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.vue
similarity index 78%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/sidebar_time_tracking.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/sidebar_time_tracking.vue
index 5626cccc022..2e1d6e9643a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/sidebar_time_tracking.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/time_tracking/sidebar_time_tracking.vue
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<script>
 import $ from 'jquery';
 import _ from 'underscore';
 
@@ -10,14 +11,17 @@ import Mediator from '../../sidebar_mediator';
 import eventHub from '../../event_hub';
 
 export default {
+  components: {
+    IssuableTimeTracker,
+  },
   data() {
     return {
       mediator: new Mediator(),
       store: new Store(),
     };
   },
-  components: {
-    IssuableTimeTracker,
+  mounted() {
+    this.listenForQuickActions();
   },
   methods: {
     listenForQuickActions() {
@@ -41,18 +45,17 @@ export default {
       }
     },
   },
-  mounted() {
-    this.listenForQuickActions();
-  },
-  template: `
-    <div class="block">
-      <issuable-time-tracker
-        :time_estimate="store.timeEstimate"
-        :time_spent="store.totalTimeSpent"
-        :human_time_estimate="store.humanTimeEstimate"
-        :human_time_spent="store.humanTotalTimeSpent"
-        :rootPath="store.rootPath"
-      />
-    </div>
-  `,
 };
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="block">
+    <issuable-time-tracker
+      :time_estimate="store.timeEstimate"
+      :time_spent="store.totalTimeSpent"
+      :human_time_estimate="store.humanTimeEstimate"
+      :human_time_spent="store.humanTotalTimeSpent"
+      :root-path="store.rootPath"
+    />
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/mount_sidebar.js b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/mount_sidebar.js
index 26eb4cffba3..3086e7d0fc9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/mount_sidebar.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/mount_sidebar.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import $ from 'jquery';
 import Vue from 'vue';
-import SidebarTimeTracking from './components/time_tracking/sidebar_time_tracking';
+import SidebarTimeTracking from './components/time_tracking/sidebar_time_tracking.vue';
 import SidebarAssignees from './components/assignees/sidebar_assignees.vue';
 import ConfidentialIssueSidebar from './components/confidential/confidential_issue_sidebar.vue';
 import SidebarMoveIssue from './lib/sidebar_move_issue';
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/refactor-move-sidebar-time-tracking-vue-component.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/refactor-move-sidebar-time-tracking-vue-component.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f578bfcf26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/refactor-move-sidebar-time-tracking-vue-component.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Move SidebarTimeTracking vue component
+merge_request: 18677
+author: George Tsiolis
+type: performance