diff --git a/core/MAINTAINERS.txt b/core/MAINTAINERS.txt
index 1bbfa4e6ab9d087f4d3359e0ade6ff0dd9b15afb..2ae11186aa487ff1bee19cd33d7e6d248750d72f 100644
--- a/core/MAINTAINERS.txt
+++ b/core/MAINTAINERS.txt
@@ -468,6 +468,11 @@ Workflows
 Topic maintainers
 -----------------
 
+The Drupal Core topic maintainers are subject-matter experts in a topic that
+spans multiple subsystems. These correspond to the core gates which all
+proposed changes must pass. https://www.drupal.org/contribute/core/maintainers
+provides more information on their responsibilities.
+
 Accessibility
 - Rain Breaw Michaels 'rainbreaw' https://www.drupal.org/u/rainbreaw
 - Mike Gifford 'mgifford' https://www.drupal.org/u/mgifford