diff --git a/.github/actions/backport/action.yml b/.github/actions/backport/action.yml
index 107de84..97f5706 100644
--- a/.github/actions/backport/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/backport/action.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ inputs:
   REF_TO_BACKPORT:
     description: The reference of the commit to be backported
     required: true
+  BACKPORT_OPTIONS:
+    description: Additional options to pass through to the tool
+    required: false
 
 env:
   # Not possible to set this as a default
@@ -54,7 +57,8 @@ runs:
         ${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH}/../../../backport \
           "${{ inputs.REF_TO_BACKPORT }}" \
           "${backport_target_branch}" \
-          --non-interactive
+          --non-interactive \
+          ${{ inputs.BACKPORT_OPTIONS }}
       env:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}