diff --git a/joint_teapot/app.py b/joint_teapot/app.py
index 21033fc..478d316 100644
--- a/joint_teapot/app.py
+++ b/joint_teapot/app.py
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ def joj3_all_env(
         "#795548",
         help="label color for the issue created by this command",
     ),
+    issue_label_exclusive: bool = Option(
+        False,
+        help="label set as exclusive for the issue created by this command",
+    ),
     end_time: Optional[datetime] = Option(None),
     penalty_config: str = Option(
         "",
@@ -360,6 +364,7 @@ def joj3_all_env(
             submitter_repo_name,
             issue_label_name,
             issue_label_color,
+            issue_label_exclusive,
             penalty_factor,
         )
         res["issue"] = issue_number
diff --git a/joint_teapot/teapot.py b/joint_teapot/teapot.py
index 2b587da..25ad8bd 100644
--- a/joint_teapot/teapot.py
+++ b/joint_teapot/teapot.py
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ class Teapot:
         submitter_repo_name: str,
         issue_label_name: str,
         issue_label_color: str,
+        issue_label_exclusive: bool,
         penalty_factor: float,
     ) -> int:
         title, comment = joj3.generate_title_and_comment(
@@ -280,7 +281,11 @@ class Teapot:
                 label = self.gitea.issue_api.issue_create_label(
                     self.gitea.org_name,
                     submitter_repo_name,
-                    body={"name": issue_label_name, "color": issue_label_color},
+                    body={
+                        "name": issue_label_name,
+                        "color": issue_label_color,
+                        "exclusive": issue_label_exclusive,
+                    },
                 )
                 label_id = label.id
             joj3_issue = self.gitea.issue_api.issue_create_issue(