diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 86f53b9a8a26404f18bc881419807629a5762b47..c2417c5fd4098cdc027ba773d2beee98db50e661 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: Bug report
+name: 🐞 Bug report
 about: Create a report about something that is not working
 ---
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ about: Create a report about something that is not working
 
 More information on our issue management policies can be found here: https://aka.ms/aspnet/issue-policies
 
-Please keep in mind that the GitHub issue tracker is not intended as a general support forum, but for reporting non-security bugs and feature requests.
+Please keep in mind that the GitHub issue tracker is not intended as a general support forum, but for reporting **non-security** bugs and feature requests.
 
 If you believe you have an issue that affects the SECURITY of the platform, please do NOT create an issue and instead email your issue details to secure@microsoft.com. Your report may be eligible for our [bug bounty](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/bounty-dot-net-core) but ONLY if it is reported through email.
 For other types of questions, consider using [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com).
@@ -19,15 +19,17 @@ A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
 
 ### To Reproduce
 <!--
-What steps can we follow to reproduce the issue?
+We ❤ code! Point us to a minimalistic repro project hosted in a GitHub repo.
+For a repro project, create a new ASP.NET Core project using the template of your your choice, apply the minimum required code to result in the issue you're observing.
 
-We ❤ code! Include a complete code listing or point us to a minimalistic GitHub repo.
-
-``` C#
-Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
-```
+We will close this issue if:
+- the repro project you share with us is complex. We can't investigate custom projects, so don't point us to such, please.
+- if we will not be able to repro the behavior you're reporting
+-->
 
-Got Exceptions? Include both the message and the stack trace
+### Exceptions (if any)
+<!-- 
+Include the exception you get when facing this issue
 -->
 
 ### Further technical details
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index d7991eb1e0cb6a6a72edc6a9e40d87a0592f885d..b8f9d9c6c698372a1a60e5a10b7458dae92ffdf7 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: Feature request
+name: 💡 Feature request
 about: Suggest an idea for this project
 ---