diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 6d6e5410..eae8e095 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<!-- Please make sure a similar issue does not already exist! -->
+
 ---
 name: Bug report
 about: Create a report to help us improve
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index 6315abc6..ebc9ae3c 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<!-- Please make sure a similar feature request does not already exist! -->
+
 ---
 name: Feature request
 about: Suggest an idea for this project
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.md
index db031d12..82754d29 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<!-- Please make sure a similar issue does not already exist! -->
+
 ---
 name: Other
 about: For issues that are neither bugs or feature requests