diff --git a/Documentation/conf.py b/Documentation/conf.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/Documentation/conf.py
+++ b/Documentation/conf.py
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ extlinks = {
     'jenkins-branch': (jenkins_branch + "/%s", ''),
     'github-project': (project_link + '%s', ''),
     'github-backport': (backport_format, ''),
+    'gh-issue': (github_repo + 'issues/%s', 'GitHub issue '),
 }
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
docs: conf.py: add :gh-issue: role to reference GitHub issues

Use the extlink Sphinx extension to add a role for referencing GitHub
issues in a uniform fashion. Writing :gh-issue:`<I>` will automatically
convert into "GitHub issue <I>", with a link to the relevant issue.