diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_dataset.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_dataset.yaml
index 3e152ccb8b..69a574be10 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_dataset.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_dataset.yaml
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Arxiv link
       description: If the dataset is based on a paper, please provide a link to the paper on Arxiv or another academic repository.
+  - type: textarea
+    attributes:
+      label: Description of the dataset
+      description: Please provide a clear and concise description of the dataset you would like to see added.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_model.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_model.yaml
index b7d96af261..afdc0f936e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_model.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new_model.yaml
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Arxiv link
       description: If the model is based on a paper, please provide a link to the paper on Arxiv or another academic repository.
+  - type: textarea
+    attributes:
+      label: Description of the model
+      description: Please provide a clear and concise description of the model you would like to see added.