diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4893600..9c1decb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@
 
 This project can be imported into the Eclipse IDE:
 
-Add the plugin name to the `CUSTOM_PLUGINS` in Gerrit core in
+Add the plugin name to the `CUSTOM_PLUGINS` (and in case when you want to run
+tests from the IDE to `CUSTOM_PLUGINS_TEST_DEPS`) in Gerrit core in
 `tools/bzl/plugins.bzl` file and run:
 
 ```
diff --git a/external_plugin_deps.bzl b/external_plugin_deps.bzl
index bca48e4..5ad1930 100644
--- a/external_plugin_deps.bzl
+++ b/external_plugin_deps.bzl
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 
 JACKSON_VER = "2.9.7"
 
-def external_plugin_deps(omit_jackson_core = True):
-    if not omit_jackson_core:
-        maven_jar(
-            name = "jackson-core",
-            artifact = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:" + JACKSON_VER,
-            sha1 = "4b7f0e0dc527fab032e9800ed231080fdc3ac015",
-        )
+def external_plugin_deps():
+    maven_jar(
+        name = "jackson-core",
+        artifact = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:" + JACKSON_VER,
+        sha1 = "4b7f0e0dc527fab032e9800ed231080fdc3ac015",
+    )
 
     maven_jar(
         name = "jackson-databind",
diff --git a/owners-autoassign/BUILD b/owners-autoassign/BUILD
index 024be42..4aa4cec 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/BUILD
+++ b/owners-autoassign/BUILD
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
     ],
     resources = glob(["src/main/**/*"]),
     deps = [
+        ":owners-api-neverlink",
         "//owners-common",
-        "//plugins/owners-api",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -28,10 +28,16 @@
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = PLUGIN_DEPS_NEVERLINK + [
         "//owners-common",
-        "//plugins/owners-api",
+        ":owners-api-neverlink",
     ],
 )
 
+java_library(
+    name = "owners-api-neverlink",
+    neverlink = 1,
+    exports = ["//plugins/owners-api"],
+)
+
 junit_tests(
     name = "owners_autoassign_tests",
     testonly = 1,
diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AutoassignModule.java b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AutoassignModule.java
index 89e5e16..5e6ad99 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AutoassignModule.java
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AutoassignModule.java
@@ -18,21 +18,33 @@
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.events.GitReferenceUpdatedListener;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicItem;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicSet;
 import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.google.inject.Scopes;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.api.OwnersAttentionSet;
 
 public class AutoassignModule extends AbstractModule {
-  private final AutoAssignConfig config;
 
-  @Inject
-  AutoassignModule(AutoAssignConfig config) {
-    this.config = config;
-  }
+  private final Class<? extends OwnersAttentionSet> ownersAttentionSetImpl;
+  private final AutoAssignConfig config;
 
   @VisibleForTesting
   AutoassignModule() {
-    this.config = new AutoAssignConfig();
+    this(DefaultAddAllOwnersToAttentionSet.class, new AutoAssignConfig());
+  }
+
+  @Inject
+  AutoassignModule(AutoAssignConfig config) {
+    this(DefaultAddAllOwnersToAttentionSet.class, config);
+  }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  public AutoassignModule(
+      Class<? extends OwnersAttentionSet> ownersAttentionSetImpl, AutoAssignConfig config) {
+    this.ownersAttentionSetImpl = ownersAttentionSetImpl;
+    this.config = config;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -41,6 +53,9 @@
     bind(ReviewerManager.class)
         .to(config.isAsyncReviewers() ? AsyncReviewerManager.class : SyncReviewerManager.class);
     DynamicSet.bind(binder(), GitReferenceUpdatedListener.class).to(GitRefListener.class);
+    DynamicItem.bind(binder(), OwnersAttentionSet.class)
+        .to(ownersAttentionSetImpl)
+        .in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
     install(new AutoassignConfigModule());
   }
 }
diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/DefaultAddAllOwnersToAttentionSet.java b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/DefaultAddAllOwnersToAttentionSet.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d53a239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/DefaultAddAllOwnersToAttentionSet.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+// implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account.Id;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInfo;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.api.OwnersAttentionSet;
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+class DefaultAddAllOwnersToAttentionSet implements OwnersAttentionSet {
+
+  @Override
+  public Collection<Id> addToAttentionSet(ChangeInfo changeInfo, Collection<Id> owners) {
+    return owners;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/GitRefListener.java b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/GitRefListener.java
index d4f002d..d6fd574 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/GitRefListener.java
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/GitRefListener.java
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.notedb.ChangeNotes;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.notedb.ChangeNotesCommit;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.notedb.ChangeNotesCommit.ChangeNotesRevWalk;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.PatchList;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.DiffSummary;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.DiffSummaryKey;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.PatchListCache;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.PatchListKey;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.PatchListNotAvailableException;
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@
                           .collect(Collectors.toList()))
               .orElse(Collections.emptyList());
 
-      PatchList patchList = getPatchList(repository, event, change);
+      DiffSummary patchList = getDiffSummary(repository, event, change);
       if (patchList != null) {
         PathOwners owners =
             new PathOwners(
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  private PatchList getPatchList(Repository repository, Event event, ChangeInfo change) {
+  private DiffSummary getDiffSummary(Repository repository, Event event, ChangeInfo change) {
     ObjectId newId = null;
     PatchListKey plKey;
     try {
@@ -272,7 +273,8 @@
         }
         plKey = PatchListKey.againstCommit(null, newId, IGNORE_NONE);
       }
-      return patchListCache.get(plKey, Project.nameKey(change.project));
+      return patchListCache.getDiffSummary(
+          DiffSummaryKey.fromPatchListKey(plKey), Project.nameKey(change.project));
     } catch (PatchListNotAvailableException | IOException e) {
       logger.warn("Could not load patch list for change {}", change.id, e);
     }
diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/ReviewerManager.java b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/ReviewerManager.java
index 64ba615..bf56e26 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/ReviewerManager.java
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/ReviewerManager.java
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project.NameKey;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ChangeApi;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.NoSuchProjectException;
-
 import java.util.Collection;
 
 public interface ReviewerManager {
 
-	  public void addReviewers(
-		      NameKey projectNameKey, ChangeApi cApi, Collection<Account.Id> accountsIds)
-		      throws ReviewerManagerException, NoSuchProjectException;
+  public void addReviewers(
+      NameKey projectNameKey, ChangeApi cApi, Collection<Account.Id> accountsIds)
+      throws ReviewerManagerException, NoSuchProjectException;
 }
diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/SyncReviewerManager.java b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/SyncReviewerManager.java
index e8bd2eb..bdfa7f6 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/SyncReviewerManager.java
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/SyncReviewerManager.java
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
-import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account.Id;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project.NameKey;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.GerritApi;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.AddReviewerInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.AttentionSetInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ChangeApi;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ReviewInput;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ReviewerInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.ReviewerState;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicItem;
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@
     this.cfg = cfg;
   }
 
-  @Override
   public void addReviewers(
       NameKey projectNameKey, ChangeApi cApi, Collection<Account.Id> accountsIds)
       throws ReviewerManagerException, NoSuchProjectException {
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@
             continue;
           }
           if (isVisibleTo(changeInfo, account)) {
-            AddReviewerInput addReviewerInput = new AddReviewerInput();
+            ReviewerInput addReviewerInput = new ReviewerInput();
             addReviewerInput.reviewer = account.toString();
             addReviewerInput.state = reviewerState;
             in.reviewers.add(addReviewerInput);
@@ -122,7 +120,8 @@
             }
           } else {
             log.warn(
-                "Not adding account {} as reviewer to change {} because the associated ref is not visible",
+                "Not adding account {} as reviewer to change {} because the associated ref is not"
+                    + " visible",
                 account,
                 changeInfo._number);
           }
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@
 
         in.ignoreAutomaticAttentionSetRules = true;
         in.addToAttentionSet =
-            reviewersAccounts.stream()
+            ownersForAttentionSet.get().addToAttentionSet(changeInfo, reviewersAccounts).stream()
                 .map(
                     (reviewer) ->
                         new AttentionSetInput(
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  private boolean isVisibleTo(ChangeInfo changeInfo, Id account) {
+  private boolean isVisibleTo(ChangeInfo changeInfo, Account.Id account) {
     ChangeData changeData =
         changeDataFactory.create(
             Project.nameKey(changeInfo.project), Change.id(changeInfo._number));
diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/main/resources/Documentation/attention-set.md b/owners-autoassign/src/main/resources/Documentation/attention-set.md
index 7ad9a55..0ae7fa5 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/src/main/resources/Documentation/attention-set.md
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/main/resources/Documentation/attention-set.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 a generic interface that can be used to customize Gerrit's default
 attention-set behaviour.
 
-## owner-api setup
+## owners-api setup
 
 Copy the `owners-api.jar` libModule into the $GERRIT_SITE/lib directory
 and add the following entry to `gerrit.config`:
diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md b/owners-autoassign/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md
index 7de8eec..a99e3b1 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## Setup
+
+The owners-autoassign plugin depends on the shared library `owners-api.jar`
+which needs to be installed into the `$GERRIT_SITE/lib` and requires a
+restart of the Gerrit service.
+
+Once the `owners-api.jar` is loaded at Gerrit startup, the `owners-autoassign.jar`
+file can be installed like a regular Gerrit plugin, by being dropped to the
+`GRRIT_SITE/plugins` directory or installed through the plugin manager.
