diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e946b083b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+name: Stale bot
+on:
+    schedule:
+      - cron: '0 3 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+    stale:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        name: Run stale action
+        
+        steps:
+        
+          - uses: actions/stale@v3.0.18
+            name: Close stale issues
+            with:
+                days_before_stale: 45
+                stale-issue-message: <
+                    This issue was not updated for 45 days.
+                    It is therefore marked as stale.
+                    When no update occurs within the next 7 days, this issue will be closed automatically in the next 7 days.
+                stale-pr-message: <
+                    This pull request was not updated for 45 days.
+                    It is therefore marked as stale.
+                    When no update occurs within the next 7 days, this pull request will be closed automatically in the next 7 days.
+                close-issue-message: <
+                    This issue was not updated since it was marked as stale.
+                    It will be closed now.
+                close-pr-message: <
+                    This pull request was not updated since it was marked as stale.
+                    It will be closed now.
+                stale-issue-label: 'stale'
+                only-labels: 'stalebot-enabled'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e318941b7..6a6425bf1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
   [#698](https://github.com/nextcloud/cookbook/pull/698) @christianlupus
 - Codebase maintenance
   [#699](https://github.com/nextcloud/cookbook/pull/699) @christianlupus
+- Enable stalebot
+  [#700](https://github.com/nextcloud/cookbook/pull/700) @christianlupus
   
 ## 0.8.4 - 2021-03-08