: '/api/:version/namespaces.json',
   groupProjectsPath: '/api/:version/groups/:id/projects.json',
-  projectsPath: '/api/:version/projects.json?simple=true',
+  projectsPath: '/api/:version/projects.json',
   labelsPath: '/:namespace_path/:project_path/labels',
   licensePath: '/api/:version/templates/licenses/:key',
   gitignorePath: '/api/:version/templates/gitignores/:key',
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const Api = {
     const defaults = {
       search: query,
       per_page: 20,
+      simple: true,
     };
 
     if (gon.current_user_id) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/commons/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/commons/index.js
index 6db8b3afbef..768453b28f1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/commons/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/commons/index.js
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ import 'underscore';
 import './polyfills';
 import './jquery';
 import './bootstrap';
+import './vue';
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/common_vue.js b/app/assets/javascripts/commons/vue.js
similarity index 74%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/common_vue.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/commons/vue.js
index eb2a6071fda..8b62d78c043 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/common_vue.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/commons/vue.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import Vue from 'vue';
-import './vue_resource_interceptor';
 
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
   Vue.config.productionTip = false;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/main.js b/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
index e44903f8daa..f14458c8d41 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ import './project_new';
 import './project_select';
 import './project_show';
 import './project_variables';
+import './projects_dropdown';
 import './projects_list';
 import './syntax_highlight';
 import './render_math';
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/app.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/app.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7606605be32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/app.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+<script>
+import bs from '../../breakpoints';
+import eventHub from '../event_hub';
+import loadingIcon from '../../vue_shared/components/loading_icon.vue';
+
+import projectsListFrequent from './projects_list_frequent.vue';
+import projectsListSearch from './projects_list_search.vue';
+
+import search from './search.vue';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    search,
+    loadingIcon,
+    projectsListFrequent,
+    projectsListSearch,
+  },
+  props: {
+    currentProject: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    store: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    service: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: true,
+    },
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      isLoadingProjects: false,
+      isFrequentsListVisible: false,
+      isSearchListVisible: false,
+      isLocalStorageFailed: false,
+      isSearchFailed: false,
+      searchQuery: '',
+    };
+  },
+  computed: {
+    frequentProjects() {
+      return this.store.getFrequentProjects();
+    },
+    searchProjects() {
+      return this.store.getSearchedProjects();
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    toggleFrequentProjectsList(state) {
+      this.isLoadingProjects = !state;
+      this.isSearchListVisible = !state;
+      this.isFrequentsListVisible = state;
+    },
+    toggleSearchProjectsList(state) {
+      this.isLoadingProjects = !state;
+      this.isFrequentsListVisible = !state;
+      this.isSearchListVisible = state;
+    },
+    toggleLoader(state) {
+      this.isFrequentsListVisible = !state;
+      this.isSearchListVisible = !state;
+      this.isLoadingProjects = state;
+    },
+    fetchFrequentProjects() {
+      const screenSize = bs.getBreakpointSize();
+      if (this.searchQuery && (screenSize !== 'sm' && screenSize !== 'xs')) {
+        this.toggleSearchProjectsList(true);
+      } else {
+        this.toggleLoader(true);
+        this.isLocalStorageFailed = false;
+        const projects = this.service.getFrequentProjects();
+        if (projects) {
+          this.toggleFrequentProjectsList(true);
+          this.store.setFrequentProjects(projects);
+        } else {
+          this.isLocalStorageFailed = true;
+          this.toggleFrequentProjectsList(true);
+          this.store.setFrequentProjects([]);
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    fetchSearchedProjects(searchQuery) {
+      this.searchQuery = searchQuery;
+      this.toggleLoader(true);
+      this.service.getSearchedProjects(this.searchQuery)
+        .then(res => res.json())
+        .then((results) => {
+          this.toggleSearchProjectsList(true);
+          this.store.setSearchedProjects(results);
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          this.isSearchFailed = true;
+          this.toggleSearchProjectsList(true);
+        });
+    },
+    logCurrentProjectAccess() {
+      this.service.logProjectAccess(this.currentProject);
+    },
+    handleSearchClear() {
+      this.searchQuery = '';
+      this.toggleFrequentProjectsList(true);
+      this.store.clearSearchedProjects();
+    },
+    handleSearchFailure() {
+      this.isSearchFailed = true;
+      this.toggleSearchProjectsList(true);
+    },
+  },
+  created() {
+    if (this.currentProject.id) {
+      this.logCurrentProjectAccess();
+    }
+
+    eventHub.$on('dropdownOpen', this.fetchFrequentProjects);
+    eventHub.$on('searchProjects', this.fetchSearchedProjects);
+    eventHub.$on('searchCleared', this.handleSearchClear);
+    eventHub.$on('searchFailed', this.handleSearchFailure);
+  },
+  beforeDestroy() {
+    eventHub.$off('dropdownOpen', this.fetchFrequentProjects);
+    eventHub.$off('searchProjects', this.fetchSearchedProjects);
+    eventHub.$off('searchCleared', this.handleSearchClear);
+    eventHub.$off('searchFailed', this.handleSearchFailure);
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <search/>
+    <loading-icon
+      class="loading-animation prepend-top-20"
+      size="2"
+      v-if="isLoadingProjects"
+      :label="s__('ProjectsDropdown|Loading projects')"
+    />
+    <div
+      class="section-header"
+      v-if="isFrequentsListVisible"
+    >
+      {{ s__('ProjectsDropdown|Frequently visited') }}
+    </div>
+    <projects-list-frequent
+      v-if="isFrequentsListVisible"
+      :local-storage-failed="isLocalStorageFailed"
+      :projects="frequentProjects"
+    />
+    <projects-list-search
+      v-if="isSearchListVisible"
+      :search-failed="isSearchFailed"
+      :matcher="searchQuery"
+      :projects="searchProjects"
+    />
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_frequent.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_frequent.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..093554cd0bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_frequent.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<script>
+import { s__ } from '../../locale';
+import projectsListItem from './projects_list_item.vue';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    projectsListItem,
+  },
+  props: {
+    projects: {
+      type: Array,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    localStorageFailed: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: true,
+    },
+  },
+  computed: {
+    isListEmpty() {
+      return this.projects.length === 0;
+    },
+    listEmptyMessage() {
+      return this.localStorageFailed ?
+        s__('ProjectsDropdown|This feature requires browser localStorage support') :
+        s__('ProjectsDropdown|Projects you visit often will appear here');
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div
+    class="projects-list-frequent-container"
+  >
+    <ul
+      class="list-unstyled"
+    >
+      <li
+        class="section-empty"
+        v-if="isListEmpty"
+      >
+        {{listEmptyMessage}}
+      </li>
+      <projects-list-item
+        v-else
+        v-for="(project, index) in projects"
+        :key="index"
+        :project-id="project.id"
+        :project-name="project.name"
+        :namespace="project.namespace"
+        :web-url="project.webUrl"
+        :avatar-url="project.avatarUrl"
+      />
+    </ul>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_item.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_item.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe5179de206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_item.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+<script>
+import identicon from '../../vue_shared/components/identicon.vue';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    identicon,
+  },
+  props: {
+    matcher: {
+      type: String,
+      required: false,
+    },
+    projectId: {
+      type: Number,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    projectName: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    namespace: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    webUrl: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    avatarUrl: {
+      required: true,
+      validator(value) {
+        return value === null || typeof value === 'string';
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  computed: {
+    hasAvatar() {
+      return this.avatarUrl !== null;
+    },
+    highlightedProjectName() {
+      if (this.matcher) {
+        const matcherRegEx = new RegExp(this.matcher, 'gi');
+        const matches = this.projectName.match(matcherRegEx);
+
+        if (matches && matches.length > 0) {
+          return this.projectName.replace(matches[0], `<b>${matches[0]}</b>`);
+        }
+      }
+      return this.projectName;
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <li
+    class="projects-list-item-container"
+  >
+    <a
+      class="clearfix"
+      :href="webUrl"
+    >
+      <div
+        class="project-item-avatar-container"
+      >
+        <img
+          v-if="hasAvatar"
+          class="avatar s32"
+          :src="avatarUrl"
+        />
+        <identicon
+          v-else
+          size-class="s32"
+          :entity-id=projectId
+          :entity-name="projectName"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div
+        class="project-item-metadata-container"
+      >
+        <div
+          class="project-title"
+          :title="projectName"
+          v-html="highlightedProjectName"
+        >
+        </div>
+        <div
+          class="project-namespace"
+          :title="namespace"
+        >
+          {{namespace}}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </a>
+  </li>
+</template>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_search.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_search.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa5efef2919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_search.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<script>
+import { s__ } from '../../locale';
+import projectsListItem from './projects_list_item.vue';
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    projectsListItem,
+  },
+  props: {
+    matcher: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    projects: {
+      type: Array,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    searchFailed: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: true,
+    },
+  },
+  computed: {
+    isListEmpty() {
+      return this.projects.length === 0;
+    },
+    listEmptyMessage() {
+      return this.searchFailed ?
