diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/info.json b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/info.json
index 7ad8935b..fb70cd97 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/info.json
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/info.json
@@ -482,6 +482,45 @@
           "name": "Test trigger"
         }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "New label",
+      "key": "newLabel",
+      "interval": "15m",
+      "description": "Triggers when a new label is created",
+      "substeps": [
+        {
+          "key": "chooseAccount",
+          "name": "Choose account"
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "chooseTrigger",
+          "name": "Set up a trigger",
+          "arguments": [
+            {
+              "label": "Repo",
+              "key": "repo",
+              "type": "dropdown",
+              "required": true,
+              "variables": false,
+              "source": {
+                "type": "query",
+                "name": "getData",
+                "arguments": [
+                  {
+                    "name": "key",
+                    "value": "listRepos"
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "testStep",
+          "name": "Test trigger"
+        }
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers.ts b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers.ts
index c31cb341..d11e0860 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import NewPullRequest from './triggers/new-pull-request';
 import NewWatcher from './triggers/new-watcher';
 import NewMilestone from './triggers/new-milestone';
 import NewCommitComment from './triggers/new-commit-comment';
+import NewLabel from './triggers/new-label';
 
 export default class Triggers {
   newRepository: NewRepository;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export default class Triggers {
   newWatcher: NewWatcher;
   newMilestone: NewMilestone;
   newCommitComment: NewCommitComment;
+  newLabel: NewLabel;
 
   constructor(connectionData: IJSONObject, parameters: IJSONObject) {
     this.newRepository = new NewRepository(connectionData);
@@ -27,5 +29,6 @@ export default class Triggers {
     this.newWatcher = new NewWatcher(connectionData, parameters);
     this.newMilestone = new NewMilestone(connectionData, parameters);
     this.newCommitComment = new NewCommitComment(connectionData, parameters);
+    this.newLabel = new NewLabel(connectionData, parameters);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers/new-label.ts b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers/new-label.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21fa61f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers/new-label.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { Octokit } from 'octokit';
+import { IJSONObject } from '@automatisch/types';
+
+export default class NewLabel {
+  client?: Octokit;
+  repoOwner?: string;
+  repo?: string;
+
+  constructor(connectionData: IJSONObject, parameters: IJSONObject) {
+    if (connectionData.accessToken) {
+      this.client = new Octokit({
+        auth: connectionData.accessToken as string,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (parameters?.repo) {
+      const [owner, repo] = (parameters.repo as string).split('/');
+
+      this.repoOwner = owner;
+      this.repo = repo;
+    }
+  }
+
+  get options() {
+    return {
+      owner: this.repoOwner,
+      repo: this.repo,
+    };
+  }
+
+  async run() {
+    // TODO: implement pagination on undated entires
+    return await this.client.paginate(
+      this.client.rest.issues.listLabelsForRepo,
+      this.options
+    );
+  }
+
+  async testRun() {
+    const options = {
+      ...this.options,
+      per_page: 1,
+    };
+
+    return (await this.client.rest.issues.listLabelsForRepo(options)).data;
+  }
+}