diff --git a/lib/platform/github/index.js b/lib/platform/github/index.js
index 1e7b035ffb75df0cd0a412031999b81aad8525dc..f2ff4ccae7c56d91b6771531cab7a689d1d12750 100644
--- a/lib/platform/github/index.js
+++ b/lib/platform/github/index.js
@@ -866,12 +866,19 @@ async function addAssignees(issueNo, assignees) {
 
 async function addReviewers(prNo, reviewers) {
   logger.debug(`Adding reviewers ${reviewers} to #${prNo}`);
+
+  const userReviewers = reviewers.filter(e => !e.startsWith('team:'));
+  const teamReviewers = reviewers
+    .filter(e => e.startsWith('team:'))
+    .map(e => e.replace(/^team:/, ''));
+
   await get.post(
     `repos/${config.parentRepo ||
       config.repository}/pulls/${prNo}/requested_reviewers`,
     {
       body: {
-        reviewers,
+        reviewers: userReviewers,
+        team_reviewers: teamReviewers,
       },
     }
   );
diff --git a/test/platform/github/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap b/test/platform/github/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
index bef71803ecf61cf94a81bf83e57adbc56d4fe92a..96b73e6303dfa893fa3c447991b4fdca680d06e3 100644
--- a/test/platform/github/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/platform/github/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ Array [
           "someuser",
           "someotheruser",
         ],
+        "team_reviewers": Array [
+          "someteam",
+        ],
       },
     },
   ],
diff --git a/test/platform/github/index.spec.js b/test/platform/github/index.spec.js
index c0d6582f2e6326963aa6f4100347a984f47b53fe..50b0b0fdd954dd5681668513e6407cce4d3e063f 100644
--- a/test/platform/github/index.spec.js
+++ b/test/platform/github/index.spec.js
@@ -1050,7 +1050,11 @@ describe('platform/github', () => {
         repository: 'some/repo',
       });
       get.post.mockReturnValueOnce({});
-      await github.addReviewers(42, ['someuser', 'someotheruser']);
+      await github.addReviewers(42, [
+        'someuser',
+        'someotheruser',
+        'team:someteam',
+      ]);
       expect(get.post.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
   });
diff --git a/website/docs/configuration-options.md b/website/docs/configuration-options.md
index a1cbbe890b306dac4c1daf9b1fc709c969e53a63..75df35c4a5b3b904101ced21d7aad6f335b04d41 100644
--- a/website/docs/configuration-options.md
+++ b/website/docs/configuration-options.md
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ Similar to `ignoreUnstable`, this option controls whether to update to versions
 
 ## reviewers
 
-Must be valid usernames. Note: does not currently work with the GitHub App due to an outstanding GitHub API bug.
+Must be valid usernames. If on GitHub and assigning a team to review, use the prefix `team:`, e.g. provide a value like `team:someteam`.
 
 ## rollbackPrs