diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 5418ecbf15..34f0ed795d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -240,7 +240,13 @@ jobs:
 
   e2e:
     name: 'E2E'
-    if: 'always()'
+    if: |
+      always() && (
+        github.event_name == 'push' ||
+        github.event_name == 'merge_group' ||
+        (github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) ||
+        (github.event.label.name == 'maintainer:e2e:ok')
+      )
     needs:
       - 'e2e_linux'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'