diff --git a/dev-python/protobuf-python/metadata.xml b/dev-python/protobuf-python/metadata.xml
index 133ac2d04ea69..b9347a6d83401 100644
--- a/dev-python/protobuf-python/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/protobuf-python/metadata.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 <maintainer type="person">
 	<email>tomboy64@sina.cn</email>
 </maintainer>
+<maintainer type="person">
+	<email>arfrever.fta@gmail.com</email>
+	<name>Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis</name>
+</maintainer>
 <maintainer type="project">
 	<email>python@gentoo.org</email>
 	<name>Gentoo Python Project</name>