diff --git a/docs/content/doc/usage/issue-pull-request-templates.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/usage/issue-pull-request-templates.en-us.md
index a4fc51b81fc..4f5da04cb6d 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/usage/issue-pull-request-templates.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/usage/issue-pull-request-templates.en-us.md
@@ -41,4 +41,39 @@ Possible file names for PR templates:
 * .github/pull_request_template.md
 
 
-Additionally, the New Issue page URL can be suffixed with `?body=Issue+Text` and the form will be populated with that string. This string will be used instead of the template if there is one.
+Additionally, the New Issue page URL can be suffixed with `?title=Issue+Title&body=Issue+Text` and the form will be populated with those strings. Those strings will be used instead of the template if there is one.
+
+# Issue Template Directory
+
+Alternatively, users can create multiple issue templates inside a special directory and allow users to choose one that more specifically 
+addresses their problem.
+
+Possible directory names for issue templates:
+
+* ISSUE_TEMPLATE
+* issue_template
+* .gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
+* .gitea/issue_template
+* .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
+* .github/issue_template
+* .gitlab/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
+* .gitlab/issue_template
+
+Inside the directory can be multiple issue templates with the form
+
+```markdown
+-----
+name: "Template Name"
+about: "This template is for testing!"
+title: "[TEST] "
+labels:
+  - bug
+  - "help needed"
+-----
+This is the template!
+```
+
+In the above example, when a user is presented with the list of issues they can submit, this would show as `Template Name` with the description
+`This template is for testing!`. When submitting an issue with the above example, the issue title would be pre-populated with 
+`[TEST] ` while the issue body would be pre-populated with `This is the template!`. The issue would also be assigned two labels,
+`bug` and `help needed`.
diff --git a/modules/context/repo.go b/modules/context/repo.go
index 4aac0c05aa8..2c773614606 100644
--- a/modules/context/repo.go
+++ b/modules/context/repo.go
@@ -16,13 +16,27 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/cache"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup/markdown"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 
 	"gitea.com/macaron/macaron"
 	"github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-go/v2"
 	"github.com/unknwon/com"
 )
 
