diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS
index 54fd21f1141..6f69285eab4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ reviewers:
 - enj
 - hzxuzhonghu
 - CaoShuFeng
+- jennybuckley
+- apelisse
 labels:
 - sig/api-machinery
 - area/apiserver
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a7470137b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+approvers:
+- jennybuckley
+- apelisse
+reviewers:
+- kwiesmueller