diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/05-performance.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/05-performance.yml
index 829076a1bd466..da0e6c7ada7a7 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/05-performance.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/05-performance.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Performance
 description: issues related to performance
 title: "[Performance] "
+labels: ["performance"]
 body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes: