diff --git a/.backportrc.json b/.backportrc.json
index 843ca2205da..9fa94bfea98 100644
--- a/.backportrc.json
+++ b/.backportrc.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "prTitle": "[{{targetBranch}}] {{sourcePullRequest.title}}"
+  "prTitle": "[{{targetBranch}}] {{sourcePullRequest.title}}",
+  "copySourcePRLabels": true
 }