diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
index 2086d2bcd0c..c0afcba10ea 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml
@@ -66,3 +66,11 @@ body:
       options:
         - "No"
         - "Yes"
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    attributes:
+      label: Tip
+      description: This element is static, used to render a helpful sub-heading for end-users and community members to help prioritize issues. Please leave as is.
+      options:
+        - <sub>[React](https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/add-reactions-to-pull-requests-issues-and-comments/) with 👍 to help prioritize this issue. Please use comments to provide useful context, avoiding `+1` or `me too`, to help us triage it. Learn more [here](https://opentelemetry.io/community/end-user/issue-participation/).</sub>
+      default: 0
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
index c2e5a1b8c62..ceed0929f39 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml
@@ -48,3 +48,11 @@ body:
       options:
         - "No"
         - "Yes"
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    attributes:
+      label: Tip
+      description: This element is static, used to render a helpful sub-heading for end-users and community members to help prioritize issues. Please leave as is.
+      options:
+        - <sub>[React](https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/add-reactions-to-pull-requests-issues-and-comments/) with 👍 to help prioritize this issue. Please use comments to provide useful context, avoiding `+1` or `me too`, to help us triage it. Learn more [here](https://opentelemetry.io/community/end-user/issue-participation/).</sub>
+      default: 0