+        s__('ProjectsDropdown|Something went wrong on our end.') :
+        s__('ProjectsDropdown|No projects matched your query');
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div
+    class="projects-list-search-container"
+  >
+    <ul
+      class="list-unstyled"
+    >
+      <li
+        v-if="isListEmpty"
+        :class="{ 'section-failure': searchFailed }"
+        class="section-empty"
+      >
+        {{ listEmptyMessage }}
+      </li>
+      <projects-list-item
+        v-else
+        v-for="(project, index) in projects"
+        :key="index"
+        :project-id="project.id"
+        :project-name="project.name"
+        :namespace="project.namespace"
+        :web-url="project.webUrl"
+        :avatar-url="project.avatarUrl"
+        :matcher="matcher"
+      />
+    </ul>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/search.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/search.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b71997234e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/search.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<script>
+import _ from 'underscore';
+import eventHub from '../event_hub';
+
+export default {
+  data() {
+    return {
+      searchQuery: '',
+    };
+  },
+  watch: {
+    searchQuery() {
+      this.handleInput();
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    setFocus() {
+      this.$refs.search.focus();
+    },
+    emitSearchEvents() {
+      if (this.searchQuery) {
+        eventHub.$emit('searchProjects', this.searchQuery);
+      } else {
+        eventHub.$emit('searchCleared');
+      }
+    },
+    /**
+     * Callback function within _.debounce is intentionally
+     * kept as ES5 `function() {}` instead of ES6 `() => {}`
+     * as it otherwise messes up function context
+     * and component reference is no longer accessible via `this`
+     */
+    // eslint-disable-next-line func-names
+    handleInput: _.debounce(function () {
+      this.emitSearchEvents();
+    }, 500),
+  },
+  mounted() {
+    eventHub.$on('dropdownOpen', this.setFocus);
+  },
+  beforeDestroy() {
+    eventHub.$off('dropdownOpen', this.setFocus);
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div
+    class="search-input-container hidden-xs"
+  >
+    <input
+      type="search"
+      class="form-control"
+      ref="search"
+      v-model="searchQuery"
+      :placeholder="s__('ProjectsDropdown|Search projects')"
+    />
+    <i
+      v-if="!searchQuery"
+      class="search-icon fa fa-fw fa-search"
+      aria-hidden="true"
+    />
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/constants.js b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/constants.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8937097184c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/constants.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export const FREQUENT_PROJECTS = {
+  MAX_COUNT: 20,
+  LIST_COUNT_DESKTOP: 5,
+  LIST_COUNT_MOBILE: 3,
+  ELIGIBLE_FREQUENCY: 3,
+};
+
+export const HOUR_IN_MS = 3600000;
+
+export const STORAGE_KEY = 'frequent-projects';
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/event_hub.js b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/event_hub.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0948c2e5352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/event_hub.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import Vue from 'vue';
+
+export default new Vue();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2660da3c558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import Vue from 'vue';
+
+import Translate from '../vue_shared/translate';
+import eventHub from './event_hub';
+import ProjectsService from './service/projects_service';
+import ProjectsStore from './store/projects_store';
+
+import projectsDropdownApp from './components/app.vue';
+
+Vue.use(Translate);
+
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+  const el = document.getElementById('js-projects-dropdown');
+  const navEl = document.getElementById('nav-projects-dropdown');
+
+  // Don't do anything if element doesn't exist (No projects dropdown)
+  // This is for when the user accesses GitLab without logging in
+  if (!el || !navEl) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  $(navEl).on('show.bs.dropdown', (e) => {
+    const dropdownEl = $(e.currentTarget).find('.projects-dropdown-menu');
+    dropdownEl.one('transitionend', () => {
+      eventHub.$emit('dropdownOpen');
+    });
+  });
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-new
+  new Vue({
+    el,
+    components: {
+      projectsDropdownApp,
+    },
+    data() {
+      const dataset = this.$options.el.dataset;
+      const store = new ProjectsStore();
+      const service = new ProjectsService(dataset.userName);
+
+      const project = {
+        id: Number(dataset.projectId),
+        name: dataset.projectName,
+        namespace: dataset.projectNamespace,
+        webUrl: dataset.projectWebUrl,
+        avatarUrl: dataset.projectAvatarUrl || null,
+        lastAccessedOn: Date.now(),
+      };
+
+      return {
+        store,
+        service,
+        state: store.state,
+        currentUserName: dataset.userName,
+        currentProject: project,
+      };
+    },
+    render(createElement) {
+      return createElement('projects-dropdown-app', {
+        props: {
+          currentUserName: this.currentUserName,
+          currentProject: this.currentProject,
+          store: this.store,
+          service: this.service,
+        },
+      });
+    },
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service.js b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fad956b4c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service.js
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import Vue from 'vue';
+import VueResource from 'vue-resource';
+
+import bp from '../../breakpoints';
+import Api from '../../api';
+import AccessorUtilities from '../../lib/utils/accessor';
+
+import { FREQUENT_PROJECTS, HOUR_IN_MS, STORAGE_KEY } from '../constants';
+
+Vue.use(VueResource);
+
+export default class ProjectsService {
+  constructor(currentUserName) {
+    this.isLocalStorageAvailable = AccessorUtilities.isLocalStorageAccessSafe();
+    this.currentUserName = currentUserName;
+    this.storageKey = `${this.currentUserName}/${STORAGE_KEY}`;
+    this.projectsPath = Vue.resource(Api.buildUrl(Api.projectsPath));
+  }
+
+  getSearchedProjects(searchQuery) {
+    return this.projectsPath.get({
+      simple: false,
+      per_page: 20,
+      membership: !!gon.current_user_id,
+      order_by: 'last_activity_at',
+      search: searchQuery,
+    });
+  }
+
+  getFrequentProjects() {
+    if (this.isLocalStorageAvailable) {
+      return this.getTopFrequentProjects();
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  logProjectAccess(project) {
+    let matchFound = false;
+    let storedFrequentProjects;
+
+    if (this.isLocalStorageAvailable) {
+      const storedRawProjects = localStorage.getItem(this.storageKey);
+
+      // Check if there's any frequent projects list set
+      if (!storedRawProjects) {
+        // No frequent projects list set, set one up.
+        storedFrequentProjects = [];
+        storedFrequentProjects.push({ ...project, frequency: 1 });
+      } else {
+        // Check if project is already present in frequents list
+        // When found, update metadata of it.
+        storedFrequentProjects = JSON.parse(storedRawProjects).map((projectItem) => {
+          if (projectItem.id === project.id) {
+            matchFound = true;
+            const diff = Math.abs(project.lastAccessedOn - projectItem.lastAccessedOn) / HOUR_IN_MS;
+            const updatedProject = {
+              ...project,
+              frequency: projectItem.frequency,
+              lastAccessedOn: projectItem.lastAccessedOn,
+            };
+
+            // Check if duration since last access of this project
+            // is over an hour
+            if (diff > 1) {
+              return {
+                ...updatedProject,
+                frequency: updatedProject.frequency + 1,
+                lastAccessedOn: Date.now(),
+              };
+            }
+
+            return {
+              ...updatedProject,
+            };
+          }
+
+          return projectItem;
+        });
+
+        // Check whether currently logged project is present in frequents list
+        if (!matchFound) {
+          // We always keep size of frequents collection to 20 projects
+          // out of which only 5 projects with
+          // highest value of `frequency` and most recent `lastAccessedOn`
+          // are shown in projects dropdown
+          if (storedFrequentProjects.length === FREQUENT_PROJECTS.MAX_COUNT) {
+            storedFrequentProjects.shift(); // Remove an item from head of array
+          }
+
+          storedFrequentProjects.push({ ...project, frequency: 1 });
+        }
+      }
+
+      localStorage.setItem(this.storageKey, JSON.stringify(storedFrequentProjects));
+    }
+  }
+
+  getTopFrequentProjects() {
+    const storedFrequentProjects = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(this.storageKey));
+    let frequentProjectsCount = FREQUENT_PROJECTS.LIST_COUNT_DESKTOP;
+
+    if (!storedFrequentProjects) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    if (bp.getBreakpointSize() === 'sm' ||
+        bp.getBreakpointSize() === 'xs') {
+      frequentProjectsCount = FREQUENT_PROJECTS.LIST_COUNT_MOBILE;
+    }
+
+    const frequentProjects = storedFrequentProjects
+      .filter(project => project.frequency >= FREQUENT_PROJECTS.ELIGIBLE_FREQUENCY);
+
+    // Sort all frequent projects in decending order of frequency
+    // and then by lastAccessedOn with recent most first
+    frequentProjects.sort((projectA, projectB) => {
+      if (projectA.frequency < projectB.frequency) {
+        return 1;
+      } else if (projectA.frequency > projectB.frequency) {
+        return -1;
+      } else if (projectA.lastAccessedOn < projectB.lastAccessedOn) {
+        return 1;
+      } else if (projectA.lastAccessedOn > projectB.lastAccessedOn) {
+        return -1;
+      }
+
+      return 0;
+    });
+
+    return _.first(frequentProjects, frequentProjectsCount);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/store/projects_store.js b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/store/projects_store.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ffefbe693f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects_dropdown/store/projects_store.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+export default class ProjectsStore {
+  constructor() {
+    this.state = {};
+    this.state.frequentProjects = [];
+    this.state.searchedProjects = [];
+  }
+
+  setFrequentProjects(rawProjects) {
+    this.state.frequentProjects = rawProjects;
+  }
+
+  getFrequentProjects() {
+    return this.state.frequentProjects;
+  }
+
+  setSearchedProjects(rawProjects) {
+    this.state.searchedProjects = rawProjects.map(rawProject => ({
+      id: rawProject.id,
+      name: rawProject.name,
+      namespace: rawProject.name_with_namespace,
+      webUrl: rawProject.web_url,
+      avatarUrl: rawProject.avatar_url,
+    }));
+  }
+
+  getSearchedProjects() {
+    return this.state.searchedProjects;
+  }
+
+  clearSearchedProjects() {
+    this.state.searchedProjects = [];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/identicon.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/identicon.vue
index 0edd820743f..7cf2e029cf6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/identicon.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/identicon.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ export default {
       type: String,
       required: true,
     },
+    sizeClass: {
+      type: String,
+      required: false,
+      default: 's40',
+    },
   },
   computed: {
     /**
@@ -38,7 +43,8 @@ export default {
 
 <template>
   <div
-    class="avatar s40 identicon"
+    class="avatar identicon"
+    :class="sizeClass"
     :style="identiconStyles">
     {{identiconTitle}}
   </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/common.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/common.scss
index 68a51c5a461..a85051642dd 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/common.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/common.scss
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 .append-right-default { margin-right: $gl-padding; }
 .append-right-20 { margin-right: 20px; }
 .append-bottom-0 { margin-bottom: 0; }
+.append-bottom-5 { margin-bottom: 5px; }
 .append-bottom-10 { margin-bottom: 10px; }
 .append-bottom-15 { margin-bottom: 15px; }
 .append-bottom-20 { margin-bottom: 20px; }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
index 336ac096d60..e65a78b8dc3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
@@ -829,3 +829,152 @@
 }
 
 @include new-style-dropdown('.js-namespace-select + ');
+
+header.navbar-gitlab-new .header-content .dropdown-menu.projects-dropdown-menu {
+  padding: 0;
+
+  @media (max-width: $screen-xs-max) {
+    display: table;
+    left: -50px;
+    min-width: 300px;
+  }
+}
+
+.projects-dropdown-container {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  width: 500px;
+  height: 334px;
+
+  .project-dropdown-sidebar,
+  .project-dropdown-content {
+    padding: 8px 0;
+  }
+
+  .loading-animation {
+    color: $almost-black;
+  }
+
+  .project-dropdown-sidebar {
+    width: 30%;
+    border-right: 1px solid $border-color;
+  }
+
+  .project-dropdown-content {
+    position: relative;
+    width: 70%;
+  }
+
+  @media (max-width: $screen-xs-max) {
+    flex-direction: column;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: auto;
+    flex: 1;
+
+    .project-dropdown-sidebar,
+    .project-dropdown-content {
+      width: 100%;
+    }
+
+    .project-dropdown-sidebar {
+      border-bottom: 1px solid $border-color;
+      border-right: 0;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.projects-dropdown-container {
+  .projects-list-frequent-container,
+  .projects-list-search-container, {
+    padding: 8px 0;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+  }
+
+  .section-header,
+  .projects-list-frequent-container li.section-empty,
+  .projects-list-search-container li.section-empty {
+    padding: 0 15px;
+  }
+
+  .section-header,
+  .projects-list-frequent-container li.section-empty,
+  .projects-list-search-container li.section-empty {
+    color: $gl-text-color-secondary;
+    font-size: $gl-font-size;
+  }
+
+  .projects-list-frequent-container,
+  .projects-list-search-container {
+    li.section-empty.section-failure {
+      color: $callout-danger-color;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .search-input-container {
+    position: relative;
+    padding: 4px $gl-padding;
+
+    .search-icon {
+      position: absolute;
+      top: 13px;
+      right: 25px;
+      color: $md-area-border;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .section-header {
+    font-weight: 700;
+    margin-top: 8px;
+  }
+
+  .projects-list-search-container {
+    height: 284px;
+  }
+
+  @media (max-width: $screen-xs-max) {
+    .projects-list-frequent-container {
+      width: auto;
+      height: auto;
+      padding-bottom: 0;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.projects-list-item-container {
+  .project-item-avatar-container
+  .project-item-metadata-container {
+    float: left;
+  }
+
+  .project-title,
+  .project-namespace {
+    max-width: 250px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
+  &:hover {
+    .project-item-avatar-container .avatar {
+      border-color: $md-area-border;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .project-title {
+    font-size: $gl-font-size;
+    font-weight: 400;
+    line-height: 16px;
+  }
+
+  .project-namespace {
+    margin-top: 4px;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 12px;
+    color: $gl-text-color-secondary;
+  }
+
+  @media (max-width: $screen-xs-max) {
+    .project-item-metadata-container {
+      float: none;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/nav/_new_dashboard.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/nav/_new_dashboard.html.haml
index cfdfcbebc9f..88d164cac32 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/nav/_new_dashboard.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/nav/_new_dashboard.html.haml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 %ul.list-unstyled.navbar-sub-nav
-  = nav_link(path: ['root#index', 'projects#trending', 'projects#starred', 'dashboard/projects#index'], html_options: {class: "home"}) do
-    = link_to dashboard_projects_path, title: 'Projects', class: 'dashboard-shortcuts-projects' do
+  = nav_link(path: ['root#index', 'projects#trending', 'projects#starred', 'dashboard/projects#index'], html_options: { id: 'nav-projects-dropdown', class: "home dropdown" }) do
+    %a{ href: '#', title: 'Projects', data: { toggle: 'dropdown' } }
       Projects
+      = icon("chevron-down", class: "dropdown-chevron")
+    .dropdown-menu.projects-dropdown-menu
+      = render "layouts/nav/projects_dropdown/show"
 
   = nav_link(controller: ['dashboard/groups', 'explore/groups']) do
     = link_to dashboard_groups_path, class: 'dashboard-shortcuts-groups', title: 'Groups' do
@@ -31,3 +34,8 @@
         %li.divider
         %li
           = link_to "Help", help_path, title: 'About GitLab CE'
+
+  -# Shortcut to Dashboard > Projects
+  %li.hidden
+    = link_to dashboard_projects_path, title: 'Projects', class: 'dashboard-shortcuts-projects' do
+      Projects
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/nav/projects_dropdown/_show.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/nav/projects_dropdown/_show.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7370180bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/layouts/nav/projects_dropdown/_show.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+- project_meta = { id: @project.id, name: @project.name, namespace: @project.name_with_namespace, web_url: @project.web_url, avatar_url: @project.avatar_url } if @project&.persisted?
