diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index b6f2ee940fc..c94503ba151 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -389,3 +389,17 @@ pull_request_rules:
         labels:
           - "backport"
         title: "[{{ destination_branch }}] {{ title }} (backport #{{ number }})"
+  - name: backport patches to 8.16 branch
+    conditions:
+      - merged
+      - base=main
+      - label=backport-8.16
+    actions:
+      backport:
+        assignees:
+          - "{{ author }}"
+        branches:
+          - "8.16"
+        labels:
+          - "backport"
+        title: "[{{ destination_branch }}] {{ title }} (backport #{{ number }})"