diff --git a/pkg/genericapiserver/endpoints/OWNERS b/pkg/genericapiserver/endpoints/OWNERS
index bbf15ef1ba9..1bc35263e2d 100644
--- a/pkg/genericapiserver/endpoints/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/genericapiserver/endpoints/OWNERS
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ approvers:
 - nikhiljindal
 - smarterclayton
 - deads2k
+- sttts
 reviewers:
 - thockin
 - lavalamp
diff --git a/pkg/genericapiserver/server/OWNERS b/pkg/genericapiserver/server/OWNERS
index d015b720b95..9c596e46d9b 100644
--- a/pkg/genericapiserver/server/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/genericapiserver/server/OWNERS
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ approvers:
 - nikhiljindal
 - smarterclayton
 - deads2k
+- sttts
 reviewers:
 - lavalamp
 - smarterclayton
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1bc35263e2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+approvers:
+- lavalamp
+- nikhiljindal
+- smarterclayton
+- deads2k
+- sttts
+reviewers:
+- thockin
+- lavalamp
+- smarterclayton
+- wojtek-t
+- deads2k
+- derekwaynecarr
+- caesarxuchao
+- mikedanese
+- liggitt
+- nikhiljindal
+- bprashanth
+- gmarek
+- erictune
+- davidopp
+- sttts
+- zmerlynn
+- luxas
+- roberthbailey
+- ncdc
+- timstclair
+- yifan-gu
+- timothysc
+- feiskyer
+- soltysh
+- piosz
+- jbeda
+- dims
+- spxtr
+- errordeveloper
+- madhusudancs
+- hongchaodeng
+- krousey
+- vmarmol
+- fgrzadkowski
+- xiang90