diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/gfm_auto_complete.js b/app/assets/javascripts/gfm_auto_complete.js
index 43a5325cf71..8259133c95b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/gfm_auto_complete.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/gfm_auto_complete.js
@@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ class GfmAutoComplete {
       callbacks: {
         ...this.getDefaultCallbacks(),
         matcher(flag, subtext) {
-          const relevantText = subtext.trim().split(/\s/).pop();
           const regexp = new RegExp(`(?:[^${glRegexp.unicodeLetters}0-9:]|\n|^):([^:]*)$`, 'gi');
-          const match = regexp.exec(relevantText);
+          const match = regexp.exec(subtext);
 
           return match && match.length ? match[1] : null;
         },
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/fix-emoji-popup.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-emoji-popup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c81d061a5d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-emoji-popup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Hide emoji popup after multiple spaces
+merge_request:
+author: Jan Beckmann
+type: fixed