diff --git a/modules/migration/comment.go b/modules/migration/comment.go
index 0447689b74cd6..fa24d81390495 100644
--- a/modules/migration/comment.go
+++ b/modules/migration/comment.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type Commentable interface {
 type Comment struct {
 	IssueIndex  int64 `yaml:"issue_index"`
 	Index       int64
+	CommentType int64  `yaml:"comment_type"`
 	PosterID    int64  `yaml:"poster_id"`
 	PosterName  string `yaml:"poster_name"`
 	PosterEmail string `yaml:"poster_email"`
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ type Comment struct {
 	Updated     time.Time
 	Content     string
 	Reactions   []*Reaction
+	Meta        map[string]interface{} `yaml:"meta,omitempty"` // see models/issues/comment.go for fields in Comment struct
 }
 
 // GetExternalName ExternalUserMigrated interface
diff --git a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
index 5bf77e6332146..1ae3718dc5257 100644
--- a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
+++ b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
@@ -462,15 +462,37 @@ func (g *GiteaLocalUploader) CreateComments(comments ...*base.Comment) error {
 		if comment.Updated.IsZero() {
 			comment.Updated = comment.Created
 		}
-
+		if comment.CommentType == 0 {
+			// if type field is missing, then assume a normal comment
+			comment.CommentType = int64(issues_model.CommentTypeComment)
+		}
 		cm := issues_model.Comment{
 			IssueID:     issue.ID,
-			Type:        issues_model.CommentTypeComment,
+			Type:        issues_model.CommentType(comment.CommentType),
 			Content:     comment.Content,
 			CreatedUnix: timeutil.TimeStamp(comment.Created.Unix()),
 			UpdatedUnix: timeutil.TimeStamp(comment.Updated.Unix()),
 		}
 
+		switch issues_model.CommentType(comment.CommentType) {
+		case issues_model.CommentTypeLabel:
+			cm.LabelID = comment.Meta["LabelID"].(int64)
+			// Note: if you want to add a label, you'll need to set content to value "1"
+		case issues_model.CommentTypeAssignees:
+			cm.AssigneeID = comment.Meta["AssigneeID"].(int64)
+			if comment.Meta["RemovedAssigneeID"] != nil {
+				cm.RemovedAssignee = true
+			}
+		case issues_model.CommentTypeChangeTitle:
+			if comment.Meta["OldTitle"] != nil {
+				cm.OldTitle = fmt.Sprintf("%s", comment.Meta["OldTitle"])
+			}
+			if comment.Meta["NewTitle"] != nil {
+				cm.NewTitle = fmt.Sprintf("%s", comment.Meta["NewTitle"])
+			}
+		default:
+		}
+
 		if err := g.remapUser(comment, &cm); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}