diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8a5f2b6..99fa30a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
+  merge_group:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -123,9 +124,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # Skip on forked PRs — environment secrets (INFLUXDB_CLOUD_URL/TOKEN) are
     # not exposed to fork runs, which would fail on empty credentials.
+    # merge_group runs only happen for same-repo branches that already
+    # cleared review, so they're always safe to include here.
     if: |
       github.repository_owner == 'influxdata' &&
       (github.event_name == 'push' ||
+       github.event_name == 'merge_group' ||
        github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository)
     environment: cloud-serverless
     steps: