diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug.md
index 241d90a204b964f14b0fafd88f30e9b81ecabfcd..66e1e0e20b340d2095caa1e67191d4513a2b3e79 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug.md
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug.md
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+Please read this!
+
+Before opening a new issue, make sure to search for keywords in the issues
+filtered by the "regression" or "bug" label:
+
+- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues?label_name%5B%5D=regression
+- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues?label_name%5B%5D=bug
+
+and verify the issue you're about to submit isn't a duplicate.
+
+Please remove this notice if you're confident your issue isn't a duplicate.
+
+------
+
 ### Summary
 
 (Summarize the bug encountered concisely)
@@ -56,3 +70,5 @@ logs, and code as it's very hard to read otherwise.)
 ### Possible fixes
 
 (If you can, link to the line of code that might be responsible for the problem)
+
+/label ~bug
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Feature Proposal.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Feature Proposal.md
index 2636010e2fb3bca23947aa890891d10c40348f64..d96c9ad59e0b5e0c2d148be157f79c8790243dc7 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Feature Proposal.md	
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Feature Proposal.md	
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+Please read this!
+
+Before opening a new issue, make sure to search for keywords in the issues
+filtered by the "feature proposal" label:
+
+- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues?label_name%5B%5D=feature+proposal
+
+and verify the issue you're about to submit isn't a duplicate.
+
+Please remove this notice if you're confident your issue isn't a duplicate.
+
+------
+
 ### Description
 
 (Include problem, use cases, benefits, and/or goals)
@@ -15,3 +28,5 @@
 3. How does someone use this
 
 During implementation, this can then be copied and used as a starter for the documentation.)
+
+/label ~"feature proposal"