diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/user_story.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/user_story.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3809ffc129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/user_story.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: User story
+description: Create a user story
+title: "User story: FILL-ME-PLEASE"
+labels: ["Status: Needs Triage"]
+body:
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: role
+    attributes:
+      label: As a
+      options:
+        - Polkadot implementer (Default)
+        - Polkadot node operator
+        - Blockchain developer
+        - Dapp developer
+        - Authority node in a parachain
+        - Relay node in a relay chain
+      description: |
+        Describe the role you would play for this user story.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: wantto
+    attributes:
+      label: I want to
+      placeholder: "Develop this new feature and change this"
+      render: markdown
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: because
+    attributes:
+      label: Because
+      placeholder: "Because I need to do something"
+      render: markdown
+    validations:
+      required: true