diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 7d9811458c..b7e9ced3e8 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2209,6 +2209,7 @@ F: docs/devel/vfio-iommufd.rst
 
 vhost
 M: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
+R: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>
 S: Supported
 F: hw/*/*vhost*
 F: docs/interop/vhost-user.json