diff --git a/app/workers/project_service_worker.rb b/app/workers/project_service_worker.rb
index fdfdeab7b41..4883d848c53 100644
--- a/app/workers/project_service_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/project_service_worker.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ class ProjectServiceWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
   include DedicatedSidekiqQueue
 
+  sidekiq_options dead: false
+
   def perform(hook_id, data)
     data = data.with_indifferent_access
     Service.find(hook_id).execute(data)
diff --git a/app/workers/web_hook_worker.rb b/app/workers/web_hook_worker.rb
index ad5ddf02a12..713c0228040 100644
--- a/app/workers/web_hook_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/web_hook_worker.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class WebHookWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
   include DedicatedSidekiqQueue
 
-  sidekiq_options retry: 4
+  sidekiq_options retry: 4, dead: false
 
   def perform(hook_id, data, hook_name)
     hook = WebHook.find(hook_id)
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/31571-don-t-let-webhooks-jobs-go-to-the-dead-jobs-queue.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/31571-don-t-let-webhooks-jobs-go-to-the-dead-jobs-queue.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..69900f0b314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/31571-don-t-let-webhooks-jobs-go-to-the-dead-jobs-queue.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Prevent web hook and project service background jobs from going to the dead
+  jobs queue
+merge_request:
+author: