diff --git a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
index 41987885bd31..d7016279ec2b 100755
--- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ my $lk_path = "./";
 my $email = 1;
 my $email_usename = 1;
 my $email_maintainer = 1;
+my $email_reviewer = 1;
 my $email_list = 1;
 my $email_subscriber_list = 0;
 my $email_git_penguin_chiefs = 0;
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ if (!GetOptions(
 		'remove-duplicates!' => \$email_remove_duplicates,
 		'mailmap!' => \$email_use_mailmap,
 		'm!' => \$email_maintainer,
+		'r!' => \$email_reviewer,
 		'n!' => \$email_usename,
 		'l!' => \$email_list,
 		's!' => \$email_subscriber_list,
@@ -260,7 +262,8 @@ if ($sections) {
 }
 
 if ($email &&
-    ($email_maintainer + $email_list + $email_subscriber_list +
+    ($email_maintainer + $email_reviewer +
+     $email_list + $email_subscriber_list +
      $email_git + $email_git_penguin_chiefs + $email_git_blame) == 0) {
     die "$P: Please select at least 1 email option\n";
 }
@@ -750,6 +753,7 @@ MAINTAINER field selection options:
     --hg-since => hg history to use (default: $email_hg_since)
     --interactive => display a menu (mostly useful if used with the --git option)
     --m => include maintainer(s) if any
+    --r => include reviewer(s) if any
     --n => include name 'Full Name <addr\@domain.tld>'
     --l => include list(s) if any
     --s => include subscriber only list(s) if any
@@ -1064,6 +1068,22 @@ sub add_categories {
 		    my $role = get_maintainer_role($i);
 		    push_email_addresses($pvalue, $role);
 		}
+	    } elsif ($ptype eq "R") {
+		my ($name, $address) = parse_email($pvalue);
+		if ($name eq "") {
+		    if ($i > 0) {
+			my $tv = $typevalue[$i - 1];
+			if ($tv =~ m/^(\C):\s*(.*)/) {
+			    if ($1 eq "P") {
+				$name = $2;
+				$pvalue = format_email($name, $address, $email_usename);
+			    }
+			}
+		    }
+		}
+		if ($email_reviewer) {
+		    push_email_addresses($pvalue, 'reviewer');
+		}
 	    } elsif ($ptype eq "T") {
 		push(@scm, $pvalue);
 	    } elsif ($ptype eq "W") {