diff --git a/.github/mergify.yml b/.github/mergify.yml
index 7f7712394dd..8b19c9d1481 100644
--- a/.github/mergify.yml
+++ b/.github/mergify.yml
@@ -169,3 +169,8 @@ queue_rules:
     update_bot_account: Mikolaj
     merge_method: squash
     update_method: merge
+
+defaults:
+  actions:
+    backport:
+      title: "Backport of #{{ number }}: {{ title }}"