Restrict Suggested Labels in JIRA to Project-Specific Labels

[David Anthony Parham]

In our organization, several teams have been wondering if it's possible to restrict JIRA's suggested labels to only those actually used within a specific project. Right now, the label field suggests a wide range of labels seemingly queried from across the entire organization, making it harder to find relevant ones.

This lack of filtering reduces discoverability and forces team members to learn project-specific labels by heart, which isn't really efficient. Ideally, we'd like a way to limit suggestions to only the labels actively used within a given project.

From a technical standpoint, this seems feasible, but I haven't found a built-in solution. Any insights would be highly appreciated!

[Karan Sachdev]

Hey David,

Welcome to Atlassian Community!

Unfortunately, we don't have the option to filter label suggestions based on the project scope. A suggestion ticket has been submitted here: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-23656

Thanks,

Karan

[David Anthony Parham]

Thanks for your quick response, Karan!

Wow, I didn’t realize this has been an open issue since 2011. I guess that means there's not much hope for a fix — definitely unfortunate and a bit disappointing. That said, I really appreciate you pointing me toward the original issue this quickly. Thanks again!