diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index b2ed8030c..fc741a9ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: KinD End-to-End
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [master]
+  merge_group:
 
 env:
   NAME: grafana-operator
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yaml
index 1eb53d139..2912fad3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ permissions:
 
 name: PR Validation
 
-on: pull_request
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  merge_group:
 
 jobs:
   file-checks: