diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 886ecaea09..6eff022077 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ Muxers/Demuxers:
   wvenc.c                               Paul B Mahol
 
 Protocols:
+  async.c                               Zhang Rui
   bluray.c                              Petri Hintukainen
   ftp.c                                 Lukasz Marek
   http.c                                Ronald S. Bultje