diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 13a38af591e..2e85bf5a4ab 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -346,6 +346,19 @@ pull_request_rules:
         labels:
           - "backport"
         title: "[{{ destination_branch }}](backport #{{ number }}) {{ title }}"
+  - name: backport patches to 8.16 branch
+    conditions:
+      - merged
+      - label~=^(backport-v8.16.0|backport-8.16)$
+    actions:
+      backport:
+        assignees:
+          - "{{ author }}"
+        branches:
+          - "8.16"
+        labels:
+          - "backport"
+        title: "[{{ destination_branch }}](backport #{{ number }}) {{ title }}"
   - name: backport patches to 8.x branch
     conditions:
       - merged