+.projects-dropdown-container
+  .project-dropdown-sidebar
+    %ul
+      = nav_link(path: 'dashboard/projects#index') do
+        = link_to dashboard_projects_path do
+          = _('Your projects')
+      = nav_link(path: 'projects#starred') do
+        = link_to starred_dashboard_projects_path do
+          = _('Starred projects')
+      = nav_link(path: 'projects#trending') do
+        = link_to explore_root_path do
+          = _('Explore projects')
+  .project-dropdown-content
+    #js-projects-dropdown{ data: { user_name: current_user.username, project: project_meta } }
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/35010-projects-nav-dropdown.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/35010-projects-nav-dropdown.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5bed723f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/35010-projects-nav-dropdown.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Add dropdown to Projects nav item
+merge_request: 13866
+author:
+type: added
diff --git a/config/webpack.config.js b/config/webpack.config.js
index ad88e48550d..6b0cd023291 100644
--- a/config/webpack.config.js
+++ b/config/webpack.config.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var config = {
     blob:                 './blob_edit/blob_bundle.js',
     boards:               './boards/boards_bundle.js',
     common:               './commons/index.js',
-    common_vue:           ['vue', './vue_shared/common_vue.js'],
+    common_vue:           './vue_shared/vue_resource_interceptor.js',
     common_d3:            ['d3'],
     cycle_analytics:      './cycle_analytics/cycle_analytics_bundle.js',
     commit_pipelines:     './commit/pipelines/pipelines_bundle.js',
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index 2b7c6f7ad33..97bc3d80642 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: gitlab 1.0.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2017-08-24 09:29+0200\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2017-08-24 09:29+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2017-08-31 17:34+0530\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2017-08-31 17:34+0530\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
 "Language: \n"
@@ -427,6 +427,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Every week (Sundays at 4:00am)"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Explore projects"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Failed to change the owner"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -837,6 +840,27 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "ProjectNetworkGraph|Graph"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "ProjectsDropdown|Frequently visited"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "ProjectsDropdown|Loading projects"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "ProjectsDropdown|No projects matched your query"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "ProjectsDropdown|Projects you visit often will appear here"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "ProjectsDropdown|Search projects"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "ProjectsDropdown|Something went wrong on our end."
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "ProjectsDropdown|This feature requires browser localStorage support"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Push events"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -950,6 +974,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "StarProject|Star"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Starred projects"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Start a %{new_merge_request} with these changes"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1271,6 +1298,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Your name"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Your projects"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "day"
 msgid_plural "days"
 msgstr[0] ""
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/api_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/api_spec.js
index 8c68ceff914..2aa4fb1f6c6 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/api_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/api_spec.js
@@ -101,12 +101,13 @@ describe('Api', () => {
     it('fetches projects with membership when logged in', (done) => {
       const query = 'dummy query';
       const options = { unused: 'option' };
-      const expectedUrl = `${dummyUrlRoot}/api/${dummyApiVersion}/projects.json?simple=true`;
+      const expectedUrl = `${dummyUrlRoot}/api/${dummyApiVersion}/projects.json`;
       window.gon.current_user_id = 1;
       const expectedData = Object.assign({
         search: query,
         per_page: 20,
         membership: true,
+        simple: true,
       }, options);
       spyOn(jQuery, 'ajax').and.callFake((request) => {
         expect(request.url).toEqual(expectedUrl);
@@ -124,10 +125,11 @@ describe('Api', () => {
     it('fetches projects without membership when not logged in', (done) => {
       const query = 'dummy query';
       const options = { unused: 'option' };
-      const expectedUrl = `${dummyUrlRoot}/api/${dummyApiVersion}/projects.json?simple=true`;
+      const expectedUrl = `${dummyUrlRoot}/api/${dummyApiVersion}/projects.json`;
       const expectedData = Object.assign({
         search: query,
         per_page: 20,
+        simple: true,
       }, options);
       spyOn(jQuery, 'ajax').and.callFake((request) => {
         expect(request.url).toEqual(expectedUrl);
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/project_title_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/project_title_spec.js
index 3d36bb3e4d4..9ea8414ae40 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/project_title_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/project_title_spec.js
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ describe('Project Title', () => {
       window.gon.current_user_id = 1;
       $('.js-projects-dropdown-toggle').click();
       expect($menu).toHaveClass('open');
-      expect(reqUrl).toBe(`/api/${dummyApiVersion}/projects.json?simple=true`);
+      expect(reqUrl).toBe(`/api/${dummyApiVersion}/projects.json`);
       expect(reqData).toEqual({
         search: '',
         order_by: 'last_activity_at',
         per_page: 20,
         membership: true,
+        simple: true,
       });
       $menu.find('.dropdown-menu-close-icon').click();
       expect($menu).not.toHaveClass('open');
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/app_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/app_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..42f0f6fc1af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/app_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,348 @@
+import Vue from 'vue';
+
+import bp from '~/breakpoints';
+import appComponent from '~/projects_dropdown/components/app.vue';
+import eventHub from '~/projects_dropdown/event_hub';
+import ProjectsStore from '~/projects_dropdown/store/projects_store';
+import ProjectsService from '~/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service';
+
+import mountComponent from '../../helpers/vue_mount_component_helper';
+import { currentSession, mockProject, mockRawProject } from '../mock_data';
+
+const createComponent = () => {
+  gon.api_version = currentSession.apiVersion;
+  const Component = Vue.extend(appComponent);
+  const store = new ProjectsStore();
+  const service = new ProjectsService(currentSession.username);
+
+  return mountComponent(Component, {
+    store,
+    service,
+    currentUserName: currentSession.username,
+    currentProject: currentSession.project,
+  });
+};
+
+const returnServicePromise = (data, failed) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+  if (failed) {
+    reject(data);
+  } else {
+    resolve({
+      json() {
+        return data;
+      },
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+describe('AppComponent', () => {
+  describe('computed', () => {
+    let vm;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vm = createComponent();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      vm.$destroy();
+    });
+
+    describe('frequentProjects', () => {
+      it('should return list of frequently accessed projects from store', () => {
+        expect(vm.frequentProjects).toBeDefined();
+        expect(vm.frequentProjects.length).toBe(0);
+
+        vm.store.setFrequentProjects([mockProject]);
+        expect(vm.frequentProjects).toBeDefined();
+        expect(vm.frequentProjects.length).toBe(1);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('searchProjects', () => {
+      it('should return list of frequently accessed projects from store', () => {