+
 ## Global configuration
 
 The global plugin configuration is read from the `$GERRIT_SITE/etc/owners-autoassign.config`
diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AbstractAutoassignIT.java b/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AbstractAutoassignIT.java
index a38b7a3..52fc441 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AbstractAutoassignIT.java
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AbstractAutoassignIT.java
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseLocalDisk;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.config.GlobalPluginConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.RawInputUtil;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.AddReviewerInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ChangeApi;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ChangeEditApi;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ReviewerInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.ReviewerState;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.AccountInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInfo;
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectConfig;
 import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.google.inject.Module;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.api.OwnersApiModule;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -73,6 +75,11 @@
   }
 
   @Override
+  public Module createModule() {
+    return new OwnersApiModule();
+  }
+
+  @Override
   public void setUpTestPlugin() throws Exception {
     super.setUpTestPlugin();
 
@@ -145,7 +152,7 @@
     assertThat(reviewers).hasSize(1);
 
     // Switch user from CC to Reviewer or the other way around
-    AddReviewerInput switchReviewerInput = new AddReviewerInput();
+    ReviewerInput switchReviewerInput = new ReviewerInput();
     switchReviewerInput.reviewer = ownerEmail;
     switchReviewerInput.state =
         assignedUserState == ReviewerState.REVIEWER ? ReviewerState.CC : ReviewerState.REVIEWER;
diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/GitRefListenerIT.java b/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/GitRefListenerIT.java
index d6428db..cb34173 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/GitRefListenerIT.java
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/GitRefListenerIT.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.ThreadLocalRequestContext;
 import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.google.inject.Module;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.api.OwnersApiModule;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
@@ -53,6 +55,11 @@
   String anOldObjectId = "anOldRef";
   String aNewObjectId = "aNewRef";
 
+  @Override
+  public Module createModule() {
+    return new OwnersApiModule();
+  }
+
   public static class TestModule extends AbstractModule {
     @Override
     protected void configure() {
diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/OwnersAutoassignWithAttentionSetIT.java b/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/OwnersAutoassignWithAttentionSetIT.java
index 36795a6..1cfcf04 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/OwnersAutoassignWithAttentionSetIT.java
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/OwnersAutoassignWithAttentionSetIT.java
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.groups.GroupInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.ReviewerState;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInfo;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicItem;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Module;
-import com.google.inject.Scopes;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.api.OwnersApiModule;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.api.OwnersAttentionSet;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -58,11 +56,7 @@
   public static class TestModule extends AbstractModule {
     @Override
     protected void configure() {
-      install(new AutoassignModule());
-
-      DynamicItem.bind(binder(), OwnersAttentionSet.class)
-          .to(SelectFirstOwnerForAttentionSet.class)
-          .in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
+      install(new AutoassignModule(SelectFirstOwnerForAttentionSet.class, new AutoAssignConfig()));
     }
   }
 
@@ -88,7 +82,7 @@
 
   @Test
   public void shouldAddToAttentionSetOneUserIfAnotherUserHasNoPermission() throws Exception {
-    TestAccount userWithAccessToProject = accountCreator.user();
+    TestAccount userWithAccessToProject = accountCreator.user1();
     TestAccount userWithNoAccessToProject = accountCreator.user2();
 
     AccountGroup.UUID groupWithNoAccessToProject =
diff --git a/owners-common/common.bzl b/owners-common/common.bzl
index c571145..d2ce9f5 100644
--- a/owners-common/common.bzl
+++ b/owners-common/common.bzl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 EXTERNAL_DEPS = [
-    "@jackson-core//jar:neverlink",
+    "@jackson-core//jar",
     "@jackson-databind//jar",
     "@jackson-annotations//jar",
     "@jackson-dataformat-yaml//jar",
diff --git a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/ConfigurationParser.java b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/ConfigurationParser.java
index 84d8f6c..2c8c619 100644
--- a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/ConfigurationParser.java
+++ b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/ConfigurationParser.java
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
       Boolean inherited =
           Optional.ofNullable(jsonNode.get("inherited")).map(JsonNode::asBoolean).orElse(true);
       ret.setInherited(inherited);
+      ret.setLabel(
+          Optional.ofNullable(jsonNode.get("label"))
+              .map(JsonNode::asText)
+              .flatMap(LabelDefinition::parse));
       addClassicMatcher(jsonNode, ret);
       addMatchers(jsonNode, ret);
       return Optional.of(ret);
diff --git a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/LabelDefinition.java b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/LabelDefinition.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08664fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/LabelDefinition.java
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common;
+
+import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelId;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+/**
+ * Describes the label together with score (the latter is optional) that is configured in the OWNERS
+ * file. File owners have to give the score for change to be submittable.
+ */
+public class LabelDefinition {
+  public static final LabelDefinition CODE_REVIEW = new LabelDefinition(LabelId.CODE_REVIEW, null);
+
+  private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
+  private static final Pattern LABEL_PATTERN =
+      Pattern.compile("^([a-zA-Z0-9-]+)(?:(?:\\s*,\\s*)(\\d))?$");
+
+  private final String name;
+  private final Optional<Short> score;
+
+  LabelDefinition(String name, Short score) {
+    this.name = name;
+    this.score = Optional.ofNullable(score);
+  }
+
+  public String getName() {
+    return name;
+  }
+
+  public Optional<Short> getScore() {
+    return score;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+    builder.append("LabelDefinition [name=");
+    builder.append(name);
+    builder.append(", score=");
+    builder.append(score);
