diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-pr.yml
index 0a22e920304..31a52aa734c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-pr.yml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ jobs:
 
   e2e-tests:
     name: "E2E tests (shard ${{ matrix.shard }})"
-    if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
+    if: github.event_name == 'merge_group' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 20
     continue-on-error: true