diff --git a/__tests__/any-of-labels.spec.ts b/__tests__/any-of-labels.spec.ts
index 39734b30c..63cee5d46 100644
--- a/__tests__/any-of-labels.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/any-of-labels.spec.ts
@@ -1141,7 +1141,9 @@ class IssuesProcessorBuilder {
       this._options,
       async p => (p === 1 ? this._issues : []),
       async () => [],
-      async () => new Date().toDateString()
+      () => new Date().toDateString(),
+      async () => undefined,
+      async () => []
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/__tests__/assignees.spec.ts b/__tests__/assignees.spec.ts
index 86c453498..fe6f61520 100644
--- a/__tests__/assignees.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/assignees.spec.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ describe('assignees options', (): void => {
       opts,
       async p => (p === 1 ? testIssueList : []),
       async () => [],
-      async () => new Date().toDateString()
+      () => new Date().toDateString(),
+      async () => undefined,
+      async () => []
     );
   };
 
diff --git a/__tests__/classes/issues-processor-mock.ts b/__tests__/classes/issues-processor-mock.ts
index 0ef05ed2a..7f534c1d7 100644
--- a/__tests__/classes/issues-processor-mock.ts
+++ b/__tests__/classes/issues-processor-mock.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {Issue} from '../../src/classes/issue';
 import {IssuesProcessor} from '../../src/classes/issues-processor';
 import {IComment} from '../../src/interfaces/comment';
+import { IIssueEvent } from '../../src/interfaces/issue-event';
 import {IIssuesProcessorOptions} from '../../src/interfaces/issues-processor-options';
 import {IPullRequest} from '../../src/interfaces/pull-request';
 
@@ -13,10 +14,12 @@ export class IssuesProcessorMock extends IssuesProcessor {
       sinceDate: string
     ) => Promise<IComment[]>,
     getLabelCreationDate?: (
+      events: IIssueEvent[],
       issue: Issue,
       label: string
-    ) => Promise<string | undefined>,
-    getPullRequest?: (issue: Issue) => Promise<IPullRequest | undefined | void>
+    ) => string | undefined,
+    getPullRequest?: (issue: Issue) => Promise<IPullRequest | undefined | void>, 
+    getIssueEvents?: (issue: Issue) => Promise<IIssueEvent[]>
   ) {
     super(options);
 
@@ -35,5 +38,9 @@ export class IssuesProcessorMock extends IssuesProcessor {
     if (getPullRequest) {
       this.getPullRequest = getPullRequest;
     }
+
+    if (getIssueEvents) {
+      this.getIssueEvents = getIssueEvents;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/__tests__/exempt-draft-pr.spec.ts b/__tests__/exempt-draft-pr.spec.ts
index 7291f5a06..2ee470327 100644
--- a/__tests__/exempt-draft-pr.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/exempt-draft-pr.spec.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class IssuesProcessorBuilder {
       this._options,
       async p => (p === 1 ? this._issues : []),
       async () => [],
-      async () => new Date().toDateString(),
+      () => new Date().toDateString(),
       async (): Promise<IPullRequest> => {
         return Promise.resolve({
           number: 0,
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ class IssuesProcessorBuilder {
             repo: null
           }
         });
-      }
+      },
+      async () => []
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/__tests__/main.spec.ts b/__tests__/main.spec.ts
index 0675a5b7f..c6ab1383a 100644
--- a/__tests__/main.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/main.spec.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label will make it stale and close it, if it i
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -49,7 +51,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label and a start date as ECMAScript epoch in
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -80,7 +84,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label and a start date as ECMAScript epoch in
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -111,7 +117,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label and a start date as ECMAScript epoch in
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -142,7 +150,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label and a start date as ECMAScript epoch in
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -173,7 +183,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label and a start date as ISO 8601 being befor
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -204,7 +216,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label and a start date as ISO 8601 being after
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -235,7 +249,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label and a start date as RFC 2822 being befor
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -266,7 +282,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label and a start date as RFC 2822 being after
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -289,7 +307,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label will make it stale and close it, if it i
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -313,7 +333,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label will make it stale and not close it, if
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -335,7 +357,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label will make it stale and not close it if d
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -358,7 +382,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label will make it stale and not close it if d
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -381,7 +407,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label will not make it stale if days-before-st
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -405,7 +433,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label will not make it stale if days-before-st
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -432,7 +462,9 @@ test('processing an issue with no label will make it stale but not close it', as
     DefaultProcessorOptions,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -462,7 +494,9 @@ test('processing a stale issue will close it', async () => {
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -492,7 +526,9 @@ test('processing a stale issue containing a space in the label will close it', a
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -522,7 +558,9 @@ test('processing a stale issue containing a slash in the label will close it', a
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -553,7 +591,9 @@ test('processing a stale issue will close it when days-before-issue-stale overri
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -583,7 +623,9 @@ test('processing a stale PR will close it', async () => {
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -614,7 +656,9 @@ test('processing a stale PR will close it when days-before-pr-stale override day
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -645,7 +689,9 @@ test('processing a stale issue will close it even if configured not to mark as s
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -677,7 +723,9 @@ test('processing a stale issue will close it even if configured not to mark as s
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -708,7 +756,9 @@ test('processing a stale PR will close it even if configured not to mark as stal
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -740,7 +790,9 @@ test('processing a stale PR will close it even if configured not to mark as stal
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -766,6 +818,9 @@ test('closed issues will not be marked stale', async () => {
   const processor = new IssuesProcessorMock(
     DefaultProcessorOptions,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
+    async () => [],
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
     async () => []
   );
 
