diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-comment-created.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-comment-created.yml
index 9d3337151..982f15d03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-comment-created.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-comment-created.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,19 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   remove-labels:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # This job contains steps which are expected to fail.
+    continue-on-error: true
     steps:
+      - name: Is comment from a collaborator?
+        uses: octokit/request-action@v2.x
+        with:
+          route: GET /repos/${{ github.repository }}/collaborators/${{ github.event.sender.login }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      # Only remove labels if they are NOT a collaborator.
+      # Reason being, a collaborator may post a comment and add a waiting-response label.
       - uses: actions-ecosystem/action-remove-labels@v1
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
         with:
           labels: |
             stale
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-opened.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-opened.yml
index e15d6dc7a..278983713 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-opened.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-opened.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,21 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   add-labels:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # This job contains steps which are expected to fail.
+    continue-on-error: true
     steps:
+      - name: Is opened by a collaborator?
+        uses: octokit/request-action@v2.x
+        with:
+          route: GET /repos/${{ github.repository }}/collaborators/${{ github.event.sender.login }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      # Only add triage labels if they are NOT a collaborator.
+      # This prevents the needs-triage label from being added.
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
       - uses: github/issue-labeler@v2.4
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
         with:
           repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
           configuration-path: .github/labeler-issue-triage.yml