diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index eeb071efdb..e07746ac7d 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2448,6 +2448,7 @@ T: git https://github.com/philmd/qemu.git fw_cfg-next
 
 XIVE
 M: Cédric Le Goater <clg@kaod.org>
+R: Frédéric Barrat <fbarrat@linux.ibm.com>
 L: qemu-ppc@nongnu.org
 S: Odd Fixes
 F: hw/*/*xive*