diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-issue-for-unreferenced-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/create-issue-for-unreferenced-pr.yml
index cfe192e068..60ecfbefca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-issue-for-unreferenced-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-issue-for-unreferenced-pr.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ jobs:
               return;
             }
 
+            // Check if there's already an issue created by this automation for this PR
+            // Search for issues that mention this PR and were created by github-actions bot
+            const existingIssuesResponse = await github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests({
+              q: `repo:${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo} is:issue is:open author:app/github-actions "${prUrl}" in:title in:body`,
+            });
+
+            if (existingIssuesResponse.data.total_count > 0) {
+              const existingIssue = existingIssuesResponse.data.items[0];
+              console.log(`An issue (#${existingIssue.number}) already exists for PR #${prNumber}, skipping creation.`);
+              return;
+            }
+
             core.warning(`PR #${prNumber} does not have an issue reference. Creating a new issue so it can be tracked in Linear.`);
 
             // Construct the title and body for the new issue