diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 2473338..d51bb38 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export interface RepoManager {
   repo: Repo;
   initialize: () => Promise<RepoManager>;
   getIssue: (id: string) => Promise<Issue>;
-  replicateIssue?: (issue: Issue) => Promise<Issue>;
+  replicateIssue: (issue: Issue) => Promise<Issue>;
   getMergeRequest: (id: string) => Promise<MergeRequest>;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vendor/github/repomgr.ts b/src/vendor/github/repomgr.ts
index 0c1251e..0a9e9cc 100644
--- a/src/vendor/github/repomgr.ts
+++ b/src/vendor/github/repomgr.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ import {
 } from '../../types';
 import GitHubVendorManager from './vendormgr';
 import assert from 'assert';
+import { GHMutation, GHMutationCreateIssueArgs } from './api-types';
 
 export default class GitHubRepoManager implements RepoManager {
   vendorMgr: GitHubVendorManager;
   repo: Repo;
+  repoId: string;
 
   constructor(vendorMgr: GitHubVendorManager, repoPath: string) {
     this.vendorMgr = vendorMgr;
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ export default class GitHubRepoManager implements RepoManager {
       },
       name: repoName,
     };
+    this.repoId = '';
   }
 
   public async initialize() {
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ export default class GitHubRepoManager implements RepoManager {
       `
         query Query($owner: String!, $name: String!) {
           repository(owner: $owner, name: $name) {
+            id
             name
             owner {
               login
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ export default class GitHubRepoManager implements RepoManager {
     );
     assert(meta.repository);
     assert(meta.repository.owner);
+    this.repoId = meta.repository.id;
     this.repo.name = meta.repository.name;
     this.repo.owner.username = meta.repository.owner.login;
     // @ts-ignore graphql-codegen ignores built-in graphql values
@@ -106,6 +111,40 @@ export default class GitHubRepoManager implements RepoManager {
     };
   }
 
+  public async replicateIssue(issue: Issue) {
+    const resp = await this.vendorMgr._doRequest<GHMutation, GHMutationCreateIssueArgs>(
+      `
+        mutation ($input: CreateIssueInput!) {
+          createIssue(input: $input) {
+            issue {
+              number
+              title
+              body
+              closed
+            }
+          }
+        }
+    `,
+      {
+        input: {
+          repositoryId: this.repoId,
+          title: issue.title,
+          body: issue.content,
+        },
+      },
+    );
+    assert(resp.createIssue, 'creating issue failed');
+    assert(resp.createIssue.issue, 'creating issue failed');
+    const replicated = resp.createIssue.issue;
+    return {
+      id: replicated.number.toString(),
+      content: replicated.body,
+      title: replicated.title,
+      repo: this.repo,
+      state: replicated.closed ? ISSUE_STATE.CLOSED : ISSUE_STATE.OPEN,
+    };
+  }
+
   public async getMergeRequest(number: string): Promise<MergeRequest> {
     const resp = await this.vendorMgr._doRequest(
       `
diff --git a/src/vendor/github/vendormgr.ts b/src/vendor/github/vendormgr.ts
index c875765..0971a37 100644
--- a/src/vendor/github/vendormgr.ts
+++ b/src/vendor/github/vendormgr.ts
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ export default class GitHubVendorManager implements VendorManager<GitHubConfig>
   }
 
   /** internal and for RepoManager */
-  public async _doRequest(query: string, variables: any) {
+  public async _doRequest<T = GHQuery, D = any>(query: string, variables: D) {
     return got
       .post(this.gqlEndpoint, {
         body: JSON.stringify({ query, variables }),
         headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${this.config.token}` },
       })
       .then((res) => JSON.parse(res.body))
-      .then((res) => res.data) as Promise<GHQuery>;
+      .then((res) => res.data) as Promise<T>;
   }
 }