@@ -793,7 +848,9 @@ test('stale closed issues will not be closed', async () => {
     DefaultProcessorOptions,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -820,7 +877,9 @@ test('closed prs will not be marked stale', async () => {
     DefaultProcessorOptions,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -847,7 +906,9 @@ test('stale closed prs will not be closed', async () => {
     DefaultProcessorOptions,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -872,7 +933,11 @@ test('locked issues will not be marked stale', async () => {
     )
   ];
   const processor = new IssuesProcessorMock(DefaultProcessorOptions, async p =>
-    p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []
+    p === 1 ? TestIssueList : [],
+    async () => [],
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -900,7 +965,9 @@ test('stale locked issues will not be closed', async () => {
     DefaultProcessorOptions,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -924,8 +991,13 @@ test('locked prs will not be marked stale', async () => {
       true
     )
   ];
-  const processor = new IssuesProcessorMock(DefaultProcessorOptions, async p =>
-    p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []
+  const processor = new IssuesProcessorMock(
+    DefaultProcessorOptions, 
+    async p => p === 1 ? TestIssueList : [],
+    async () => [],
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -953,7 +1025,9 @@ test('stale locked prs will not be closed', async () => {
     DefaultProcessorOptions,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -982,7 +1056,9 @@ test('exempt issue labels will not be marked stale', async () => {
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1011,7 +1087,9 @@ test('exempt issue labels will not be marked stale (multi issue label with space
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1039,7 +1117,9 @@ test('exempt issue labels will not be marked stale (multi issue label)', async (
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1085,7 +1165,9 @@ test('exempt pr labels will not be marked stale', async () => {
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1130,7 +1212,9 @@ test('stale issues should not be closed if days is set to -1', async () => {
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1165,7 +1249,9 @@ test('stale label should be removed if a comment was added to a stale issue', as
         body: 'Body'
       }
     ], // return a fake comment to indicate there was an update
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1206,7 +1292,9 @@ test('when the option "labelsToAddWhenUnstale" is set, the labels should be adde
         body: 'Body'
       }
     ], // return a fake comment to indicate there was an update
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1250,7 +1338,9 @@ test('when the option "labelsToRemoveWhenStale" is set, the labels should be rem
         body: 'Body'
       }
     ], // return a fake comment to indicate there was an update
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1288,7 +1378,9 @@ test('stale label should not be removed if a comment was added by the bot (and t
         body: 'This issue is stale'
       }
     ], // return a fake comment to indicate there was an update by the bot
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1320,7 +1412,9 @@ test('stale label containing a space should be removed if a comment was added to
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [{user: {login: 'notme', type: 'User'}, body: 'Body'}], // return a fake comment to indicate there was an update
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1351,7 +1445,9 @@ test('stale issues should not be closed until after the closed number of days',
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1383,7 +1479,9 @@ test('stale issues should be closed if the closed nubmer of days (additive) is a
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1414,7 +1512,9 @@ test('stale issues should not be closed until after the closed number of days (l
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1446,7 +1546,9 @@ test('skips stale message on issues when stale-issue-message is empty', async ()
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // for sake of testing, mocking private function
@@ -1490,7 +1592,9 @@ test('send stale message on issues when stale-issue-message is not empty', async
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // for sake of testing, mocking private function
@@ -1534,7 +1638,9 @@ test('skips stale message on prs when stale-pr-message is empty', async () => {
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // for sake of testing, mocking private function
@@ -1578,7 +1684,9 @@ test('send stale message on prs when stale-pr-message is not empty', async () =>
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // for sake of testing, mocking private function
@@ -1619,7 +1727,9 @@ test('git branch is deleted when option is enabled', async () => {
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   await processor.processIssues(1);
@@ -1648,7 +1758,9 @@ test('git branch is not deleted when issue is not pull request', async () => {
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   await processor.processIssues(1);
@@ -1679,7 +1791,9 @@ test('an issue without a milestone will be marked as stale', async () => {
