diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 8f44dca48a09..bc753fc65238 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1260,6 +1260,14 @@ F: io/
 F: include/io/
 F: tests/test-io-*
 
+Sockets
+M: Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
+M: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
+M: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
+S: Maintained
+F: include/qemu/sockets.h
+F: util/qemu-sockets.c
+
 Usermode Emulation
 ------------------
 Overall