+    builder.append("]");
+    return builder.toString();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode() {
+    return Objects.hash(name, score);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+    if (this == obj) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    if ((obj == null) || getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    LabelDefinition other = (LabelDefinition) obj;
+    return Objects.equals(name, other.name) && Objects.equals(score, other.score);
+  }
+
+  public static Optional<LabelDefinition> parse(String definition) {
+    return Optional.ofNullable(definition)
+        .filter(def -> !def.isBlank())
+        .map(
+            def -> {
+              Matcher labelDef = LABEL_PATTERN.matcher(def.trim());
+              if (!labelDef.matches()) {
+                logger.atSevere().log("Parsing label definition [%s] has failed.", def);
+                return null;
+              }
+
+              return new LabelDefinition(
+                  labelDef.group(1),
+                  Optional.ofNullable(labelDef.group(2)).map(Short::valueOf).orElse(null));
+            });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/OwnersConfig.java b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/OwnersConfig.java
index d6e40eb..7e7e705 100644
--- a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/OwnersConfig.java
+++ b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/OwnersConfig.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@
   /** Map name of matcher and Matcher (value + Set Owners) */
   private Map<String, Matcher> matchers = Maps.newHashMap();
 
+  /** Label that is required for submit. CodeReview if nothing is specified. */
+  private Optional<LabelDefinition> label = Optional.empty();
+
   @Override
   public String toString() {
     return "OwnersConfig [inherited="
@@ -44,6 +48,8 @@
         + owners
         + ", matchers="
         + matchers
+        + ", label="
+        + label
         + "]";
   }
 
@@ -78,4 +84,12 @@
   public Matcher addMatcher(Matcher matcher) {
     return this.matchers.put(matcher.path, matcher);
   }
+
+  public void setLabel(Optional<LabelDefinition> label) {
+    this.label = label;
+  }
+
+  public Optional<LabelDefinition> getLabel() {
+    return label;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/OwnersMap.java b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/OwnersMap.java
index c4897bb..760b8a6 100644
--- a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/OwnersMap.java
+++ b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/OwnersMap.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account.Id;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 public class OwnersMap {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
   private Map<String, Set<Account.Id>> fileOwners = Maps.newHashMap();
   private Map<String, Set<Account.Id>> fileReviewers = Maps.newHashMap();
   private Map<String, Set<String>> fileGroupOwners = Maps.newHashMap();
+  private Optional<LabelDefinition> label = Optional.empty();
 
   @Override
   public String toString() {
@@ -119,4 +121,12 @@
 
     fileGroupOwners.computeIfAbsent(file, (f) -> Sets.newHashSet()).addAll(groupOwners);
   }
+
+  public Optional<LabelDefinition> getLabel() {
+    return label;
+  }
+
+  public void setLabel(Optional<LabelDefinition> label) {
+    this.label = label;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwners.java b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwners.java
index 6a35797..b904715 100644
--- a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwners.java
+++ b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwners.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.JgitWrapper.getBlobAsBytes;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import com.google.common.collect.Multimaps;
 import com.google.common.collect.SetMultimap;
@@ -32,8 +33,9 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.RefNames;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.GitRepositoryManager;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.PatchList;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.PatchListEntry;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.DiffSummary;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.filediff.FileDiffOutput;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectState;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -74,10 +76,10 @@
 
   private final List<Project.NameKey> parentProjectsNames;
 
-  private final PatchList patchList;
-
   private final ConfigurationParser parser;
 
+  private final Set<String> modifiedPaths;
+
   private final Accounts accounts;
 
   private final GitRepositoryManager repositoryManager;
@@ -90,20 +92,66 @@
 
   private final boolean expandGroups;
 
+  private final Optional<LabelDefinition> label;
+
   public PathOwners(
       Accounts accounts,
       GitRepositoryManager repositoryManager,
       Repository repository,
       List<Project.NameKey> parentProjectsNames,
       Optional<String> branchWhenEnabled,
-      PatchList patchList,
+      Map<String, FileDiffOutput> fileDiffMap,
+      boolean expandGroups,
+      String project,
+      PathOwnersEntriesCache cache) {
+    this(
+        accounts,
+        repositoryManager,
+        repository,
+        parentProjectsNames,
+        branchWhenEnabled,
+        getModifiedPaths(fileDiffMap),
+        expandGroups,
+        project,
+        cache);
+  }
+
+  public PathOwners(
+      Accounts accounts,
+      GitRepositoryManager repositoryManager,
+      Repository repository,
+      List<Project.NameKey> parentProjectsNames,
+      Optional<String> branchWhenEnabled,
+      DiffSummary diffSummary,
+      boolean expandGroups,
+      String project,
+      PathOwnersEntriesCache cache) {
+    this(
+        accounts,
+        repositoryManager,
+        repository,
+        parentProjectsNames,
+        branchWhenEnabled,
+        ImmutableSet.copyOf(diffSummary.getPaths()),
+        expandGroups,
+        project,
+        cache);
+  }
+
+  public PathOwners(
+      Accounts accounts,
+      GitRepositoryManager repositoryManager,
+      Repository repository,
+      List<Project.NameKey> parentProjectsNames,
+      Optional<String> branchWhenEnabled,
+      Set<String> modifiedPaths,
       boolean expandGroups,
       String project,
       PathOwnersEntriesCache cache) {
     this.repositoryManager = repositoryManager;
     this.repository = repository;
     this.parentProjectsNames = parentProjectsNames;
-    this.patchList = patchList;
+    this.modifiedPaths = modifiedPaths;
     this.parser = new ConfigurationParser(accounts);
     this.accounts = accounts;
     this.expandGroups = expandGroups;
@@ -117,8 +165,8 @@
     matchers = map.getMatchers();
     fileOwners = map.getFileOwners();
     fileGroupOwners = map.getFileGroupOwners();
+    label = map.getLabel();
   }
-
   /**
    * Returns a read only view of the paths to owners mapping.
    *
@@ -153,6 +201,16 @@
     return expandGroups;
   }
 
+  public Optional<LabelDefinition> getLabel() {
+    return label;
+  }
+
+  public static List<Project.NameKey> getParents(ProjectState projectState) {
+    return projectState.parents().stream()
+        .map(ProjectState::getNameKey)
+        .collect(Collectors.toList());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Fetched the owners for the associated patch list.
