diff --git a/apps/app/constants/common.ts b/apps/app/constants/common.ts
index 036aff99ca..00335d05e8 100644
--- a/apps/app/constants/common.ts
+++ b/apps/app/constants/common.ts
@@ -216,3 +216,23 @@ export const createSimilarString = (str: string) => {
 
   return shuffled;
 };
+
+export const getRandomEmoji = () => {
+  const emojis = [
+    "8986",
+    "9200",
+    "128204",
+    "127773",
+    "127891",
+    "127947",
+    "128076",
+    "128077",
+    "128187",
+    "128188",
+    "128512",
+    "128522",
+    "128578",
+  ];
+
+  return emojis[Math.floor(Math.random() * emojis.length)];
+};
diff --git a/apps/app/ui/emoji-icon-picker/index.tsx b/apps/app/ui/emoji-icon-picker/index.tsx
index c540edc6ff..dbe8abeeec 100644
--- a/apps/app/ui/emoji-icon-picker/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/ui/emoji-icon-picker/index.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import React, { useEffect, useState, useRef } from "react";
 import { Tab, Transition, Popover } from "@headlessui/react";
 // hooks
 import useOutsideClickDetector from "lib/hooks/useOutsideClickDetector";
+// common
+import { getRandomEmoji } from "constants/common";
 // emoji
 import emojis from "./emojis.json";
 // helpers
@@ -36,6 +38,10 @@ const EmojiIconPicker: React.FC<Props> = ({ label, value, onChange }) => {
     setIsOpen(false);
   });
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!value) onChange(getRandomEmoji());
+  }, [value, onChange]);
+
   return (
     <Popover className="relative" ref={ref}>
       <Popover.Button