diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/profile/create/events.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/profile/create/events.cljs
index d23026da8d2..2405b16b8cb 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/profile/create/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/profile/create/events.cljs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (ns status-im2.contexts.profile.create.events
   (:require
     [native-module.core :as native-module]
+    [status-im2.contexts.emoji-picker.utils :as emoji-picker.utils]
     [status-im2.contexts.profile.config :as profile.config]
     status-im2.contexts.profile.create.effects
     [utils.re-frame :as rf]
@@ -14,4 +15,5 @@
           :displayName        display-name
           :password           (native-module/sha3 (security/safe-unmask-data password))
           :imagePath          (profile.config/strip-file-prefix image-path)
-          :customizationColor color)})
+          :customizationColor color
+          :emoji              (emoji-picker.utils/random-emoji))})
diff --git a/src/status_im2/contexts/profile/recover/events.cljs b/src/status_im2/contexts/profile/recover/events.cljs
index ff8b295f8cb..95aa7300e44 100644
--- a/src/status_im2/contexts/profile/recover/events.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im2/contexts/profile/recover/events.cljs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (ns status-im2.contexts.profile.recover.events
   (:require
     [native-module.core :as native-module]
+    [status-im2.contexts.emoji-picker.utils :as emoji-picker.utils]
     [status-im2.contexts.profile.config :as profile.config]
     status-im2.contexts.profile.recover.effects
     [utils.re-frame :as rf]
@@ -18,4 +19,5 @@
            :mnemonic           (security/safe-unmask-data seed-phrase)
            :password           (native-module/sha3 (security/safe-unmask-data password))
            :imagePath          (profile.config/strip-file-prefix image-path)
-           :customizationColor color})})
+           :customizationColor color
+           :emoji              (emoji-picker.utils/random-emoji)})})