diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
index dbf2f5082e..778ee4b82a 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
@@ -51,3 +51,16 @@ body:
       - Papercut; this bug is frustrating, but I have a workaround.
     validations:
       required: true
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: area
+    attributes:
+      label: What area of the product does this pertain to?
+      multiple: false
+      # Update .github/issue-labeler.yml when updating the list of options
+      options:
+      - "CLI: the Command Line Interface"
+      - "Frontend: the Graphical User Interface, including the Enclave Manager"
+      - "SDK: the Software Development Kit libraries - Typescript, Go, etc."
+      - "Other: anything not covered by the above"
+    validations:
+      required: true
diff --git a/.github/issue-labeler.yml b/.github/issue-labeler.yml
index 65c8da995d..e44fb51b14 100644
--- a/.github/issue-labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/issue-labeler.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@ papercut:
     - 'Papercut;'
 nice to have:
     - 'Nice to have;'
+cli:
+    - 'CLI:'
+frontend:
+    - 'Frontend:'
+sdk:
+    - 'SDK:'