diff --git a/vars/sonarExecuteScan.groovy b/vars/sonarExecuteScan.groovy
index 965c8c5b6..021d7e5f3 100644
--- a/vars/sonarExecuteScan.groovy
+++ b/vars/sonarExecuteScan.groovy
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
     'verbose'
 ]
 @Field Set STEP_CONFIG_KEYS = GENERAL_CONFIG_KEYS.plus([
+    /**
+    * Non-Pull-Request voting only:
+    * Name of the SonarQube branch that should be used to report findings to. If empty, SonarQube uses its main branch per default.
+    */
+    'branchName',
     /**
      * List containing download links of custom TLS certificates. This is required to ensure trusted connections to instances with custom certificates.
      */
@@ -190,6 +195,8 @@ void call(Map parameters = [:]) {
                     workerForGithubAuth(config)
                 }
             }
+        }  else {
+            if(configuration.branchName) configuration.options.add("sonar.branch.name=${configuration.branchName}")
         }
 
         dockerExecute(