diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_api_proposal.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_api_proposal.yml
index 1462b38ad80d4..145095e3bb42b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_api_proposal.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_api_proposal.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ body:
         ```     
     validations:
       required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: alternative-designs
+    attributes:
+      label: Alternative Designs
+      description: |
+        Please provide alternative designs. This might not be APIs; for example instead of providing new APIs an option might be to change the behavior of an existing API.
+      placeholder: Alternative designs
+    validations:
+      required: false
   - type: textarea
     id: risks
     attributes: