diff --git a/.github/workflows/extra-builds.yml b/.github/workflows/extra-builds.yml
index b22a399dbe7..5a2454fd405 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/extra-builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/extra-builds.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+  merge_group:
   # test PRs
   pull_request:
   # allow triggering tests, ignores skip check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-docs.yml
index f19b1c7af4e..e3d91794298 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-docs.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Build docs artifact with Verific
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on: [push, pull_request, merge_group]
 
 jobs:
   check_docs_rebuild:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build.yml b/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
index 8c1a3bbd24d..ab6eb314891 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+  merge_group:
   # test PRs
   pull_request:
   # allow triggering tests, ignores skip check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-compile.yml b/.github/workflows/test-compile.yml
index 31c8bccf65b..000d1c4009a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-compile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-compile.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+  merge_group:
   # test PRs
   pull_request:
   # allow triggering tests, ignores skip check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-sanitizers.yml b/.github/workflows/test-sanitizers.yml
index 4c8e3ec51a7..11a339cd383 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-sanitizers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-sanitizers.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+  merge_group:
   # ignore PRs due to time needed
   # allow triggering tests, ignores skip check
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml b/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml
index 6619e1124c9..adc6f59d8de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+  merge_group:
   # test PRs
   pull_request:
   # allow triggering tests, ignores skip check