diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_actions.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_actions.vue
index a7e2d857013..626b0799581 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_actions.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_actions.vue
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ export default {
       type: Boolean,
       required: true,
     },
+    canAwardEmoji: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: true,
+    },
     canDelete: {
       type: Boolean,
       required: true,
@@ -74,9 +78,6 @@ export default {
     shouldShowActionsDropdown() {
       return this.currentUserId && (this.canEdit || this.canReportAsAbuse);
     },
-    canAddAwardEmoji() {
-      return this.currentUserId;
-    },
     isAuthoredByCurrentUser() {
       return this.authorId === this.currentUserId;
     },
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ export default {
       </button>
     </div>
     <div
-      v-if="canAddAwardEmoji"
+      v-if="canAwardEmoji"
       class="note-actions-item">
       <a
         v-tooltip
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_awards_list.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_awards_list.vue
index 6cb8229e268..e8fd155a1ee 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_awards_list.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_awards_list.vue
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ export default {
       type: Number,
       required: true,
     },
+    canAwardEmoji: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: true,
+    },
   },
   computed: {
     ...mapGetters(['getUserData']),
@@ -67,9 +71,6 @@ export default {
     isAuthoredByMe() {
       return this.noteAuthorId === this.getUserData.id;
     },
-    isLoggedIn() {
-      return this.getUserData.id;
-    },
   },
   created() {
     this.emojiSmiling = emojiSmiling;
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ export default {
       return title;
     },
     handleAward(awardName) {
-      if (!this.isLoggedIn) {
+      if (!this.canAwardEmoji) {
         return;
       }
 
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ export default {
         </span>
       </button>
       <div
-        v-if="isLoggedIn"
+        v-if="canAwardEmoji"
         class="award-menu-holder">
         <button
           v-tooltip
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_body.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_body.vue
index 069f94c5845..0cb626c14f4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_body.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/note_body.vue
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ export default {
       :note-author-id="note.author.id"
       :awards="note.award_emoji"
       :toggle-award-path="note.toggle_award_path"
+      :can-award-emoji="note.current_user.can_award_emoji"
     />
     <note-attachment
       v-if="note.attachment"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/noteable_note.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/noteable_note.vue
index 3554027d2b4..566f5c68e66 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/noteable_note.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/noteable_note.vue
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ export default {
             :note-id="note.id"
             :access-level="note.human_access"
             :can-edit="note.current_user.can_edit"
+            :can-award-emoji="note.current_user.can_award_emoji"
             :can-delete="note.current_user.can_edit"
             :can-report-as-abuse="canReportAsAbuse"
             :report-abuse-path="note.report_abuse_path"
diff --git a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
index 0f25d401406..5a2f7bb01c7 100644
--- a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ module IssuesHelper
     names.to_sentence
   end
 
-  def award_state_class(awards, current_user)
-    if !current_user
+  def award_state_class(awardable, awards, current_user)
+    if !can?(current_user, :award_emoji, awardable)
       "disabled"
     elsif current_user && awards.find { |a| a.user_id == current_user.id }
       "active"
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/awardable.rb b/app/models/concerns/awardable.rb
index d8394415362..fce37e7f78e 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/awardable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/awardable.rb
@@ -79,11 +79,7 @@ module Awardable
   end
 
   def user_can_award?(current_user, name)
-    if user_authored?(current_user)
-      !awardable_votes?(normalize_name(name))
-    else
-      true
-    end
+    awardable_by_user?(current_user, name) && Ability.allowed?(current_user, :award_emoji, self)
   end
 
   def user_authored?(current_user)
@@ -119,4 +115,12 @@ module Awardable
   def normalize_name(name)
     Gitlab::Emoji.normalize_emoji_name(name)
   end
+
+  def awardable_by_user?(current_user, name)
+    if user_authored?(current_user)
+      !awardable_votes?(normalize_name(name))
+    else
+      true
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/policies/note_policy.rb b/app/policies/note_policy.rb
index 6659bf062c4..077a6761ee6 100644
--- a/app/policies/note_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/note_policy.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class NotePolicy < BasePolicy
   delegate { @subject.project }
-  delegate { @subject.noteable if @subject.noteable.lockable? }
+  delegate { @subject.noteable if DeclarativePolicy.has_policy?(@subject.noteable) }
 
