diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 4d7a1e8be3..5f7bce615c 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ https://github.com/babel/babel/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
 | Deprecations?     | yes/no
 | Spec compliancy?  | yes/no
 | Tests added/pass? | yes/no
-| Fixed tickets     | comma-separated list of tickets fixed by the PR, if any
+| Fixed tickets     | comma-separated list of a [closing word](https://help.github.com/articles/closing-issues-via-commit-messages/) followed by the ticket number fixed by the PR, if any. E.g: `Fixes #1, Fixes #2`
 | License           | MIT
 | Doc PR            | reference to the documentation PR, if any