diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index cb5269d1c53..3efada1aa6b 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-### Summary
+## Summary
 
 Provide a detailed summary of your PR. Explain how you arrived at your solution. If it includes changes to UI elements include a screenshot or gif.
 
-### Checklist
+## QA
+
+Remove or strikethrough items that do not apply to your PR.
+
+### General checklist
 
 - [ ] Checked in both **light and dark** modes
 - [ ] Checked in **mobile**
@@ -15,3 +19,47 @@ Provide a detailed summary of your PR. Explain how you arrived at your solution.
 - [ ] Checked for **accessibility** including keyboard-only and screenreader modes
 - [ ] Updated the **[Figma](https://www.figma.com/community/file/964536385682658129)** library counterpart
 - [ ] A **[changelog](https://github.com/elastic/eui/blob/main/wiki/documentation-guidelines.md#changelog)** entry exists and is marked appropriately
+
+### Emotion conversion checklist
+
+- **Does it work?**
+- [ ] Output CSS matches the previous CSS / as expected in browsers
+- [ ] Rendered className reads as expected in snapshots and in browsers
+- [ ] Checked component playground (class components wrapped in `withEuiTheme` need to pass `true` as the second argument to its `propUtilityForPlayground` in `src-docs/src/views/{component}/playground.js`)
+ 
+- **Unit tests**
+- [ ] [`shouldRenderCustomStyles()`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/blob/6054e9b8310bdb106371c0c9ff8bc48e3e0e594b/src/test/internal/render_custom_styles.tsx) test was added and passes with parent component and any nested `childProps` (e.g. `tooltipProps`)
+- [ ] Removed any `mount()`ed snapshots in favor of `render()` or a more specific assertion
+ 
+- **Sass/Emotion conversion process**
+- [ ] Converted all global Sass vars/mixins to JS (e.g. `$euiSize` to `euiTheme.size.base`)
+- [ ] Removed or converted component-specific Sass vars/mixins to exported JS versions, listed removals in changelog, and ran `yarn compile-scss` to update [JSON files](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/main/src-docs/src/views/theme/_json)
+- [ ] Simplified `calc()` to `mathWithUnits` if possible (if mixing different unit types, this may not be possible)
+- [ ] Added an `@warn` deprecation message within the `global_styling/mixins/{component}.scss` file
+- [ ] Removed component from `src/components/index.scss`
+- [ ] Deleted any `src/amsterdam/overrides/{component}.scss` files (styles within should have been converted to the baseline Emotion styles)
+ 
+- **CSS tech debt**
+- [ ] Reduced specificity where possible (usually by reducing nesting and class name chaining)
+- [ ] Wrapped all animations or transitions in `euiCanAnimate`
+- [ ] Used `gap` property to add margin between items if using flex
+- [ ] Converted side specific padding, margin, and position to `-inline` and `-block` [logical properties](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Logical_Properties) (check inline styles as well as CSS)
+ 
+- **DOM cleanup**
+- [ ] Did **not** remove any block/element classNames (e.g. `euiComponent`, `euiComponent__child`)
+- [ ] Deleted any modifier classNames or maps if not being used in Kibana. **Before doing this step**:
+    - [ ] Search/grep through Kibana's codebase for `{euiComponent}-` (case sensitive) to check for source code usage of modifier classes
+    - [ ] If usages exist, consider converting to a `data` attribute so that consumers still have something to hook into
+ 
+- **Kibana due diligence**
+- Pre-emptively check how your conversion will impact the next Kibana upgrade. This entails searching/grepping through Kibana (excluding `**/target, **/*.snap, **/*.storyshot` for less noise) for `eui{Component}` (case sensitive) to find:
+- [ ] Any test/query selectors that will need to be updated
+- [ ] Any Sass or CSS that will need to be updated, particularly if a component Sass var was deleted
+- [ ] Any direct className usages that will need to be refactored (e.g. someone calling the `euiBadge` class on a div instead of simply using the `EuiBadge` component)
+ 
+- **Extras/nice-to-have**
+- [ ] Documentation pass:
+    - [ ] Converted any remaining `.js` docs files to TS
+    - [ ] Misc cleanup of docs code (e.g. combine imports to single `from '../src'`, replace `<React.Fragment>` with `<>`)
+- [ ] Check for issues in the backlog that could be a quick fix for that component
+- [ ] Optional component/code cleanup: consider splitting up the component into multiple children if it's overly verbose or difficult to reason about
diff --git a/generator-eui/changelog/index.js b/generator-eui/changelog/index.js
index 988f8e7dbb6..e4eda52be2e 100644
--- a/generator-eui/changelog/index.js
+++ b/generator-eui/changelog/index.js
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ module.exports = class extends Generator {
         type: 'confirm',
         default: false,
       },
+      {
+        message: 'Does your PR contain Emotion conversions?',
+        name: 'emotionConversions',
+        type: 'confirm',
+        default: false,
+      },
     ];
 
     return this.prompt(prompts).then((answers) => {
diff --git a/generator-eui/changelog/templates/changelog.md b/generator-eui/changelog/templates/changelog.md
index a2ee6895071..ab2c5f85893 100644
--- a/generator-eui/changelog/templates/changelog.md
+++ b/generator-eui/changelog/templates/changelog.md
@@ -18,4 +18,10 @@
 **Breaking changes**
 
 - Removed ...
+
+<%_ } -%>
+<%_ if (emotionConversions) { -%>
+**CSS-in-JS conversions**
+
+- Converted `EuiComponent` to Emotion; Removed `$euiComponentSassVariable`
 <%_ } -%>
diff --git a/upcoming_changelogs/_template.md b/upcoming_changelogs/_template.md
index 1a8e873906b..f50b2f82bef 100644
--- a/upcoming_changelogs/_template.md
+++ b/upcoming_changelogs/_template.md
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@
 **Breaking changes**
 
 - Removed `EuiComponentD`
+
+**CSS-in-JS conversions**
+
+- Converted `EuiComponent` to Emotion; Removed `$euiComponentSassVariable`