diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 7c5e51b18ac..a08389c7a92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,17 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/stale@v8.0.0
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          # PR's
           stale-pr-message: "This pull request has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions."
           days-before-stale: -1
           days-before-close: -1
           days-before-pr-stale: 45
           days-before-pr-close: 6
+          close-pr-label: "stale"
           exempt-pr-labels: "pinned, security, proposal, blocked, ADR"
+          # Issues
+          days-before-issue-stale: 14
+          days-before-issue-close: 6
+          close-issue-label: "stale"
+          stale-issue-message: "This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions."
+          exempt-issue-labels: "pinned, security, proposal, blocked, ADR, epic, major-epic"