diff --git a/src/modules/recentEmojis.js b/src/modules/recentEmojis.js
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+// each row is 7 emojis, 6 rows chosen arbitrarily. i don't think more than
+// that are going to be useful.
+const RECENT_MAX = 7 * 6
+
+const defaultState = {
+  emojis: [],
+}
+
+const recentEmojis = {
+  state: defaultState,
+
+  mutations: {
+    emojiUsed ({ emojis }, emoji) {
+      if (emoji.displayText === undefined || emoji.displayText === null) {
+        console.error('emojiUsed was called with a bad emoji object: ', emoji)
+        return
+      } else if (emoji.displayText.includes('@')) {
+        console.error('emojiUsed was called with a remote emoji: ', emoji)
+        return
+      }
+
+      const i = emojis.indexOf(emoji.displayText)
+
+      if (i === -1) {
+        // not in `emojis` yet, insert and truncate if necessary
+        const newLength = emojis.unshift(emoji.displayText)
+        if (newLength > RECENT_MAX) {
+          emojis.pop()
+        }
+      } else if (i !== 0) {
+        // emoji is already in `emojis` but needs to be bumped to the top
+        emojis.splice(i, 1)
+        emojis.unshift(emoji.displayText)
+      }
+    },
+  },
+
+  getters: {
+    recentEmojis: (state, getters, rootState) => state.emojis.reduce((objects, displayText) => {
+      const allEmojis = rootState.instance.emoji.concat(rootState.instance.customEmoji)
+      let emojiObject = allEmojis.find(emoji => emoji.displayText === displayText)
+      if (emojiObject !== undefined) {
+        objects.push(emojiObject)
+      }
+      return objects
+    }, []),
+  },
+}
+
+export default recentEmojis
diff --git a/src/services/follow_request_fetcher/follow_request_fetcher.service.js b/src/services/follow_request_fetcher/follow_request_fetcher.service.js
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+dummy file to appease silly git conflict