diff --git a/issue_template/bug.yaml b/issue_template/bug.yaml
index 3a21f1399a..b7f0c70986 100644
--- a/issue_template/bug.yaml
+++ b/issue_template/bug.yaml
@@ -68,3 +68,5 @@ body:
       options:
         - label: I agree to follow this project's Contribution Guidelines
           required: true
+		- label: I have searched the issue tracker for similar issues, and this is not a duplicate.
+          required: true
diff --git a/issue_template/feature.yaml b/issue_template/feature.yaml
index 32f7f2c105..75da17133d 100644
--- a/issue_template/feature.yaml
+++ b/issue_template/feature.yaml
@@ -68,3 +68,5 @@ body:
       options:
         - label: I agree to follow this project's Contribution Guidelines
           required: true
+		- label: I have searched the issue tracker for similar requests, and this is not a duplicate.
+          required: true