diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 470cab6d006990..c27cc246187318 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ azure-pipelines.yml  @openvinotoolkit/openvino-admins
 # Tests:
 /tests/  @openvinotoolkit/openvino-tests-maintainers
 /inference-engine/tests/  @openvinotoolkit/openvino-tests-maintainers
+/inference-engine/tests_deprecated/  @openvinotoolkit/openvino-tests-maintainers
 
 # IE in general:
 /inference-engine/  @openvinotoolkit/openvino-ie-maintainers