+        expect(vm.searchProjects).toBeDefined();
+        expect(vm.searchProjects.length).toBe(0);
+
+        vm.store.setSearchedProjects([mockRawProject]);
+        expect(vm.searchProjects).toBeDefined();
+        expect(vm.searchProjects.length).toBe(1);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('methods', () => {
+    let vm;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vm = createComponent();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      vm.$destroy();
+    });
+
+    describe('toggleFrequentProjectsList', () => {
+      it('should toggle props which control visibility of Frequent Projects list from state passed', () => {
+        vm.toggleFrequentProjectsList(true);
+        expect(vm.isLoadingProjects).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(vm.isSearchListVisible).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(vm.isFrequentsListVisible).toBeTruthy();
+
+        vm.toggleFrequentProjectsList(false);
+        expect(vm.isLoadingProjects).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(vm.isSearchListVisible).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(vm.isFrequentsListVisible).toBeFalsy();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('toggleSearchProjectsList', () => {
+      it('should toggle props which control visibility of Searched Projects list from state passed', () => {
+        vm.toggleSearchProjectsList(true);
+        expect(vm.isLoadingProjects).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(vm.isFrequentsListVisible).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(vm.isSearchListVisible).toBeTruthy();
+
+        vm.toggleSearchProjectsList(false);
+        expect(vm.isLoadingProjects).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(vm.isFrequentsListVisible).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(vm.isSearchListVisible).toBeFalsy();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('toggleLoader', () => {
+      it('should toggle props which control visibility of list loading animation from state passed', () => {
+        vm.toggleLoader(true);
+        expect(vm.isFrequentsListVisible).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(vm.isSearchListVisible).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(vm.isLoadingProjects).toBeTruthy();
+
+        vm.toggleLoader(false);
+        expect(vm.isFrequentsListVisible).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(vm.isSearchListVisible).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(vm.isLoadingProjects).toBeFalsy();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('fetchFrequentProjects', () => {
+      it('should set props for loading animation to `true` while frequent projects list is being loaded', () => {
+        spyOn(vm, 'toggleLoader');
+
+        vm.fetchFrequentProjects();
+        expect(vm.isLocalStorageFailed).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(vm.toggleLoader).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+      });
+
+      it('should set props for loading animation to `false` and props for frequent projects list to `true` once data is loaded', () => {
+        const mockData = [mockProject];
+
+        spyOn(vm.service, 'getFrequentProjects').and.returnValue(mockData);
+        spyOn(vm.store, 'setFrequentProjects');
+        spyOn(vm, 'toggleFrequentProjectsList');
+
+        vm.fetchFrequentProjects();
+        expect(vm.service.getFrequentProjects).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(vm.store.setFrequentProjects).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockData);
+        expect(vm.toggleFrequentProjectsList).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+      });
+
+      it('should set props for failure message to `true` when method fails to fetch frequent projects list', () => {
+        spyOn(vm.service, 'getFrequentProjects').and.returnValue(null);
+        spyOn(vm.store, 'setFrequentProjects');
+        spyOn(vm, 'toggleFrequentProjectsList');
+
+        expect(vm.isLocalStorageFailed).toBeFalsy();
+
+        vm.fetchFrequentProjects();
+        expect(vm.service.getFrequentProjects).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(vm.store.setFrequentProjects).toHaveBeenCalledWith([]);
+        expect(vm.toggleFrequentProjectsList).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+        expect(vm.isLocalStorageFailed).toBeTruthy();
+      });
+
+      it('should set props for search results list to `true` if search query was already made previously', () => {
+        spyOn(bp, 'getBreakpointSize').and.returnValue('md');
+        spyOn(vm.service, 'getFrequentProjects');
+        spyOn(vm, 'toggleSearchProjectsList');
+
+        vm.searchQuery = 'test';
+        vm.fetchFrequentProjects();
+        expect(vm.service.getFrequentProjects).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(vm.toggleSearchProjectsList).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+      });
+
+      it('should set props for frequent projects list to `true` if search query was already made but screen size is less than 768px', () => {
+        spyOn(bp, 'getBreakpointSize').and.returnValue('sm');
+        spyOn(vm, 'toggleSearchProjectsList');
+        spyOn(vm.service, 'getFrequentProjects');
+
+        vm.searchQuery = 'test';
+        vm.fetchFrequentProjects();
+        expect(vm.service.getFrequentProjects).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(vm.toggleSearchProjectsList).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('fetchSearchedProjects', () => {
+      const searchQuery = 'test';
+
+      it('should perform search with provided search query', (done) => {
+        const mockData = [mockRawProject];
+        spyOn(vm, 'toggleLoader');
+        spyOn(vm, 'toggleSearchProjectsList');
+        spyOn(vm.service, 'getSearchedProjects').and.returnValue(returnServicePromise(mockData));
+        spyOn(vm.store, 'setSearchedProjects');
+
+        vm.fetchSearchedProjects(searchQuery);
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          expect(vm.searchQuery).toBe(searchQuery);
+          expect(vm.toggleLoader).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+          expect(vm.service.getSearchedProjects).toHaveBeenCalledWith(searchQuery);
+          expect(vm.toggleSearchProjectsList).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+          expect(vm.store.setSearchedProjects).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockData);
+          done();
+        }, 0);
+      });
+
+      it('should update props for showing search failure', (done) => {
+        spyOn(vm, 'toggleSearchProjectsList');
+        spyOn(vm.service, 'getSearchedProjects').and.returnValue(returnServicePromise({}, true));
+
+        vm.fetchSearchedProjects(searchQuery);
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          expect(vm.searchQuery).toBe(searchQuery);
+          expect(vm.service.getSearchedProjects).toHaveBeenCalledWith(searchQuery);
+          expect(vm.isSearchFailed).toBeTruthy();
+          expect(vm.toggleSearchProjectsList).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+          done();
+        }, 0);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('logCurrentProjectAccess', () => {
+      it('should log current project access via service', (done) => {
+        spyOn(vm.service, 'logProjectAccess');
+
+        vm.currentProject = mockProject;
+        vm.logCurrentProjectAccess();
+
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          expect(vm.service.logProjectAccess).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockProject);
+          done();
+        }, 1);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('handleSearchClear', () => {
+      it('should show frequent projects list when search input is cleared', () => {
+        spyOn(vm.store, 'clearSearchedProjects');
+        spyOn(vm, 'toggleFrequentProjectsList');
+
+        vm.handleSearchClear();
+
+        expect(vm.toggleFrequentProjectsList).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+        expect(vm.store.clearSearchedProjects).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(vm.searchQuery).toBe('');
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('handleSearchFailure', () => {
+      it('should show failure message within dropdown', () => {
+        spyOn(vm, 'toggleSearchProjectsList');
+
+        vm.handleSearchFailure();
+        expect(vm.toggleSearchProjectsList).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+        expect(vm.isSearchFailed).toBeTruthy();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('created', () => {
+    it('should bind event listeners on eventHub', (done) => {
+      spyOn(eventHub, '$on');
+
+      createComponent().$mount();
+
