diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index d82b31f8e..1b0e2a03d 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Bug report
 about: Create a bug report to help us improve
+type: Bug
 title: ''
 labels: ''
 assignees: ''
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index 99880ba88..1fdc6f423 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Feature request
 about: Suggest an enhancement for this project
+type: Feature
 title: ''
 labels: ''
 assignees: ''