   condition(:is_author) { @user && @subject.author == @user }
   condition(:is_noteable_author) { @user && @subject.noteable.author_id == @user.id }
diff --git a/app/policies/personal_snippet_policy.rb b/app/policies/personal_snippet_policy.rb
index cac0530b9f7..c1a84727cfa 100644
--- a/app/policies/personal_snippet_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/personal_snippet_policy.rb
@@ -25,4 +25,6 @@ class PersonalSnippetPolicy < BasePolicy
   end
 
   rule { anonymous }.prevent :comment_personal_snippet
+
+  rule { can?(:comment_personal_snippet) }.enable :award_emoji
 end
diff --git a/app/policies/project_policy.rb b/app/policies/project_policy.rb
index ac154270236..3529d0aa60c 100644
--- a/app/policies/project_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/project_policy.rb
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ class ProjectPolicy < BasePolicy
     enable :create_note
     enable :upload_file
     enable :read_cycle_analytics
+    enable :award_emoji
   end
 
   # These abilities are not allowed to admins that are not members of the project,
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ class ProjectPolicy < BasePolicy
     prevent :resolve_note
     prevent :create_merge_request_from
     prevent :create_merge_request_in
+    prevent :award_emoji
 
     READONLY_FEATURES_WHEN_ARCHIVED.each do |feature|
       prevent(*create_update_admin_destroy(feature))
diff --git a/app/serializers/issue_entity.rb b/app/serializers/issue_entity.rb
index b5e2334b6e3..840fdbcbf14 100644
--- a/app/serializers/issue_entity.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/issue_entity.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ class IssueEntity < IssuableEntity
     expose :can_update do |issue|
       can?(request.current_user, :update_issue, issue)
     end
+
+    expose :can_award_emoji do |issue|
+      can?(request.current_user, :award_emoji, issue)
+    end
   end
 
   expose :create_note_path do |issue|
diff --git a/app/serializers/note_entity.rb b/app/serializers/note_entity.rb
index fa516fee6ec..06d603b277e 100644
--- a/app/serializers/note_entity.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/note_entity.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ class NoteEntity < API::Entities::Note
     expose :can_edit do |note|
       Ability.allowed?(request.current_user, :admin_note, note)
     end
+
+    expose :can_award_emoji do |note|
+      Ability.allowed?(request.current_user, :award_emoji, note)
+    end
   end
 
   expose :resolved?, as: :resolved
diff --git a/app/views/award_emoji/_awards_block.html.haml b/app/views/award_emoji/_awards_block.html.haml
index 5f07d2720c2..4b3c52af16a 100644
--- a/app/views/award_emoji/_awards_block.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/award_emoji/_awards_block.html.haml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 .awards.js-awards-block{ class: ("hidden" if !inline && grouped_emojis.empty?), data: { award_url: toggle_award_url(awardable) } }
   - awards_sort(grouped_emojis).each do |emoji, awards|
     %button.btn.award-control.js-emoji-btn.has-tooltip{ type: "button",
-      class: [(award_state_class(awards, current_user)), (award_user_authored_class(emoji) if user_authored)],
+      class: [(award_state_class(awardable, awards, current_user)), (award_user_authored_class(emoji) if user_authored)],
       data: { placement: "bottom", title: award_user_list(awards, current_user) } }
       = emoji_icon(emoji)
       %span.award-control-text.js-counter
         = awards.count
 
-  - if current_user
+  - if can?(current_user, :award_emoji, awardable)
     .award-menu-holder.js-award-holder
       %button.btn.award-control.has-tooltip.js-add-award{ type: 'button',
         'aria-label': 'Add reaction',
diff --git a/app/views/projects/notes/_actions.html.haml b/app/views/projects/notes/_actions.html.haml
index 5ea653ccad5..b4fe1cabdfd 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/notes/_actions.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/notes/_actions.html.haml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
           %template{ 'v-else' => '' }
             = render 'shared/icons/icon_resolve_discussion.svg'
 
-- if current_user
+- if can?(current_user, :award_emoji, note)
   - if note.emoji_awardable?
     - user_authored = note.user_authored?(current_user)
     .note-actions-item
diff --git a/spec/factories/award_emoji.rb b/spec/factories/award_emoji.rb
index a0abbbce686..d37e2bf511e 100644
--- a/spec/factories/award_emoji.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/award_emoji.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ FactoryBot.define do
     user
     awardable factory: :issue
 
+    after(:create) do |award, evaluator|
+      award.awardable.project.add_guest(evaluator.user)
+    end
+
     trait :upvote
     trait :downvote do
       name "thumbsdown"
diff --git a/spec/features/merge_request/user_awards_emoji_spec.rb b/spec/features/merge_request/user_awards_emoji_spec.rb
index 2f24cfbd9e3..fa254e8c6c5 100644
--- a/spec/features/merge_request/user_awards_emoji_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/merge_request/user_awards_emoji_spec.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ describe 'Merge request > User awards emoji', :js do
 
       expect(page).to have_selector('.emoji-menu', count: 1)
     end
+
+    describe 'the project is archived' do
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :public, :repository, archived: true) }
+
+      it 'does not see award menu button' do
+        expect(page).not_to have_selector('.js-award-holder')
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'logged out' do
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/awards/user_interacts_with_awards_in_issue_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/awards/user_interacts_with_awards_in_issue_spec.rb
index adff0a10f0e..8a3d83da93f 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/awards/user_interacts_with_awards_in_issue_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/awards/user_interacts_with_awards_in_issue_spec.rb
@@ -101,4 +101,72 @@ describe 'User interacts with awards in an issue', :js do
 
     expect(page).to have_selector('gl-emoji[data-name="smile"]')
   end
+
+  context 'when a project is archived' do
+    let(:project) { create(:project, archived: true) }
+
+    it 'hides the add award button' do
+      page.within('.awards') do
+        expect(page).not_to have_css('.js-add-award')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'awards on a note' do
+    let!(:note) { create(:note, noteable: issue, project: issue.project) }
+    let!(:award_emoji) { create(:award_emoji, awardable: note, name: '100') }
+
+    it 'shows the award on the note' do
+      page.within('.note-awards') do
+        expect(page).to have_selector('gl-emoji[data-name="100"]')
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'allows adding a vote to an award' do
+      page.within('.note-awards') do
+        find('gl-emoji[data-name="100"]').click
+      end
+      wait_for_requests
+
+      expect(note.reload.award_emoji.size).to eq(2)
+    end
+
+    it 'allows adding a new emoji' do
+      page.within('.note-actions') do
+        find('a.js-add-award').click
+      end
+      page.within('.emoji-menu-content') do
+        find('gl-emoji[data-name="8ball"]').click
+      end
+      wait_for_requests
+
+      page.within('.note-awards') do
+        expect(page).to have_selector('gl-emoji[data-name="8ball"]')
+      end
+      expect(note.reload.award_emoji.size).to eq(2)
+    end
+
+    context 'when the project is archived' do
+      let(:project) { create(:project, archived: true) }
+
+      it 'hides the buttons for adding new emoji' do
+        page.within('.note-awards') do
+          expect(page).not_to have_css('.award-menu-holder')
+        end
+
+        page.within('.note-actions') do
+          expect(page).not_to have_css('a.js-add-award')
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'does not allow toggling existing emoji' do
+        page.within('.note-awards') do
+          find('gl-emoji[data-name="100"]').click
+        end
+        wait_for_requests
+
+        expect(note.reload.award_emoji.size).to eq(1)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/issues_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/issues_helper_spec.rb
index aeef5352333..95da9a6f3d4 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/issues_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/issues_helper_spec.rb
@@ -96,13 +96,32 @@ describe IssuesHelper do
 
   describe '#award_state_class' do
     let!(:upvote) { create(:award_emoji) }
+    let(:awardable) { upvote.awardable }
+    let(:user) { upvote.user }
+
+    before do
+      allow(helper).to receive(:can?) do |*args|
+        Ability.allowed?(*args)
+      end
+    end
 
     it "returns disabled string for unauthenticated user" do
-      expect(award_state_class(AwardEmoji.all, nil)).to eq("disabled")
+      expect(helper.award_state_class(awardable, AwardEmoji.all, nil)).to eq("disabled")
+    end
+
+    it "returns disabled for a user that does not have access to the awardable" do
+      expect(helper.award_state_class(awardable, AwardEmoji.all, build(:user))).to eq("disabled")
     end
 
     it "returns active string for author" do
-      expect(award_state_class(AwardEmoji.all, upvote.user)).to eq("active")
+      expect(helper.award_state_class(awardable, AwardEmoji.all, upvote.user)).to eq("active")
+    end
+
+    it "is blank for a user that has access to the awardable" do
+      user = build(:user)
+      expect(helper).to receive(:can?).with(user, :award_emoji, awardable).and_return(true)
+
+      expect(helper.award_state_class(awardable, AwardEmoji.all, user)).to be_blank
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_actions_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_actions_spec.js
index ab81aabb992..1dfe890e05e 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_actions_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_actions_spec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import store from '~/notes/stores';
 import noteActions from '~/notes/components/note_actions.vue';
 import { userDataMock } from '../mock_data';
 