+// IssueTemplateDirCandidates issue templates directory
+var IssueTemplateDirCandidates = []string{
+	"ISSUE_TEMPLATE",
+	"issue_template",
+	".gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE",
+	".gitea/issue_template",
+	".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE",
+	".github/issue_template",
+	".gitlab/ISSUE_TEMPLATE",
+	".gitlab/issue_template",
+}
+
 // PullRequest contains informations to make a pull request
 type PullRequest struct {
 	BaseRepo *models.Repository
@@ -821,3 +835,60 @@ func UnitTypes() macaron.Handler {
 		ctx.Data["UnitTypeProjects"] = models.UnitTypeProjects
 	}
 }
+
+// IssueTemplatesFromDefaultBranch checks for issue templates in the repo's default branch
+func (ctx *Context) IssueTemplatesFromDefaultBranch() []api.IssueTemplate {
+	var issueTemplates []api.IssueTemplate
+	if ctx.Repo.Commit == nil {
+		var err error
+		ctx.Repo.Commit, err = ctx.Repo.GitRepo.GetBranchCommit(ctx.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch)
+		if err != nil {
+			return issueTemplates
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, dirName := range IssueTemplateDirCandidates {
+		tree, err := ctx.Repo.Commit.SubTree(dirName)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		entries, err := tree.ListEntries()
+		if err != nil {
+			return issueTemplates
+		}
+		for _, entry := range entries {
+			if strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".md") {
+				if entry.Blob().Size() >= setting.UI.MaxDisplayFileSize {
+					log.Debug("Issue template is too large: %s", entry.Name())
+					continue
+				}
+				r, err := entry.Blob().DataAsync()
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Debug("DataAsync: %v", err)
+					continue
+				}
+				defer r.Close()
+				data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Debug("ReadAll: %v", err)
+					continue
+				}
+				var it api.IssueTemplate
+				content, err := markdown.ExtractMetadata(string(data), &it)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Debug("ExtractMetadata: %v", err)
+					continue
+				}
+				it.Content = content
+				it.FileName = entry.Name()
+				if it.Valid() {
+					issueTemplates = append(issueTemplates, it)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if len(issueTemplates) > 0 {
+			return issueTemplates
+		}
+	}
+	return issueTemplates
+}
diff --git a/modules/markup/markdown/meta.go b/modules/markup/markdown/meta.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca95e4d26a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/markup/markdown/meta.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package markdown
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+)
+
+func isYAMLSeparator(line string) bool {
+	line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+	for i := 0; i < len(line); i++ {
+		if line[i] != '-' {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return len(line) > 2
+}
+
+// ExtractMetadata consumes a markdown file, parses YAML frontmatter,
+// and returns the frontmatter metadata separated from the markdown content
+func ExtractMetadata(contents string, out interface{}) (string, error) {
+	var front, body []string
+	var seps int
+	lines := strings.Split(contents, "\n")
+	for idx, line := range lines {
+		if seps == 2 {
+			front, body = lines[:idx], lines[idx:]
+			break
+		}
+		if isYAMLSeparator(line) {
+			seps++
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(front) == 0 && len(body) == 0 {
+		return "", errors.New("could not determine metadata")
+	}
+
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(strings.Join(front, "\n")), out); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return strings.Join(body, "\n"), nil
+}
diff --git a/modules/structs/issue.go b/modules/structs/issue.go
index dc633dedce1..54b0f31d8a5 100644
--- a/modules/structs/issue.go
+++ b/modules/structs/issue.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package structs
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -119,3 +120,19 @@ type IssueDeadline struct {
 	// swagger:strfmt date-time
 	Deadline *time.Time `json:"due_date"`
 }
+
+// IssueTemplate represents an issue template for a repository
+// swagger:model
+type IssueTemplate struct {
+	Name     string   `json:"name" yaml:"name"`
+	Title    string   `json:"title" yaml:"title"`
+	About    string   `json:"about" yaml:"about"`
+	Labels   []string `json:"labels" yaml:"labels"`
+	Content  string   `json:"content" yaml:"-"`
+	FileName string   `json:"file_name" yaml:"-"`
+}
+
+// Valid checks whether an IssueTemplate is considered valid, e.g. at least name and about
+func (it IssueTemplate) Valid() bool {
+	return strings.TrimSpace(it.Name) != "" && strings.TrimSpace(it.About) != ""
+}
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index 6d0439de3cb..2f5bd002da8 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -939,6 +939,8 @@ issues.new.clear_assignees = Clear assignees
 issues.new.no_assignees = No Assignees
 issues.new.no_reviewers = No reviewers
 issues.new.add_reviewer_title = Request review
+issues.choose.get_started = Get Started
+issues.choose.blank = Open a blank issue
 issues.no_ref = No Branch/Tag Specified
 issues.create = Create Issue
 issues.new_label = New Label
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index 9e856257705..8b3a7545c63 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 							Delete(reqToken(), repo.DeleteTopic)
 					}, reqAdmin())
 				}, reqAnyRepoReader())
+				m.Get("/issue_templates", context.ReferencesGitRepo(false), repo.GetIssueTemplates)
 				m.Get("/languages", reqRepoReader(models.UnitTypeCode), repo.GetLanguages)
 			}, repoAssignment())
 		})
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
index 5ebc7f251bc..35062500f74 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
@@ -812,3 +812,28 @@ func Delete(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	log.Trace("Repository deleted: %s/%s", owner.Name, repo.Name)
 	ctx.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
 }
+
+// GetIssueTemplates returns the issue templates for a repository
+func GetIssueTemplates(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	// swagger:operation GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issue_templates repository repoGetIssueTemplates
+	// ---
+	// summary: Get available issue templates for a repository
+	// produces:
+	// - application/json
+	// parameters:
+	// - name: owner
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: owner of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: repo
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: name of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// responses:
+	//   "200":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/IssueTemplates"
+
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, ctx.IssueTemplatesFromDefaultBranch())
+}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/swagger/issue.go b/routers/api/v1/swagger/issue.go
index b12ea0096a4..0f2f5720208 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/swagger/issue.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/swagger/issue.go
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ type swaggerIssueDeadline struct {
 	Body api.IssueDeadline `json:"body"`
 }
 
