diff --git a/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/other.yml b/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/other.yml
index 60cd0beaf16..4063078d118 100644
--- a/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/other.yml
+++ b/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/other.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ body:
         ## Before We Start
 
         This category exists for free form questions where deployment details are less relevant, e.g. application and topology
-        advice kind of questions. Please provide a reasonably detailed description of how you use RabbitMQ.
+        design kind of questions. Please provide a reasonably detailed description of what you are trying to do with RabbitMQ.
   - type: checkboxes
     attributes:
       label: Community Support Policy
diff --git a/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/questions.yml b/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/questions.yml
index b15d2f4a737..ee7bbf2b367 100644
--- a/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/questions.yml
+++ b/.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/questions.yml
@@ -200,3 +200,10 @@ body:
         </details>
     validations:
       required: false
+  - type: textarea
+    id: question
+    attributes:
+      label: What problem are you trying to solve?
+      description: and why?
+    validations:
+      required: true
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