diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-kiwis-learn.md b/.changeset/lemon-kiwis-learn.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41851e6c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-kiwis-learn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/view-components": patch
+---
+
+Add "action" to the list of data attributes that accept multiple values in the `merge_data` helper
diff --git a/app/lib/primer/attributes_helper.rb b/app/lib/primer/attributes_helper.rb
index 1e39d7215b..d72fe0d6b6 100644
--- a/app/lib/primer/attributes_helper.rb
+++ b/app/lib/primer/attributes_helper.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module Primer
   # :nodoc:
   module AttributesHelper
     PLURAL_ARIA_ATTRIBUTES = %i[describedby labelledby].freeze
-    PLURAL_DATA_ATTRIBUTES = %i[target targets].freeze
+    PLURAL_DATA_ATTRIBUTES = %i[target targets action].freeze
 
     def aria(val, system_arguments)
       system_arguments[:"aria-#{val}"] || system_arguments.dig(:aria, val.to_sym)