diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index ed418eae7..cb43f769b 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -419,6 +419,9 @@ pub(crate) struct MajorChangeConfig {
     pub(crate) zulip_stream: u64,
     /// Extra text in the opening major change.
     pub(crate) open_extra_text: Option<String>,
+    /// Template for a tracking issue to be created when the major change is accepted
+    #[serde(rename = "tracking-issue-template")]
+    pub(crate) tracking_issue_template: Option<MajorChangeTrackingIssueTemplateConfig>,
 }
 
 impl MajorChangeConfig {
@@ -433,6 +436,20 @@ impl MajorChangeConfig {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, serde::Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub(crate) struct MajorChangeTrackingIssueTemplateConfig {
+    /// Template for the title
+    pub(crate) title: String,
+    /// Repository where to create the tracking issue (otherwise the current repository)
+    pub(crate) repository: Option<String>,
+    /// List of labels to add to the issue
+    pub(crate) labels: Vec<String>,
+    /// Template of the body
+    pub(crate) body: String,
+}
+
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, serde::Deserialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub(crate) struct CloseConfig {}
@@ -1030,4 +1047,50 @@ mod tests {
             })
         ));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn major_change() {
+        let config = r#"
+            [major-change]
+            enabling_label = "major-change"
+            meeting_label = "to-announce"
+            second_label = "final-comment-period"
+            concerns_label = "has-concerns"
+            accept_label = "major-change-accepted"
+            waiting_period = 1
+            auto_closing = true
+            zulip_stream = 224082
+            zulip_ping = "Urgau"
+
+            [major-change.tracking-issue-template]
+            repository = "triagebot"
+            title = "Tracking issue for MCP#${mcp_number}"
+            body = """
+Multi text body with ${mcp_issue} and ${mcp_title}
+"""
+            labels = ["C-tracking-issue", "T-compiler"]
+        "#;
+        let config = toml::from_str::<Config>(&config).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            config.major_change,
+            Some(MajorChangeConfig {
+                zulip_ping: "Urgau".to_string(),
+                enabling_label: "major-change".to_string(),
+                second_label: "final-comment-period".to_string(),
+                accept_label: "major-change-accepted".to_string(),
+                meeting_label: "to-announce".to_string(),
+                concerns_label: Some("has-concerns".to_string()),
+                waiting_period: 1,
+                auto_closing: true,
+                zulip_stream: 224082,
+                open_extra_text: None,
+                tracking_issue_template: Some(MajorChangeTrackingIssueTemplateConfig {
+                    title: "Tracking issue for MCP#${mcp_number}".to_string(),
+                    repository: Some("triagebot".to_string()),
+                    body: "Multi text body with ${mcp_issue} and ${mcp_title}\n".to_string(),
+                    labels: vec!["C-tracking-issue".to_string(), "T-compiler".to_string()],
+                })
+            })
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/handlers/major_change.rs b/src/handlers/major_change.rs
index aef7ae21c..d42f9f73b 100644
--- a/src/handlers/major_change.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/major_change.rs
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ impl Job for MajorChangeAcceptenceJob {
 
         let now = Utc::now();
 
-        match process_seconded(ctx, &major_change, now).await {
+        match try_accept_mcp(ctx, &major_change, now).await {
             Ok(()) => {
                 tracing::info!(
                     "{}: major change ({:?}) as been accepted",
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ impl Job for MajorChangeAcceptenceJob {
     }
 }
 
-async fn process_seconded(
+async fn try_accept_mcp(
     ctx: &super::Context,
     major_change: &MajorChangeSeconded,
     now: DateTime<Utc>,
@@ -581,6 +581,11 @@ async fn process_seconded(
         .await
         .context("unable to get the associated issue")?;
 
+    let (org, repo) = major_change
+        .repo
+        .split_once('/')
+        .context("unable to split org/repo")?;
+
     {
         // Static checks against the timeline to block the acceptance if the state changed between
         // the second and now (like concerns added, issue closed, ...).
@@ -588,10 +593,6 @@ async fn process_seconded(
         // Note that checking the timeline is important as a concern could have been added and
         // resolved by the time we run, missing that this job should not run.
 
-        let (org, repo) = major_change
-            .repo
-            .split_once('/')
-            .context("unable to split org/repo")?;
         let timeline = ctx
             .octocrab
             .issues(org, repo)
@@ -665,13 +666,58 @@ async fn process_seconded(
     }
 
     if !issue.labels.iter().any(|l| l.name == config.accept_label) {
-        // Only post the comment if the accept_label isn't set yet, we may be in a retry
+        // Only create the tracking issue and post the comment if the accept_label isn't set yet, we may be in a retry.
+
+        let tracking_issue_text =
+            if let Some(tracking_issue_template) = &config.tracking_issue_template {
+                let issue_repo = crate::github::IssueRepository {
+                    organization: org.to_string(),
+                    repository: tracking_issue_template
+                        .repository
+                        .as_deref()
+                        .unwrap_or(repo)
+                        .to_string(),
+                };
+
+                let fill_out = |input: &str| {
+                    input
+                        .replace("${mcp_number}", &issue.number.to_string())
+                        .replace("${mcp_title}", &issue.title)
+                        .replace("${mcp_author}", &issue.user.login)
+                };
+
+                let title = fill_out(&tracking_issue_template.title);
+                let body = fill_out(&tracking_issue_template.body);
+
+                let tracking_issue = ctx
+                    .github
+                    .new_issue(
+                        &issue_repo,
+                        &title,
+                        &body,
+                        tracking_issue_template.labels.clone(),
+                    )
+                    .await
+                    .context("unable to create MCP tracking issue")
+                    .with_context(|| format!("title: {title}"))
+                    .with_context(|| format!("body: {body}"))?;
+
+                format!(
+                    r"
+Progress of this major change will be tracked in the tracking issue at {}#{}.
+",
+                    &issue_repo, tracking_issue.number
+                )
+            } else {
+                String::new()
+            };
+
         issue
             .post_comment(
                 &ctx.github,
                 &format!(
 r"The final comment period is now complete, this major change is now **accepted**.
-
+{tracking_issue_text}
 As the automated representative, I would like to thank the author for their work and everyone else who contributed to this major change proposal.
 
 *If you think this major change shouldn't have been accepted, feel free to remove the `{}` label and reopen this issue.*",