diff --git a/docs/resources/repository_ruleset.md b/docs/resources/repository_ruleset.md
index 3d7bfe1363..28e98984d0 100644
--- a/docs/resources/repository_ruleset.md
+++ b/docs/resources/repository_ruleset.md
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ The `rules` block supports the following:
 
 #### bypass_actors
 
-- `actor_id` - (Optional) (Number) The ID of the actor that can bypass a ruleset. If `actor_type` is `Integration`, `actor_id` is a GitHub App ID. App ID can be obtained by following instructions from the [Get an App API docs](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps/apps?apiVersion=2022-11-28#get-an-app). Some actor types such as `DeployKey` do not have an ID.
+- `actor_id` - (Optional) (Number) The ID of the actor that can bypass a ruleset. If `actor_type` is `Integration`, `actor_id` is a GitHub App ID. App ID can be obtained by following instructions from the [Get an App API docs](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps/apps?apiVersion=2022-11-28#get-an-app). If `actor_type` is `User`, `actor_id` is the numeric GitHub user ID. Some actor types such as `DeployKey` do not have an ID.
 
-- `actor_type` (String) The type of actor that can bypass a ruleset. Can be one of: `RepositoryRole`, `Team`, `Integration`, `OrganizationAdmin`, `DeployKey`.
+- `actor_type` (String) The type of actor that can bypass a ruleset. Can be one of: `RepositoryRole`, `Team`, `Integration`, `OrganizationAdmin`, `DeployKey`, `User`.
 
 - `bypass_mode` - (Optional) (String) When the specified actor can bypass the ruleset. pull_request means that an actor can only bypass rules on pull requests. Can be one of: `always`, `pull_request`, `exempt`.
 
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ The `rules` block supports the following:
   - `maintain` -> `2`
   - `write` -> `4`
   - `admin` -> `5`
+- `User` -> the numeric GitHub user ID
 
 #### conditions
 
diff --git a/github/resource_github_repository_ruleset.go b/github/resource_github_repository_ruleset.go
index 1a3ed3fe64..ec6f6c1108 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_repository_ruleset.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository_ruleset.go
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ func resourceGithubRepositoryRuleset() *schema.Resource {
 							Type:        schema.TypeInt,
 							Optional:    true,
 							Default:     nil,
-							Description: "The ID of the actor that can bypass a ruleset. When `actor_type` is `OrganizationAdmin`, this should be set to `1`. Some resources such as DeployKey do not have an ID and this should be omitted.",
+							Description: "The ID of the actor that can bypass a ruleset. When `actor_type` is `OrganizationAdmin`, this should be set to `1`. When `actor_type` is `User`, this should be set to the numeric GitHub user ID. Some resources such as DeployKey do not have an ID and this should be omitted.",
 						},
 						"actor_type": {
 							Type:             schema.TypeString,
 							Required:         true,
-							ValidateDiagFunc: validation.ToDiagFunc(validation.StringInSlice([]string{"RepositoryRole", "Team", "Integration", "OrganizationAdmin", "DeployKey"}, false)),
-							Description:      "The type of actor that can bypass a ruleset. See https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/rules for more information.",
+							ValidateDiagFunc: validation.ToDiagFunc(validation.StringInSlice([]string{"RepositoryRole", "Team", "Integration", "OrganizationAdmin", "DeployKey", "User"}, false)),
+							Description:      "The type of actor that can bypass a ruleset. Can be one of: `RepositoryRole`, `Team`, `Integration`, `OrganizationAdmin`, `DeployKey`, or `User`. See https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/rules for more information.",
 						},
 						"bypass_mode": {
 							Type:             schema.TypeString,
diff --git a/github/resource_github_repository_ruleset_test.go b/github/resource_github_repository_ruleset_test.go
index 3cb74e2117..8b9ed0c5a7 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_repository_ruleset_test.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository_ruleset_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ resource "github_repository_environment" "example" {
 	repository   = github_repository.test.name
 }
 
