diff --git a/lib/ci/run_ci.js b/lib/ci/run_ci.js
index d0572e7e..6edd5833 100644
--- a/lib/ci/run_ci.js
+++ b/lib/ci/run_ci.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class RunPRJob {
     this.certifySafe =
       certifySafe ||
       Promise.all([this.prData.getReviews(), this.prData.getPR()]).then(() =>
-        new PRChecker(cli, this.prData, request, {}).checkCommitsAfterReview()
+        new PRChecker(cli, this.prData, request, {}).checkCommitsAfterReviewOrLabel()
       );
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/pr_checker.js b/lib/pr_checker.js
index 37cdbd51..7d00ca92 100644
--- a/lib/pr_checker.js
+++ b/lib/pr_checker.js
@@ -523,6 +523,32 @@ export default class PRChecker {
     return true;
   }
 
+  async checkCommitsAfterReviewOrLabel() {
+    if (this.checkCommitsAfterReview()) return true;
+
+    await Promise.all([this.data.getLabeledEvents(), this.data.getCollaborators()]);
+
+    const {
+      cli, data, pr
+    } = this;
+
+    const { updatedAt } = pr.timelineItems;
+    const requestCiLabels = data.labeledEvents.findLast(
+      ({ createdAt, label: { name } }) => name === 'request-ci' && createdAt > updatedAt
+    );
+    if (requestCiLabels == null) return false;
+
+    const { actor: { login } } = requestCiLabels;
+    const collaborators = Array.from(data.collaborators.values(),
+      (c) => c.login.toLowerCase());
+    if (collaborators.includes(login.toLowerCase())) {
+      cli.info('request-ci label was added by a Collaborator after the last push event.');
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
   checkCommitsAfterReview() {
     const {
       commits, reviews, cli, argv
diff --git a/lib/pr_data.js b/lib/pr_data.js
index 53379b8a..1ee4adec 100644
--- a/lib/pr_data.js
+++ b/lib/pr_data.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
 } from './user_status.js';
 
 // lib/queries/*.gql file names
+const LABELED_EVENTS_QUERY = 'PRLabeledEvents';
 const PR_QUERY = 'PR';
 const REVIEWS_QUERY = 'Reviews';
 const COMMENTS_QUERY = 'PRComments';
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export default class PRData {
     this.comments = [];
     this.commits = [];
     this.reviewers = [];
+    this.labeledEvents = [];
   }
 
   getThread() {
@@ -90,6 +92,14 @@ export default class PRData {
     ]);
   }
 
+  async getLabeledEvents() {
+    const { prid, owner, repo, cli, request, prStr } = this;
+    const vars = { prid, owner, repo };
+    cli.updateSpinner(`Getting labels from ${prStr}`);
+    this.labeledEvents = (await request.gql(LABELED_EVENTS_QUERY, vars))
+      .repository.pullRequest.timelineItems.nodes;
+  }
+
   async getComments() {
     const { prid, owner, repo, cli, request, prStr } = this;
     const vars = { prid, owner, repo };
diff --git a/lib/queries/PRLabeledEvents.gql b/lib/queries/PRLabeledEvents.gql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3a0f233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/queries/PRLabeledEvents.gql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+query PRLabeledEvents($prid: Int!, $owner: String!, $repo: String!, $after: String) {
+  repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
+    pullRequest(number: $prid) {
+      timelineItems(itemTypes: LABELED_EVENT, after: $after, last: 100) {
+        nodes { 
+          ... on LabeledEvent {
+            actor {
+              login
+            }
+            label {
+              name
+            }
+            createdAt
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/data.js b/test/fixtures/data.js
index b60fe933..b78333fe 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/data.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/data.js
@@ -134,3 +134,12 @@ for (const subdir of readdirSync(path('./jenkins'))) {
       readJSON(`./jenkins/${subdir}/${item}`);
   }
 };
+
+export const labeledEvents = {};
+
+for (const item of readdirSync(path('./labeled_events'))) {
+  if (!item.endsWith('.json')) {
+    continue;
+  }
+  labeledEvents[basename(item, '.json')] = readJSON(`./labeled_events/${item}`);
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/first_timer_pr.json b/test/fixtures/first_timer_pr.json
index 0ae29b6a..658434c3 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/first_timer_pr.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/first_timer_pr.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
       }
     ]
   },
+  "timelineItems": { "updatedAt": "2017-10-24T11:13:43Z" },
   "title": "test: awesome changes",
   "baseRefName": "main",
   "headRefName": "awesome-changes"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/labeled_events/no-request-ci.json b/test/fixtures/labeled_events/no-request-ci.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edee9def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/labeled_events/no-request-ci.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[
+  {
+    "actor": { "login": "nodejs-github-bot" },
+    "label": { "name": "doc" },
+    "createdAt": "2024-05-13T15:57:10Z"
+  },
+  {
+    "actor": { "login": "nodejs-github-bot" },
+    "label": { "name": "test_runner" },
+    "createdAt": "2024-05-13T15:57:10Z"
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/fixtures/labeled_events/old-request-ci-collaborator.json b/test/fixtures/labeled_events/old-request-ci-collaborator.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24a16f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/labeled_events/old-request-ci-collaborator.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[
+  {
+    "actor": { "login": "nodejs-github-bot" },
+    "label": { "name": "doc" },
+    "createdAt": "2024-05-13T15:57:10Z"
+  },
+  {
+    "actor": { "login": "foo" },
+    "label": { "name": "request-ci" },
+    "createdAt": "1999-10-24T11:13:43Z"
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/fixtures/labeled_events/recent-request-ci-collaborator.json b/test/fixtures/labeled_events/recent-request-ci-collaborator.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54792093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/labeled_events/recent-request-ci-collaborator.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[
+  {
+    "actor": { "login": "nodejs-github-bot" },
+    "label": { "name": "doc" },
+    "createdAt": "2024-05-13T15:57:10Z"
+  },
+  {
+    "actor": { "login": "foo" },
+    "label": { "name": "request-ci" },
+    "createdAt": "2024-05-13T15:57:10Z"
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/fixtures/labeled_events/recent-request-ci-non-collaborator.json b/test/fixtures/labeled_events/recent-request-ci-non-collaborator.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f799a03c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/labeled_events/recent-request-ci-non-collaborator.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[
+  {
+    "actor": { "login": "nodejs-github-bot" },
+    "label": { "name": "doc" },
+    "createdAt": "2024-05-13T15:57:10Z"
+  },
+  {
+    "actor": { "login": "random-person" },
+    "label": { "name": "request-ci" },
+    "createdAt": "2024-05-13T15:57:10Z"
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/unit/pr_checker.test.js b/test/unit/pr_checker.test.js
index 3e10a71c..e71837f7 100644
--- a/test/unit/pr_checker.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/pr_checker.test.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   semverMajorPR,
   conflictingPR,
   closedPR,
+  labeledEvents,
   mergedPR,
   pullRequests
 } from '../fixtures/data.js';
@@ -2048,6 +2049,100 @@ describe('PRChecker', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('checkCommitsAfterReviewOrLabel', () => {
+    it('should return true if PR passes post review checks', async() => {
+      const cli = new TestCLI();
+      const checker = new PRChecker(cli, {
+        pr: semverMajorPR,
+        reviewers: allGreenReviewers,
+        comments: commentsWithLGTM,
+        reviews: approvingReviews,
+        commits: simpleCommits,
+        collaborators,
+        authorIsNew: () => true,
+        getThread: PRData.prototype.getThread
+      }, {}, argv);
+
+      const status = await checker.checkCommitsAfterReviewOrLabel();
+      assert.strictEqual(status, true);
+    });
+
+    describe('without approvals', () => {
+      const data = {
+        pr: firstTimerPR,
+        reviewers: noReviewers,
+        comments: [],
+        reviews: [],
+        commits: [],
+        collaborators: [],
+        labeledEvents: [],
+        authorIsNew: () => true,
+        getThread: PRData.prototype.getThread,
+        getLabeledEvents: async() => {
+          data.labeledEvents = [];
+        },
+        getCollaborators: async() => {
+          data.collaborators = collaborators;
+        }
+      };
+
+      it('should return false if PR has no labels', async() => {
+        const cli = new TestCLI();
+        data.getLabeledEvents = async() => {
+          data.labeledEvents = [];
+        };
+        const checker = new PRChecker(cli, data, {}, argv);
+
+        const status = await checker.checkCommitsAfterReviewOrLabel();
+        assert.strictEqual(status, false);
+      });
+
+      it('should return false if PR has no request-ci label', async() => {
+        const cli = new TestCLI();
+        data.getLabeledEvents = async() => {
+          data.labeledEvents = labeledEvents['no-request-ci'];
+        };
+        const checker = new PRChecker(cli, data, {}, argv);
+
+        const status = await checker.checkCommitsAfterReviewOrLabel();
+        assert.strictEqual(status, false);
+      });
+
+      it('should return false if PR has request-ci from non-collaborator', async() => {
+        const cli = new TestCLI();
+        data.getLabeledEvents = async() => {
+          data.labeledEvents = labeledEvents['recent-request-ci-non-collaborator'];
+        };
+        const checker = new PRChecker(cli, data, {}, argv);
+
+        const status = await checker.checkCommitsAfterReviewOrLabel();
+        assert.strictEqual(status, false);
+      });
+
+      it('should return false if PR has outdated request-ci from a collaborator', async() => {
+        const cli = new TestCLI();
+        data.getLabeledEvents = async() => {
+          data.labeledEvents = labeledEvents['old-request-ci-collaborator'];
+        };
+        const checker = new PRChecker(cli, data, {}, argv);
+
+        const status = await checker.checkCommitsAfterReviewOrLabel();
+        assert.strictEqual(status, false);
+      });
+
+      it('should return true if PR has recent request-ci from a collaborator', async() => {
+        const cli = new TestCLI();
+        data.getLabeledEvents = async() => {
+          data.labeledEvents = labeledEvents['recent-request-ci-collaborator'];
+        };
+        const checker = new PRChecker(cli, data, {}, argv);
+
+        const status = await checker.checkCommitsAfterReviewOrLabel();
+        assert.strictEqual(status, true);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('checkCommitsAfterReview', () => {
     const cli = new TestCLI();