diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress_workflow.yml
index 5e78785f9b88..0f75de6dd222 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress_workflow.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ on:
     branches: [ '**' ]
     paths-ignore:
       - '**/*.md'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs: 
+      branch:
+        description: 'Execute tests from this branch'
+        required: true
+        default: '${{ github.base_ref }}'
+        type: string
+
 
 env:
   FTR_PATH: 'ftr'