diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale_reminder.yml b/.github/workflows/stale_reminder.yml
index bed720a61..ce1327683 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale_reminder.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale_reminder.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,23 @@ jobs:
   stale-reminder:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Get cutoff date for soon-to-be-stale issues
+    - name: Get cutoff dates
       id: date
       run: |
         echo "CUTOFF_DATE=$(date -d '-46 days' '+%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "RECENT_ISSUE_CUTOFF_DATE=$(date -d '-7 days' '+%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    - name: Get list of issues that have had interactions in the last week
+      id: recent
+      uses: lee-dohm/select-matching-issues@v1
+      with:
+        format: list
+        path: "recent_issues.md"
+        token: ${{ github.token }}
+        query: >-
+          is:issue
+          is:open
+          updated:>=${{ env.RECENT_ISSUE_CUTOFF_DATE }}
+          sort:updated-asc
     - name: Collect issues that may become stale
       id: stale
       uses: lee-dohm/select-matching-issues@v1
@@ -21,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           path: "potentially_stale_issues.md"
           token: ${{ github.token }}
           query: >-
+            is:issue
             is:open
             -label:dependency,documentation,feature,enhancement,bug,test,example,discussion,duplicate,question
             updated:<${{ env.CUTOFF_DATE }}
@@ -33,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           path: "old_issues.md"
           token: ${{ github.token }}
           query: >-
+            is:issue
             is:open
             label:dependency,documentation,feature,enhancement,bug,test,example,discussion,duplicate,question
             updated:<${{ env.CUTOFF_DATE }}
@@ -40,7 +55,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Combine issues into mail content
       id: combine
       run: |
-        echo $date
+        echo "## Issues that have had interaction in the last 7 days <br />" >> mail.html
+        echo "$(<recent_issues.md) <br />" >> mail.html
         echo "## Issues that may become stale in <= 14 days <br />" >> mail.html
         echo "$(<potentially_stale_issues.md) <br />" >> mail.html
         echo "## Issues that have not had interaction in the last 46 days but will not go stale due to their labels<br />" >> mail.html