diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kayobe.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kayobe.config
index f06e18a840..354238ca14 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kayobe.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kayobe.config
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group kayobe-core
+label-Backport-Candidate = -2..+2 group kayobe-core
+label-Backport-Candidate = -1..+1 group Registered Users
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group kayobe-core
 label-Review-Priority = -1..+2 group kayobe-core
 label-Workflow = -1..+1 group kayobe-core
 
+[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
+
 [label "Review-Priority"]
 copyAllScoresIfNoCodeChange = true
 copyAllScoresOnTrivialRebase = true
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kolla-ansible.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kolla-ansible.config
index c018542e1d..041636a846 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kolla-ansible.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kolla-ansible.config
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group kolla-ansible-core
+label-Backport-Candidate = -2..+2 group kolla-ansible-core
+label-Backport-Candidate = -1..+1 group Registered Users
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group kolla-ansible-core
 label-Review-Priority = -1..+2 group kolla-ansible-core
 label-Workflow = -1..+1 group kolla-ansible-core
 
+[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
+
 [label "Review-Priority"]
 copyAllScoresIfNoCodeChange = true
 copyAllScoresOnTrivialRebase = true
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kolla.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kolla.config
index 2be5464205..3e041487cf 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kolla.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kolla.config
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group kolla-core
+label-Backport-Candidate = -2..+2 group kolla-core
+label-Backport-Candidate = -1..+1 group Registered Users
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group kolla-core
 label-Review-Priority = -1..+2 group kolla-core
 label-Workflow = -1..+1 group kolla-core
 
+[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
+
 [label "Review-Priority"]
 copyAllScoresIfNoCodeChange = true
 copyAllScoresOnTrivialRebase = true