diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
index 5d64142e35..ccf5429773 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ jobs:
                       --config=playwright-merge.config.ts \
                       ./all-blob-reports
               env:
-                  # Only pass creds to the flaky-reporter on main branch runs
-                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.ref_name == 'develop' && secrets.ELEMENT_BOT_TOKEN || '' }}
+                  # Only pass creds to the flaky-reporter on main branch runs, or in merge queues (knowing these may be false positives)
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ case(github.event_name == 'merge_group' || github.ref_name == 'develop', secrets.ELEMENT_BOT_TOKEN, '') }}
                   PLAYWRIGHT_HTML_TITLE: ${{ case(github.event_name == 'pull_request', format('Playwright Report PR-{0}', env.PR_NUMBER), 'Playwright Report') }}
 
             # Upload the HTML report even if one of our reporters fails, this can happen when stale screenshots are detected
diff --git a/packages/playwright-common/src/flaky-reporter.ts b/packages/playwright-common/src/flaky-reporter.ts
index cebfee7702..0a88f6b03c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-common/src/flaky-reporter.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-common/src/flaky-reporter.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ class FlakyReporter implements Reporter {
             console.log(flake);
         }
 
-        const { GITHUB_TOKEN, GITHUB_API_URL, GITHUB_SERVER_URL, GITHUB_REPOSITORY, GITHUB_RUN_ID } = process.env;
+        const { GITHUB_TOKEN, GITHUB_API_URL, GITHUB_SERVER_URL, GITHUB_REPOSITORY, GITHUB_RUN_ID, GITHUB_EVENT_NAME } =
+            process.env;
         if (!GITHUB_TOKEN) return;
 
         const issues = await this.getAllIssues();
@@ -147,13 +148,17 @@ class FlakyReporter implements Reporter {
             const title = ISSUE_TITLE_PREFIX + "`" + flake + "`";
             const existingIssue = issues.find((issue) => issue.title === title);
             const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${GITHUB_TOKEN}` };
-            const body = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}`;
+            let body = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}`;
+
+            if (GITHUB_EVENT_NAME === "merge_group") {
+                body += " (merge queue run, may be a false positive)";
+            }
 
             const labels = [LABEL, ...results.map((test) => `${LABEL}-${test.parent.project()?.name}`)];
 
             if (existingIssue) {
                 console.log(`Found issue ${existingIssue.number} for ${flake}, adding comment...`);
-                // Ensure that the test is open
+                // Ensure that the issue is open
                 await fetch(existingIssue.url, {
                     method: "PATCH",
                     headers,