diff --git a/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github-common-interfaces.service.ts b/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github-common-interfaces.service.ts
index 2f1defeb0a2..e71fac11f32 100644
--- a/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github-common-interfaces.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github-common-interfaces.service.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,16 @@ import { GithubApiService } from './github-api.service';
 import { ProjectService } from '../../../project/project.service';
 import { SearchResultItem } from '../../issue.model';
 import { GithubCfg } from './github.model';
-import { GithubIssue, GithubIssueReduced } from './github-issue/github-issue.model';
+import {
+  GithubIssue,
+  GithubIssueReduced,
+  GithubLabel,
+} from './github-issue/github-issue.model';
 import { truncate } from '../../../../util/truncate';
 import { getTimestamp } from '../../../../util/get-timestamp';
 import { isGithubEnabled } from './is-github-enabled.util';
 import { GITHUB_INITIAL_POLL_DELAY, GITHUB_POLL_INTERVAL } from './github.const';
+import { TagService } from '../../../tag/tag.service';
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root',
@@ -20,6 +25,7 @@ export class GithubCommonInterfacesService implements IssueServiceInterface {
   constructor(
     private readonly _githubApiService: GithubApiService,
     private readonly _projectService: ProjectService,
+    private _tagService: TagService,
   ) {}
 
   pollTimer$: Observable<number> = timer(GITHUB_INITIAL_POLL_DELAY, GITHUB_POLL_INTERVAL);
@@ -156,6 +162,7 @@ export class GithubCommonInterfacesService implements IssueServiceInterface {
       // NOTE: we use Date.now() instead to because updated does not account for comments
       issueLastUpdated: new Date(issue.updated_at).getTime(),
       isDone: this._isIssueDone(issue),
+      tagIds: this._getGithubLabelsAsTags(issue.labels),
     };
   }
 
@@ -174,4 +181,12 @@ export class GithubCommonInterfacesService implements IssueServiceInterface {
   private _isIssueDone(issue: GithubIssueReduced): boolean {
     return issue.state === 'closed';
   }
+
+  private _getGithubLabelsAsTags(labels: GithubLabel[]): string[] {
+    const getTagIds: string[] = [];
+    labels.forEach((label: GithubLabel) => {
+      getTagIds.push(this._tagService.addTag({ title: label.name, color: label.color }));
+    }, this);
+    return getTagIds;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github-issue/github-issue-map.util.ts b/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github-issue/github-issue-map.util.ts
index a20a2916ba3..0ec8bb34eb2 100644
--- a/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github-issue/github-issue-map.util.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github-issue/github-issue-map.util.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export const mapGithubReducedIssueFromGraphQL = ({ node }: any): GithubIssueRedu
     title: node.title,
     state: node.state,
     updated_at: node.updatedAt,
+    labels: node.labels,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github-issue/github-issue.model.ts b/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github-issue/github-issue.model.ts
index 4c19ba27ecd..03421b0bc53 100644
--- a/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github-issue/github-issue.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github-issue/github-issue.model.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export type GithubIssueReduced = Readonly<{
   id: number;
   number: number;
 
+  // to include labels as tags
+  labels: GithubLabel[];
+
   // removed
   // node_id: string;
   // assignees: GithubOriginalUser[];
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ export type GithubIssue = GithubIssueReduced &
     events_url: string;
     html_url: string;
     body: string;
-    labels: GithubLabel[];
+    // labels: GithubLabel[];
     milestone: GithubMileStone;
     locked: boolean;
     active_lock_reason: string;
diff --git a/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github.const.ts b/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github.const.ts
index 629be333e24..28f8c8f9ddb 100644
--- a/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github.const.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github.const.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_GITHUB_CFG: GithubCfg = {
   isAutoAddToBacklog: false,
   filterUsername: null,
   filterIssuesAssignedToMe: false,
+  isImportLabelsAsTags: false,
 };
 
 // NOTE: we need a high limit because git has low usage limits :(
@@ -97,6 +98,14 @@ export const GITHUB_CONFIG_FORM: LimitedFormlyFieldConfig<GithubCfg>[] = [
       label: T.F.GITHUB.FORM.IS_ASSIGNEE_FILTER,
     },
   },
+  {
+    key: 'isImportLabelsAsTags',
+    type: 'checkbox',
+    hideExpression: (model: any) => !model.isEnabled,
+    templateOptions: {
+      label: T.F.GITHUB.FORM.IS_IMPORT_LABELS_AS_TAGS,
+    },
+  },
 ];
 
 export const GITHUB_CONFIG_FORM_SECTION: ConfigFormSection<GithubCfg> = {
diff --git a/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github.model.ts b/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github.model.ts
index c9a108ffa89..e68e61af769 100644
--- a/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/issue/providers/github/github.model.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ export interface GithubCfg extends BaseIssueProviderCfg {
   repo: string | null;
   token: string | null;
   filterIssuesAssignedToMe: boolean;
+  isImportLabelsAsTags: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/t.const.ts b/src/app/t.const.ts
index 89e837678f5..473a4f74e2c 100644
--- a/src/app/t.const.ts
+++ b/src/app/t.const.ts
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ const T = {
         TOKEN: 'F.GITHUB.FORM.TOKEN',
         TOKEN_DESCRIPTION: 'F.GITHUB.FORM.TOKEN_DESCRIPTION',
         IS_ASSIGNEE_FILTER: 'F.GITHUB.FORM.IS_ASSIGNEE_FILTER',
+        IS_IMPORT_LABELS_AS_TAGS: 'F.GITHUB.FORM.IS_IMPORT_LABELS_AS_TAGS',
       },
       FORM_SECTION: {
         HELP: 'F.GITHUB.FORM_SECTION.HELP',
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/de.json b/src/assets/i18n/de.json
index d6a435abfec..07fbb021048 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/de.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/de.json
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@
         "REPO": "\"Benutzername / Repositoryname\" für das Git-Repository, das Sie verfolgen möchten",
         "TOKEN": "Zugangstoken",
         "TOKEN_DESCRIPTION": "Erforderlich für den Zugriff auf private Repositories",
-        "IS_ASSIGNEE_FILTER": "Filtert die mir zugewiesenen Issues"
+        "IS_ASSIGNEE_FILTER": "Filtert die mir zugewiesenen Issues",
+        "IS_IMPORT_LABELS_AS_TAGS": "GitHub Labels als tags in SuperProductivity importieren"
       },
       "FORM_SECTION": {
         "HELP": "<p>Hier können Sie SuperProductivity so konfigurieren, dass offene GitHub-Issues für ein bestimmtes Repository im Aufgabenerstellungsbereich in der Tagesplanungsansicht aufgelistet werden. Sie werden als Vorschläge aufgeführt und enthalten einen Link zum Thema sowie weitere Informationen dazu.</p> <p>Außerdem können Sie alle offenen Issues automatisch zu Ihrem Aufgaben-Backlog hinzufügen und synchronisieren.</p>",
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index ef086566e46..9e2ab3443df 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@
         "REPO": "\"username/repositoryName\" for the git repository you want to track",
         "TOKEN": "Access Token",
         "TOKEN_DESCRIPTION": "Required for private repository access",
-        "IS_ASSIGNEE_FILTER": "Filter Issues Assigned to Me"
+        "IS_ASSIGNEE_FILTER": "Filter Issues Assigned to Me",
+        "IS_IMPORT_LABELS_AS_TAGS": "Import GitHub labels as tags in SuperProductivity"
       },
       "FORM_SECTION": {
         "HELP": "<p>Here you can configure SuperProductivity to list open GitHub issues for a specific repository in the task creation panel in the daily planning view. They will be listed as suggestions and will provide a link to the issue as well as more information about it.</p> <p>In addition you can automatically import all open issues.</p><p>To get by usage limits and to access you can provide a an access token. <a href='https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/developers/apps/scopes-for-oauth-apps'>More info about its scopes can be found here</a>.",