-describe('issse_note_actions component', () => {
+describe('issue_note_actions component', () => {
   let vm;
   let Component;
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ describe('issse_note_actions component', () => {
         authorId: 26,
         canDelete: true,
         canEdit: true,
+        canAwardEmoji: true,
         canReportAsAbuse: true,
         noteId: 539,
         reportAbusePath: '/abuse_reports/new?ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%2Fgitlab-org%2Fgitlab-ce%2Fissues%2F7%23note_539&user_id=26',
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ describe('issse_note_actions component', () => {
         authorId: 26,
         canDelete: false,
         canEdit: false,
+        canAwardEmoji: false,
         canReportAsAbuse: false,
         noteId: 539,
         reportAbusePath: '/abuse_reports/new?ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%2Fgitlab-org%2Fgitlab-ce%2Fissues%2F7%23note_539&user_id=26',
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_awards_list_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_awards_list_spec.js
index 15995ec5a05..1c30d8691b1 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_awards_list_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_awards_list_spec.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ describe('note_awards_list component', () => {
         awards: awardsMock,
         noteAuthorId: 2,
         noteId: 545,
+        canAwardEmoji: true,
         toggleAwardPath: '/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/notes/545/toggle_award_emoji',
       },
     }).$mount();
@@ -43,14 +44,45 @@ describe('note_awards_list component', () => {
     expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-awards-block button [data-name="cartwheel_tone3"]')).toBeDefined();
   });
 
-  it('should be possible to remove awareded emoji', () => {
+  it('should be possible to remove awarded emoji', () => {
     spyOn(vm, 'handleAward').and.callThrough();
+    spyOn(vm, 'toggleAwardRequest').and.callThrough();
     vm.$el.querySelector('.js-awards-block button').click();
 
     expect(vm.handleAward).toHaveBeenCalledWith('flag_tz');
+    expect(vm.toggleAwardRequest).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should be possible to add new emoji', () => {
     expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-add-award')).toBeDefined();
   });
+
+  describe('when the user cannot award emoji', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const Component = Vue.extend(awardsNote);
+
+      vm = new Component({
+        store,
+        propsData: {
+          awards: awardsMock,
+          noteAuthorId: 2,
+          noteId: 545,
+          canAwardEmoji: false,
+          toggleAwardPath: '/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/notes/545/toggle_award_emoji',
+        },
+      }).$mount();
+    });
+
+    it('should not be possible to remove awarded emoji', () => {
+      spyOn(vm, 'toggleAwardRequest').and.callThrough();
+
+      vm.$el.querySelector('.js-awards-block button').click();
+
+      expect(vm.toggleAwardRequest).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should not be possible to add new emoji', () => {
+      expect(vm.$el.querySelector('.js-add-award')).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_body_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_body_spec.js
index 0ff804f0e55..4e551496ff0 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_body_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/notes/components/note_body_spec.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe('issue_note_body component', () => {
       propsData: {
         note,
         canEdit: true,
+        canAwardEmoji: true,
       },
     }).$mount();
   });
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/notes/mock_data.js b/spec/javascripts/notes/mock_data.js
index 24388fba219..bfe3a65feee 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/notes/mock_data.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/notes/mock_data.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const notesDataMock = {
   totalNotes: 1,
   closePath: '/twitter/flight/issues/9.json?issue%5Bstate_event%5D=close',
   reopenPath: '/twitter/flight/issues/9.json?issue%5Bstate_event%5D=reopen',
+  canAwardEmoji: true,
 };
 
