diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index e0ca97d0..65116f60 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 
 
 # The python-samples-owners team is the default owner for samples
-/samples/                       @telpirion @sirtorry @googleapis/python-samples-owners
\ No newline at end of file
+/samples/**/*.py                       @telpirion @sirtorry @googleapis/python-samples-owners
\ No newline at end of file