diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index 054370535..020b985d3 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 blank_issues_enabled: false
 contact_links:
+  - name: Ideas and upvotes
+    url: https://github.com/MBombeck/HealthLog/discussions/categories/ideas?discussions_q=category%3AIdeas+sort%3Atop
+    about: Suggest an improvement or upvote the ones you want. One idea per discussion; the most-voted ones get looked at first.
   - name: Documentation
     url: https://docs.healthlog.dev
     about: Setup, configuration, and feature documentation. Most usage questions are answered here.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
index 5229123be..fbaa1519f 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
       value: |
-        Feature ideas welcome. HealthLog is a personal-health PWA — the bar for inclusion is high (privacy-first, offline-capable, self-hostable). Use this template to propose something concrete; for open-ended discussion, prefer a [Discussion](https://github.com/MBombeck/HealthLog/discussions) thread.
+        Feature ideas welcome. HealthLog is a personal-health PWA, and the bar for inclusion is high (privacy-first, offline-capable, self-hostable). Use this template to propose something concrete. For an idea you'd like others to weigh in on, or a small improvement, start it in [Ideas](https://github.com/MBombeck/HealthLog/discussions/categories/ideas) instead: people can upvote it there, and the most-voted ideas get looked at first (see #1114).
   - type: textarea
     id: problem
     attributes: