diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarProfileMenu.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarProfileMenu.vue
index d006c31cb..3dad3c76b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarProfileMenu.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarProfileMenu.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script setup>
 import { ref, computed } from 'vue';
-import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 import Auth from 'dashboard/api/auth';
 import { useMapGetter } from 'dashboard/composables/store';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ defineOptions({
 });
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
-const route = useRoute();
 const { uiSettings } = useUISettings();
 
 const currentUser = useMapGetter('getCurrentUser');
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ const isBannerClosed = computed(() => {
 });
 
 const showYearInReviewMenuItem = computed(() => {
-  return route.query['year-in-review'] === 'true' && isBannerClosed.value;
+  return isBannerClosed.value;
 });
 
 const openYearInReviewModal = () => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/year-in-review/YearInReviewBanner.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/year-in-review/YearInReviewBanner.vue
index 7c262f3b2..1da44f1f7 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/year-in-review/YearInReviewBanner.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/year-in-review/YearInReviewBanner.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script setup>
 import { ref, computed } from 'vue';
-import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import { useUISettings } from 'dashboard/composables/useUISettings';
 import { useStoreGetters } from 'dashboard/composables/store';
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ import Icon from 'dashboard/components-next/icon/Icon.vue';
 
 const yearInReviewBannerImage =
   '/assets/images/dashboard/year-in-review/year-in-review-sidebar.png';
-const route = useRoute();
 const { t } = useI18n();
 const { uiSettings, updateUISettings } = useUISettings();
 const getters = useStoreGetters();
@@ -31,10 +29,7 @@ const isBannerClosed = computed(() => {
 });
 
 const shouldShowBanner = computed(
-  () =>
-    route.query['year-in-review'] === 'true' &&
-    !isBannerClosed.value &&
-    !isACustomBrandedInstance.value
+  () => !isBannerClosed.value && !isACustomBrandedInstance.value
 );
 
 const openModal = () => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/year-in-review/YearInReviewModal.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/year-in-review/YearInReviewModal.vue
index b6cf23975..6859dba8f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/year-in-review/YearInReviewModal.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/year-in-review/YearInReviewModal.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import YearInReviewAPI from 'dashboard/api/yearInReview';
 import { useKeyboardEvents } from 'dashboard/composables/useKeyboardEvents';
 import { useUISettings } from 'dashboard/composables/useUISettings';
 import { useStoreGetters } from 'dashboard/composables/store';
+import { useTrack } from 'dashboard/composables';
+import { YEAR_IN_REVIEW_EVENTS } from 'dashboard/helper/AnalyticsHelper/events';
 import IntroSlide from './slides/IntroSlide.vue';
 import ConversationsSlide from './slides/ConversationsSlide.vue';
 import BusiestDaySlide from './slides/BusiestDaySlide.vue';
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ const fetchYearInReviewData = async () => {
 
 const nextSlide = () => {
   if (currentSlide.value < 4) {
+    useTrack(YEAR_IN_REVIEW_EVENTS.NEXT_CLICKED);
     if (!hasConversations.value && currentSlide.value === 1) {
       currentSlide.value = 4;
     } else {
@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@ const close = () => {
 };
 
 const open = () => {
+  useTrack(YEAR_IN_REVIEW_EVENTS.MODAL_OPENED);
   isOpen.value = true;
   fetchYearInReviewData();
   playDrumroll();
@@ -151,6 +155,7 @@ const currentSlideBackground = computed(
 );
 
 const shareCurrentSlide = async () => {
+  useTrack(YEAR_IN_REVIEW_EVENTS.SHARE_CLICKED);
   showShareModal.value = true;
   nextTick(() => {
     if (shareModalRef.value) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/helper/AnalyticsHelper/events.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/helper/AnalyticsHelper/events.js
index 727316f1d..517936802 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/helper/AnalyticsHelper/events.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/helper/AnalyticsHelper/events.js
@@ -131,3 +131,9 @@ export const LINEAR_EVENTS = Object.freeze({
   LINK_ISSUE: 'Linked a linear issue',
   UNLINK_ISSUE: 'Unlinked a linear issue',
 });
+
+export const YEAR_IN_REVIEW_EVENTS = Object.freeze({
+  MODAL_OPENED: 'Year in Review: Modal opened',
+  NEXT_CLICKED: 'Year in Review: Next clicked',
+  SHARE_CLICKED: 'Year in Review: Share clicked',
+});