diff --git a/.github/files/mirror-.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/files/mirror-.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..acaf846cc808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/files/mirror-.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: End to end tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+
+jobs:
+  run-tests:
+    name: "Trigger e2e tests in Jetpack monorepo"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.repository == 'automattic/jetpack-production'
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Create a repository dispatch
+        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.REPO_DISPATCH_TOKEN }}
+          repository: automattic/jetpack
+          event-type: e2e tests at ${{github.event_name}} on ${{github.repository}} ${{github.ref_name}} ${{github.ref_type}}
+          client-payload: '{"repository": "${{github.repository}}", "ref_name": "${{github.ref_name}}", "ref_type": "${{github.ref_type}}"}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index d05d58fcead7..838840e3da28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ on:
     types: [completed]
     workflows: ["Build"]
     branches: [ 'trunk', '*/branch-*' ]
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: ['tba'] #use a type that will not trigger anything yet. to be updated after #27288 is merged
 
 concurrency:
   group: e2e-tests-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.ref }}