diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
index 0694dbabd..717997935 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ assignees: ''
 **Describe the bug**
 A clear and concise description of what the bug is, and why you consider it to be a bug.
 
+**Area for Triage**: See https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/tree/master/.github/workflows/triage-rules.yaml for areas
+**Question, Bug, or Feature?**:
+
 **Virtual environments affected**
 - [ ] macOS 10.15
 - [ ] Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/tool-request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/tool-request.md
index fcf42b2bf..4660eb84e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/tool-request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/tool-request.md
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ assignees: ''
   - Brief description of tool: <!--- Description -->
   - URL for tool's homepage: <!--- URL -->
 
+**Area for Triage**: See https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/tree/master/.github/workflows/triage-rules.yaml for areas
+**Question, Bug, or Feature?**:
+
 **Virtual environments affected**
 - [ ] macOS 10.15
 - [ ] Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36a29c302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-triager.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Adapted from: https://github.com/microsoft/azure-pipelines-tasks/blob/master/.github/workflows/blank.yml
+# This action labels and assigns newly opened issues
+
+name: Issue triager
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+
+jobs:
+  label:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: damccorm/tag-ur-it@master
+      with:
+        repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+        configuration-path: "./triage-rules.yml"
+
+    - name: Set Node.js 10.x
+      uses: actions/setup-node@master
+      with:
+        version: 10.x
+
+    # Need to explicitly install @octokit/rest separately or else it will mess with our typings.
+    - run: npm install && npm install @octokit/rest
diff --git a/triage-rules.yml b/triage-rules.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0fba5ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/triage-rules.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+# Adapted from https://github.com/microsoft/azure-pipelines-tasks/blob/master/issue-rules.yml
+
+# Primary rules
+rules:
+
+# Area: .NET Core
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: '.NET Core'
+  addLabels: ['Area: .NET Core']
+  assign: ['bishal-pdmsft', 'pulkitaggarwl']
+
+# Area: .NET Framework
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: '.NET Framework'
+  addLabels: ['Area: .NET Framework']
+  assign: ['azuredaveops', 'wnjenkin']
+
+# Area: Android
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Android'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Android']
+  assign: ['madhurig']
+
+# Area: Apple
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Apple'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Apple']
+  assign: ['AlenaSviridenko']
+
+# Area: Artifacts
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Artifacts'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Artifacts']
+  assign: ['animania4ka']
+
+# Area: C/C++
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'C/C++'
+  addLabels: ['Area: C/C++']
+  assign: ['azuredaveops', 'wnjenkin']
+
+# Area: Containers
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Containers'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Containers']
+  assign: ['bryanmacfarlane']
+
+# Area: Databases
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Databases'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Databases']
+  assign: ['kmkumaran', 'RoopeshNair']
+
+# Area: Deployment/Release
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Deployment/Release'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Deployment/Release']
+  assign: ['kmkumaran', 'RoopeshNair']
+
+# Area: Erlang / Elixir
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Erlang / Elixir'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Erlang / Elixir']
+  assign: ['andymckay']
+
+# Area: Git
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Git'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Git']
+  assign: ['alepauly','kaylangan']
+
+# Area: Go
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Go'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Go']
+  assign: ['bishal-pdmsft', 'pulkitaggarwl']
+
+# Area: Haskell
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Haskell'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Haskell']
+  assign: ['andymckay']
+
+# Area: Java
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Java'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Java']
+  assign: ['leantk','vijayma']
+
+# Area: JavaScript and Node.js
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'JavaScript and Node.js'
+  addLabels: ['Area: JavaScript and Node.js']
+  assign: ['bryanmacfarlane']
+
+# Area: Packages
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Packages'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Packages']
+  assign: ['johnterickson', 'animania4ka']
+
+# Area: PHP
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'PHP'
+  addLabels: ['Area: PHP']
+  assign: ['alepauly', 'kaylangan']
+
+# Area: Python
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Python'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Python']
+  assign: ['madhurig']
+
+# Area: Ruby
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Ruby'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Ruby']
+  assign: ['madhurig']
+
+# Area: Rust
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Rust'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Rust']
+  assign: ['AlenaSviridenko']
+
+# Area: Scala
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Scala'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Scala']
+  assign: ['leantk','vijayma']
+
+# Area: Scripting and command line
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Scripting and command line'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Scripting and command line']
+  assign: ['zachariahcox','vtbassmatt']
+
+# Area: Servers
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Servers'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Servers']
+  assign: ['kmkumaran', 'RoopeshNair']
+
+# Area: SSH
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'SSH'
+  addLabels: ['Area: SSH']
+  assign: ['zachariahcox','vtbassmatt']
+
+# Area: Testing and code coverage (incl. browser testing)
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Testing and code coverage'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Testing and code coverage']
+  assign: ['sadagopanrajaram','PBoraMSFT']
+
+# Area: Xamarin
+- valueFor: '**Area for Triage**'
+  contains: 'Xamarin'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Xamarin']
+  assign: ['AlenaSviridenko']
+
+# Types
+- valueFor: '**Question, Bug, or Feature?**'
+  contains: Feature
+  addLabels: ['enhancement']
+- valueFor: '**Question, Bug, or Feature?**'
+  contains: Bug
+  addLabels: ['bug']
+- valueFor: '**Question, Bug, or Feature?**'
+  contains: Question
+  addLabels: ['question']
+
+# runs if first set had no matches
+# add likely teams to look at based on text searches
+nomatches:
+- contains: 'Xcode'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Apple']
+- contains: 'Bash'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Scripting and command line']
+- contains: 'Nuget'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Packages']
+- contains: 'Npm'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Packages']
+- contains: 'Docker'
+  addLabels: ['Area: Deployment/Release']
+
+# always runs after rules.  look for missing or invalid sets of tags
+tags:
+- noneIn: ['bug', 'enhancement', 'question']
+  addLabels: ['needs triage']
+- noneMatch: '\s*Area:\s*([^]*)'
+  addLabels: ['needs triage']
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