diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index fef2df0290..0b763c44c9 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ Please report issues regarding specific projects in their respective issue track
 
 Please explain your issue precisely, and if possible provide a reproducer snippet (this helps resolve issues much quicker).
 
+For general questions and discussion please use https://groups.google.com/group/akka-user/ or https://gitter.im/akka/akka instead.
+
 Thanks, happy hakking!
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