diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 6e999f20c651..f224dbbd9021 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners for information on OWNERS files.
-# See the OWNERS_ALIASES file at https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/blob/master/OWNERS_ALIASES for a list of members for each alias. 
+# See the OWNERS_ALIASES file at https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/blob/master/OWNERS_ALIASES for a list of members for each alias.
 
 approvers:
   - sig-cluster-lifecycle-leads
diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index db35576fd777..449d197471ee 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -68,3 +68,12 @@ aliases:
   cluster-api-clusterctl-reviewers:
   - fabriziopandini
   - wfernandes
+
+  # -----------------------------------------------------------
+  # OWNER_ALIASES for exp/operator
+  # -----------------------------------------------------------
+
+  cluster-api-operator-reviewers:
+  - alexander-demichev
+  - MarcelMue
+  - JoelSpeed
diff --git a/exp/operator/OWNERS b/exp/operator/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..22264ac18eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exp/operator/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+approvers:
+  - sig-cluster-lifecycle-leads
+  - cluster-api-admins
+  - cluster-api-maintainers
+
+reviewers:
+  - cluster-api-operator-reviewers