diff --git a/src/commands/add.js b/src/commands/add.js
index 957016e..416836b 100644
--- a/src/commands/add.js
+++ b/src/commands/add.js
@@ -23,9 +23,24 @@ export const run = async function (payload, commenter, args) {
     .match(/".*?"/g)
     .map((string) => string.replaceAll('"', ""));
 
+  // Get all specific area labels
+  const specificLabels = labels.filter(
+    (label) =>
+      label.includes("area: ") && label.includes("(") && label.includes(")"),
+  );
+
+  const generalLabels = new Set();
+  // Add general labels from every specific label
+  for (const label of specificLabels) {
+    generalLabels.add(label.slice(0, Math.max(0, label.indexOf(" ("))));
+  }
+
   const alreadyAdded = labels.filter((label) => issueLabels.has(label));
   const rejected = labels.filter((label) => !repoLabels.has(label));
-  const addLabels = labels.filter(
+
+  // Add general lables to the input lables and filter
+  const combinedLabels = new Set([...labels, ...generalLabels]);
+  const addLabels = [...combinedLabels].filter(
     (label) => repoLabels.has(label) && !issueLabels.has(label),
   );
 
diff --git a/test/unit/commands/add.js b/test/unit/commands/add.js
index db15fb3..1d606a1 100644
--- a/test/unit/commands/add.js
+++ b/test/unit/commands/add.js
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ const payload = {
   },
 };
 
-const repoLabels = [{ name: "test" }, { name: "test2" }, { name: "bug" }];
+const repoLabels = [
+  { name: "test" },
+  { name: "test2" },
+  { name: "bug" },
+  { name: "area: test (specific)" },
+  { name: "area: test" },
+];
 
 const template = client.templates.get("labelError");
 template.content = "{labels} {labelList} {exist} {beState} {action} {type}.";
@@ -147,3 +153,21 @@ test("Add appropriate labels and reject already added labels", async () => {
 
   scope.done();
 });
+
+test("Add general label when specific label is added", async () => {
+  client.cfg.issues.commands.label.self = false;
+  const commenter = "octocat";
+  const args = '"area: test (specific)"';
+
+  const scope = nock("https://api.github.com")
+    .get("/repos/zulip/zulipbot/labels")
+    .reply(200, repoLabels)
+    .post("/repos/zulip/zulipbot/issues/69/labels", {
+      labels: ["area: test (specific)", "area: test"],
+    })
+    .reply(200);
+
+  await add.run.call(client, payload, commenter, args);
+
+  scope.done();
+});