diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index b077b79a6ef..dc3e3cc840f 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ guix/build/gnu-build-system\.scm                   @guix/core-packages
 guix/build/utils\.scm                              @guix/core-packages
 guix/build-system/gnu\.scm                         @guix/core-packages
 
+gnu/packages/debian\.scm                           @guix/debian
+
 \.texi$                                            @guix/documentation
 doc/build\.scm                                     @guix/documentation
 gnu/system/examples/bare-bones\.tmpl               @guix/documentation
diff --git a/etc/teams.scm b/etc/teams.scm
index 329e3a6133d..6a4049ad954 100755
--- a/etc/teams.scm
+++ b/etc/teams.scm
@@ -574,6 +574,13 @@ already exists.  Lookup team IDs among CURRENT-TEAMS."
                       "guix/build/utils.scm"
                       "guix/build-system/gnu.scm")))
 
+(define-team debian
+  (team 'debian
+        #:name "Debian team"
+        #:description
+        "Packages related to Debian and Debian derivatives."
+        #:scope (list "gnu/packages/debian.scm")))
+
 (define-team documentation
   (team 'documentation
         #:name "Documentation"
@@ -1131,7 +1138,7 @@ the \"texlive\" importer."
 (define-member (person "Vagrant Cascadian"
                        "vagrant@debian.org"
                        "vagrantc")
-  embedded)
+  debian embedded)
 
 (define-member (person "Vagrant Cascadian"        ;XXX: duplicate
                        "vagrant@reproducible-builds.org"