diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 4c3fdb756e7..725e723889a 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ go.sum @deepthi @harshit-gangal @mattlord @rohit-nayak-ps @systay @frouioui
 /go/vt/vtgate/endtoend/*vstream* @rohit-nayak-ps @mattlord
 /go/vt/vtgate/planbuilder @harshit-gangal @systay @frouioui @GuptaManan100 @arthurschreiber
 /go/vt/vtgate/*vstream* @rohit-nayak-ps @mattlord
+/go/vt/vtgate/evalengine @dbussink @vmg @systay
 /go/vt/vtorc @deepthi @shlomi-noach @GuptaManan100 @timvaillancourt
 /go/vt/vttablet/*conn* @harshit-gangal @systay
 /go/vt/vttablet/endtoend @harshit-gangal @mattlord @rohit-nayak-ps @systay
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
index 47cff80343a..fb8e8a55f53 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.md
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ rohit-nayak-ps, deepthi, mattlord
 systay, harshit-gangal, vmg, GuptaManan100, dbussink
 
 ### Evaluation Engine
-vmg, dbussink
+vmg, dbussink, systay
 
 ### Planner
 systay, harshit-gangal, GuptaManan100, frouioui