diff --git a/ci/OWNERS b/ci/OWNERS
index b9de62822c5f7..9eed0be26f7c3 100644
--- a/ci/OWNERS
+++ b/ci/OWNERS
@@ -206,6 +206,17 @@ pkgs/data/misc/cacert/ @ajs124 @lukegb @mweinelt
 pkgs/development/libraries/nss/ @ajs124 @lukegb @mweinelt
 pkgs/development/python-modules/buildcatrust/ @ajs124 @lukegb @mweinelt
 
+# Java
+/doc/languages-frameworks/java.section.md @NixOS/java
+/doc/languages-frameworks/maven.section.md @NixOS/java
+/pkgs/top-level/java-packages.nix @NixOS/java
+/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gradle @NixOS/java
+/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk @NixOS/java
+/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk @NixOS/java
+/pkgs/development/compilers/semeru-bin @NixOS/java
+/pkgs/development/compilers/temurin-bin @NixOS/java
+/pkgs/development/compilers/jetbrains-jdk @NixOS/java
+
 # Jetbrains
 /pkgs/applications/editors/jetbrains @edwtjo
 
diff --git a/maintainers/team-list.nix b/maintainers/team-list.nix
index 3b041aab6d0cd..21dd7d969105a 100644
--- a/maintainers/team-list.nix
+++ b/maintainers/team-list.nix
@@ -497,6 +497,17 @@ with lib.maintainers;
     shortName = "Input-Output Global employees";
   };
 
+  java = {
+    githubTeams = [ "java" ];
+    members = [
+      tomodachi94
+      chayleaf
+      infinidoge
+    ];
+    scope = "Maintainers of the Nixpkgs Java ecosystem (JDK, JVM, Java, Gradle, Maven, Ant, and adjacent projects)";
+    enableFeatureFreezePing = true;
+  };
+
   jitsi = {
     members = [
       cleeyv
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/maven/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/maven/package.nix
index d48e0448ea121..f7d88548f36b0 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/maven/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/maven/package.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     '';
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     mainProgram = "mvn";
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    maintainers = [ ] ++ lib.teams.java.members;
     inherit (jdk_headless.meta) platforms;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/common.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/common.nix
index f8127b2b74506..6b20c71c54381 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/common.nix
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ let
       homepage = "https://www.azul.com/products/zulu/";
       license = lib.licenses.gpl2Only;
       mainProgram = "java";
-      maintainers = [ ];
+      maintainers = [ ] ++ lib.teams.java.members;
       platforms = builtins.attrNames dists;
       sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryBytecode binaryNativeCode ];
     };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/apache-ant/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/apache-ant/default.nix
index 5e00d302ac4c8..883163d00c425 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/apache-ant/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/apache-ant/default.nix
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryBytecode ];
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    maintainers = [ ] ++ lib.teams.java.members;
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gradle/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gradle/default.nix
index a2a1c1115a531..57c576c65cc0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gradle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gradle/default.nix
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ rec {
           binaryNativeCode
         ];
         license = licenses.asl20;
-        maintainers = with maintainers; [ lorenzleutgeb liff ];
+        maintainers = with maintainers; [ lorenzleutgeb liff ] ++ lib.teams.maintainers.java;
         mainProgram = "gradle";
       } // meta;
     });