diff --git a/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS b/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
index 983c82a17c..87ea6f3762 100644
--- a/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
 /components/xtensa/                   @esp-idf-codeowners/system
 
 /docs/                                   @esp-idf-codeowners/docs
+/docs/**/api-guides/tools/               @esp-idf-codeowners/tools
 /docs/en/api-guides/jtag-debugging/      @esp-idf-codeowners/debugging
 /docs/**/api-reference/bluetooth/        @esp-idf-codeowners/bluetooth
 /docs/**/api-reference/network/          @esp-idf-codeowners/network @esp-idf-codeowners/wifi