     DefaultProcessorOptions,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1712,7 +1826,9 @@ test('an issue without an exempted milestone will be marked as stale', async ()
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1745,7 +1861,9 @@ test('an issue with an exempted milestone will not be marked as stale', async ()
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1778,7 +1896,9 @@ test('an issue with an exempted milestone will not be marked as stale (multi mil
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1811,7 +1931,9 @@ test('an issue with an exempted milestone will not be marked as stale (multi mil
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1845,7 +1967,9 @@ test('an issue with an exempted milestone but without an exempted issue mileston
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1879,7 +2003,9 @@ test('an issue with an exempted milestone but with another exempted issue milest
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1913,7 +2039,9 @@ test('an issue with an exempted milestone and with an exempted issue milestone w
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1940,7 +2068,9 @@ test('processing an issue opened since 2 days and with the option "daysBeforeIss
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1966,7 +2096,9 @@ test('processing an issue opened since 2 days and with the option "daysBeforeIss
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -1992,7 +2124,9 @@ test('processing an issue opened since 2 days and with the option "daysBeforeIss
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2018,7 +2152,9 @@ test('processing an issue opened since 1 hour and with the option "daysBeforeIss
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toISOString()
+    () => new Date().toISOString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2044,7 +2180,9 @@ test('processing an issue opened since 4 hours and with the option "daysBeforeIs
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toISOString()
+    () => new Date().toISOString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2070,7 +2208,9 @@ test('processing an issue opened since 5 hours and with the option "daysBeforeIs
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toISOString()
+    () => new Date().toISOString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2103,7 +2243,9 @@ test('processing a pull request opened since 2 days and with the option "daysBef
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2136,7 +2278,9 @@ test('processing a pull request opened since 2 days and with the option "daysBef
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2169,7 +2313,9 @@ test('processing a pull request opened since 2 days and with the option "daysBef
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2202,7 +2348,9 @@ test('processing a pull request opened since 1 hour and with the option "daysBef
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toISOString()
+    () => new Date().toISOString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2235,7 +2383,9 @@ test('processing a pull request opened since 4 hours and with the option "daysBe
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toISOString()
+    () => new Date().toISOString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2268,7 +2418,9 @@ test('processing a pull request opened since 5 hours and with the option "daysBe
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toISOString()
+    () => new Date().toISOString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2304,7 +2456,9 @@ test('processing a previously closed issue with a close label will remove the cl
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2339,7 +2493,9 @@ test('processing a closed issue with a close label will not remove the close lab
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2374,7 +2530,9 @@ test('processing a locked issue with a close label will not remove the close lab
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2413,7 +2571,9 @@ test('processing an issue stale since less than the daysBeforeStale with a stale
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async (): Promise<IComment[]> => Promise.resolve([]),
-    async () => labelCreatedAt.toDateString()
+    () => labelCreatedAt.toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2453,7 +2613,9 @@ test('processing an issue stale since less than the daysBeforeStale without a st
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async (): Promise<IComment[]> => Promise.resolve([]),
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2488,7 +2650,9 @@ test('processing a pull request to be stale with the "stalePrMessage" option set
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2523,7 +2687,9 @@ test('processing a pull request to be stale with the "stalePrMessage" option set
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2563,7 +2729,9 @@ test('processing an issue with the "includeOnlyAssigned" option and nonempty ass
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
@@ -2590,7 +2758,9 @@ test('processing an issue with the "includeOnlyAssigned" option set and no assig
     opts,
     async p => (p === 1 ? TestIssueList : []),
     async () => [],
-    async () => new Date().toDateString()
+    () => new Date().toDateString(),
+    async () => undefined,
+    async () => []
   );
 
