diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index ade2822ada92..fcf643d21acb 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -185,6 +185,19 @@ pull_request_rules:
         labels:
           - "backport"
         title: "[{{ destination_branch }}](backport #{{ number }}) {{ title }}"
+  - name: backport patches to 7.17 branch
+    conditions:
+      - merged
+      - label=backport-v7.17.0
+    actions:
+      backport:
+        assignees:
+          - "{{ author }}"
+        branches:
+          - "7.17"
+        labels:
+          - "backport"
+        title: "[{{ destination_branch }}](backport #{{ number }}) {{ title }}"
   - name: backport patches to 8.0 branch
     conditions:
       - merged