diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 18db4383bc..414df5a31e 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,3 @@
   - any-glob-to-any-file:
       - github/*
       - '**/*.yml'
-
-# Add pending triage label to all PR's
-'status: pending triage':
-- changed-files:
-  - any-glob-to-any-file: '**'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-pull-request-on-create.yml b/.github/workflows/label-pull-request-on-create.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94620657d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-pull-request-on-create.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: "Pull Request Labeler 2 (Runs on PR creation)"
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types:
+      - opened
+
+jobs:
+  # Apply `status: pending triage` to newly created pull requests
+  apply-pending-triage:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Apply "status pending triage" to new pull requests
+        uses: actions-ecosystem/action-add-labels@v1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          labels: "status: pending triage"