diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/emoji/emoji.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/emoji/emoji.js.erb
index 3358a665a7a..4f12572efe0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/emoji/emoji.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/emoji/emoji.js.erb
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ var translations = {
   ':-O'  : 'open_mouth',
   ':D'   : 'smiley',
   ':-D'  : 'smiley',
+  '8)'   : 'sunglasses',
+  '8-)'  : 'sunglasses',
   ':|'   : 'expressionless',
   ':-|'  : 'expressionless',
   ':/'   : 'confused',