diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG-REPORT.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG-REPORT.yml
index 84448b88ca..ba879d6df2 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG-REPORT.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG-REPORT.yml
@@ -50,3 +50,10 @@ body:
       label: Relevant log output
       description: Please copy and paste any relevant log output. This will be automatically formatted into code, so no need for backticks.
       render: shell
+  - 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.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/FEATURE-REQUEST.yml
index 87d24e313b..170f1d9430 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/FEATURE-REQUEST.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/FEATURE-REQUEST.yml
@@ -46,3 +46,10 @@ body:
       placeholder: Some related requests in other project or upstream spec proposals.
     validations:
       required: false
+  - 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