diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/emoji-picker.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/emoji-picker.js.es6
index c9657339f73..251954a5f98 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/emoji-picker.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/emoji-picker.js.es6
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
       $picker.find(".footer .info").html(html || "");
     };
 
-    ($hoverables || this.$(".section-group")).on({
+    ($hoverables || $list.find(".section-group")).on({
       mouseover: (event) => {
         const code = this._codeForEmojiLink($(event.currentTarget));
         const html = `<img src="${emojiUrlFor(code)}" class="emoji"> <span>:${code}:<span>`;