diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
index 3a9744daf9de7e..7415ca71d46640 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 name: "\U0001F41B Bug Report"
-description: Submit a bug report to help us improve transformers. Be sure to check our [bug report guidelines](https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#did-you-find-a-bug) before submitting
+description: Submit a bug report to help us improve transformers
+labels: [ "bug" ]
 body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Thanks for taking the time to fill out this bug report! 🤗
+
+        Before you submit your bug report:
+
+          - If it is your first time submitting, be sure to check our [bug report guidelines](https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#did-you-find-a-bug)
+          - Try our [docs bot](https://huggingface.co/spaces/huggingchat/hf-docs-chat) -- it might be able to help you with your issue
+
   - type: textarea
     id: system-info
     attributes: