diff --git a/src/issue.rs b/src/issue.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd9857e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/issue.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023  Aravinth Manivannan <realaravinth@batsense.net>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+//! Issues associated to a repository within a forge (Gitea, GitLab, etc.).
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::Reaction;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+/// states of an issue
+pub enum IssueState {
+    /// A 'closed' issue will not see any activity in the future
+    Closed,
+    /// An 'open' issue will see activity in the future
+    Open,
+}
+
+impl Default for IssueState {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Open
+    }
+}
+
+/// Issues associated to a repository within a forge (Gitea, GitLab, etc.).
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Issue {
+    /// Unique identifier, relative to the repository
+    pub index: usize,
+
+    /// Unique identifier of the user who authored the issue.
+    pub poster_id: usize,
+
+    /// Short description displayed as the title.
+    pub title: String,
+
+    /// Long, multiline, description
+    pub content: String,
+
+    /// Target branch in the repository.
+    ///
+    /// NOTE: Actual property is called "ref" but it is a keyword in Rust so we are using
+    /// "reference". However, "reference" will automatically be renamed to "ref" while serializing
+    /// and vice versa
+    #[serde(rename(serialize = "ref", deserialize = "ref"))]
+    pub reference: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Name of the milestone
+    pub milestone: Option<String>,
+
+    /// state of the issue
+    pub state: IssueState,
+
+    /// A locked issue can only be modified by privileged users
+    pub is_locked: bool,
+
+    // TODO: add validation for format "date-time"
+    /// Creating time
+    pub created: String,
+
+    // TODO: add validation for format "date-time"
+    /// Last update time
+    pub updated: String,
+
+    // TODO: add validation for format "date-time"
+    /// The last time 'state' changed to 'closed'
+    pub closed: Option<String>,
+
+    ///  List of labels.
+    pub labels: Option<Vec<String>>,
+
+    /// Multiline content of the comment
+    pub reactions: Option<Vec<Reaction>>,
+
+    ///  List of assignees.
+    pub assignees: Option<Vec<String>>,
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 46c6c0b..8792154 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 //! This is an incomplete Rust port of the F3 library created by the ForgeFriends project.
 pub mod comment;
 pub mod identities;
+pub mod issue;
 pub mod label;
 pub mod reaction;
 pub mod repository;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ pub mod user;
 
 pub use comment::Comment;
 pub use identities::Identities;
+pub use issue::Issue;
 pub use label::Label;
 pub use reaction::Reaction;
 pub use repository::Repository;