    *
@@ -162,13 +220,12 @@
     OwnersMap ownersMap = new OwnersMap();
     try {
       // Using a `map` would have needed a try/catch inside the lamba, resulting in more code
-      List<PathOwnersEntry> parentsPathOwnersEntries =
+      List<ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry> parentsPathOwnersEntries =
           getPathOwnersEntries(parentProjectsNames, RefNames.REFS_CONFIG, cache);
-      PathOwnersEntry projectEntry =
-          getPathOwnersEntry(project, repository, RefNames.REFS_CONFIG, cache);
-      PathOwnersEntry rootEntry = getPathOwnersEntry(project, repository, branch, cache);
+      ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry projectEntry =
+          getPathOwnersEntryOrEmpty(project, repository, RefNames.REFS_CONFIG, cache);
+      PathOwnersEntry rootEntry = getPathOwnersEntryOrNew(project, repository, branch, cache);
 
-      Set<String> modifiedPaths = getModifiedPaths();
       Map<String, PathOwnersEntry> entries = new HashMap<>();
       PathOwnersEntry currentEntry = null;
       for (String path : modifiedPaths) {
@@ -209,6 +266,7 @@
           ownersMap.setMatchers(newMatchers);
         }
       }
+      ownersMap.setLabel(Optional.ofNullable(currentEntry).flatMap(PathOwnersEntry::getLabel));
       return ownersMap;
     } catch (IOException | ExecutionException e) {
       log.warn("Invalid OWNERS file", e);
@@ -216,40 +274,51 @@
     }
   }
 
-  private List<PathOwnersEntry> getPathOwnersEntries(
+  private List<ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry> getPathOwnersEntries(
       List<Project.NameKey> projectNames, String branch, PathOwnersEntriesCache cache)
       throws IOException, ExecutionException {
-    ImmutableList.Builder<PathOwnersEntry> pathOwnersEntries = ImmutableList.builder();
+    ImmutableList.Builder<ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry> pathOwnersEntries = ImmutableList.builder();
     for (Project.NameKey projectName : projectNames) {
       try (Repository repo = repositoryManager.openRepository(projectName)) {
         pathOwnersEntries =
-            pathOwnersEntries.add(getPathOwnersEntry(projectName.get(), repo, branch, cache));
+            pathOwnersEntries.add(
+                getPathOwnersEntryOrEmpty(projectName.get(), repo, branch, cache));
       }
     }
     return pathOwnersEntries.build();
   }
 
-  private PathOwnersEntry getPathOwnersEntry(
+  private ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry getPathOwnersEntryOrEmpty(
       String project, Repository repo, String branch, PathOwnersEntriesCache cache)
-      throws IOException, ExecutionException {
+      throws ExecutionException {
+    return getPathOwnersEntry(project, repo, branch, cache)
+        .map(v -> (ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry) v)
+        .orElse(PathOwnersEntry.EMPTY);
+  }
+
+  private PathOwnersEntry getPathOwnersEntryOrNew(
+      String project, Repository repo, String branch, PathOwnersEntriesCache cache)
+      throws ExecutionException {
+    return getPathOwnersEntry(project, repo, branch, cache).orElseGet(PathOwnersEntry::new);
+  }
+
+  private Optional<PathOwnersEntry> getPathOwnersEntry(
+      String project, Repository repo, String branch, PathOwnersEntriesCache cache)
+      throws ExecutionException {
     String rootPath = "OWNERS";
-    return cache.get(
-        project,
-        branch,
-        rootPath,
-        () ->
-            getOwnersConfig(repo, rootPath, branch)
-                .map(
-                    conf ->
-                        new PathOwnersEntry(
-                            rootPath,
-                            conf,
-                            accounts,
-                            Collections.emptySet(),
-                            Collections.emptySet(),
-                            Collections.emptySet(),
-                            Collections.emptySet()))
-                .orElse(new PathOwnersEntry()));
+    return cache
+        .get(project, branch, rootPath, () -> getOwnersConfig(repo, rootPath, branch))
+        .map(
+            conf ->
+                new PathOwnersEntry(
+                    rootPath,
+                    conf,
+                    accounts,
+                    Optional.empty(),
+                    Collections.emptySet(),
+                    Collections.emptySet(),
+                    Collections.emptySet(),
+                    Collections.emptySet()));
   }
 
   private void processMatcherPerPath(
@@ -300,12 +369,12 @@
       String project,
       String path,
       String branch,
-      PathOwnersEntry projectEntry,
-      List<PathOwnersEntry> parentsPathOwnersEntries,
+      ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry projectEntry,
+      List<ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry> parentsPathOwnersEntries,
       PathOwnersEntry rootEntry,
       Map<String, PathOwnersEntry> entries,
       PathOwnersEntriesCache cache)
-      throws IOException, ExecutionException {
+      throws ExecutionException {
     String[] parts = path.split("/");
     PathOwnersEntry currentEntry = rootEntry;
     StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
@@ -314,7 +383,7 @@
     calculateCurrentEntry(rootEntry, projectEntry, currentEntry);
 
     // Inherit from Parent Project if OWNER in Project enables inheritance
-    for (PathOwnersEntry parentPathOwnersEntry : parentsPathOwnersEntries) {
+    for (ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry parentPathOwnersEntry : parentsPathOwnersEntries) {
       calculateCurrentEntry(projectEntry, parentPathOwnersEntry, currentEntry);
     }
 
@@ -331,31 +400,32 @@
       } else {
         String ownersPath = partial + "OWNERS";
         PathOwnersEntry pathFallbackEntry = currentEntry;
-
         currentEntry =
-            cache.get(
-                project,
-                branch,
-                ownersPath,
-                () ->
-                    getOwnersConfig(repository, ownersPath, branch)
-                        .map(
-                            c -> {
-                              final Set<Id> owners = pathFallbackEntry.getOwners();
-                              final Set<Id> reviewers = pathFallbackEntry.getReviewers();
-                              Collection<Matcher> inheritedMatchers =
-                                  pathFallbackEntry.getMatchers().values();
-                              Set<String> groupOwners = pathFallbackEntry.getGroupOwners();
-                              return new PathOwnersEntry(
-                                  ownersPath,
-                                  c,
-                                  accounts,
-                                  owners,
-                                  reviewers,
-                                  inheritedMatchers,
-                                  groupOwners);
-                            })
-                        .orElse(pathFallbackEntry));
+            cache
+                .get(
+                    project,
