diff --git a/pkg/controller/apis/config/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/apis/config/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3149dc3c06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/apis/config/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+approvers:
+- api-approvers
+- deads2k
+- luxas
+- mtaufen
+- sttts
+- stewart-yu
+reviewers:
+- api-reviewers
+- deads2k
+- luxas
+- mtaufen
+- sttts
+- stewart-yu
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3149dc3c06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+approvers:
+- api-approvers
+- deads2k
+- luxas
+- mtaufen
+- sttts
+- stewart-yu
+reviewers:
+- api-reviewers
+- deads2k
+- luxas
+- mtaufen
+- sttts
+- stewart-yu