diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bf47fdaaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Protect `.github` folder except the spell-check rules inside it. (The exception happens by not defining any owner user or group for the path.)
+# Protection of the spell-check rules makes no sense as it needs to be changed in nearly every PR.
+/.github/ @crutkas @DHowett @ethanfangg
+/.github/actions/spell-check/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/actions/spell-check/allow/code.txt b/.github/actions/spell-check/allow/code.txt
index 92331140f8..7c6a022ac5 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spell-check/allow/code.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spell-check/allow/code.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ YUYV
 YVU
 YVYU
 zipfolder
-
+CODEOWNERS
 
 # FONTS
 
diff --git a/.github/actions/spell-check/allow/names.txt b/.github/actions/spell-check/allow/names.txt
index a8e6160ea4..baf6b711ac 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spell-check/allow/names.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spell-check/allow/names.txt
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ davidegiacometti
 debian
 Delimarsky
 Deondre
+DHowett
 ductdo
 Essey
+ethanfangg
 frankychen
 gabime
 Galaxi