diff --git a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/GithubNewIssue.scala b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/GithubNewIssue.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60944f5b725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/GithubNewIssue.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package scala.meta.internal.metals
+
+import java.net.URLEncoder
+
+import scala.util.Properties
+
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.ClientInfo
+
+object GithubNewIssue {
+  def buildUrl(clientInfo: ClientInfo): String = {
+    val clientVersion =
+      if (clientInfo.getVersion() == null) ""
+      else s" ${clientInfo.getVersion()}"
+    val body =
+      s"""|<!--
+          |        Describe the bug ...
+          |
+          |        Reproduction steps
+          |          1. Go to ...
+          |          2. Click on ...
+          |          3. Scroll down to ...
+          |          4. See error
+          |-->
+          |
+          |### Expected behaviour:
+          |
+          |<!-- A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen. -->
+          |
+          |**Operating system:**
+          |${Properties.osName}
+          |
+          |**Java version:**
+          |${Properties.javaVersion}
+          |
+          |**Editor/extension:**
+          |${clientInfo.getName()}$clientVersion
+          |
+          |**Metals version:**
+          |${BuildInfo.metalsVersion}
+          |
+          |### Extra context or search terms:
+          |<!--
+          |        - Any other context about the problem
+          |        - Search terms to help others discover this
+          |-->
+          |""".stripMargin
+    val encodedBody = URLEncoder.encode(body)
+    s"https://github.com/scalameta/metals/issues/new?body=$encodedBody"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/MetalsLspService.scala b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/MetalsLspService.scala
index b8810ab4e67..6dcee6c7ad4 100644
--- a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/MetalsLspService.scala
+++ b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/MetalsLspService.scala
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import scala.meta.internal.implementation.ImplementationProvider
 import scala.meta.internal.implementation.Supermethods
 import scala.meta.internal.io.FileIO
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.BuildInfo
+import scala.meta.internal.metals.GithubNewIssue
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.Messages.AmmoniteJvmParametersChange
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.Messages.IncompatibleBloopVersion
 import scala.meta.internal.metals.MetalsEnrichments._
@@ -1871,6 +1872,14 @@ class MetalsLspService(
             else Future.successful(())
           }
         } yield ()).asJavaObject
+      case ServerCommands.OpenIssue() =>
+        Future
+          .successful(
+            Urls.openBrowser(
+              GithubNewIssue.buildUrl(initializeParams.getClientInfo())
+            )
+          )
+          .asJavaObject
       case OpenBrowserCommand(url) =>
         Future.successful(Urls.openBrowser(url)).asJavaObject
       case ServerCommands.CascadeCompile() =>
diff --git a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/ServerCommands.scala b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/ServerCommands.scala
index fcadd896237..a0255708a40 100644
--- a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/ServerCommands.scala
+++ b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/metals/ServerCommands.scala
@@ -590,10 +590,10 @@ object ServerCommands {
     "Open the Metals logs to troubleshoot issues.",
   )
 
-  val OpenIssue = new OpenBrowserCommand(
-    "https://github.com/scalameta/metals/issues/new/choose",
+  val OpenIssue = new Command(
+    "open-new-github-issue",
     "Open issue on GitHub",
-    "Open the Metals repository on GitHub to ask a question, report a bug or request a new feature.",
+    "Open the Metals repository on GitHub to ask a question or report a bug.",
   )
 
   val MetalsGithub = new OpenBrowserCommand(