diff --git a/lib/init-action.js b/lib/init-action.js
index bf9121ece..91aedb2ae 100644
--- a/lib/init-action.js
+++ b/lib/init-action.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const init_1 = require("./init");
 const logging_1 = require("./logging");
 const repository_1 = require("./repository");
 async function sendSuccessStatusReport(startedAt, config) {
+    var _a;
     const statusReportBase = await actionsUtil.createStatusReportBase("init", "success", startedAt);
     const languages = config.languages.join(",");
     const workflowLanguages = actionsUtil.getOptionalInput("languages");
@@ -21,9 +22,17 @@ async function sendSuccessStatusReport(startedAt, config) {
     const disableDefaultQueries = config.originalUserInput["disable-default-queries"]
         ? languages
         : "";
-    const queries = (config.originalUserInput.queries || [])
-        .map((q) => q.uses)
-        .join(",");
+    const queries = [];
+    let queriesInput = (_a = actionsUtil.getOptionalInput("queries")) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.trim();
+    if (queriesInput === undefined || queriesInput.startsWith("+")) {
+        queries.push(...(config.originalUserInput.queries || []).map((q) => q.uses));
+    }
+    if (queriesInput !== undefined) {
+        queriesInput = queriesInput.startsWith("+")
+            ? queriesInput.substr(1)
+            : queriesInput;
+        queries.push(...queriesInput.split(","));
+    }
     const statusReport = {
         ...statusReportBase,
         languages,
@@ -31,7 +40,7 @@ async function sendSuccessStatusReport(startedAt, config) {
         paths,
         paths_ignore: pathsIgnore,
         disable_default_queries: disableDefaultQueries,
-        queries,
+        queries: queries.join(","),
     };
     await actionsUtil.sendStatusReport(statusReport);
 }
diff --git a/lib/init-action.js.map b/lib/init-action.js.map
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+++ b/lib/init-action.js.map
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diff --git a/src/init-action.ts b/src/init-action.ts
index 5e684a57c..4bcadd544 100644
--- a/src/init-action.ts
+++ b/src/init-action.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ interface InitSuccessStatusReport extends actionsUtil.StatusReportBase {
   paths_ignore: string;
   // Commas-separated list of languages where the default queries are disabled
   disable_default_queries: string;
-  // Comma-separated list of queries sources, from the 'queries' config field
+  // Comma-separated list of queries sources, from the 'queries' config field or workflow input
   queries: string;
 }
 
@@ -44,9 +44,20 @@ async function sendSuccessStatusReport(
   ]
     ? languages
     : "";
-  const queries = (config.originalUserInput.queries || [])
-    .map((q) => q.uses)
-    .join(",");
+
+  const queries: string[] = [];
+  let queriesInput = actionsUtil.getOptionalInput("queries")?.trim();
+  if (queriesInput === undefined || queriesInput.startsWith("+")) {
+    queries.push(
+      ...(config.originalUserInput.queries || []).map((q) => q.uses)
+    );
+  }
+  if (queriesInput !== undefined) {
+    queriesInput = queriesInput.startsWith("+")
+      ? queriesInput.substr(1)
+      : queriesInput;
+    queries.push(...queriesInput.split(","));
+  }
 
   const statusReport: InitSuccessStatusReport = {
     ...statusReportBase,
@@ -55,7 +66,7 @@ async function sendSuccessStatusReport(
     paths,
     paths_ignore: pathsIgnore,
     disable_default_queries: disableDefaultQueries,
-    queries,
+    queries: queries.join(","),
   };
 
   await actionsUtil.sendStatusReport(statusReport);