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(eventHub.$on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('dropdownOpen', jasmine.any(Function));
+        expect(eventHub.$on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('searchProjects', jasmine.any(Function));
+        expect(eventHub.$on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('searchCleared', jasmine.any(Function));
+        expect(eventHub.$on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('searchFailed', jasmine.any(Function));
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('beforeDestroy', () => {
+    it('should unbind event listeners on eventHub', (done) => {
+      const vm = createComponent();
+      spyOn(eventHub, '$off');
+
+      vm.$mount();
+      vm.$destroy();
+
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(eventHub.$off).toHaveBeenCalledWith('dropdownOpen', jasmine.any(Function));
+        expect(eventHub.$off).toHaveBeenCalledWith('searchProjects', jasmine.any(Function));
+        expect(eventHub.$off).toHaveBeenCalledWith('searchCleared', jasmine.any(Function));
+        expect(eventHub.$off).toHaveBeenCalledWith('searchFailed', jasmine.any(Function));
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('template', () => {
+    let vm;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vm = createComponent();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      vm.$destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('should render search input', () => {
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.search-input-container')).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('should render loading animation', (done) => {
+      vm.toggleLoader(true);
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        const loadingEl = vm.$el.querySelector('.loading-animation');
+
+        expect(loadingEl).toBeDefined();
+        expect(loadingEl.classList.contains('prepend-top-20')).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(loadingEl.querySelector('i').getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('Loading projects');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should render frequent projects list header', (done) => {
+      vm.toggleFrequentProjectsList(true);
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        const sectionHeaderEl = vm.$el.querySelector('.section-header');
+
+        expect(sectionHeaderEl).toBeDefined();
+        expect(sectionHeaderEl.innerText.trim()).toBe('Frequently visited');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should render frequent projects list', (done) => {
+      vm.toggleFrequentProjectsList(true);
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.projects-list-frequent-container')).toBeDefined();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should render searched projects list', (done) => {
+      vm.toggleSearchProjectsList(true);
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.section-header')).toBe(null);
+        expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.projects-list-search-container')).toBeDefined();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_frequent_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_frequent_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fcd0f6a3630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_frequent_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import Vue from 'vue';
+
+import projectsListFrequentComponent from '~/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_frequent.vue';
+
+import mountComponent from '../../helpers/vue_mount_component_helper';
+import { mockFrequents } from '../mock_data';
+
+const createComponent = () => {
+  const Component = Vue.extend(projectsListFrequentComponent);
+
+  return mountComponent(Component, {
+    projects: mockFrequents,
+    localStorageFailed: false,
+  });
+};
+
+describe('ProjectsListFrequentComponent', () => {
+  let vm;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vm = createComponent();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vm.$destroy();
+  });
+
+  describe('computed', () => {
+    describe('isListEmpty', () => {
+      it('should return `true` or `false` representing whether if `projects` is empty of not', () => {
+        vm.projects = [];
+        expect(vm.isListEmpty).toBeTruthy();
+
+        vm.projects = mockFrequents;
+        expect(vm.isListEmpty).toBeFalsy();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('listEmptyMessage', () => {
+      it('should return appropriate empty list message based on value of `localStorageFailed` prop', () => {
+        vm.localStorageFailed = true;
+        expect(vm.listEmptyMessage).toBe('This feature requires browser localStorage support');
+
+        vm.localStorageFailed = false;
+        expect(vm.listEmptyMessage).toBe('Projects you visit often will appear here');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('template', () => {
+    it('should render component element with list of projects', (done) => {
+      vm.projects = mockFrequents;
+
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(vm.$el.classList.contains('projects-list-frequent-container')).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('ul.list-unstyled').length).toBe(1);
+        expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('li.projects-list-item-container').length).toBe(5);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should render component element with empty message', (done) => {
+      vm.projects = [];
+
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('li.section-empty').length).toBe(1);
+        expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('li.projects-list-item-container').length).toBe(0);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_item_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_item_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..171629fcd6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_item_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import Vue from 'vue';
+
+import projectsListItemComponent from '~/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_item.vue';
+
+import mountComponent from '../../helpers/vue_mount_component_helper';
+import { mockProject } from '../mock_data';
+
+const createComponent = () => {
+  const Component = Vue.extend(projectsListItemComponent);
+
+  return mountComponent(Component, {
+    projectId: mockProject.id,
+    projectName: mockProject.name,
+    namespace: mockProject.namespace,
+    webUrl: mockProject.webUrl,
+    avatarUrl: mockProject.avatarUrl,
+  });
+};
+
+describe('ProjectsListItemComponent', () => {
+  let vm;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vm = createComponent();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vm.$destroy();
+  });
+
+  describe('computed', () => {
+    describe('hasAvatar', () => {
+      it('should return `true` or `false` if whether avatar is present or not', () => {
+        vm.avatarUrl = 'path/to/avatar.png';
+        expect(vm.hasAvatar).toBeTruthy();
+
+        vm.avatarUrl = null;
+        expect(vm.hasAvatar).toBeFalsy();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('highlightedProjectName', () => {
+      it('should enclose part of project name in <b> & </b> which matches with `matcher` prop', () => {
+        vm.matcher = 'lab';
+        expect(vm.highlightedProjectName).toContain('<b>Lab</b>');
+      });
+
+      it('should return project name as it is if `matcher` is not available', () => {
+        vm.matcher = null;
+        expect(vm.highlightedProjectName).toBe(mockProject.name);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('template', () => {
+    it('should render component element', () => {
+      expect(vm.$el.classList.contains('projects-list-item-container')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('a').length).toBe(1);
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('.project-item-avatar-container').length).toBe(1);
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('.project-item-metadata-container').length).toBe(1);
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('.project-title').length).toBe(1);
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('.project-namespace').length).toBe(1);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_search_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_search_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..59fc2dedba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_search_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import Vue from 'vue';
+
+import projectsListSearchComponent from '~/projects_dropdown/components/projects_list_search.vue';
+
+import mountComponent from '../../helpers/vue_mount_component_helper';
+import { mockProject } from '../mock_data';
+
+const createComponent = () => {
