diff --git a/src/renderer/__helpers__/test-utils.tsx b/src/renderer/__helpers__/test-utils.tsx
index e6cd951e7..b631e63d0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/__helpers__/test-utils.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/__helpers__/test-utils.tsx
@@ -110,10 +110,3 @@ export function renderWithAppContext(
     ),
   });
 }
-
-/**
- * Ensure stable snapshots for our randomized emoji use-cases
- */
-export function ensureStableEmojis() {
-  globalThis.Math.random = vi.fn(() => 0.1);
-}
diff --git a/src/renderer/__helpers__/vitest.setup.ts b/src/renderer/__helpers__/vitest.setup.ts
index 30b4e80a5..4de8bbb7b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/__helpers__/vitest.setup.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/__helpers__/vitest.setup.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ vi.mock('react-router-dom', async () => ({
   useNavigate: () => navigateMock,
 }));
 
+// Ensure stability in EmojiSplash component snapshots
+vi.mock('../utils/core/random', () => ({
+  randomElement: vi.fn((arr: unknown[]) => arr[0]),
+}));
+
 // Sets timezone to UTC for consistent date/time in tests and snapshots
 process.env.TZ = 'UTC';
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/AllRead.test.tsx b/src/renderer/components/AllRead.test.tsx
index e1ae22955..1f474a42e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/AllRead.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/AllRead.test.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 import { act } from '@testing-library/react';
 
-import {
-  ensureStableEmojis,
-  renderWithAppContext,
-} from '../__helpers__/test-utils';
+import { renderWithAppContext } from '../__helpers__/test-utils';
 import { mockSettings } from '../__mocks__/state-mocks';
 
 import { useFiltersStore } from '../stores';
 import { AllRead } from './AllRead';
 
 describe('renderer/components/AllRead.tsx', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    ensureStableEmojis();
-  });
-
   it('should render itself & its children - no filters', async () => {
     let tree: ReturnType<typeof renderWithAppContext> | null = null;
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/AllRead.tsx b/src/renderer/components/AllRead.tsx
index bd9b7347f..f56526abe 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/AllRead.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/AllRead.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Constants } from '../constants';
 import { EmojiSplash } from './layout/EmojiSplash';
 
 import { useFiltersStore } from '../stores';
+import { randomElement } from '../utils/core/random';
 
 interface AllReadProps {
   fullHeight?: boolean;
@@ -15,13 +16,7 @@ export const AllRead: FC<AllReadProps> = ({
 }: AllReadProps) => {
   const hasFilters = useFiltersStore((s) => s.hasActiveFilters());
 
-  const emoji = useMemo(
-    () =>
-      Constants.EMOJIS.ALL_READ[
-        Math.floor(Math.random() * Constants.EMOJIS.ALL_READ.length)
-      ],
-    [],
-  );
+  const emoji = useMemo(() => randomElement(Constants.EMOJIS.ALL_READ), []);
 
   const heading = `No new ${hasFilters ? 'filtered ' : ''} notifications`;
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Oops.test.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Oops.test.tsx
index 4801bfa13..a7c79f8ae 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Oops.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Oops.test.tsx
@@ -3,19 +3,11 @@ import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 
 import { PersonIcon } from '@primer/octicons-react';
 
-import {
-  ensureStableEmojis,
-  navigateMock,
-  renderWithAppContext,
-} from '../__helpers__/test-utils';
+import { navigateMock, renderWithAppContext } from '../__helpers__/test-utils';
 
 import { Oops } from './Oops';
 
 describe('renderer/components/Oops.tsx', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    ensureStableEmojis();
-  });
-
   it('should render itself & its children - specified error', async () => {
     const mockError = {
       title: 'Error title',
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Oops.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Oops.tsx
index cc2d50212..3c6dbf71d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Oops.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Oops.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { EmojiSplash } from './layout/EmojiSplash';
 import type { GitifyError } from '../types';
 
 import { Errors } from '../utils/core/errors';
+import { randomElement } from '../utils/core/random';
 
 interface OopsProps {
   error: GitifyError;
@@ -21,10 +22,7 @@ export const Oops: FC<OopsProps> = ({
   const err = error ?? Errors.UNKNOWN;
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
-  const emoji = useMemo(
-    () => err.emojis[Math.floor(Math.random() * err.emojis.length)],
-    [err],
-  );
+  const emoji = useMemo(() => randomElement(err.emojis), [err]);
 
