diff --git a/core/MAINTAINERS.txt b/core/MAINTAINERS.txt
index 7d32f59c94c7..bad9d508d03a 100644
--- a/core/MAINTAINERS.txt
+++ b/core/MAINTAINERS.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ whole. The branch maintainers for Drupal 8 are:
 - Dries Buytaert 'dries' http://drupal.org/user/1
 - Nathaniel Catchpole 'catch' http://drupal.org/user/35733
 - Angela Byron 'webchick' http://drupal.org/user/24967
+- Alex Pott 'alexpott' http://drupal.org/user/157725
 
 Component maintainers
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