diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-issue-number.yml b/.github/workflows/check-issue-number.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c834c9d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-issue-number.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Checks Release Notes in the PR description, runs when:
+#   opened - PR is opened
+#   edited - The title/description are changed
+#   synchronize - New commits appeared.
+#                 We don't use the new content, but we still need to mark this commit Green/Red in GitHub UI
+
+name: Check YouTrack issue number in the description
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, edited, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: 'tools/changelog/check-issue-number-github-action'
+      - uses: ./tools/changelog/check-issue-number-github-action
+        with:
+          checkout_ref: ${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/tools/changelog/changelog.main.kts b/tools/changelog/changelog.main.kts
index af2416a6a4..843cdc491a 100644
--- a/tools/changelog/changelog.main.kts
+++ b/tools/changelog/changelog.main.kts
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@
  * kotlin changelog.main.kts action=checkPr prDescription.txt
  * ```
  *
+ * ## Checking YouTrack reference in a file
+ * Not supposed to be called manually, used by GitHub workflow:
+ * https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-multiplatform/blob/master/tools/changelog/check-issue-number-github-action/action.yml)
+ * ```
+ * kotlin changelog.main.kts action=checkIssueNumber prDescription.txt
+ * ```
+ *
  * compose-multiplatform - name of the GitHub repo
  * 5202 - PR number
  *
@@ -85,6 +92,7 @@ println()
 
 when (argsKeyToValue["action"]) {
     "checkPr" -> checkPr()
+    "checkIssueNumber" -> checkIssueNumber()
     else -> generateChangelog()
 }
 
@@ -312,6 +320,29 @@ fun checkPr() {
     }
 }
 
+fun checkIssueNumber() {
+    val filePath = argsKeyless.getOrNull(0) ?: error("Please specify a file that contains PR description as the first argument")
+
+    val body = File(filePath).readLines()
+
+    if (body.any { it == "No related YouTrack issue" }) {
+        println("Author explicitly acknowledged YouTrack issue is missing")
+    } else {
+        val regexes = listOf(
+            Regex("^Fixes CMP-(\\d*)$"),
+            Regex("^Fixes https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/CMP-(\\d*)$"),
+            Regex("^Fixes \\[CMP-(\\d*)\\](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/CMP-(\\d*))$"),
+        )
+        val fixes = body.filter {
+            regexes.any{ r -> it.matches(r) }
+        }
+        if (fixes.isEmpty()) {
+            println("No YouTrack issue is mentioned in the PR description")
+            exitProcess(1)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * September 2024
  */
diff --git a/tools/changelog/check-issue-number-github-action/action.yml b/tools/changelog/check-issue-number-github-action/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f2936f2a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/changelog/check-issue-number-github-action/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Reusable GitHub action needed to check YouTrack issue number in the PR description. Used by multiple Compose repositories.
+
+name: Check YouTrack issue number in the description
+
+inputs:
+  checkout_ref:
+    type: string
+    default: 'master'
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        repository: JetBrains/compose-multiplatform
+        ref: ${{ inputs.checkout_ref }}
+        sparse-checkout: 'tools/changelog'
+    - name: Check YouTrack issue number in the description
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        # To avoid injections as suggested in https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/security-hardening-for-github-actions#using-an-intermediate-environment-variable
+        PR_DESCRIPTION: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
+      run: |
+        cd tools/changelog
+        echo "$PR_DESCRIPTION" > prDescription.txt
+        kotlin changelog.main.kts action=checkIssueNumber prDescription.txt token=""