diff --git a/x11-misc/i3status/metadata.xml b/x11-misc/i3status/metadata.xml
index 0d97daa3143bc..f46ee7d432fbc 100644
--- a/x11-misc/i3status/metadata.xml
+++ b/x11-misc/i3status/metadata.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<!-- maintainer-needed -->
+	<maintainer type="person">
+		<email>ultrabug@gentoo.org</email>
+		<name>Alexys Jacob</name>
+	</maintainer>
 	<longdescription>
 		i3status is a small program (about 1500 SLOC) for generating a status bar for
 		dzen2, xmobar or similar programs. It is designed to be very efficient by