+                    branch,
+                    ownersPath,
+                    () -> getOwnersConfig(repository, ownersPath, branch))
+                .map(
+                    c -> {
+                      Optional<LabelDefinition> label = pathFallbackEntry.getLabel();
+                      final Set<Id> owners = pathFallbackEntry.getOwners();
+                      final Set<Id> reviewers = pathFallbackEntry.getReviewers();
+                      Collection<Matcher> inheritedMatchers =
+                          pathFallbackEntry.getMatchers().values();
+                      Set<String> groupOwners = pathFallbackEntry.getGroupOwners();
+                      return new PathOwnersEntry(
+                          ownersPath,
+                          c,
+                          accounts,
+                          label,
+                          owners,
+                          reviewers,
+                          inheritedMatchers,
+                          groupOwners);
+                    })
+                .orElse(pathFallbackEntry);
         entries.put(partial, currentEntry);
       }
     }
@@ -363,7 +433,9 @@
   }
 
   private void calculateCurrentEntry(
-      PathOwnersEntry rootEntry, PathOwnersEntry projectEntry, PathOwnersEntry currentEntry) {
+      ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry rootEntry,
+      ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry projectEntry,
+      PathOwnersEntry currentEntry) {
     if (rootEntry.isInherited()) {
       for (Matcher matcher : projectEntry.getMatchers().values()) {
         if (!currentEntry.hasMatcher(matcher.getPath())) {
@@ -376,26 +448,29 @@
       if (currentEntry.getOwnersPath() == null) {
         currentEntry.setOwnersPath(projectEntry.getOwnersPath());
       }
+      if (currentEntry.getLabel().isEmpty()) {
+        currentEntry.setLabel(projectEntry.getLabel());
+      }
     }
   }
 
   /**
-   * Parses the patch list for any paths that were modified.
+   * Parses the diff list for any paths that were modified.
    *
    * @return set of modified paths.
    */
-  private Set<String> getModifiedPaths() {
+  private static Set<String> getModifiedPaths(Map<String, FileDiffOutput> patchList) {
     Set<String> paths = Sets.newHashSet();
-    for (PatchListEntry patch : patchList.getPatches()) {
+    for (Map.Entry<String, FileDiffOutput> patch : patchList.entrySet()) {
       // Ignore commit message and Merge List
-      String newName = patch.getNewName();
+      String newName = patch.getKey();
       if (!COMMIT_MSG.equals(newName) && !MERGE_LIST.equals(newName)) {
         paths.add(newName);
 
         // If a file was moved then we need approvals for old and new
         // path
-        if (patch.getChangeType() == Patch.ChangeType.RENAMED) {
-          paths.add(patch.getOldName());
+        if (patch.getValue().changeType() == Patch.ChangeType.RENAMED) {
+          paths.add(patch.getValue().oldPath().get());
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntriesCache.java b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntriesCache.java
index 295c670..cc482fe 100644
--- a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntriesCache.java
+++ b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntriesCache.java
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Module;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
+import com.google.inject.TypeLiteral;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@
     return new CacheModule() {
       @Override
       protected void configure() {
-        cache(CACHE_NAME, Key.class, PathOwnersEntry.class)
+        cache(CACHE_NAME, Key.class, new TypeLiteral<Optional<OwnersConfig>>() {})
             .maximumWeight(Long.MAX_VALUE)
             .expireAfterWrite(Duration.ofSeconds(60));
         bind(PathOwnersEntriesCache.class).to(PathOwnersEntriesCacheImpl.class);
@@ -48,7 +50,8 @@
     };
   }
 
-  PathOwnersEntry get(String project, String branch, String path, Callable<PathOwnersEntry> loader)
+  Optional<OwnersConfig> get(
+      String project, String branch, String path, Callable<Optional<OwnersConfig>> loader)
       throws ExecutionException;
 
   void invalidate(String project, String branch);
diff --git a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntriesCacheImpl.java b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntriesCacheImpl.java
index f819c46..3af7a58 100644
--- a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntriesCacheImpl.java
+++ b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntriesCacheImpl.java
@@ -20,24 +20,24 @@
 import com.google.common.cache.LoadingCache;
 import com.google.common.collect.HashMultimap;
 import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
-import com.google.gerrit.entities.RefNames;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import com.google.inject.name.Named;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 
 @Singleton
 class PathOwnersEntriesCacheImpl implements PathOwnersEntriesCache {
 
-  private final Cache<Key, PathOwnersEntry> cache;
+  private final Cache<Key, Optional<OwnersConfig>> cache;
   private final Multimap<String, Key> keysIndex;
   private final LoadingCache<String, Object> keyLocks;
 
   @Inject
-  PathOwnersEntriesCacheImpl(@Named(CACHE_NAME) Cache<Key, PathOwnersEntry> cache) {
+  PathOwnersEntriesCacheImpl(@Named(CACHE_NAME) Cache<Key, Optional<OwnersConfig>> cache) {
     this.cache = cache;
     this.keysIndex = HashMultimap.create();
     this.keyLocks =
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@
   }
 
   @Override
-  public PathOwnersEntry get(
-      String project, String branch, String path, Callable<PathOwnersEntry> loader)
+  public Optional<OwnersConfig> get(
+      String project, String branch, String path, Callable<Optional<OwnersConfig>> loader)
       throws ExecutionException {
     Key key = new Key(project, branch, path);
     return cache.get(
         key,
         () -> {
-          PathOwnersEntry entry = loader.call();
+          Optional<OwnersConfig> entry = loader.call();
           String indexKey = indexKey(project, branch);
           synchronized (keyLocks.getUnchecked(indexKey)) {
             keysIndex.put(indexKey, key);
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@
   }
 
   private String indexKey(String project, String branch) {
-    return new StringBuilder(project).append('@').append(RefNames.fullName(branch)).toString();
+    return new StringBuilder(project).append('@').append(branch).toString();
   }
 }
diff --git a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntry.java b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntry.java
index 168d8bd..8e4c53c 100644
--- a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntry.java
+++ b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntry.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
@@ -30,26 +31,23 @@
  *
  * <p>Used internally by PathOwners to represent and compute the owners at a specific path.
