diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bugs.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bugs.md
index e8ea67d8..ca1c6f5e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bugs.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bugs.md
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 ---
 name: "\U0001F41E Issues"
 about: Bug reports
-title: ''
-labels: ''
-assignees: ''
-
+title: ""
+labels: ""
+assignees: ""
 ---
 
-THE ISSUE TRACKER IS DEDICATED TO KEEPING TRACK OF *BUGS*,
+THE TRACKER IS DEDICATED TO KEEPING TRACK OF _BUGS_,
 preferably after they have been already discussed and confirmed to be reproducible.
 
 FOR ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CLOSE THIS FORM AND USE THE DISCUSSIONS SECTION INSTEAD:
 https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/discussions
 
-Thank you!
+Installation, configuration, usage guidance and issues in 3rd party packages are not bugs, but individual assistance requests.
+
+If the bug is not trivial to reproduce on any platform, please include ALL the steps required to reliably duplicate it, on a vanilla, generic install of macOS, Windows, OpenBSD or Ubuntu Linux system, in their most current version.
+
+Try to reproduce it using the current `libsodium-stable` package, downloaded from [the official download site](https://download.libsodium.org/libsodium/releases/), and installed [as documented](https://doc.libsodium.org/installation).
+
+If you don't have any clear understanding of the issue or can't enumerate the steps to reproduce it, open a discussion instead: https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/discussions
+
+Thank you! 😊🙏
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/suggestions.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/suggestions.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49e4f1eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/suggestions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+name: "🙋🏽 Planned changes"
+about: List of planned changes
+title: ""
+labels: ""
+assignees: ""
+---
+
+Please do not post features requests directly.
+
+The starting point should be a discussion, after having checked the [roadmap](https://doc.libsodium.org/roadmap).
+
+Suggestions should be raised as an "Ideas" [discussion](https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/discussions/).
+
+We can then determine if the discussion needs to be escalated into a "planned change" or not.
+
+This will help us ensure that the issue tracker properly reflects ongoing or needed work on the project.
+
+Thank you! 😊🙏
+
+---
+
+- [ ] Initially raised as discussion #...