diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index e723f7347f1213633667ad3497070bce7cca29e5..41d19684bfe8bba75ec2a371be9dfedcf7c01f0c 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ $ node renovate --help
     --recreate-closed [boolean]  Recreate PRs even if same ones were closed previously
     --labels <list>              Labels to add to Pull Request
     --assignees <list>           Assignees for Pull Request
+    --reviewers <list>           Requested reviewers for Pull Requests
     --log-level <string>         Logging level
 
   Examples:
@@ -118,4 +119,5 @@ Obviously, you can't set repository or package file location with this method.
 | `prBody` | Pull Request body template | string | `"This Pull Request updates dependency {{depName}} from version {{currentVersion}} to {{newVersion}}\n\n{{changelog}}"` |  |  |
 | `labels` | Labels to add to Pull Request | list | `[]` | `RENOVATE_LABELS` | `--labels` |
 | `assignees` | Assignees for Pull Request | list | `[]` | `RENOVATE_ASSIGNEES` | `--assignees` |
+| `reviewers` | Requested reviewers for Pull Requests | list | `[]` | `RENOVATE_REVIEWERS` | `--reviewers` |
 | `logLevel` | Logging level | string | `"info"` | `LOG_LEVEL` | `--log-level` |
diff --git a/lib/api/github.js b/lib/api/github.js
index 3a47d88783e080c561dddfd061398d7eba65f4a8..9eebddef3647fdd8cdf29c8392456e1a16a7ea92 100644
--- a/lib/api/github.js
+++ b/lib/api/github.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ module.exports = {
   updateBranch,
   // issue
   addAssignees,
+  addReviewers,
   addLabels,
   // PR
   findPr,
@@ -137,6 +138,18 @@ async function addAssignees(issueNo, assignees) {
   });
 }
 
+async function addReviewers(issueNo, reviewers) {
+  logger.debug(`Adding reviewers ${reviewers} to #${issueNo}`);
+  await ghGot.post(`repos/${config.repoName}/pulls/${issueNo}/requested_reviewers`, {
+    headers: {
+      accept: 'application/vnd.github.black-cat-preview+json',
+    },
+    body: {
+      reviewers,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
 async function addLabels(issueNo, labels) {
   logger.debug(`Adding labels ${labels} to #${issueNo}`);
   await ghGot.post(`repos/${config.repoName}/issues/${issueNo}/labels`, {
diff --git a/lib/config/definitions.js b/lib/config/definitions.js
index 4e319175a7197069d365e778c2d427670f17e6fb..c57c98c441d689381a25f382d46fb7e38737fa1d 100644
--- a/lib/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/config/definitions.js
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ const options = [
     description: 'Assignees for Pull Request',
     type: 'list',
   },
+  {
+    name: 'reviewers',
+    description: 'Requested reviewers for Pull Requests',
+    type: 'list',
+  },
   // Debug options
   {
     name: 'logLevel',
diff --git a/lib/worker.js b/lib/worker.js
index da29ec9bde22be67a975566a36785f8438b9110d..f4ca3173fa893b1e67b1efa5b2d18a03c195eb07 100644
--- a/lib/worker.js
+++ b/lib/worker.js
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ async function updateDependency(upgrade) {
         const prNo = await createPr();
         await addLabels(prNo);
         await addAssignees(prNo);
+        await addReviewers(prNo);
         return;
       }
       // Check if existing PR needs updating
@@ -274,6 +275,15 @@ async function updateDependency(upgrade) {
       await github.addAssignees(prNo, config.assignees);
     }
 
+    // Add reviewers to a PR
+    async function addReviewers(prNo) {
+      if (config.reviewers.length === 0) {
+        logger.debug(`No reviewers to add to ${prNo}`);
+        return;
+      }
+      await github.addReviewers(prNo, config.reviewers);
+    }
+
     // Add labels to a PR
     async function addLabels(prNo) {
       if (config.labels.length === 0) {
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 8a1f20d5245b12e537743ac0fe50fc3e7d40b922..f0d86fcca1e8db3292b869ac312f02bda2cbd0c3 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ $ node renovate --help
     --recreate-closed [boolean]  Recreate PRs even if same ones were closed previously
     --labels <list>              Labels to add to Pull Request
     --assignees <list>           Assignees for Pull Request
+    --reviewers <list>           Requested reviewers for Pull Requests
     --log-level <string>         Logging level
 
   Examples: