diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
index 615e91bad..c12b45949 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,19 @@ body:
       value: |
         #### 🤖 Use of AI tools
 
-        If this report was generated, in whole or in part, by an AI tool or agent you **must** clearly say so in the description below. Failing to clearly disclose this is a violation of our [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+        If this report was generated, in whole or in part, by an AI tool or agent you **must** say so using the field below. Failing to clearly disclose this is a violation of our [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
 
         Reports written by an AI agent must describe the _observed behavior only_: what happened, how to reproduce it, logs etc. Do **not** include code analysis, speculation about the root cause, or suggest code fixes.
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: ai-usage
+    attributes:
+      label: AI usage
+      description: Was any part of this report written by an AI tool or agent?
+      options:
+        - No AI tools were used
+        - Yes, AI tools helped write this report
+    validations:
+      required: true
   - type: textarea
     id: description
     attributes:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-bot.yml
index 83ddba7b1..363ee6892 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-bot.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ jobs:
             const haystack = `${issue.title}\n${issue.body ?? ''}`;
             const honeypot = haystack.toUpperCase().includes('ASLOP-PR-VERIFY');
 
+            // The form's required "AI usage" dropdown renders as a `### AI usage` section. An agent
+            // that follows the template trips the honeypot even when it discloses, so only treat
+            // the honeypot as undisclosed AI use when the reporter did not answer "Yes" here.
+            const aiUsage = (issue.body ?? '').match(/^###\s+AI usage\s*\n+\s*(.+?)\s*$/m)?.[1] ?? '';
+            const disclosedAI = aiUsage.toLowerCase().startsWith('yes');
+
             // Issues opened through the form always get the template's default labels. GitHub
             // applies them a second or two *after* creation, so re-read them instead of trusting
             // the webhook payload, and retry before concluding that there are none.
@@ -55,19 +61,29 @@ jobs:
               if (labels.some((label) => templateLabels.includes(label))) break;
             }
             const bypassedTemplate = !labels.some((label) => templateLabels.includes(label));
-            core.info(`Labels: [${labels.join(', ')}], honeypot: ${honeypot}, bypassed template: ${bypassedTemplate}`);
+            core.info(
+              `Labels: [${labels.join(', ')}], honeypot: ${honeypot}, AI usage: "${aiUsage}", ` +
+                `bypassed template: ${bypassedTemplate}`
+            );
 
-            if (!honeypot && !bypassedTemplate) {
-              core.info('No slop signals found');
+            if (!bypassedTemplate && (disclosedAI || !honeypot)) {
+              if (disclosedAI) {
+                core.info('AI use disclosed, labeling only');
+                await github.rest.issues.addLabels({ ...common, labels: ['ai'] });
+              } else {
+                core.info('No slop signals found');
+              }
               return;
             }
 
-            // The honeypot is only ever tripped deliberately, so that message can name the cause.
+            // Reaching here with the honeypot means AI usage was not disclosed in the form, so that
+            // message can name the cause.
             // A missing template label only tells us the issue did not come from the form, which
             // is reason enough to close it, but not proof of how it was written.
             const body = honeypot
               ? 'This issue was automatically closed because it contains a marker that is only visible to ' +
-                'automated tools, which indicates it was generated by an AI agent without being disclosed as such.\n\n' +
+                'automated tools, which indicates it was generated by an AI agent, but the "AI usage" field does not ' +
+                'disclose this.\n\n' +
                 `Please see our [contributing guidelines](${contributing}) and [Code of Conduct](${codeOfConduct}). ` +
                 'You are welcome to open a new issue that describes the problem you observed in your own words.'
               : 'This issue was automatically closed because it was not opened using our bug report form. ' +