diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 67fca336be4f..a57d93ef584e 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ Thank you for contributing to Storybook! Please submit all PRs to the `next` bra
 
 #### Manual testing
 
-_This section is mandatory for all contributions. If you believe no manual test is necessary, please state so explicitly. Thanks!_
+> [!CAUTION]
+> This section is mandatory for all contributions. If you believe no manual test is necessary, please state so explicitly. Thanks!
 
 <!-- Please include the steps to test your changes here. For example:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/danger-js.yml b/.github/workflows/danger-js.yml
index 95d4c567888e..46deb3ec58ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/danger-js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/danger-js.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ on:
       - labeled
       - unlabeled
       - edited
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - next
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.number }}
diff --git a/frog b/frog
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f967403b201a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frog
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+frog
diff --git a/scripts/dangerfile.js b/scripts/dangerfile.js
index 746c21b086ab..fae31e7a72ad 100644
--- a/scripts/dangerfile.js
+++ b/scripts/dangerfile.js
@@ -98,7 +98,56 @@ Bad examples:
   }
 };
 
+/** @param {string} body */
+const checkManualTestingSection = (body) => {
+  // Check if author is a core team member or maintainer
+  const author = danger.github.pr.user;
+  const authorAssociation = danger.github.pr.author_association;
+
+  // Bypass check for OWNER, MEMBER roles (but never for bots e.g. Copilot)
+  if (['OWNER', 'MEMBER'].includes(authorAssociation) && author.type !== 'Bot') {
+    // return; // TODO: re-enable after debug
+  }
+
+  // Check if manual testing section exists
+  const manualTestingMatch = body.match(/####\s*Manual testing/i);
+  if (!manualTestingMatch || manualTestingMatch.index === undefined) {
+    fail(
+      'PR description is missing the mandatory "#### Manual testing" section. Please add it so that reviewers know how to manually test your changes.'
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Extract content after the manual testing section
+  const manualTestingSectionStart = manualTestingMatch.index + manualTestingMatch[0].length;
+  const restOfBody = body.substring(manualTestingSectionStart);
+
+  // Find the next section
+  const nextSectionMatch = restOfBody.match(/\n#+[^#]/);
+  const manualTestingContent = nextSectionMatch
+    ? restOfBody.substring(0, nextSectionMatch.index)
+    : restOfBody;
+
+  // Remove the caution block and check if there's any meaningful content left
+  const contentWithoutCaution = manualTestingContent
+    .replace(/>\s*\[!CAUTION\][^]*?This section is mandatory[^]*?Thanks!/i, '')
+    .trim();
+
+  // Check if there's any substantial content (ignoring whitespace and template comments)
+  const hasContent =
+    contentWithoutCaution
+      .replace(/<!--[^]*?-->/g, '') // Remove HTML comments
+      .replace(/\s+/g, '').length > 0; // Remove all whitespace
+
+  if (!hasContent) {
+    fail(
+      'The "#### Manual testing" section is mandatory. Please describe how to test the changes you\'ve made, step by step, so that reviewers can confirm your PR works as intended.'
+    );
+  }
+};
+
 if (prLogConfig) {
   checkRequiredLabels(labels.map((l) => l.name));
   checkPrTitle(danger.github.pr.title);
+  checkManualTestingSection(danger.github.pr.body);
 }