diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 1ed5e32bbed..54e1bce46f2 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ pull_request_rules:
           - version-15-hotfix
         assignees:
           - "{{ author }}"
+  - name: backport to version-16-beta
+    conditions:
+      - label="backport version-16-beta"
+    actions:
+      backport:
+        branches:
+          - version-16-beta
+        assignees:
+          - "{{ author }}"
   - name: Automatic merge on CI success and review
     conditions:
       - status-success=linters