diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
index ed9fa5e0f..573248cee 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ body:
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         ### ⚠️ Please remember: issues are for *bugs*
         That is, something you believe affects every single user of Paperless-ngx, not just you. If you're not sure, start with one of the other options below.
+        Also, note that **Paperless-ngx does not perform OCR itself**, that is handled by other tools. Problems with OCR of specific files should likely be raised 'upstream', see https://github.com/ocrmypdf/OCRmyPDF/issues or https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/issues
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