  */
-class PathOwnersEntry {
-  private final boolean inherited;
-  private Set<Account.Id> owners = Sets.newHashSet();
-  private Set<Account.Id> reviewers = Sets.newHashSet();
-  private String ownersPath;
-  private Map<String, Matcher> matchers = Maps.newHashMap();
-  private Set<String> groupOwners = Sets.newHashSet();
+class PathOwnersEntry extends ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry {
+  static final ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry EMPTY = new ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry(true) {};
 
   public PathOwnersEntry() {
-    inherited = true;
+    super(true);
   }
 
   public PathOwnersEntry(
       String path,
       OwnersConfig config,
       Accounts accounts,
+      Optional<LabelDefinition> inheritedLabel,
       Set<Account.Id> inheritedOwners,
       Set<Account.Id> inheritedReviewers,
       Collection<Matcher> inheritedMatchers,
       Set<String> inheritedGroupOwners) {
+    super(config.isInherited());
     this.ownersPath = path;
     this.owners =
         config.getOwners().stream()
@@ -72,19 +70,10 @@
       for (Matcher matcher : inheritedMatchers) {
         addMatcher(matcher);
       }
+      this.label = config.getLabel().or(() -> inheritedLabel);
+    } else {
+      this.label = config.getLabel();
     }
-    this.inherited = config.isInherited();
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public String toString() {
-    return "PathOwnersEntry [ownersPath="
-        + ownersPath
-        + ", owners="
-        + owners
-        + ", matchers="
-        + matchers
-        + "]";
   }
 
   public void addMatcher(Matcher matcher) {
@@ -92,6 +81,52 @@
     this.matchers.put(matcher.getPath(), matcher.merge(currMatchers));
   }
 
+  public void setOwners(Set<Account.Id> owners) {
+    this.owners = owners;
+  }
+
+  public void setReviewers(Set<Account.Id> reviewers) {
+    this.reviewers = reviewers;
+  }
+
+  public void setOwnersPath(String ownersPath) {
+    this.ownersPath = ownersPath;
+  }
+
+  public void setMatchers(Map<String, Matcher> matchers) {
+    this.matchers = matchers;
+  }
+
+  public void setLabel(Optional<LabelDefinition> label) {
+    this.label = label;
+  }
+
+  public void addMatchers(Collection<Matcher> values) {
+    for (Matcher matcher : values) {
+      addMatcher(matcher);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected String className() {
+    return getClass().getSimpleName();
+  }
+}
+
+abstract class ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry {
+  protected final boolean inherited;
+  protected Optional<LabelDefinition> label;
+  protected Set<Account.Id> owners = Sets.newHashSet();
+  protected Set<Account.Id> reviewers = Sets.newHashSet();
+  protected String ownersPath;
+  protected Map<String, Matcher> matchers = Maps.newHashMap();
+  protected Set<String> groupOwners = Sets.newHashSet();
+
+  protected ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry(boolean inherited) {
+    this.inherited = inherited;
+    label = Optional.empty();
+  }
+
   public Map<String, Matcher> getMatchers() {
     return matchers;
   }
@@ -104,38 +139,20 @@
     return groupOwners;
   }
 
-  public void setOwners(Set<Account.Id> owners) {
-    this.owners = owners;
-  }
-
   public Set<Account.Id> getReviewers() {
     return reviewers;
   }
 
-  public void setReviewers(Set<Account.Id> reviewers) {
-    this.reviewers = reviewers;
-  }
-
   public String getOwnersPath() {
     return ownersPath;
   }
 
-  public void setOwnersPath(String ownersPath) {
-    this.ownersPath = ownersPath;
-  }
-
-  public void setMatchers(Map<String, Matcher> matchers) {
-    this.matchers = matchers;
-  }
-
   public boolean isInherited() {
     return inherited;
   }
 
-  public void addMatchers(Collection<Matcher> values) {
-    for (Matcher matcher : values) {
-      addMatcher(matcher);
-    }
+  public Optional<LabelDefinition> getLabel() {
+    return label;
   }
 
   public boolean hasMatcher(String path) {
@@ -145,4 +162,22 @@
   public static String stripOwnerDomain(String owner) {
     return Splitter.on('@').split(owner).iterator().next();
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return className()
+        + " [ownersPath="
+        + ownersPath
+        + ", owners="
+        + owners
+        + ", matchers="
+        + matchers
+        + ", label="
+        + label
+        + "]";
+  }
+
+  protected String className() {
+    return "ReadOnlyPathOwnersEntry";
+  }
 }
diff --git a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PluginSettings.java b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PluginSettings.java
index ef60d58..26b0f62 100644
--- a/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PluginSettings.java
+++ b/owners-common/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PluginSettings.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   private final String ownersPluginName;
   private final Config globalPluginConfig;
   private final boolean expandGroups;
+  private final boolean enableSubmitRequirement;
 
   @Inject
   public PluginSettings(PluginConfigFactory configFactory, @PluginName String ownersPluginName) {
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@
         ImmutableSet.copyOf(globalPluginConfig.getStringList("owners", "disable", "branch"));
 
     this.expandGroups = globalPluginConfig.getBoolean("owners", "expandGroups", true);
+    this.enableSubmitRequirement =
+        globalPluginConfig.getBoolean("owners", "enableSubmitRequirement", false);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -75,6 +78,11 @@
     return expandGroups;
   }
 
+  /** @return <code>true</code> when OWNERS file should be evaluated through the submit rule */
+  public boolean enableSubmitRequirement() {
+    return enableSubmitRequirement;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Project-specific config of the owners plugin.
