diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 766a5842b..f27889b90 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
         message: This pull request has merge conflicts that must be resolved before it can be merged. @{{author}} please rebase it. https://rook.io/docs/rook/master/development-flow.html#updating-your-fork
 
   # automerge on master only under certain strict conditions
-  - name: automerge merge master with specific label and approvals
+  - name: automerge merge master with specific label and approvals with code change
     conditions:
       - author=mergify[bot]
       - base=master
@@ -48,6 +48,25 @@ pull_request_rules:
       dismiss_reviews: {}
       delete_head_branch: {}
 
+  - name: automerge merge master with specific label and approvals without code change
+    conditions:
+      - author=mergify[bot]
+      - base=master
+      - "#approved-reviews-by>=1"
+      - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
+      - label!=do-not-merge
+      - label=ready-to-merge
+      - 'check-success=lint'
+      - 'check-success=DCO'
+      - 'check-success=continuous-integration/jenkins/pr-head'
+      - 'check-success=build'
+    actions:
+      merge:
+        method: merge
+        strict: false
+      dismiss_reviews: {}
+      delete_head_branch: {}
+
   # automerge backports if CI successfully ran
   # release-1.3 branch
   - name: automerge backport release-1.3