diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 8468ce3673..bd778f9ba2 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -192,6 +192,96 @@
       - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/crypto/**'
       - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/crypto/**'
 
+# someday this should be broken down into more precise categories
+
+"Area: Drivers":
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/1wire/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/bch/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/can/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/devicetree/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/dma/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/dummy/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/eeprom/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/efuse/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/i2c/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/i2s/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/i3c/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/input/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/ioexpander/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/ipcc/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/lcd/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/leds/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/loops/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/math/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/misc/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/mmcsd/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/modem/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/motor/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/mtd/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/note/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/pinctrl/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/pipes/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/power/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/rc/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/regmap/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/reset/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/rf/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/rmt/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/rpmsg/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/rptun/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/segger/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/serial/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/spi/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/syslog/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/thermal/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/timers/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/usrsock/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/vhost/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/virtio/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'drivers/wireless/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/1wire/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/aie/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/analog/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/clk/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/contactless/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/coresight/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/fdt.h'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/dma/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/drivers/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/eeprom/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/efuse/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/i2c/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/i3c/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/input/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/ioexpander/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/ipcc.h'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/lcd/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/leds/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/math/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/modem/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/motor/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/mtd/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/note/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/pinctrl/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/power/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/rc/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/regmap/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/reset/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/rf/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/rmt/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/rpmsg/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/rptun/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/segger/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/serial/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/spi/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/syslog/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/timers/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/usrsock/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/vhost/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/virtio/**'
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: 'include/nuttx/wireless/**'
+
 "Area: Documentation":
   - changed-files:
       - any-glob-to-any-file: 'Documentation/**'