+  const Component = Vue.extend(projectsListSearchComponent);
+
+  return mountComponent(Component, {
+    projects: [mockProject],
+    matcher: 'lab',
+    searchFailed: false,
+  });
+};
+
+describe('ProjectsListSearchComponent', () => {
+  let vm;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vm = createComponent();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vm.$destroy();
+  });
+
+  describe('computed', () => {
+    describe('isListEmpty', () => {
+      it('should return `true` or `false` representing whether if `projects` is empty of not', () => {
+        vm.projects = [];
+        expect(vm.isListEmpty).toBeTruthy();
+
+        vm.projects = [mockProject];
+        expect(vm.isListEmpty).toBeFalsy();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('listEmptyMessage', () => {
+      it('should return appropriate empty list message based on value of `searchFailed` prop', () => {
+        vm.searchFailed = true;
+        expect(vm.listEmptyMessage).toBe('Something went wrong on our end.');
+
+        vm.searchFailed = false;
+        expect(vm.listEmptyMessage).toBe('No projects matched your query');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('template', () => {
+    it('should render component element with list of projects', (done) => {
+      vm.projects = [mockProject];
+
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(vm.$el.classList.contains('projects-list-search-container')).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('ul.list-unstyled').length).toBe(1);
+        expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('li.projects-list-item-container').length).toBe(1);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should render component element with empty message', (done) => {
+      vm.projects = [];
+
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('li.section-empty').length).toBe(1);
+        expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('li.projects-list-item-container').length).toBe(0);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should render component element with failure message', (done) => {
+      vm.searchFailed = true;
+      vm.projects = [];
+
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('li.section-empty.section-failure').length).toBe(1);
+        expect(vm.$el.querySelectorAll('li.projects-list-item-container').length).toBe(0);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/search_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/search_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2a23e33325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/components/search_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import Vue from 'vue';
+
+import searchComponent from '~/projects_dropdown/components/search.vue';
+import eventHub from '~/projects_dropdown/event_hub';
+
+import mountComponent from '../../helpers/vue_mount_component_helper';
+
+const createComponent = () => {
+  const Component = Vue.extend(searchComponent);
+
+  return mountComponent(Component);
+};
+
+describe('SearchComponent', () => {
+  describe('methods', () => {
+    let vm;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vm = createComponent();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      vm.$destroy();
+    });
+
+    describe('setFocus', () => {
+      it('should set focus to search input', () => {
+        spyOn(vm.$refs.search, 'focus');
+
+        vm.setFocus();
+        expect(vm.$refs.search.focus).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('emitSearchEvents', () => {
+      it('should emit `searchProjects` event via eventHub when `searchQuery` present', () => {
+        const searchQuery = 'test';
+        spyOn(eventHub, '$emit');
+        vm.searchQuery = searchQuery;
+        vm.emitSearchEvents();
+        expect(eventHub.$emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('searchProjects', searchQuery);
+      });
+
+      it('should emit `searchCleared` event via eventHub when `searchQuery` is cleared', () => {
+        spyOn(eventHub, '$emit');
+        vm.searchQuery = '';
+        vm.emitSearchEvents();
+        expect(eventHub.$emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('searchCleared');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('mounted', () => {
+    it('should listen `dropdownOpen` event', (done) => {
+      spyOn(eventHub, '$on');
+      createComponent();
+
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(eventHub.$on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('dropdownOpen', jasmine.any(Function));
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('beforeDestroy', () => {
+    it('should unbind event listeners on eventHub', (done) => {
+      const vm = createComponent();
+      spyOn(eventHub, '$off');
+
+      vm.$mount();
+      vm.$destroy();
+
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(eventHub.$off).toHaveBeenCalledWith('dropdownOpen', jasmine.any(Function));
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('template', () => {
+    let vm;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vm = createComponent();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      vm.$destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('should render component element', () => {
+      const inputEl = vm.$el.querySelector('input.form-control');
+
+      expect(vm.$el.classList.contains('search-input-container')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(vm.$el.classList.contains('hidden-xs')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(inputEl).not.toBe(null);
+      expect(inputEl.getAttribute('placeholder')).toBe('Search projects');
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.search-icon')).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/mock_data.js b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/mock_data.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6a79fb8ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/mock_data.js
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+export const currentSession = {
+  username: 'root',
+  storageKey: 'root/frequent-projects',
+  apiVersion: 'v4',
+  project: {
+    id: 1,
+    name: 'dummy-project',
+    namespace: 'SamepleGroup / Dummy-Project',
+    webUrl: 'http://127.0.0.1/samplegroup/dummy-project',
+    avatarUrl: null,
+    lastAccessedOn: Date.now(),
+  },
+};
+
+export const mockProject = {
+  id: 1,
+  name: 'GitLab Community Edition',
+  namespace: 'gitlab-org / gitlab-ce',
+  webUrl: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce',
+  avatarUrl: null,
+};
+
+export const mockRawProject = {
+  id: 1,
+  name: 'GitLab Community Edition',
+  name_with_namespace: 'gitlab-org / gitlab-ce',
+  web_url: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce',
+  avatar_url: null,
+};
+
+export const mockFrequents = [
+  {
+    id: 1,
+    name: 'GitLab Community Edition',
+    namespace: 'gitlab-org / gitlab-ce',
+    webUrl: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce',
+    avatarUrl: null,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 2,
+    name: 'GitLab CI',
+    namespace: 'gitlab-org / gitlab-ci',
+    webUrl: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000/gitlab-org/gitlab-ci',
+    avatarUrl: null,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 3,
+    name: 'Typeahead.Js',
+    namespace: 'twitter / typeahead-js',
+    webUrl: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000/twitter/typeahead-js',
+    avatarUrl: '/uploads/-/system/project/avatar/7/TWBS.png',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 4,
+    name: 'Intel',
+    namespace: 'platform / hardware / bsp / intel',
+    webUrl: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000/platform/hardware/bsp/intel',
+    avatarUrl: null,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 5,
+    name: 'v4.4',
+    namespace: 'platform / hardware / bsp / kernel / common / v4.4',
+    webUrl: 'http://localhost:3000/platform/hardware/bsp/kernel/common/v4.4',
+    avatarUrl: null,
+  },
+];
+
+export const unsortedFrequents = [
+  { id: 1, frequency: 12, lastAccessedOn: 1491400843391 },
+  { id: 2, frequency: 14, lastAccessedOn: 1488240890738 },
+  { id: 3, frequency: 44, lastAccessedOn: 1497675908472 },
+  { id: 4, frequency: 8, lastAccessedOn: 1497979281815 },
+  { id: 5, frequency: 34, lastAccessedOn: 1488089211943 },
+  { id: 6, frequency: 14, lastAccessedOn: 1493517292488 },
+  { id: 7, frequency: 42, lastAccessedOn: 1486815299875 },
+  { id: 8, frequency: 33, lastAccessedOn: 1500762279114 },
+  { id: 10, frequency: 46, lastAccessedOn: 1483251641543 },
+];
+
+/**
+ * This const has a specific order which tests authenticity
+ * of `ProjectsService.getTopFrequentProjects` method so
+ * DO NOT change order of items in this const.