   const actions = err.actions?.length
     ? err.actions.map((action) => (
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/__snapshots__/AllRead.test.tsx.snap b/src/renderer/components/__snapshots__/AllRead.test.tsx.snap
index 71b0bdce3..dcc9d188e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/__snapshots__/AllRead.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/renderer/components/__snapshots__/AllRead.test.tsx.snap
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ exports[`renderer/components/AllRead.tsx > should render itself & its children -
               class="text-7xl"
             >
               <img
-                alt="🎊"
+                alt="🎉"
                 class="emoji"
                 draggable="false"
-                src="/mock/images/assets/1f38a.svg"
+                src="/mock/images/assets/1f389.svg"
               />
             </div>
             <div
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ exports[`renderer/components/AllRead.tsx > should render itself & its children -
               class="text-7xl"
             >
               <img
-                alt="🎊"
+                alt="🎉"
                 class="emoji"
                 draggable="false"
-                src="/mock/images/assets/1f38a.svg"
+                src="/mock/images/assets/1f389.svg"
               />
             </div>
             <div
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/notifications/AccountNotifications.test.tsx b/src/renderer/components/notifications/AccountNotifications.test.tsx
index 2227cb64e..0d10e7060 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/notifications/AccountNotifications.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/notifications/AccountNotifications.test.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { act, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 
-import {
-  ensureStableEmojis,
-  renderWithAppContext,
-} from '../../__helpers__/test-utils';
+import { renderWithAppContext } from '../../__helpers__/test-utils';
 import { mockGitHubCloudAccount } from '../../__mocks__/account-mocks';
 import { mockGitHubCloudGitifyNotifications } from '../../__mocks__/notifications-mocks';
 import { mockSettings } from '../../__mocks__/state-mocks';
@@ -17,21 +14,11 @@ import {
   type AccountNotificationsProps,
 } from './AccountNotifications';
 
-const navigateMock = vi.fn();
-vi.mock('react-router-dom', async () => ({
-  ...(await vi.importActual('react-router-dom')),
-  useNavigate: () => navigateMock,
-}));
-
 vi.mock('./RepositoryNotifications', () => ({
   RepositoryNotifications: () => <div>RepositoryNotifications</div>,
 }));
 
 describe('renderer/components/notifications/AccountNotifications.tsx', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    ensureStableEmojis();
-  });
-
   it('should render itself - group notifications by repositories', () => {
     const props: AccountNotificationsProps = {
       account: mockGitHubCloudAccount,
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/notifications/__snapshots__/AccountNotifications.test.tsx.snap b/src/renderer/components/notifications/__snapshots__/AccountNotifications.test.tsx.snap
index 3fe7a42a4..11c50885c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/notifications/__snapshots__/AccountNotifications.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/renderer/components/notifications/__snapshots__/AccountNotifications.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1808,10 +1808,10 @@ exports[`renderer/components/notifications/AccountNotifications.tsx > should ren
               class="text-7xl"
             >
               <img
-                alt="🎊"
+                alt="🎉"
                 class="emoji"
                 draggable="false"
-                src="/mock/images/assets/1f38a.svg"
+                src="/mock/images/assets/1f389.svg"
               />
             </div>
             <div
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/core/random.test.ts b/src/renderer/utils/core/random.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1af3493ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/core/random.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+vi.unmock('./random');
+
+import { randomElement } from './random';
+
+const FRUITS = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'date', 'elderberry'];
+
+describe('randomElement', () => {
+  it('should return an element from the array', () => {
+    for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+      const result = randomElement(FRUITS);
+      expect(FRUITS).toContain(result);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should use crypto.getRandomValues', () => {
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(globalThis.crypto, 'getRandomValues');
+    randomElement(FRUITS);
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    spy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it('should return first element when crypto returns 0', () => {
+    vi.spyOn(globalThis.crypto, 'getRandomValues').mockImplementation(
+      <T extends ArrayBufferView>(array: T): T => {
+        if (array instanceof Uint32Array) {
+          array[0] = 0;
+        }
+        return array;
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(randomElement(FRUITS)).toBe('apple');
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should wrap large values via modulo', () => {
+    vi.spyOn(globalThis.crypto, 'getRandomValues').mockImplementation(
+      <T extends ArrayBufferView>(array: T): T => {
+        if (array instanceof Uint32Array) {
+          array[0] = 13;
+        }
+        return array;
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(randomElement(FRUITS)).toBe('date'); // 13 % 5 === 3
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/core/random.ts b/src/renderer/utils/core/random.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99df3597b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/core/random.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * Returns a cryptographically random element from the given array.
+ * Uses crypto.getRandomValues instead of Math.random to satisfy
+ * secure-coding requirements.
+ */
+export function randomElement<T>(array: T[]): T {
+  const buf = new Uint32Array(1);
+  crypto.getRandomValues(buf);
+  return array[buf[0] % array.length];
+}