diff --git a/src/handlers/issue-deduplication.ts b/src/handlers/issue-deduplication.ts
index 0cca940..7ca35b3 100644
--- a/src/handlers/issue-deduplication.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/issue-deduplication.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export async function issueChecker(context: Context): Promise<boolean> {
         state: "closed",
         state_reason: "not_planned",
       });
+      return true;
     }
 
     if (similarIssues.length > 0) {
@@ -58,11 +59,8 @@ export async function issueChecker(context: Context): Promise<boolean> {
       await handleSimilarIssuesComment(context, payload, issueBody, issue.number, similarIssues);
       return true;
     }
-  }
-  context.logger.info("No similar issues found");
-
-  //Use the IssueBody (Without footnotes) to update the issue
-  if (issueBody !== issue.body) {
+  } else {
+    //Use the IssueBody (Without footnotes) to update the issue when no similar issues are found
     await octokit.issues.update({
       owner: payload.repository.owner.login,
       repo: payload.repository.name,
@@ -70,6 +68,7 @@ export async function issueChecker(context: Context): Promise<boolean> {
       body: issueBody,
     });
   }
+  context.logger.info("No similar issues found");
   return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/handlers/transfer-issue.ts b/src/handlers/transfer-issue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf92d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handlers/transfer-issue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { Context } from "../types";
+import { IssueTransferPayload } from "../types/payload";
+
+export async function issueTransfer(context: Context) {
+  const {
+    logger,
+    adapters: { supabase },
+  } = context;
+  const { changes, issue } = (context as { payload: IssueTransferPayload }).payload;
+  const nodeId = issue.node_id;
+  const { new_issue, new_repository } = changes;
+  //Fetch the new details of the issue
+  const newIssueNodeId = new_issue.node_id;
+  const markdown = new_issue.body + " " + new_issue.title || null;
+  const authorId = new_issue.user?.id || -1;
+  const isPrivate = new_repository.private;
+
+  //Delete the issue from the old repository
+  //Create the new issue in the new repository
+  try {
+    await supabase.issue.deleteIssue(nodeId);
+    await supabase.issue.createIssue(newIssueNodeId, new_issue, isPrivate, markdown, authorId);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof Error) {
+      logger.error(`Error transferring issue:`, { error: error, stack: error.stack });
+      throw error;
+    } else {
+      logger.error(`Error transferring issue:`, { err: error, error: new Error() });
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/plugin.ts b/src/plugin.ts
index f382409..5cdf193 100644
--- a/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugin.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { updateIssue } from "./handlers/update-issue";
 import { Context, Env, PluginInputs } from "./types";
 import { Database } from "./types/database";
 import { isIssueCommentEvent, isIssueEvent } from "./types/typeguards";
+import { issueTransfer } from "./handlers/transfer-issue";
 
 /**
  * The main plugin function. Split for easier testing.
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ export async function runPlugin(context: Context) {
         return await issueMatching(context);
       case "issues.deleted":
         return await deleteIssues(context);
+      case "issues.transferred":
+        return await issueTransfer(context);
     }
   } else if (eventName == "issues.labeled") {
     return await issueMatching(context);
diff --git a/src/types/context.ts b/src/types/context.ts
index b38d836..46f2e67 100644
--- a/src/types/context.ts
+++ b/src/types/context.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ export type SupportedEventsU =
   | "issues.opened"
   | "issues.edited"
   | "issues.deleted"
-  | "issues.labeled";
+  | "issues.labeled"
+  | "issues.transferred";
 
 export type SupportedEvents = {
   [K in SupportedEventsU]: K extends WebhookEventName ? WebhookEvent<K> : never;
diff --git a/src/types/payload.ts b/src/types/payload.ts
index 395fa09..d1f3d64 100644
--- a/src/types/payload.ts
+++ b/src/types/payload.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 import { EmitterWebhookEvent as WebhookEvent } from "@octokit/webhooks";
 export type CommentPayload = WebhookEvent<"issue_comment">["payload"];
 export type IssuePayload = WebhookEvent<"issues">["payload"];
+export type IssueTransferPayload = WebhookEvent<"issues.transferred">["payload"];
diff --git a/src/types/typeguards.ts b/src/types/typeguards.ts
index 01a6c26..aae7236 100644
--- a/src/types/typeguards.ts
+++ b/src/types/typeguards.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ export function isIssueCommentEvent(context: Context): context is Context<"issue
  *
  * @param context The context object.
  */
-export function isIssueEvent(context: Context): context is Context<"issues.opened" | "issues.edited" | "issues.deleted"> {
-  return context.eventName === "issues.opened" || context.eventName === "issues.edited" || context.eventName === "issues.deleted";
+export function isIssueEvent(context: Context): context is Context<"issues.opened" | "issues.edited" | "issues.deleted" | "issues.transferred"> {
+  return (
+    context.eventName === "issues.opened" ||
+    context.eventName === "issues.edited" ||
+    context.eventName === "issues.deleted" ||
+    context.eventName === "issues.transferred"
+  );
 }