diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d0fc5e902c..a62916b8ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ name: Ibex CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - "*"
     tags:
       - "*"
+  merge_group:
+    types:
+      - checks_requested
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - "*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_lint.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_lint.yml
index d88689fa1a..91eeb1e497 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_lint.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ name: pr-lint
 
 # Triggers when there is any activity on a pull request, e.g. opened, updated.
 on:
+  merge_group:
+    types:
+      - checks_requested
   pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - "*"
 
 jobs:
   verible-lint: