diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1.bug-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1.bug-report.yml
index 1fbb81af8e5e6bd8ebc8582c3528f5b88929f041..3fcf81113093be06f9477a0c89af979444fd016d 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1.bug-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1.bug-report.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Report an issue
 description: Report an issue with Zed.
 type: Bug
+labels: "state:needs triage"
 body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2.crash-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2.crash-report.yml
index 47cedcc3100854060c2cbde2147b754d89afef51..1613e59a4b120fe2cf8a2d79bfea2104cb95d855 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2.crash-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2.crash-report.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Report a crash
 description: Zed is crashing or freezing or hanging.
 type: Crash
+labels: "state:needs triage"
 body:
   - type: textarea
     attributes: