diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport-base.yml b/.github/workflows/backport-base.yml
index d9f833965ea..7cac9a0dc6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport-base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport-base.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       pr_title_template:
-        description: 'The template used for the PR title. Special placeholder tokens that will be replaced with a value: %target_branch%, %source_pr_title%, %source_pr_number%, %cc_users%.'
+        description: 'The template used for the PR title. Special placeholder tokens that will be replaced with a value: %target_branch%, %source_pr_title%, %source_pr_number%, %source_pr_author%, %cc_users%.'
         required: false
         type: string
         default: '[%target_branch%] %source_pr_title%'
       pr_description_template:
-        description: 'The template used for the PR description. Special placeholder tokens that will be replaced with a value: %target_branch%, %source_pr_title%, %source_pr_number%, %cc_users%.'
+        description: 'The template used for the PR description. Special placeholder tokens that will be replaced with a value: %target_branch%, %source_pr_title%, %source_pr_number%, %source_pr_author%, %cc_users%.'
         required: false
         type: string
         default: |
@@ -178,12 +178,14 @@ jobs:
               .replace(/%target_branch%/g, target_branch)
               .replace(/%source_pr_title%/g, context.payload.issue.title)
               .replace(/%source_pr_number%/g, context.payload.issue.number)
+              .replace(/%source_pr_author%/g, context.payload.issue.user.login)
               .replace(/%cc_users%/g, cc_users);
 
             const backport_pr_description = BACKPORT_PR_DESCRIPTION_TEMPLATE
               .replace(/%target_branch%/g, target_branch)
               .replace(/%source_pr_title%/g, context.payload.issue.title)
               .replace(/%source_pr_number%/g, context.payload.issue.number)
+              .replace(/%source_pr_author%/g, context.payload.issue.user.login)
               .replace(/%cc_users%/g, cc_users);
 
             // open the GitHub PR