diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 45bc58a9def7..303c09abb20a 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@
 /.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md @infinisil
 /doc/contributing/ @fricklerhandwerk @infinisil
 /doc/contributing/contributing-to-documentation.chapter.md @jtojnar @fricklerhandwerk @infinisil
+/lib/README.md @infinisil
+/doc/README.md @infinisil
+/nixos/README.md @infinisil
+/pkgs/README.md @infinisil
+/maintainers/README.md @infinisil
+
+# User-facing development documentation
+/doc/development.md @infinisil
+/doc/development @infinisil
 
 # NixOS Internals
 /nixos/default.nix                                    @infinisil