diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12eed3fd95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/README.*.md @mhmdanas
+/.github/ @mhmdanas
+
+/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/ @Redirion
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b87219f4f76..48e7e8a1d6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
       - 'fastlane/**'
       - 'assets/**'
       - '.github/**/*.md'
+      - .github/CODEOWNERS
   push:
     branches:
       - dev
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ on:
       - 'fastlane/**'
       - 'assets/**'
       - '.github/**/*.md'
+      - .github/CODEOWNERS
 
 jobs:
   build-and-test-jvm: