diff --git a/core/MAINTAINERS.txt b/core/MAINTAINERS.txt
index 293668463c..a1d140c5bc 100644
--- a/core/MAINTAINERS.txt
+++ b/core/MAINTAINERS.txt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Basic Auth
 - Juampy Novillo Requena 'juampy' https://www.drupal.org/u/juampy
 
 Batch API
-- ?
+- John Cook 'John Cook' https://www.drupal.org/u/john-cook
 
 BigPipe
 - Wim Leers 'Wim Leers' https://www.drupal.org/u/wim-leers