Default emoji icon persists in issues and mrs header

app/helpers/issuables_helper.rb

@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ module IssuablesHelper
     h(title || default_label)
   end
 
+  def issuable_meta_author_status(author)
+    return "" unless show_status_emoji?(author&.status) && status = user_status(author)
+
+    "#{status}".html_safe
+  end
+
   def issuable_meta(issuable, project)
     output = []
     output << "Opened #{time_ago_with_tooltip(issuable.created_at)} by ".html_safe
@@ -177,10 +183,7 @@ module IssuablesHelper
       author_output << link_to_member(project, issuable.author, size: 24, by_username: true, avatar: false, mobile_classes: "d-inline d-sm-none")
 
       author_output << issuable_meta_author_slot(issuable.author, css_class: 'ml-1')
-
-      if status = user_status(issuable.author)
-        author_output << "#{status}".html_safe
-      end
+      author_output << issuable_meta_author_status(issuable.author)
 
       author_output
     end

changelogs/unreleased/284601-clear-emoji-status-in-issue-and-mr-header.yml

+---
+title: Clear emoji status in issue/mr header
+merge_request: 49439
+author:
+type: fixed

spec/helpers/issuables_helper_spec.rb

@@ -44,6 +44,30 @@ RSpec.describe IssuablesHelper do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#issuable_meta' do
+    let(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+    let_it_be(:project) { create(:project) }
+
+    describe 'author status' do
+      let(:issuable) { build(:merge_request, source_project: project, author: user, created_at: '2020-01-30') }
+
+      it 'displays an emoji if the user status is set' do
+        user.status = UserStatus.new(message: 'lol')
+        content = helper.issuable_meta(issuable, project)
+        expect(content).to match('<span class="user-status-emoji has-tooltip" title="lol" data-html="true" data-placement="top">')
+        expect(content).to match('<gl-emoji title="speech balloon" data-name="speech_balloon" data-unicode-version="6.0">')
+      end
+
+      it 'does not displays an emoji if the user status is not set' do
+        user.status = UserStatus.new
+        content = helper.issuable_meta(issuable, project)
+        expect(content).not_to match('class="user-status-emoji has-tooltip"')
+        expect(content).not_to match('gl-emoji')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#issuables_state_counter_text' do
     let(:user) { create(:user) }