diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/info.json b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/info.json
index b0f8a9db..e7f23bf5 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/info.json
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/info.json
@@ -404,6 +404,45 @@
           "name": "Test trigger"
         }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "New milestone",
+      "key": "newMilestone",
+      "interval": "15m",
+      "description": "Triggers when a new milestone 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 2e680f72..a07be0b1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import NewBranch from './triggers/new-branch';
 import NewNotification from './triggers/new-notification';
 import NewPullRequest from './triggers/new-pull-request';
 import NewWatcher from './triggers/new-watcher';
+import NewMilestone from './triggers/new-milestone';
 
 export default class Triggers {
   newRepository: NewRepository;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export default class Triggers {
   newNotification: NewNotification;
   newPullRequest: NewPullRequest;
   newWatcher: NewWatcher;
+  newMilestone: NewMilestone;
 
   constructor(connectionData: IJSONObject, parameters: IJSONObject) {
     this.newRepository = new NewRepository(connectionData);
@@ -21,5 +23,6 @@ export default class Triggers {
     this.newNotification = new NewNotification(connectionData, parameters);
     this.newPullRequest = new NewPullRequest(connectionData, parameters);
     this.newWatcher = new NewWatcher(connectionData, parameters);
+    this.newMilestone = new NewMilestone(connectionData, parameters);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers/new-milestone.ts b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers/new-milestone.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..946853bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/github/triggers/new-milestone.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { Octokit } from 'octokit';
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
+import { IJSONObject } from '@automatisch/types';
+
+export default class NewMilestone {
+  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,
+      state: 'open' as const,
+    };
+  }
+
+  async run(startTime: Date) {
+    const iterator = await this.client.paginate.iterator(this.client.rest.issues.listMilestones, this.options);
+    const newMilestones = [];
+
+    const startTimeDateObject = DateTime.fromJSDate(startTime);
+
+    milestoneIterator:
+    for await (const { data: milestones } of iterator) {
+      for (const milestone of milestones) {
+        const createdAtDateObject = DateTime.fromISO(milestone.created_at);
+
+        if (createdAtDateObject < startTimeDateObject) {
+          break milestoneIterator;
+        }
+
+        newMilestones.push(milestone);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return newMilestones;
+  }
+
+  async testRun() {
+    const options = {
+      ...this.options,
+      per_page: 1,
+    };
+
+    return (await this.client.rest.issues.listMilestones(options)).data;
+  }
+}