+// IssueTemplates
+// swagger:response IssueTemplates
+type swaggerIssueTemplates struct {
+	// in:body
+	Body []api.IssueTemplate `json:"body"`
+}
+
 // StopWatch
 // swagger:response StopWatch
 type swaggerResponseStopWatch struct {
diff --git a/routers/repo/compare.go b/routers/repo/compare.go
index f8a18f06967..9329b5a1d29 100644
--- a/routers/repo/compare.go
+++ b/routers/repo/compare.go
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ func CompareDiff(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["RequireTribute"] = true
 	ctx.Data["RequireSimpleMDE"] = true
 	ctx.Data["PullRequestWorkInProgressPrefixes"] = setting.Repository.PullRequest.WorkInProgressPrefixes
-	setTemplateIfExists(ctx, pullRequestTemplateKey, pullRequestTemplateCandidates)
+	setTemplateIfExists(ctx, pullRequestTemplateKey, nil, pullRequestTemplateCandidates)
 	renderAttachmentSettings(ctx)
 
 	ctx.Data["HasIssuesOrPullsWritePermission"] = ctx.Repo.CanWrite(models.UnitTypePullRequests)
diff --git a/routers/repo/issue.go b/routers/repo/issue.go
index 71c0488972c..7c4f2cea9b8 100644
--- a/routers/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/repo/issue.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
+	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -36,13 +37,15 @@ import (
 const (
 	tplAttachment base.TplName = "repo/issue/view_content/attachments"
 
-	tplIssues    base.TplName = "repo/issue/list"
-	tplIssueNew  base.TplName = "repo/issue/new"
-	tplIssueView base.TplName = "repo/issue/view"
+	tplIssues      base.TplName = "repo/issue/list"
+	tplIssueNew    base.TplName = "repo/issue/new"
+	tplIssueChoose base.TplName = "repo/issue/choose"
+	tplIssueView   base.TplName = "repo/issue/view"
 
 	tplReactions base.TplName = "repo/issue/view_content/reactions"
 
-	issueTemplateKey = "IssueTemplate"
+	issueTemplateKey      = "IssueTemplate"
+	issueTemplateTitleKey = "IssueTemplateTitle"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -356,6 +359,7 @@ func Issues(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 		ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("repo.issues")
 		ctx.Data["PageIsIssueList"] = true
+		ctx.Data["NewIssueChooseTemplate"] = len(ctx.IssueTemplatesFromDefaultBranch()) > 0
 	}
 
 	issues(ctx, ctx.QueryInt64("milestone"), ctx.QueryInt64("project"), util.OptionalBoolOf(isPullList))
@@ -515,11 +519,41 @@ func getFileContentFromDefaultBranch(ctx *context.Context, filename string) (str
 	return string(bytes), true
 }
 