+data "github_user" "current" {
+	username = "%[3]s"
+}
+
 resource "github_repository_ruleset" "test" {
 	name        = "test"
 	repository  = github_repository.test.id
@@ -46,6 +50,12 @@ resource "github_repository_ruleset" "test" {
 		bypass_mode = "always"
 	}
 
+	bypass_actors {
+		actor_id    = tonumber(data.github_user.current.id)
+		actor_type  = "User"
+		bypass_mode = "always"
+	}
+
 	conditions {
 		ref_name {
 			include = ["refs/heads/main"]
@@ -113,7 +123,7 @@ resource "github_repository_ruleset" "test" {
 		non_fast_forward = true
 	}
 }
-`, repoName, testAccConf.testRepositoryVisibility)
+`, repoName, testAccConf.testRepositoryVisibility, testAccConf.username)
 
 		resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
 			PreCheck:          func() { skipUnauthenticated(t) },
@@ -125,12 +135,15 @@ resource "github_repository_ruleset" "test" {
 						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "name", "test"),
 						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "target", "branch"),
 						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "enforcement", "active"),
-						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "bypass_actors.#", "2"),
+						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "bypass_actors.#", "3"),
 						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "bypass_actors.0.actor_type", "DeployKey"),
 						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "bypass_actors.0.bypass_mode", "always"),
 						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "bypass_actors.1.actor_id", "5"),
 						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "bypass_actors.1.actor_type", "RepositoryRole"),
 						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "bypass_actors.1.bypass_mode", "always"),
+						resource.TestCheckResourceAttrPair("github_repository_ruleset.test", "bypass_actors.2.actor_id", "data.github_user.current", "id"),
+						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "bypass_actors.2.actor_type", "User"),
+						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "bypass_actors.2.bypass_mode", "always"),
 						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "rules.0.pull_request.0.allowed_merge_methods.#", "2"),
 						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "rules.0.required_code_scanning.0.required_code_scanning_tool.0.alerts_threshold", "errors"),
 						resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository_ruleset.test", "rules.0.required_code_scanning.0.required_code_scanning_tool.0.security_alerts_threshold", "high_or_higher"),
diff --git a/templates/resources/repository_ruleset.md.tmpl b/templates/resources/repository_ruleset.md.tmpl
index d40b5262bb..d223dbe24c 100644
--- a/templates/resources/repository_ruleset.md.tmpl
+++ b/templates/resources/repository_ruleset.md.tmpl
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@ The `rules` block supports the following:
 
 #### bypass_actors
 
-- `actor_id` - (Optional) (Number) The ID of the actor that can bypass a ruleset. If `actor_type` is `Integration`, `actor_id` is a GitHub App ID. App ID can be obtained by following instructions from the [Get an App API docs](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps/apps?apiVersion=2022-11-28#get-an-app). Some actor types such as `DeployKey` do not have an ID.
+- `actor_id` - (Optional) (Number) The ID of the actor that can bypass a ruleset. If `actor_type` is `Integration`, `actor_id` is a GitHub App ID. App ID can be obtained by following instructions from the [Get an App API docs](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps/apps?apiVersion=2022-11-28#get-an-app). If `actor_type` is `User`, `actor_id` is the numeric GitHub user ID. Some actor types such as `DeployKey` do not have an ID.
 
-- `actor_type` (String) The type of actor that can bypass a ruleset. Can be one of: `RepositoryRole`, `Team`, `Integration`, `OrganizationAdmin`, `DeployKey`.
+- `actor_type` (String) The type of actor that can bypass a ruleset. Can be one of: `RepositoryRole`, `Team`, `Integration`, `OrganizationAdmin`, `DeployKey`, `User`.
 
 - `bypass_mode` - (Optional) (String) When the specified actor can bypass the ruleset. pull_request means that an actor can only bypass rules on pull requests. Can be one of: `always`, `pull_request`, `exempt`.
 
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ The `rules` block supports the following:
   - `maintain` -> `2`
   - `write` -> `4`
   - `admin` -> `5`
+- `User` -> the numeric GitHub user ID
 
 #### conditions