diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers/new-issues/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers/new-issues/index.ts
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+import defineTrigger from '../../../../helpers/define-trigger';
+import newIssues from './new-issues';
+
+export default defineTrigger({
+  name: 'New issue',
+  key: 'newIssues',
+  pollInterval: 15,
+  description: 'Triggers when a new issue is created',
+  substeps: [
+    {
+      key: 'chooseConnection',
+      name: 'Choose connection'
+    },
+    {
+      key: 'chooseTrigger',
+      name: 'Set up a trigger',
+      arguments: [
+        {
+          label: 'Repo',
+          key: 'repo',
+          type: 'dropdown',
+          required: false,
+          variables: false,
+          source: {
+            type: 'query',
+            name: 'getData',
+            arguments: [
+              {
+                name: 'key',
+                value: 'listRepos'
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Which types of issues should this trigger on?',
+          key: 'issueType',
+          type: 'dropdown',
+          description: 'Defaults to any issue you can see.',
+          required: true,
+          variables: false,
+          value: 'all',
+          options: [
+            {
+              label: 'Any issue you can see',
+              value: 'all'
+            },
+            {
+              label: 'Only issues assigned to you',
+              value: 'assigned'
+            },
+            {
+              label: 'Only issues created by you',
+              value: 'created'
+            },
+            {
+              label: `Only issues you're mentioned in`,
+              value: 'mentioned'
+            },
+            {
+              label: `Only issues you're subscribed to`,
+              value: 'subscribed'
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Label',
+          key: 'label',
+          type: 'dropdown',
+          description: 'Only trigger on issues when this label is added.',
+          required: false,
+          variables: false,
+          dependsOn: ['parameters.repo'],
+          source: {
+            type: 'query',
+            name: 'getData',
+            arguments: [
+              {
+                name: 'key',
+                value: 'listLabels'
+              },
+              {
+                name: 'parameters.repo',
+                value: '{parameters.repo}'
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      key: 'testStep',
+      name: 'Test trigger'
+    }
+  ],
+
+  async run($) {
+    return await newIssues($);
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers/new-issues/new-issues.ts b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers/new-issues/new-issues.ts
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+import {
+  IGlobalVariable,
+  ITriggerOutput,
+} from '@automatisch/types';
+import getRepoOwnerAndRepo from '../../common/get-repo-owner-and-repo';
+import parseLinkHeader from '../../../../helpers/parse-header-link';
+
+function getPathname($: IGlobalVariable) {
+  const { repoOwner, repo } = getRepoOwnerAndRepo($.step.parameters.repo as string);
+
+  if (repoOwner && repo) {
+    return `/repos/${repoOwner}/${repo}/issues`;
+  }
+
+  return '/issues';
+}
+
+const newIssues = async ($: IGlobalVariable) => {
+  const pathname = getPathname($);
+  const params = {
+    labels: $.step.parameters.label,
+    filter: 'all',
+    state: 'all',
+    sort: 'created',
+    direction: 'desc',
+    per_page: 100,
+  };
+
+  const issues: ITriggerOutput = {
+    data: [],
+  };
+
+  let links;
+  do {
+    const response = await $.http.get(pathname, { params });
+    links = parseLinkHeader(response.headers.link);
+
+    if (response.integrationError) {
+      issues.error = response.integrationError;
+      return issues;
+    }
+
+    if (response.data.length) {
+      for (const issue of response.data) {
+        const issueId = issue.id.toString();
+
+        if (issueId <= $.flow.lastInternalId && !$.execution.testRun) return issues;
+
+        const dataItem = {
+          raw: issue,
+          meta: {
+            internalId: issueId,
+          },
+        };
+
+        issues.data.push(dataItem);
+      }
+    }
+  } while (links.next && !$.execution.testRun);
+
+  return issues;
+};
+
+export default newIssues;