diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index aaf5fac72a..534c29e633 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Files to exclude when creating archive.
 
 *.git export-ignore
+*.github export-ignore
 *.gitignore export-ignore
 *.gitattributes export-ignore
 .jscsrc export-ignore
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b77641fd98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+##### What issue # is this related to?
+
+##### What is your WordPress.org username?
+
+##### Screenshots (if appropriate)
+
+##### Questions:
+Please make sure all the below checkboxes have been checked before submitting your PR.
+
+- [ ] Are all the above sections filled out appropriately?
+- [ ] Have you read [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/WordPress/twentyseventeen/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)?
+- [ ] Did you maintain a new line at the end of each file modified/added?
+- [ ] If this adds new js dependencies, did you add them to [.jscsrc](https://github.com/WordPress/twentyseventeen/blob/master/.jscsrc) & [.jshintignore](https://github.com/WordPress/twentyseventeen/blob/master/.jshintignore)?
+
+Please understand that because of the size of this project, your PR may go stale and before someone can review it. If this is the case please rebase/refresh your PR and resolve any conflicts.
+
+Thank you for taking the time to contribute to Twenty Seventeen!
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