-func setTemplateIfExists(ctx *context.Context, ctxDataKey string, possibleFiles []string) {
-	for _, filename := range possibleFiles {
-		content, found := getFileContentFromDefaultBranch(ctx, filename)
+func setTemplateIfExists(ctx *context.Context, ctxDataKey string, possibleDirs []string, possibleFiles []string) {
+	templateCandidates := make([]string, 0, len(possibleFiles))
+	if ctx.Query("template") != "" {
+		for _, dirName := range possibleDirs {
+			templateCandidates = append(templateCandidates, path.Join(dirName, ctx.Query("template")))
+		}
+	}
+	templateCandidates = append(templateCandidates, possibleFiles...) // Append files to the end because they should be fallback
+	for _, filename := range templateCandidates {
+		templateContent, found := getFileContentFromDefaultBranch(ctx, filename)
 		if found {
-			ctx.Data[ctxDataKey] = content
+			var meta api.IssueTemplate
+			templateBody, err := markdown.ExtractMetadata(templateContent, &meta)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Debug("could not extract metadata from %s [%s]: %v", filename, ctx.Repo.Repository.FullName(), err)
+				ctx.Data[ctxDataKey] = templateContent
+				return
+			}
+			ctx.Data[issueTemplateTitleKey] = meta.Title
+			ctx.Data[ctxDataKey] = templateBody
+			labelIDs := make([]string, 0, len(meta.Labels))
+			if repoLabels, err := models.GetLabelsByRepoID(ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, "", models.ListOptions{}); err == nil {
+				for _, metaLabel := range meta.Labels {
+					for _, repoLabel := range repoLabels {
+						if strings.EqualFold(repoLabel.Name, metaLabel) {
+							repoLabel.IsChecked = true
+							labelIDs = append(labelIDs, fmt.Sprintf("%d", repoLabel.ID))
+							break
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				ctx.Data["Labels"] = repoLabels
+			}
+			ctx.Data["HasSelectedLabel"] = len(labelIDs) > 0
+			ctx.Data["label_ids"] = strings.Join(labelIDs, ",")
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -529,10 +563,13 @@ func setTemplateIfExists(ctx *context.Context, ctxDataKey string, possibleFiles
 func NewIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("repo.issues.new")
 	ctx.Data["PageIsIssueList"] = true
+	ctx.Data["NewIssueChooseTemplate"] = len(ctx.IssueTemplatesFromDefaultBranch()) > 0
 	ctx.Data["RequireHighlightJS"] = true
 	ctx.Data["RequireSimpleMDE"] = true
 	ctx.Data["RequireTribute"] = true
 	ctx.Data["PullRequestWorkInProgressPrefixes"] = setting.Repository.PullRequest.WorkInProgressPrefixes
+	title := ctx.Query("title")
+	ctx.Data["TitleQuery"] = title
 	body := ctx.Query("body")
 	ctx.Data["BodyQuery"] = body
 	ctx.Data["IsProjectsEnabled"] = ctx.Repo.CanRead(models.UnitTypeProjects)
@@ -562,10 +599,10 @@ func NewIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	}
 
-	setTemplateIfExists(ctx, issueTemplateKey, IssueTemplateCandidates)
 	renderAttachmentSettings(ctx)
 
 	RetrieveRepoMetas(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, false)
+	setTemplateIfExists(ctx, issueTemplateKey, context.IssueTemplateDirCandidates, IssueTemplateCandidates)
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
@@ -575,6 +612,19 @@ func NewIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.HTML(200, tplIssueNew)
 }
 
+// NewIssueChooseTemplate render creating issue from template page
+func NewIssueChooseTemplate(ctx *context.Context) {
+	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("repo.issues.new")
+	ctx.Data["PageIsIssueList"] = true
+	ctx.Data["milestone"] = ctx.QueryInt64("milestone")
+
+	issueTemplates := ctx.IssueTemplatesFromDefaultBranch()
+	ctx.Data["NewIssueChooseTemplate"] = len(issueTemplates) > 0
+	ctx.Data["IssueTemplates"] = issueTemplates
+
+	ctx.HTML(200, tplIssueChoose)
+}
+
 // ValidateRepoMetas check and returns repository's meta informations
 func ValidateRepoMetas(ctx *context.Context, form auth.CreateIssueForm, isPull bool) ([]int64, []int64, int64, int64) {
 	var (
@@ -676,6 +726,7 @@ func ValidateRepoMetas(ctx *context.Context, form auth.CreateIssueForm, isPull b
 func NewIssuePost(ctx *context.Context, form auth.CreateIssueForm) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("repo.issues.new")
 	ctx.Data["PageIsIssueList"] = true
+	ctx.Data["NewIssueChooseTemplate"] = len(ctx.IssueTemplatesFromDefaultBranch()) > 0
 	ctx.Data["RequireHighlightJS"] = true
 	ctx.Data["RequireSimpleMDE"] = true
 	ctx.Data["ReadOnly"] = false
@@ -814,6 +865,7 @@ func ViewIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 			return
 		}
 		ctx.Data["PageIsIssueList"] = true
+		ctx.Data["NewIssueChooseTemplate"] = len(ctx.IssueTemplatesFromDefaultBranch()) > 0
 	}
 
