1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/components/emoji_input/emoji_input.js b/src/components/emoji_input/emoji_input.js
index 8a8d098d..9baf63f2 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji_input/emoji_input.js
+++ b/src/components/emoji_input/emoji_input.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Completion from '../../services/completion/completion.js'
+import genRandomSeed from '../../services/random_seed/random_seed.service.js'
 import EmojiPicker from '../emoji_picker/emoji_picker.vue'
 import Popover from 'src/components/popover/popover.vue'
 import ScreenReaderNotice from 'src/components/screen_reader_notice/screen_reader_notice.vue'
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ const EmojiInput = {
   },
   data () {
     return {
-      randomSeed: `${Math.random()}`.replace('.', '-'),
+      randomSeed: genRandomSeed(),
       input: undefined,
       caretEl: undefined,
       highlighted: -1,
@@ -134,6 +135,9 @@ const EmojiInput = {
     padEmoji () {
       return this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.padEmoji
     },
+    defaultCandidateIndex () {
+      return this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.autocompleteSelect ? 0 : -1
+    },
     preText () {
       return this.modelValue.slice(0, this.caret)
     },
@@ -287,7 +291,7 @@ const EmojiInput = {
           ...rest,
           img: imageUrl || ''
         }))
-      this.highlighted = -1
+      this.highlighted = this.defaultCandidateIndex
       this.$refs.screenReaderNotice.announce(
         this.$tc('tool_tip.autocomplete_available',
           this.suggestions.length,