diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
deleted file mode 100644
index cb5f05802be..00000000000
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<!-- Blank templates are for use by maintainers only! If you aren't a maintainer, please go back and pick one of the issue templates. -->
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3_blank_issue.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3_blank_issue.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a645f6c837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3_blank_issue.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+name: Blank issue
+about: Only for use by maintainers
+---
+<!-- Blank issue templates are for use by maintainers only! If you aren't a maintainer, please go back and pick one of the other issue templates. -->
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index f76520032a5..92dea4ee635 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-blank_issues_enabled: true
+blank_issues_enabled: false
 contact_links:
   - name: Security Vulnerability
     url: https://docs.silverstripe.org/en/contributing/issues_and_bugs/#reporting-security-issues