diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 9e3365cae..f6315449b 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ docs/user-guide/marathon.md         @containous/marathon
 docs/user-guide/swarm.md            @containous/docker
 docs/user-guide/swarm-mode.md       @containous/docker
 
+docs/configuration/backends/docker.md       @containous/docker
+docs/configuration/backends/kubernetes.md   @containous/kubernetes
+docs/configuration/backends/marathon.md     @containous/marathon
+docs/configuration/backends/rancher.md      @containous/rancher
+
 examples/k8s/                   @containous/kubernetes
 examples/compose-k8s.yaml       @containous/kubernetes
 examples/k8s.namespace.yaml     @containous/kubernetes