 	if issue.IsPull && !ctx.Repo.CanRead(models.UnitTypeIssues) {
diff --git a/routers/repo/milestone.go b/routers/repo/milestone.go
index f48c5de12e3..96f5b4e5f00 100644
--- a/routers/repo/milestone.go
+++ b/routers/repo/milestone.go
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ func MilestoneIssuesAndPulls(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Milestone"] = milestone
 
 	issues(ctx, milestoneID, 0, util.OptionalBoolNone)
+	ctx.Data["NewIssueChooseTemplate"] = len(ctx.IssueTemplatesFromDefaultBranch()) > 0
 
 	ctx.Data["CanWriteIssues"] = ctx.Repo.CanWriteIssuesOrPulls(false)
 	ctx.Data["CanWritePulls"] = ctx.Repo.CanWriteIssuesOrPulls(true)
diff --git a/routers/routes/routes.go b/routers/routes/routes.go
index 779e8614b3b..247835c0622 100644
--- a/routers/routes/routes.go
+++ b/routers/routes/routes.go
@@ -723,8 +723,11 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 	// Grouping for those endpoints that do require authentication
 	m.Group("/:username/:reponame", func() {
 		m.Group("/issues", func() {
-			m.Combo("/new").Get(context.RepoRef(), repo.NewIssue).
-				Post(bindIgnErr(auth.CreateIssueForm{}), repo.NewIssuePost)
+			m.Group("/new", func() {
+				m.Combo("").Get(context.RepoRef(), repo.NewIssue).
+					Post(bindIgnErr(auth.CreateIssueForm{}), repo.NewIssuePost)
+				m.Get("/choose", context.RepoRef(), repo.NewIssueChooseTemplate)
+			})
 		}, context.RepoMustNotBeArchived(), reqRepoIssueReader)
 		// FIXME: should use different URLs but mostly same logic for comments of issue and pull reuqest.
 		// So they can apply their own enable/disable logic on routers.
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/choose.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/choose.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57f69f8c14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/choose.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{{template "base/head" .}}
+<div class="repository new issue">
+	{{template "repo/header" .}}
+	<div class="ui container">
+		<div class="navbar">
+			{{template "repo/issue/navbar" .}}
+		</div>
+		<div class="ui divider"></div>
+		{{range .IssueTemplates}}
+			<div class="ui attached segment">
+				<div class="ui two column grid">
+					<div class="column left aligned">
+						<strong>{{.Name | RenderEmojiPlain}}</strong>
+						<br/>{{.About | RenderEmojiPlain}}
+					</div>
+					<div class="column right aligned">
+						<a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/new?template={{.FileName}}{{if $.milestone}}&milestone={{$.milestone}}{{end}}" class="ui green button">{{$.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.choose.get_started"}}</a>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		{{end}}
+		<a href="{{.RepoLink}}/issues/new{{if .milestone}}?milestone={{.milestone}}{{end}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.choose.blank"}}</a>
+	</div>
+</div>
+{{template "base/footer" .}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
index 99b298be4df..36eb0922026 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 			{{if not .Repository.IsArchived}}
 				<div class="column right aligned">
 					{{if .PageIsIssueList}}
-						<a class="ui green button" href="{{.RepoLink}}/issues/new">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.new"}}</a>
+						<a class="ui green button" href="{{.RepoLink}}/issues/new{{if .NewIssueChooseTemplate}}/choose{{end}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.new"}}</a>
 					{{else}}
 						<a class="ui green button {{if not .PullRequestCtx.Allowed}}disabled{{end}}" href="{{if .PullRequestCtx.Allowed}}{{.Repository.Link}}/compare/{{.Repository.DefaultBranch | EscapePound}}...{{if ne .Repository.Owner.Name .PullRequestCtx.BaseRepo.Owner.Name}}{{.Repository.Owner.Name}}:{{end}}{{.Repository.DefaultBranch | EscapePound}}{{end}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.new"}}</a>
 					{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/milestone_issues.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/milestone_issues.tmpl
index 8aecf8d773f..7a55eaa01d7 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/milestone_issues.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/milestone_issues.tmpl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 					{{if or .CanWriteIssues .CanWritePulls}}
 					<a class="ui grey button" href="{{.RepoLink}}/milestones/{{.MilestoneID}}/edit">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.milestones.edit"}}</a>
 					{{end}}
-					<a class="ui green button" href="{{.RepoLink}}/issues/new?milestone={{.MilestoneID}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.new"}}</a>
+					<a class="ui green button" href="{{.RepoLink}}/issues/new{{if .NewIssueChooseTemplate}}/choose{{end}}?milestone={{.MilestoneID}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.new"}}</a>
 				</div>
 			{{end}}
 		</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
index 8d7b3902e4b..058ade5bce9 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/new_form.tmpl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 				</a>
 				<div class="ui segment content">
 					<div class="field">
-						<input name="title" id="issue_title" placeholder="{{.i18n.Tr "repo.milestones.title"}}" value="{{.title}}" tabindex="3" autofocus required maxlength="255">
+						<input name="title" id="issue_title" placeholder="{{.i18n.Tr "repo.milestones.title"}}" value="{{if .TitleQuery}}{{.TitleQuery}}{{else if .IssueTemplateTitle}}{{.IssueTemplateTitle}}{{else}}{{.title}}{{end}}" tabindex="3" autofocus required maxlength="255">
 						{{if .PageIsComparePull}}
 							<div class="title_wip_desc" data-wip-prefixes="{{Json .PullRequestWorkInProgressPrefixes}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.title_wip_desc" (index .PullRequestWorkInProgressPrefixes 0| Escape) | Safe}}</div>
 						{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view.tmpl
index 6abf84cab95..c23bac3c6a6 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view.tmpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 			{{if not .Repository.IsArchived}}
 				<div class="column right aligned">
 					{{if .PageIsIssueList}}
-						<a class="ui green button" href="{{.RepoLink}}/issues/new">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.new"}}</a>
+						<a class="ui green button" href="{{.RepoLink}}/issues/new{{if .NewIssueChooseTemplate}}/choose{{end}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.new"}}</a>
 					{{else}}
 						<a class="ui green button {{if not .PullRequestCtx.Allowed}}disabled{{end}}" href="{{.RepoLink}}/compare/{{.BranchName | EscapePound}}...{{.PullRequestCtx.HeadInfo | EscapePound}}">{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.new"}}</a>
 					{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index ac65b3ce17b..a5840f2bab7 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -3852,6 +3852,39 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issue_templates": {
+      "get": {
+        "produces": [
+          "application/json"
+        ],
+        "tags": [
+          "repository"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Get available issue templates for a repository",
+        "operationId": "repoGetIssueTemplates",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "owner of the repo",
+            "name": "owner",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "name of the repo",
+            "name": "repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/IssueTemplates"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues": {
       "get": {
         "produces": [
@@ -13439,6 +13472,40 @@
       },
       "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
     },
+    "IssueTemplate": {
+      "description": "IssueTemplate represents an issue template for a repository",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "about": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "About"
+        },
+        "content": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "Content"
+        },
+        "file_name": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "FileName"
+        },
+        "labels": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "x-go-name": "Labels"
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "Name"
+        },
+        "title": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "Title"
+        }
+      },
+      "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+    },
     "Label": {
       "description": "Label a label to an issue or a pr",
       "type": "object",
@@ -15480,6 +15547,15 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "IssueTemplates": {
+      "description": "IssueTemplates",
+      "schema": {
+        "type": "array",
+        "items": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/IssueTemplate"
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "Label": {
       "description": "Label",
       "schema": {