diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 7dfad78f77b..7d19f1d9829 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ go.sum @grafana/backend-platform
 
 # Backend code docs
 /contribute/style-guides/backend.md @grafana/backend-platform
+/contribute/architecture/backend @grafana/backend-platform
 
 /e2e @grafana/grafana-frontend-platform
 /packages @grafana/grafana-frontend-platform