diff --git a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/OWNERS b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/OWNERS
index 4d1d84bb6e..a6caeb6072 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/OWNERS
+++ b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/OWNERS
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ reviewers:
 - wlan0
 - andrewsykim
 - stewart-yu
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
diff --git a/cmd/controller-manager/OWNERS b/cmd/controller-manager/OWNERS
index 2b5baa469b..d6532cf8d8 100644
--- a/cmd/controller-manager/OWNERS
+++ b/cmd/controller-manager/OWNERS
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ reviewers:
 - liggitt
 - sttts
 - stewart-yu
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
diff --git a/cmd/kube-apiserver/OWNERS b/cmd/kube-apiserver/OWNERS
index 07cca63138..98890a06c0 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-apiserver/OWNERS
+++ b/cmd/kube-apiserver/OWNERS
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ reviewers:
 - sttts
 - hzxuzhonghu
 - CaoShuFeng
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
+- area/apiserver
diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/OWNERS b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/OWNERS
index 03b1a79489..dc963a9e2f 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/OWNERS
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/OWNERS
@@ -63,3 +63,5 @@ reviewers:
 - thockin
 - timothysc
 - wojtek-t
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
diff --git a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/OWNERS
index 7d9bdbd4ab..53def544e4 100755
--- a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/OWNERS
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ reviewers:
 - caesarxuchao
 - lavalamp
 - deads2k
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
diff --git a/pkg/controller/namespace/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/namespace/OWNERS
index 3cca2abff0..b4a3c10782 100755
--- a/pkg/controller/namespace/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/namespace/OWNERS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 reviewers:
 - derekwaynecarr
 - smarterclayton
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
diff --git a/pkg/kubeapiserver/OWNERS b/pkg/kubeapiserver/OWNERS
index 6bcbe218ba..3196f46afd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubeapiserver/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/kubeapiserver/OWNERS
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ reviewers:
 - lavalamp
 - liggitt
 - sttts
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
+- area/apiserver
diff --git a/pkg/master/OWNERS b/pkg/master/OWNERS
index afb28125c4..1ce00cdfa1 100644
--- a/pkg/master/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/master/OWNERS
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ reviewers:
 - hongchaodeng
 - jszczepkowski
 - enj
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
diff --git a/pkg/quota/OWNERS b/pkg/quota/OWNERS
index 7025d6d6ee..3c805833bc 100644
--- a/pkg/quota/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/quota/OWNERS
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ reviewers:
 - derekwaynecarr
 - smarterclayton
 - vishh
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/OWNERS
index d9cb557fc7..9b2649db61 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/OWNERS
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ approvers:
 - deads2k
 - lavalamp
 - sttts
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
+- area/custom-resources
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/OWNERS
index 7069eeb0b4..3449af9767 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/OWNERS
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ reviewers:
 - sttts
 - ncdc
 - tallclair
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS
index a77fd665a6..9617c27781 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/OWNERS
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ reviewers:
 - enj
 - hzxuzhonghu
 - CaoShuFeng
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
+- area/apiserver
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/OWNERS
index b399168299..52d334653c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/OWNERS
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ reviewers:
 - soltysh
 - sttts
 - yliaog
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/OWNERS
index ce432f59d8..4155fc60cc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/OWNERS
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ reviewers:
 - lavalamp
 - wojtek-t
 - sttts
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
+- area/code-generation
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/OWNERS
index 0d736f5ae4..aac4025880 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/OWNERS
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ reviewers:
 - liggitt
 - sttts
 - cheftako
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/OWNERS
index b4bd45402b..9e337a812b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/OWNERS
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ reviewers:
 - deads2k
 - sttts
 - liggitt
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/OWNERS
index 2a55092e9f..791ce71797 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/OWNERS
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ reviewers:
 - sttts
 - munnerz
 - nikhita
+labels:
+- sig/api-machinery