diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 0aad89b..e5dbf24 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 /ladder/teams/build.yaml @cilium/build
 /ladder/teams/certgen.yaml @cilium/certgen
 /ladder/teams/ci-structure.yaml @cilium/ci-structure
+/ladder/teams/cilium-io-committers.yaml @cilium/cilium-io-committers
 /ladder/teams/cilium-io.yaml @cilium/cilium-io
 /ladder/teams/cli.yaml @cilium/cli
 /ladder/teams/community.yaml @cilium/community
diff --git a/ladder/teams/cilium-io-committers.yaml b/ladder/teams/cilium-io-committers.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41e4f07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ladder/teams/cilium-io-committers.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+members:
+- krmeinders
+- xmulligan
diff --git a/ladder/teams/cilium-io.yaml b/ladder/teams/cilium-io.yaml
index e801c33..0bbbfaf 100644
--- a/ladder/teams/cilium-io.yaml
+++ b/ladder/teams/cilium-io.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 members:
 - doniacld
+- krmeinders
 - lizrice
 - paularah
 - xmulligan