diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index f953c5f0f..aef889d3d 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 # https://help.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-code-owners#codeowners-syntax
 
 # The java-samples-reviewers team is the default owner for samples changes
-samples/                         @stephaniewang526 @GoogleCloudPlatform/java-samples-reviewers
\ No newline at end of file
+samples/**/*.java                        @stephaniewang526 @googleapis/java-samples-reviewers