diff --git a/.github/workflows/greetings.yml b/.github/workflows/greetings.yml
index 335c726..22d1801 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/greetings.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/greetings.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 name: Greetings
 
 on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
   pull_request:
     types: [opened]
 
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   greeting:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
+      issues: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/first-interaction@1c4688942c71f71d4f5502a26ea67c331730fa4d # v3.1.0