diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm-ceph.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm-ceph.config
index c2748bd1f3..8fa8aed9da 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm-ceph.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm-ceph.config
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
 abandon = group charms-ceph-core
 abandon = group charms-core
 create = group charms-release
+label-Backport-Candidate = -2..+2 group charms-ceph-core
+label-Backport-Candidate = -2..+2 group charms-core
+label-Backport-Candidate = -1..+1 group Registered Users
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group charms-ceph-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group charms-core
 label-Verified = -1..+1 group charms-ci
@@ -14,6 +17,19 @@ label-Workflow = -1..+1 group charms-core
 [access "refs/tags/*"]
 createSignedTag = group charms-release
 
+[label "Backport-Candidate"]
+copyAllScoresIfNoCodeChange = true
+copyAllScoresOnTrivialRebase = true
+copyMaxScore = true
+copyMinScore = true
+defaultValue = 0
+function = NoBlock
+value = -2 Do Not Backport
+value = -1 Not A Backport Candidate
+value = 0 Backport Review Needed
+value = +1 Proposed Backport
+value = +2 Should Backport
+
 [receive]
 requireChangeId = true
 requireContributorAgreement = true
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm-trilio.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm-trilio.config
index 1f0ea84bef..3b24550793 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm-trilio.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm-trilio.config
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
 abandon = group charms-core
 abandon = group charms-trilio-core
 create = group charms-release
+label-Backport-Candidate = -2..+2 group charms-core
+label-Backport-Candidate = -2..+2 group charms-trilio-core
+label-Backport-Candidate = -1..+1 group Registered Users
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group charms-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group charms-trilio-core
 label-Verified = -1..+1 group charms-ci
@@ -14,6 +17,19 @@ label-Workflow = -1..+1 group charms-trilio-core
 [access "refs/tags/*"]
 createSignedTag = group charms-release
 
+[label "Backport-Candidate"]
+copyAllScoresIfNoCodeChange = true
+copyAllScoresOnTrivialRebase = true
+copyMaxScore = true
+copyMinScore = true
+defaultValue = 0
+function = NoBlock
+value = -2 Do Not Backport
+value = -1 Not A Backport Candidate
+value = 0 Backport Review Needed
+value = +1 Proposed Backport
+value = +2 Should Backport
+
 [receive]
 requireChangeId = true
 requireContributorAgreement = true
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm-vault.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm-vault.config
index b6f639cb38..1182bc2927 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm-vault.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm-vault.config
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
 abandon = group charms-core
 abandon = group charms-vault-core
 create = group charms-release
+label-Backport-Candidate = -2..+2 group charms-core
+label-Backport-Candidate = -2..+2 group charms-vault-core
+label-Backport-Candidate = -1..+1 group Registered Users
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group charms-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group charms-vault-core
 label-Verified = -1..+1 group charms-ci
@@ -14,6 +17,19 @@ label-Workflow = -1..+1 group charms-vault-core
 [access "refs/tags/*"]
 createSignedTag = group charms-release
 
+[label "Backport-Candidate"]
+copyAllScoresIfNoCodeChange = true
+copyAllScoresOnTrivialRebase = true
+copyMaxScore = true
+copyMinScore = true
+defaultValue = 0
+function = NoBlock
+value = -2 Do Not Backport
+value = -1 Not A Backport Candidate
+value = 0 Backport Review Needed
+value = +1 Proposed Backport
+value = +2 Should Backport
+
 [receive]
 requireChangeId = true
 requireContributorAgreement = true
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm.config
index ec186bdd3e..0cf1568a12 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/charm.config
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group charms-core
 create = group charms-release
+label-Backport-Candidate = -2..+2 group charms-core
+label-Backport-Candidate = -1..+1 group Registered Users
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group charms-core
 label-Verified = -1..+1 group charms-ci
 label-Workflow = -1..+1 group charms-core
@@ -11,6 +13,19 @@ label-Workflow = -1..+1 group charms-core
 [access "refs/tags/*"]
 createSignedTag = group charms-release
 
+[label "Backport-Candidate"]
+copyAllScoresIfNoCodeChange = true
+copyAllScoresOnTrivialRebase = true
+copyMaxScore = true
+copyMinScore = true
+defaultValue = 0
+function = NoBlock
+value = -2 Do Not Backport
+value = -1 Not A Backport Candidate
+value = 0 Backport Review Needed
+value = +1 Proposed Backport
+value = +2 Should Backport
+
 [receive]
 requireChangeId = true
 requireContributorAgreement = true