 export const userDataMock = {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export const noteableDataMock = {
   current_user: {
     can_create_note: true,
     can_update: true,
+    can_award_emoji: true,
   },
   description: '',
   due_date: null,
@@ -86,7 +88,10 @@ export const individualNote = {
       human_access: 'Owner',
       note: 'sdfdsaf',
       note_html: "<p dir='auto'>sdfdsaf</p>",
-      current_user: { can_edit: true },
+      current_user: {
+        can_edit: true,
+        can_award_emoji: true,
+      },
       discussion_id: '0fb4e0e3f9276e55ff32eb4195add694aece4edd',
       emoji_awardable: true,
       award_emoji: [
@@ -129,6 +134,7 @@ export const note = {
   note_html: '<p dir="auto">Vel id placeat reprehenderit sit numquam.</p>',
   current_user: {
     can_edit: true,
+    can_award_emoji: true,
   },
   discussion_id: 'd3842a451b7f3d9a5dfce329515127b2d29a4cd0',
   emoji_awardable: true,
@@ -187,6 +193,7 @@ export const discussionMock = {
       note_html: "<p dir='auto'>THIS IS A DICUSSSION!</p>",
       current_user: {
         can_edit: true,
+        can_award_emoji: true,
       },
       discussion_id: '9e3bd2f71a01de45fd166e6719eb380ad9f270b1',
       emoji_awardable: true,
@@ -231,6 +238,7 @@ export const discussionMock = {
       },
       current_user: {
         can_edit: true,
+        can_award_emoji: true,
       },
       discussion_id: '9e3bd2f71a01de45fd166e6719eb380ad9f270b1',
       emoji_awardable: true,
@@ -275,6 +283,7 @@ export const discussionMock = {
       },
       current_user: {
         can_edit: true,
+        can_award_emoji: true,
       },
       discussion_id: '9e3bd2f71a01de45fd166e6719eb380ad9f270b1',
       emoji_awardable: true,
@@ -365,6 +374,7 @@ export const INDIVIDUAL_NOTE_RESPONSE_MAP = {
             note_html: '\u003cp dir="auto"\u003esdfdsaf\u003c/p\u003e',
             current_user: {
               can_edit: true,
+              can_award_emoji: true,
             },
             discussion_id: '0fb4e0e3f9276e55ff32eb4195add694aece4edd',
             emoji_awardable: true,
@@ -425,6 +435,7 @@ export const INDIVIDUAL_NOTE_RESPONSE_MAP = {
             note_html: '\u003cp dir="auto"\u003eNew note!\u003c/p\u003e',
             current_user: {
               can_edit: true,
+              can_award_emoji: true,
             },
             discussion_id: '70d5c92a4039a36c70100c6691c18c27e4b0a790',
             emoji_awardable: true,
@@ -478,6 +489,7 @@ export const INDIVIDUAL_NOTE_RESPONSE_MAP = {
       },
       current_user: {
         can_edit: true,
+        can_award_emoji: true,
       },
       discussion_id: 'a3ed36e29b1957efb3b68c53e2d7a2b24b1df052',
       emoji_awardable: true,
@@ -527,6 +539,7 @@ export const DISCUSSION_NOTE_RESPONSE_MAP = {
             note_html: '\u003cp dir="auto"\u003eAdding a comment\u003c/p\u003e',
             current_user: {
               can_edit: true,
+              can_award_emoji: true,
             },
             discussion_id: 'a3ed36e29b1957efb3b68c53e2d7a2b24b1df052',
             emoji_awardable: true,
diff --git a/spec/models/concerns/awardable_spec.rb b/spec/models/concerns/awardable_spec.rb
index 34f923d3f0c..a980cff28fb 100644
--- a/spec/models/concerns/awardable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/concerns/awardable_spec.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,31 @@ describe Awardable do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#user_can_award?' do
+    let(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+    before do
+      issue.project.add_guest(user)
+    end
+
+    it 'does not allow upvoting or downvoting your own issue' do
+      issue.update!(author: user)
+
+      expect(issue.user_can_award?(user, AwardEmoji::DOWNVOTE_NAME)).to be_falsy
+      expect(issue.user_can_award?(user, AwardEmoji::UPVOTE_NAME)).to be_falsy
+    end
+
+    it 'is truthy when the user is allowed to award emoji' do
+      expect(issue.user_can_award?(user, AwardEmoji::UPVOTE_NAME)).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it 'is falsy when the project is archived' do
+      issue.project.update!(archived: true)
+
+      expect(issue.user_can_award?(user, AwardEmoji::UPVOTE_NAME)).to be_falsy
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#toggle_award_emoji" do
     it "adds an emoji if it isn't awarded yet" do
       expect { issue.toggle_award_emoji("thumbsup", award_emoji.user) }.to change { AwardEmoji.count }.by(1)
diff --git a/spec/policies/personal_snippet_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/personal_snippet_policy_spec.rb
index 50bb0899eba..3809692b373 100644
--- a/spec/policies/personal_snippet_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/personal_snippet_policy_spec.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe PersonalSnippetPolicy do
       it do
         is_expected.to be_allowed(:read_personal_snippet)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(:comment_personal_snippet)
+        is_expected.to be_disallowed(:award_emoji)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(*author_permissions)
