diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 444302ece1..ca967eade0 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -313,3 +313,16 @@ pull_request_rules:
         branches:
           - "8.15"
         title: "[{{ destination_branch }}](backport #{{ number }}) {{ title }}"
+  - name: backport patches to 8.x branch
+    conditions:
+      - merged
+      - label=backport-8.x
+    actions:
+      backport:
+        assignees:
+          - "{{ author }}"
+        labels:
+          - "backport"
+        branches:
+          - "8.x"
+        title: "[{{ destination_branch }}](backport #{{ number }}) {{ title }}"