diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 489dac51..68231ef8 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Default owners for everything in the repo
 
-*                                   @aws-samples/coding-agents-admin @aws-samples/coding-agents-maintainers
+*                                   @aws-samples/coding-agents-admin @aws-samples/coding-agents-maintainers @backgroundagents
 
 .abca                               @aws-samples/coding-agents-admin
 .claude/settings.json               @aws-samples/coding-agents-admin