diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index e295955ad00..8d2ddd986a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@ name: Backport merged pull request
 on:
   pull_request_target:
     types: [closed]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      pr_number:
+        description: "PR number to backport"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      target_branch:
+        description: "Target branch"
+        required: true
+        type: string
 permissions:
   contents: write # so it can comment
   pull-requests: write # so it can create pull requests