       end
     end
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ describe PersonalSnippetPolicy do
       it do
         is_expected.to be_allowed(:read_personal_snippet)
         is_expected.to be_allowed(:comment_personal_snippet)
+        is_expected.to be_allowed(:award_emoji)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(*author_permissions)
       end
     end
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ describe PersonalSnippetPolicy do
       it do
         is_expected.to be_allowed(:read_personal_snippet)
         is_expected.to be_allowed(:comment_personal_snippet)
+        is_expected.to be_allowed(:award_emoji)
         is_expected.to be_allowed(*author_permissions)
       end
     end
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ describe PersonalSnippetPolicy do
       it do
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(:read_personal_snippet)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(:comment_personal_snippet)
+        is_expected.to be_disallowed(:award_emoji)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(*author_permissions)
       end
     end
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ describe PersonalSnippetPolicy do
       it do
         is_expected.to be_allowed(:read_personal_snippet)
         is_expected.to be_allowed(:comment_personal_snippet)
+        is_expected.to be_allowed(:award_emoji)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(*author_permissions)
       end
     end
@@ -81,6 +86,7 @@ describe PersonalSnippetPolicy do
       it do
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(:read_personal_snippet)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(:comment_personal_snippet)
+        is_expected.to be_disallowed(:award_emoji)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(*author_permissions)
       end
     end
@@ -91,6 +97,7 @@ describe PersonalSnippetPolicy do
       it do
         is_expected.to be_allowed(:read_personal_snippet)
         is_expected.to be_allowed(:comment_personal_snippet)
+        is_expected.to be_allowed(:award_emoji)
         is_expected.to be_allowed(*author_permissions)
       end
     end
@@ -105,6 +112,7 @@ describe PersonalSnippetPolicy do
       it do
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(:read_personal_snippet)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(:comment_personal_snippet)
+        is_expected.to be_disallowed(:award_emoji)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(*author_permissions)
       end
     end
@@ -115,6 +123,7 @@ describe PersonalSnippetPolicy do
       it do
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(:read_personal_snippet)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(:comment_personal_snippet)
+        is_expected.to be_disallowed(:award_emoji)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(*author_permissions)
       end
     end
@@ -125,6 +134,7 @@ describe PersonalSnippetPolicy do
       it do
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(:read_personal_snippet)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(:comment_personal_snippet)
+        is_expected.to be_disallowed(:award_emoji)
         is_expected.to be_disallowed(*author_permissions)
       end
     end
@@ -135,6 +145,7 @@ describe PersonalSnippetPolicy do
       it do
         is_expected.to be_allowed(:read_personal_snippet)
         is_expected.to be_allowed(:comment_personal_snippet)
+        is_expected.to be_allowed(:award_emoji)
         is_expected.to be_allowed(*author_permissions)
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/policies/project_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/project_policy_spec.rb
index 33d5a61c563..8b9c4ac0b4b 100644
--- a/spec/policies/project_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/project_policy_spec.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ describe ProjectPolicy do
       read_project_for_iids read_issue_iid read_merge_request_iid read_label
       read_milestone read_project_snippet read_project_member read_note
       create_project create_issue create_note upload_file create_merge_request_in
+      award_emoji
     ]
   end
 
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ describe ProjectPolicy do
         request_access
         upload_file
         resolve_note
+        award_emoji
       ]
     end
 
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ describe ProjectPolicy do
       context 'when a project has pending invites' do
         let(:group) { create(:group, :public) }
         let(:project) { create(:project, :public, namespace: group) }
-        let(:user_permissions) { [:create_merge_request_in, :create_project, :create_issue, :create_note, :upload_file] }
+        let(:user_permissions) { [:create_merge_request_in, :create_project, :create_issue, :create_note, :upload_file, :award_emoji] }
         let(:anonymous_permissions) { guest_permissions - user_permissions  }
 
         subject { described_class.new(nil, project) }