diff --git a/cmd/kubectl/OWNERS b/cmd/kubectl/OWNERS
index ce699e9679a57..4ac9429057e42 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectl/OWNERS
+++ b/cmd/kubectl/OWNERS
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ approvers:
 - sig-cli-maintainers
 reviewers:
 - sig-cli
+labels:
+- area/kubectl
+- sig/cli
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/OWNERS b/pkg/kubectl/OWNERS
index 9f84786890b02..4ac9429057e42 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/OWNERS
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ approvers:
 reviewers:
 - sig-cli
 labels:
+- area/kubectl
 - sig/cli