diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 94ac38eb66..c5027b497f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ jobs:
 
           # Labels on issues exempted from stale.
           exempt-issue-labels: |
-            "Status: Blocked,Status: Decision Required,Peloton 🚴‍♂️"
+            "Status: Blocked,Status: Decision Required,Peloton 🚴‍♂️,Good First Issue"
 
           # Labels on prs exempted from stale.
           exempt-pr-labels: |
-            "Status: Blocked,Status: Decision Required,Peloton 🚴‍♂️"
+            "Status: Blocked,Status: Decision Required,Peloton 🚴‍♂️,Good First Issue"
 
           # Max number of operations per run.
           operations-per-run: 300
diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
index dc9246ce97..9ba633b36e 100644
--- a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
+++ b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
    always works locally, but never within CI. (:pull:`4307`)
 
 
+#. `@wjbenfold`_ excluded "Good First Issue" labelled issues from being
+   marked stale. (:pull:`4317`)
+
+
 .. comment
     Whatsnew author names (@github name) in alphabetical order. Note that,
     core dev names are automatically included by the common_links.inc: