diff --git a/src/documents/matching.py b/src/documents/matching.py
index 65f52d5672..83360ca47f 100644
--- a/src/documents/matching.py
+++ b/src/documents/matching.py
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ def document_matches_workflow(
                 trigger_type == WorkflowTrigger.WorkflowTriggerType.DOCUMENT_ADDED
                 or trigger_type == WorkflowTrigger.WorkflowTriggerType.DOCUMENT_UPDATED
                 or trigger_type == WorkflowTrigger.WorkflowTriggerType.SCHEDULED
+                or trigger_type == WorkflowTrigger.WorkflowTriggerType.MANUAL
             ):
                 trigger_matched, reason = existing_document_matches_workflow(
                     document,
diff --git a/src/documents/migrations/0028_alter_workflowrun_type_alter_workflowtrigger_type.py b/src/documents/migrations/0028_alter_workflowrun_type_alter_workflowtrigger_type.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3db3cf0e0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/documents/migrations/0028_alter_workflowrun_type_alter_workflowtrigger_type.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.18 on 2026-11-06 17:12
+
+from django.db import migrations
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("documents", "0027_documentbarcode"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="workflowrun",
+            name="type",
+            field=models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(
+                choices=[
+                    (1, "Consumption Started"),
+                    (2, "Document Added"),
+                    (3, "Document Updated"),
+                    (4, "Scheduled"),
+                    (5, "Manual"),
+                ],
+                null=True,
+                verbose_name="workflow trigger type",
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="workflowtrigger",
+            name="type",
+            field=models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(
+                choices=[
+                    (1, "Consumption Started"),
+                    (2, "Document Added"),
+                    (3, "Document Updated"),
+                    (4, "Scheduled"),
+                    (5, "Manual"),
+                ],
+                default=1,
+                verbose_name="Workflow Trigger Type",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/documents/models.py b/src/documents/models.py
index a8a075dd6c..fd5d29671f 100644
--- a/src/documents/models.py
+++ b/src/documents/models.py
@@ -1532,6 +1532,7 @@ class WorkflowTrigger(models.Model):
         DOCUMENT_ADDED = 2, _("Document Added")
         DOCUMENT_UPDATED = 3, _("Document Updated")
         SCHEDULED = 4, _("Scheduled")
+        MANUAL = 5, _("Manual")
 
     class DocumentSourceChoices(models.IntegerChoices):
         CONSUME_FOLDER = DocumentSource.ConsumeFolder.value, _("Consume Folder")