diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/actions-bar/emoji-select/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/actions-bar/emoji-select/component.jsx
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e558a33889c5ec5a704e982fec64b5729bc3f60b..853612bd384a8af71e95359ae27891db4a9a1027
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/actions-bar/emoji-select/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/actions-bar/emoji-select/component.jsx
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ const EmojiSelect = ({
   const statuses = Object.keys(options);
   const lastStatus = statuses.pop();
 
-  const statusLabel = statuses.indexOf(selected) === -1 ?
-    intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.statusTriggerLabel)
-    : intl.formatMessage({ id: `app.actionsBar.emojiMenu.${selected}Label` });
+  const statusLabel = intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.statusTriggerLabel);
+
 
   return (
     <Dropdown autoFocus>
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/private/locales/en.json b/bigbluebutton-html5/private/locales/en.json
index 2fbd3a86b148c3e6e26dfa8f0080ea635f938a06..ce463dc37ea17d3a0c905fc65d891c05f2cc9b2a 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/private/locales/en.json
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/private/locales/en.json
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
     "app.actionsBar.actionsDropdown.stopDesktopShareDesc": "Stop sharing your screen with",
     "app.actionsBar.actionsDropdown.startRecording": "Start recording",
     "app.actionsBar.actionsDropdown.stopRecording": "Stop recording",
-    "app.actionsBar.emojiMenu.statusTriggerLabel": "Status",
+    "app.actionsBar.emojiMenu.statusTriggerLabel": "Set a Status",
     "app.actionsBar.emojiMenu.awayLabel": "Away",
     "app.actionsBar.emojiMenu.awayDesc": "Change your status to away",
     "app.actionsBar.emojiMenu.raiseHandLabel": "Raise",