   // process our fake issue list
diff --git a/__tests__/milestones.spec.ts b/__tests__/milestones.spec.ts
index 3483d59da..a54fa9ee1 100644
--- a/__tests__/milestones.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/milestones.spec.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ describe('milestones options', (): void => {
       opts,
       async p => (p === 1 ? testIssueList : []),
       async () => [],
-      async () => new Date().toDateString()
+      () => new Date().toDateString(),
+      async () => undefined,
+      async () => []
     );
   };
 
diff --git a/__tests__/only-labels.spec.ts b/__tests__/only-labels.spec.ts
index d1f070f34..67856d201 100644
--- a/__tests__/only-labels.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/only-labels.spec.ts
@@ -1141,7 +1141,9 @@ class IssuesProcessorBuilder {
       this._options,
       async p => (p === 1 ? this._issues : []),
       async () => [],
-      async () => new Date().toDateString()
+      () => new Date().toDateString(),
+      async () => undefined,
+      async () => []
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/__tests__/operations-per-run.spec.ts b/__tests__/operations-per-run.spec.ts
index f42397c93..64df926fa 100644
--- a/__tests__/operations-per-run.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/operations-per-run.spec.ts
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ class SUT {
       this._opts,
       async p => (p === 1 ? this._testIssueList : []),
       async () => [],
-      async () => new Date().toDateString()
+      () => new Date().toDateString(),
+      async () => undefined,
+      async () => []
     );
 
     return this.processor.processIssues(1);
diff --git a/__tests__/remove-stale-when-updated.spec.ts b/__tests__/remove-stale-when-updated.spec.ts
index 98092d801..cf742a385 100644
--- a/__tests__/remove-stale-when-updated.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/remove-stale-when-updated.spec.ts
@@ -549,7 +549,9 @@ class IssuesProcessorBuilder {
           body: 'body'
         }
       ],
-      async () => new Date().toDateString()
+      () => new Date().toDateString(),
+      async () => undefined,
+      async () => []
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/__tests__/updates-reset-stale.spec.ts b/__tests__/updates-reset-stale.spec.ts
index 11865ecf1..fa258c972 100644
--- a/__tests__/updates-reset-stale.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/updates-reset-stale.spec.ts
@@ -688,7 +688,9 @@ class SUT {
       this._opts,
       async p => (p === 1 ? this._testIssueList : []),
       async () => [],
-      async () => new Date().toDateString()
+      () => new Date().toDateString(),
+      async () => undefined,
+      async () => []
     );
 
