diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index ceead9cf..07edd904 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ aliases:
   - MartinWeindel
   - ScheererJ
   - anluerz
+  documentation-approvers: # Approvers for the Gardener documentation and its aggregate sources, see https://gardener.cloud/contribute/contribution-process/documentation-roles/#documentation-approver
+  - BoHristova
+  - VelmiraS
+  - klocke-io
diff --git a/docs/OWNERS b/docs/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6eb71b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+approvers:
+- documentation-approvers