diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/base-codestarts/src/main/resources/codestarts/quarkus-extension/code/quarkiverse/java/.github/CODEOWNERS.tpl.qute b/independent-projects/tools/base-codestarts/src/main/resources/codestarts/quarkus-extension/code/quarkiverse/java/.github/CODEOWNERS.tpl.qute
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3112a48e3dae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/base-codestarts/src/main/resources/codestarts/quarkus-extension/code/quarkiverse/java/.github/CODEOWNERS.tpl.qute
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Lines starting with '#' are comments.
+# Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners.
+
+# More details are here: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners
+
+# The '*' pattern is global owners.
+
+# Order is important. The last matching pattern has the most precedence.
+# The folders are ordered as follows:
+
+# In each subsection folders are ordered first by depth, then alphabetically.
+# This should make it easy to add new rules without breaking existing ones.
+
+*   @quarkiverse/quarkiverse-{extension.id}
diff --git a/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/dir-tree.snapshot b/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/dir-tree.snapshot
index 491997e2044f4..86bcacb67a824 100644
--- a/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/dir-tree.snapshot
+++ b/integration-tests/maven/src/test/resources/__snapshots__/CreateExtensionMojoIT/testCreateQuarkiverseExtension/dir-tree.snapshot
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /
 quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext/
 quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext/.github/
+quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext/.github/CODEOWNERS
 quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext/.github/dependabot.yml
 quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext/.github/project.yml
 quarkus-my-quarkiverse-ext/.github/workflows/