diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 0d6a8b984..b7e79a5f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: changes
     if: |
-      (needs.changes.outputs.go == 'true')
+      (needs.changes.outputs.go == 'true') || ${{ github.event.workflow_dispatch.run_e2e == 'true' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       golangversion: ${{ steps.golangversion.outputs.version }}
     if: |
-      (needs.changes.outputs.go == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.charts == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.baseimage == 'true')
+      (needs.changes.outputs.go == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.charts == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.baseimage == 'true') || ${{ github.event.workflow_dispatch.run_e2e == 'true' }}
 
     env:
         PLATFORMS: linux/amd64
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - changes
     if: |
-      (needs.changes.outputs.charts == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.baseimage == 'true')
+      (needs.changes.outputs.charts == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.baseimage == 'true') || ${{ github.event.workflow_dispatch.run_e2e == 'true' }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ jobs:
       - build
       - helm-lint
     if: |
-      (needs.changes.outputs.charts == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.baseimage == 'true')
+      (needs.changes.outputs.charts == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.baseimage == 'true') || ${{ github.event.workflow_dispatch.run_e2e == 'true' }}
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ jobs:
       - changes
       - build
     if: |
-      (needs.changes.outputs.go == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.baseimage == 'true')
+      (needs.changes.outputs.go == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.baseimage == 'true') || ${{ github.event.workflow_dispatch.run_e2e == 'true' }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         k8s: [v1.26.15, v1.27.13, v1.28.9, v1.29.4, v1.30]
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ jobs:
       - changes
       - build
     if: |
-      (needs.changes.outputs.go == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.baseimage == 'true')
-    strategy:
+      (needs.changes.outputs.go == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.baseimage == 'true') || ${{ github.event.workflow_dispatch.run_e2e == 'true' }}
+    strategy: 
       matrix:
         k8s: [v1.26.15, v1.27.13, v1.28.9, v1.29.4, v1.30]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/zz-tmpl-k8s-e2e.yaml
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ jobs:
       - changes
       - build
     if: |
-      (needs.changes.outputs.go == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.baseimage == 'true')
+      (needs.changes.outputs.go == 'true') || (needs.changes.outputs.baseimage == 'true') || ${{ github.event.workflow_dispatch.run_e2e == 'true' }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         k8s: [v1.26.15, v1.27.13, v1.28.9, v1.29.4, v1.30]