     return this.processor.processIssues(1);
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 6937fa60b..bc65b05f8 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -447,12 +447,25 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
             return this.processIssues(page + 1);
         });
     }
+    getIssueEvents(issue) {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            const options = this.client.rest.issues.listEvents.endpoint.merge({
+                owner: github_1.context.repo.owner,
+                repo: github_1.context.repo.repo,
+                per_page: 100,
+                issue_number: issue.number
+            });
+            const events = yield this.client.paginate(options);
+            return events.reverse();
+        });
+    }
     processIssue(issue, labelsToAddWhenUnstale, labelsToRemoveWhenUnstale, labelsToRemoveWhenStale) {
         var _a;
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             (_a = this.statistics) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.incrementProcessedItemsCount(issue);
             const issueLogger = new issue_logger_1.IssueLogger(issue);
             issueLogger.info(`Found this $$type last updated at: ${logger_service_1.LoggerService.cyan(issue.updated_at)}`);
+            const events = yield this.getIssueEvents(issue);
             // calculate string based messages for this issue
             const staleMessage = issue.isPullRequest
                 ? this.options.stalePrMessage
@@ -472,6 +485,12 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
             const daysBeforeStale = issue.isPullRequest
                 ? this._getDaysBeforePrStale()
                 : this._getDaysBeforeIssueStale();
+            const isPinned = this.getPinnedStatus(events);
+            if (isPinned) {
+                issueLogger.info('Skipping this issue because it is pinned');
+                IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
+                return; // Don't process pinned issues
+            }
             if (issue.state === 'closed') {
                 issueLogger.info(`Skipping this $$type because it is closed`);
                 IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
@@ -627,7 +646,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
             // Process the issue if it was marked stale
             if (issue.isStale) {
                 issueLogger.info(`This $$type is already stale`);
-                yield this._processStaleIssue(issue, staleLabel, staleMessage, labelsToAddWhenUnstale, labelsToRemoveWhenUnstale, labelsToRemoveWhenStale, closeMessage, closeLabel);
+                yield this._processStaleIssue(issue, staleLabel, staleMessage, labelsToAddWhenUnstale, labelsToRemoveWhenUnstale, labelsToRemoveWhenStale, events, closeMessage, closeLabel);
             }
             IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
         });
@@ -676,31 +695,29 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
             }
         });
     }
+    getPinnedStatus(events) {
+        const pinnedEvent = events.find(event => event.event === 'pinned');
+        const unpinnedEvent = events.find(event => event.event === 'unpinned');
+        if (pinnedEvent) {
+            return !unpinnedEvent || new Date(pinnedEvent.created_at) > new Date(unpinnedEvent === null || unpinnedEvent === void 0 ? void 0 : unpinnedEvent.created_at);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
     // returns the creation date of a given label on an issue (or nothing if no label existed)
     ///see https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events/
-    getLabelCreationDate(issue, label) {
+    getLabelCreationDate(events, issue, label) {
         var _a;
-        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            const issueLogger = new issue_logger_1.IssueLogger(issue);
-            issueLogger.info(`Checking for label on this $$type`);
-            this._consumeIssueOperation(issue);
-            (_a = this.statistics) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.incrementFetchedItemsEventsCount();
-            const options = this.client.rest.issues.listEvents.endpoint.merge({
-                owner: github_1.context.repo.owner,
-                repo: github_1.context.repo.repo,
-                per_page: 100,
-                issue_number: issue.number
-            });
-            const events = yield this.client.paginate(options);
-            const reversedEvents = events.reverse();
-            const staleLabeledEvent = reversedEvents.find(event => event.event === 'labeled' &&
-                (0, clean_label_1.cleanLabel)(event.label.name) === (0, clean_label_1.cleanLabel)(label));
-            if (!staleLabeledEvent) {
-                // Must be old rather than labeled
-                return undefined;
-            }
-            return staleLabeledEvent.created_at;
-        });
+        const issueLogger = new issue_logger_1.IssueLogger(issue);
+        issueLogger.info(`Checking for label on this $$type`);
+        this._consumeIssueOperation(issue);
+        (_a = this.statistics) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.incrementFetchedItemsEventsCount();
+        const staleLabeledEvent = events.find(event => event.event === 'labeled' &&
+            (0, clean_label_1.cleanLabel)(event.label.name) === (0, clean_label_1.cleanLabel)(label));
+        if (!staleLabeledEvent) {
+            // Must be old rather than labeled
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        return staleLabeledEvent.created_at;
     }
     getPullRequest(issue) {
         var _a;
@@ -722,10 +739,10 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
         });
     }
     // handle all of the stale issue logic when we find a stale issue
-    _processStaleIssue(issue, staleLabel, staleMessage, labelsToAddWhenUnstale, labelsToRemoveWhenUnstale, labelsToRemoveWhenStale, closeMessage, closeLabel) {
+    _processStaleIssue(issue, staleLabel, staleMessage, labelsToAddWhenUnstale, labelsToRemoveWhenUnstale, labelsToRemoveWhenStale, events, closeMessage, closeLabel) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             const issueLogger = new issue_logger_1.IssueLogger(issue);
-            const markedStaleOn = (yield this.getLabelCreationDate(issue, staleLabel)) || issue.updated_at;
+            const markedStaleOn = this.getLabelCreationDate(events, issue, staleLabel) || issue.updated_at;
             issueLogger.info(`$$type marked stale on: ${logger_service_1.LoggerService.cyan(markedStaleOn)}`);
             const issueHasCommentsSinceStale = yield this._hasCommentsSince(issue, markedStaleOn, staleMessage);
             issueLogger.info(`$$type has been commented on: ${logger_service_1.LoggerService.cyan(issueHasCommentsSinceStale)}`);
diff --git a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
index 9c4a633d5..5a6d6cada 100644
--- a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
+++ b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,17 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
     // Do the next batch
     return this.processIssues(page + 1);
   }
+  
+  async getIssueEvents(issue: Issue): Promise<IIssueEvent[]> {
+    const options = this.client.rest.issues.listEvents.endpoint.merge({
+      owner: context.repo.owner,
+      repo: context.repo.repo,
+      per_page: 100,
+      issue_number: issue.number
+    });
+    const events: IIssueEvent[] = await this.client.paginate(options);
+    return events.reverse()
+  }
 
