diff --git a/cmd/kube-proxy/OWNERS b/cmd/kube-proxy/OWNERS
index 548730fa952..718fa4059ee 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-proxy/OWNERS
+++ b/cmd/kube-proxy/OWNERS
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ approvers:
   - sig-network-approvers
 labels:
   - sig/network
+  - area/kube-proxy
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/OWNERS b/pkg/proxy/OWNERS
index 675d11afb44..c2ea7233a53 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/proxy/OWNERS
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ reviewers:
   - sig-network-reviewers
 labels:
   - sig/network
+  - area/kube-proxy
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/winkernel/OWNERS b/pkg/proxy/winkernel/OWNERS
index eec557c644c..7e668b23818 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/winkernel/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/proxy/winkernel/OWNERS
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ reviewers:
   - daschott
 labels:
   - sig/network
+  - sig/windows
+  - area/kube-proxy
 emeritus_approvers:
   - dineshgovindasamy
   - ksubrmnn
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/OWNERS
index c6fb94a1043..261ef02fa5e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/OWNERS
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ reviewers:
   - sig-network-reviewers
   - luxas
   - sttts
+labels:
+  - sig/network
+  - area/kube-proxy