diff --git a/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/agent.py b/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/agent.py
index c70a4db2..866a8737 100644
--- a/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/agent.py
+++ b/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/agent.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from adk_triaging_agent.settings import OWNER
 from adk_triaging_agent.settings import REPO
 from adk_triaging_agent.utils import error_response
 from adk_triaging_agent.utils import get_request
+from adk_triaging_agent.utils import patch_request
 from adk_triaging_agent.utils import post_request
 from google.adk import Agent
 import requests
@@ -137,6 +138,30 @@ def add_label_and_owner_to_issue(
   }
 
 
+def change_issue_type(issue_number: int, issue_type: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+  """Change the issue type of the given issue number.
+
+  Args:
+    issue_number: issue number of the Github issue, in string foramt.
+    issue_type: issue type to assign
+
+  Returns:
+    The the status of this request, with the applied issue type when successful.
+  """
+  print(
+      f"Attempting to change issue type '{issue_type}' to issue #{issue_number}"
+  )
+  url = f"{GITHUB_BASE_URL}/repos/{OWNER}/{REPO}/issues/{issue_number}"
+  payload = {"type": issue_type}
+
+  try:
+    response = patch_request(url, payload)
+  except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+    return error_response(f"Error: {e}")
+
+  return {"status": "success", "message": response, "issue_type": issue_type}
+
+
 root_agent = Agent(
     model="gemini-2.5-pro",
     name="adk_triaging_assistant",
@@ -144,6 +169,7 @@ root_agent = Agent(
     instruction=f"""
       You are a triaging bot for the Github {REPO} repo with the owner {OWNER}. You will help get issues, and recommend a label.
       IMPORTANT: {APPROVAL_INSTRUCTION}
+
       Here are the rules for labeling:
       - If the user is asking about documentation-related questions, label it with "documentation".
       - If it's about session, memory services, label it with "services"
@@ -160,10 +186,19 @@ root_agent = Agent(
 
       Call the `add_label_and_owner_to_issue` tool to label the issue, which will also assign the issue to the owner of the label.
 
+      After you label the issue, call the `change_issue_type` tool to change the issue type:
+      - If the issue is a bug report, change the issue type to "Bug".
+      - If the issue is a feature request, change the issue type to "Feature".
+      - Otherwise, **do not change the issue type**.
+
       Present the followings in an easy to read format highlighting issue number and your label.
       - the issue summary in a few sentence
       - your label recommendation and justification
       - the owner of the label if you assign the issue to an owner
     """,
-    tools=[list_unlabeled_issues, add_label_and_owner_to_issue],
+    tools=[
+        list_unlabeled_issues,
+        add_label_and_owner_to_issue,
+        change_issue_type,
+    ],
 )
diff --git a/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/utils.py b/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/utils.py
index 80c32c01..fca421ab 100644
--- a/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/utils.py
+++ b/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/utils.py
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ def post_request(url: str, payload: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
   return response.json()
 
 
+def patch_request(url: str, payload: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+  response = requests.patch(url, headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=60)
+  response.raise_for_status()
+  return response.json()
+
+
 def error_response(error_message: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
   return {"status": "error", "message": error_message}