+ */
+export const sortedFrequents = [
+  { id: 10, frequency: 46, lastAccessedOn: 1483251641543 },
+  { id: 3, frequency: 44, lastAccessedOn: 1497675908472 },
+  { id: 7, frequency: 42, lastAccessedOn: 1486815299875 },
+  { id: 5, frequency: 34, lastAccessedOn: 1488089211943 },
+  { id: 8, frequency: 33, lastAccessedOn: 1500762279114 },
+  { id: 6, frequency: 14, lastAccessedOn: 1493517292488 },
+  { id: 2, frequency: 14, lastAccessedOn: 1488240890738 },
+  { id: 1, frequency: 12, lastAccessedOn: 1491400843391 },
+  { id: 4, frequency: 8, lastAccessedOn: 1497979281815 },
+];
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9aabfaec1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+import Vue from 'vue';
+import VueResource from 'vue-resource';
+
+import bp from '~/breakpoints';
+import ProjectsService from '~/projects_dropdown/service/projects_service';
+import { FREQUENT_PROJECTS } from '~/projects_dropdown/constants';
+import { currentSession, unsortedFrequents, sortedFrequents } from '../mock_data';
+
+Vue.use(VueResource);
+
+FREQUENT_PROJECTS.MAX_COUNT = 3;
+
+describe('ProjectsService', () => {
+  let service;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    gon.api_version = currentSession.apiVersion;
+    service = new ProjectsService(currentSession.username);
+  });
+
+  describe('contructor', () => {
+    it('should initialize default properties of class', () => {
+      expect(service.isLocalStorageAvailable).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(service.currentUserName).toBe(currentSession.username);
+      expect(service.storageKey).toBe(currentSession.storageKey);
+      expect(service.projectsPath).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getSearchedProjects', () => {
+    it('should return promise from VueResource HTTP GET', () => {
+      spyOn(service.projectsPath, 'get').and.stub();
+
+      const searchQuery = 'lab';
+      const queryParams = {
+        simple: false,
+        per_page: 20,
+        membership: false,
+        order_by: 'last_activity_at',
+        search: searchQuery,
+      };
+
+      service.getSearchedProjects(searchQuery);
+      expect(service.projectsPath.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(queryParams);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('logProjectAccess', () => {
+    let storage;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      storage = {};
+
+      spyOn(window.localStorage, 'setItem').and.callFake((storageKey, value) => {
+        storage[storageKey] = value;
+      });
+
+      spyOn(window.localStorage, 'getItem').and.callFake((storageKey) => {
+        if (storage[storageKey]) {
+          return storage[storageKey];
+        }
+
+        return null;
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should create a project store if it does not exist and adds a project', () => {
+      service.logProjectAccess(currentSession.project);
+
+      const projects = JSON.parse(storage[currentSession.storageKey]);
+      expect(projects.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(projects[0].frequency).toBe(1);
+      expect(projects[0].lastAccessedOn).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('should prevent inserting same report multiple times into store', () => {
+      service.logProjectAccess(currentSession.project);
+      service.logProjectAccess(currentSession.project);
+
+      const projects = JSON.parse(storage[currentSession.storageKey]);
+      expect(projects.length).toBe(1);
+    });
+
+    it('should increase frequency of report if it was logged multiple times over the course of an hour', () => {
+      let projects;
+      spyOn(Math, 'abs').and.returnValue(3600001); // this will lead to `diff` > 1;
+      service.logProjectAccess(currentSession.project);
+
+      projects = JSON.parse(storage[currentSession.storageKey]);
+      expect(projects[0].frequency).toBe(1);
+
+      service.logProjectAccess(currentSession.project);
+      projects = JSON.parse(storage[currentSession.storageKey]);
+      expect(projects[0].frequency).toBe(2);
+      expect(projects[0].lastAccessedOn).not.toBe(currentSession.project.lastAccessedOn);
+    });
+
+    it('should always update project metadata', () => {
+      let projects;
+      const oldProject = {
+        ...currentSession.project,
+      };
+
+      const newProject = {
+        ...currentSession.project,
+        name: 'New Name',
+        avatarUrl: 'new/avatar.png',
+        namespace: 'New / Namespace',
+        webUrl: 'http://localhost/new/web/url',
+      };
+
+      service.logProjectAccess(oldProject);
+      projects = JSON.parse(storage[currentSession.storageKey]);
+      expect(projects[0].name).toBe(oldProject.name);
+      expect(projects[0].avatarUrl).toBe(oldProject.avatarUrl);
+      expect(projects[0].namespace).toBe(oldProject.namespace);
+      expect(projects[0].webUrl).toBe(oldProject.webUrl);
+
+      service.logProjectAccess(newProject);
+      projects = JSON.parse(storage[currentSession.storageKey]);
+      expect(projects[0].name).toBe(newProject.name);
+      expect(projects[0].avatarUrl).toBe(newProject.avatarUrl);
+      expect(projects[0].namespace).toBe(newProject.namespace);
+      expect(projects[0].webUrl).toBe(newProject.webUrl);
+    });
+
+    it('should not add more than 20 projects in store', () => {
+      for (let i = 1; i <= 5; i += 1) {
+        const project = Object.assign(currentSession.project, { id: i });
+        service.logProjectAccess(project);
+      }
+
+      const projects = JSON.parse(storage[currentSession.storageKey]);
+      expect(projects.length).toBe(3);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getTopFrequentProjects', () => {
+    let storage = {};
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      storage[currentSession.storageKey] = JSON.stringify(unsortedFrequents);
+
+      spyOn(window.localStorage, 'getItem').and.callFake((storageKey) => {
+        if (storage[storageKey]) {
+          return storage[storageKey];
+        }
+
+        return null;
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should return top 5 frequently accessed projects for desktop screens', () => {
+      spyOn(bp, 'getBreakpointSize').and.returnValue('md');
+      const frequentProjects = service.getTopFrequentProjects();
+
+      expect(frequentProjects.length).toBe(5);
+      frequentProjects.forEach((project, index) => {
+        expect(project.id).toBe(sortedFrequents[index].id);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should return top 3 frequently accessed projects for mobile screens', () => {
+      spyOn(bp, 'getBreakpointSize').and.returnValue('sm');
+      const frequentProjects = service.getTopFrequentProjects();
+
+      expect(frequentProjects.length).toBe(3);
+      frequentProjects.forEach((project, index) => {
+        expect(project.id).toBe(sortedFrequents[index].id);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should return empty array if there are no projects available in store', () => {
+      storage = {};
+      expect(service.getTopFrequentProjects().length).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/store/projects_store_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/store/projects_store_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e57399d37cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/projects_dropdown/store/projects_store_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import ProjectsStore from '~/projects_dropdown/store/projects_store';
+import { mockProject, mockRawProject } from '../mock_data';
+
+describe('ProjectsStore', () => {
+  let store;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    store = new ProjectsStore();
+  });
+
+  describe('setFrequentProjects', () => {
+    it('should set frequent projects list to state', () => {
+      store.setFrequentProjects([mockProject]);
+
+      expect(store.getFrequentProjects().length).toBe(1);
+      expect(store.getFrequentProjects()[0].id).toBe(mockProject.id);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('setSearchedProjects', () => {
+    it('should set searched projects list to state', () => {
+      store.setSearchedProjects([mockRawProject]);
+
+      const processedProjects = store.getSearchedProjects();
+      expect(processedProjects.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(processedProjects[0].id).toBe(mockRawProject.id);
+      expect(processedProjects[0].namespace).toBe(mockRawProject.name_with_namespace);
+      expect(processedProjects[0].webUrl).toBe(mockRawProject.web_url);
+      expect(processedProjects[0].avatarUrl).toBe(mockRawProject.avatar_url);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('clearSearchedProjects', () => {
+    it('should clear searched projects list from state', () => {
+      store.setSearchedProjects([mockRawProject]);
+      expect(store.getSearchedProjects().length).toBe(1);
+      store.clearSearchedProjects();
+      expect(store.getSearchedProjects().length).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/identicon_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/identicon_spec.js
index 4f194e5a64e..647680f00f7 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/identicon_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/identicon_spec.js
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import identiconComponent from '~/vue_shared/components/identicon.vue';
 
-const createComponent = () => {
+const createComponent = (sizeClass) => {
   const Component = Vue.extend(identiconComponent);
 
   return new Component({
     propsData: {
       entityId: 1,
       entityName: 'entity-name',
+      sizeClass,
     },
   }).$mount();
 };
 
 describe('IdenticonComponent', () => {
-  let vm;
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    vm = createComponent();
-  });
-
   describe('computed', () => {
+    let vm;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vm = createComponent();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      vm.$destroy();
+    });
+
     describe('identiconStyles', () => {
       it('should return styles attribute value with `background-color` property', () => {
         vm.entityId = 4;
@@ -48,9 +53,20 @@ describe('IdenticonComponent', () => {
 
   describe('template', () => {
     it('should render identicon', () => {
+      const vm = createComponent();
+
       expect(vm.$el.nodeName).toBe('DIV');
       expect(vm.$el.classList.contains('identicon')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(vm.$el.classList.contains('s40')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(vm.$el.getAttribute('style').indexOf('background-color') > -1).toBeTruthy();
+      vm.$destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('should render identicon with provided sizing class', () => {
+      const vm = createComponent('s32');
+
+      expect(vm.$el.classList.contains('s32')).toBeTruthy();
+      vm.$destroy();
     });
   });
 });