   async processIssue(
     issue: Issue,
@@ -196,6 +207,8 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
       )}`
     );
 
+    const events: IIssueEvent[] = await this.getIssueEvents(issue);
+
     // calculate string based messages for this issue
     const staleMessage: string = issue.isPullRequest
       ? this.options.stalePrMessage
@@ -215,6 +228,13 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
     const daysBeforeStale: number = issue.isPullRequest
       ? this._getDaysBeforePrStale()
       : this._getDaysBeforeIssueStale();
+    const isPinned = this.getPinnedStatus(events);
+    
+    if (isPinned) {
+      issueLogger.info('Skipping this issue because it is pinned');
+      IssuesProcessor._endIssueProcessing(issue);
+      return; // Don't process pinned issues
+    }
 
     if (issue.state === 'closed') {
       issueLogger.info(`Skipping this $$type because it is closed`);
@@ -516,6 +536,7 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
         labelsToAddWhenUnstale,
         labelsToRemoveWhenUnstale,
         labelsToRemoveWhenStale,
+        events,
         closeMessage,
         closeLabel
       );
@@ -568,29 +589,31 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
     }
   }
 
+  getPinnedStatus(events: IIssueEvent[]): boolean {
+    const pinnedEvent = events.find(event => event.event === 'pinned');
+    const unpinnedEvent = events.find(event => event.event === 'unpinned');
+
+    if (pinnedEvent) {
+        return !unpinnedEvent || new Date(pinnedEvent.created_at) > new Date(unpinnedEvent?.created_at);
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
   // returns the creation date of a given label on an issue (or nothing if no label existed)
   ///see https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events/
-  async getLabelCreationDate(
+  getLabelCreationDate(
+    events: IIssueEvent[],
     issue: Issue,
     label: string
-  ): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  ): string | undefined {
     const issueLogger: IssueLogger = new IssueLogger(issue);
 
     issueLogger.info(`Checking for label on this $$type`);
 
     this._consumeIssueOperation(issue);
     this.statistics?.incrementFetchedItemsEventsCount();
-    const options = this.client.rest.issues.listEvents.endpoint.merge({
-      owner: context.repo.owner,
-      repo: context.repo.repo,
-      per_page: 100,
-      issue_number: issue.number
-    });
-
-    const events: IIssueEvent[] = await this.client.paginate(options);
-    const reversedEvents = events.reverse();
 
-    const staleLabeledEvent = reversedEvents.find(
+    const staleLabeledEvent = events.find(
       event =>
         event.event === 'labeled' &&
         cleanLabel(event.label.name) === cleanLabel(label)
@@ -631,12 +654,13 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
     labelsToAddWhenUnstale: Readonly<string>[],
     labelsToRemoveWhenUnstale: Readonly<string>[],
     labelsToRemoveWhenStale: Readonly<string>[],
+    events: IIssueEvent[],
     closeMessage?: string,
     closeLabel?: string
   ) {
     const issueLogger: IssueLogger = new IssueLogger(issue);
     const markedStaleOn: string =
-      (await this.getLabelCreationDate(issue, staleLabel)) || issue.updated_at;
+      this.getLabelCreationDate(events, issue, staleLabel) || issue.updated_at;
     issueLogger.info(
       `$$type marked stale on: ${LoggerService.cyan(markedStaleOn)}`
     );