diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 218352e86..3f89843f6 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-# remote-state backends.
-/backend/remote-state/azure   @terraform-azure
-/backend/remote-state/gcs     @terraform-google
-/backend/remote-state/s3      @terraform-aws
+# Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners.
+# More on CODEOWNERS files: https://help.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-code-owners
+
+# Terraform Core default ownership
+*                               @hashicorp/terraform-core
+
+# Remote-state backends
+/backend/remote-state/azure     @hashicorp/terraform-azure
+/backend/remote-state/gcs       @hashicorp/terraform-google
+/backend/remote-state/s3        @hashicorp/terraform-aws