    *
diff --git a/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/Config.java b/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/Config.java
index f298164..ae3fad2 100644
--- a/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/Config.java
+++ b/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/Config.java
@@ -21,13 +21,9 @@
 import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Patch;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.GitRepositoryManager;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.PatchList;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.PatchListEntry;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
 import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.powermock.api.easymock.PowerMock;
@@ -38,7 +34,6 @@
   protected Repository repository;
   protected Repository parentRepository1;
   protected Repository parentRepository2;
-  protected PatchList patchList;
   protected ConfigurationParser parser;
   protected TestAccounts accounts = new TestAccounts();
   protected Optional<String> branch = Optional.of("master");
@@ -81,17 +76,6 @@
         .anyTimes();
   }
 
-  void creatingPatch(String... fileNames) {
-    creatingPatchList(Arrays.asList(fileNames));
-  }
-
-  void creatingPatchList(List<String> names) {
-    patchList = PowerMock.createMock(PatchList.class);
-    List<PatchListEntry> entries =
-        names.stream().map(name -> expectEntry(name)).collect(Collectors.toList());
-    expect(patchList.getPatches()).andReturn(entries);
-  }
-
   PatchListEntry expectEntry(String name) {
     PatchListEntry entry = PowerMock.createMock(PatchListEntry.class);
     expect(entry.getNewName()).andReturn(name).anyTimes();
@@ -105,9 +89,15 @@
     return parser.getOwnersConfig(string.getBytes(Charsets.UTF_8));
   }
 
-  public String createConfig(boolean inherited, String[] owners, MatcherConfig... matchers) {
+  String createConfig(boolean inherited, String[] owners, MatcherConfig... matchers) {
+    return createConfig(inherited, Optional.empty(), owners, matchers);
+  }
+
+  String createConfig(
+      boolean inherited, Optional<String> label, String[] owners, MatcherConfig... matchers) {
     StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
     sb.append("inherited: " + inherited + "\n");
+    label.ifPresent(l -> sb.append("label: " + l + "\n"));
     if (owners.length > 0) {
       sb.append("owners: \n");
       for (String owner : owners) {
diff --git a/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/LabelDefinitionTest.java b/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/LabelDefinitionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..126e239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/LabelDefinitionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth8.assertThat;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
+
+@RunWith(Parameterized.class)
+public class LabelDefinitionTest {
+  @Parameterized.Parameters
+  public static Collection<Object[]> labels() {
+    return Arrays.asList(
+        new Object[][] {
+          {null, Optional.empty()},
+          {"", Optional.empty()},
+          {"foo,", Optional.empty()},
+          {"foo", Optional.of(new LabelDefinition("foo", null))},
+          {"foo,1", Optional.of(new LabelDefinition("foo", (short) 1))},
+          {"foo, 1", Optional.of(new LabelDefinition("foo", (short) 1))},
+          {"foo , 1", Optional.of(new LabelDefinition("foo", (short) 1))},
+          {"foo ,1 ", Optional.of(new LabelDefinition("foo", (short) 1))}
+        });
+  }
+
+  private final String input;
+  private final Optional<LabelDefinition> expected;
+
+  public LabelDefinitionTest(String input, Optional<LabelDefinition> expected) {
+    this.input = input;
+    this.expected = expected;
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldParseLabelDefinition() {
+    // when
+    Optional<LabelDefinition> result = LabelDefinition.parse(input);
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(result).isEqualTo(expected);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntriesCacheMock.java b/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntriesCacheMock.java
index 1eac62c..752bf7f 100644
--- a/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntriesCacheMock.java
+++ b/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersEntriesCacheMock.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common;
 
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import org.junit.Ignore;
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@
   public void invalidateIndexKey(Key key) {}
 
   @Override
-  public PathOwnersEntry get(
-      String project, String branch, String path, Callable<PathOwnersEntry> loader)
+  public Optional<OwnersConfig> get(
+      String project, String branch, String path, Callable<Optional<OwnersConfig>> loader)
       throws ExecutionException {
     try {
       hit++;
diff --git a/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersTest.java b/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersTest.java
index 3130dad..2e23f33 100644
--- a/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersTest.java
+++ b/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/PathOwnersTest.java
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common;
 
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth8.assertThat;
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.MatcherConfig.suffixMatcher;
-import static java.util.Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.eq;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expectLastCall;
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.powermock.api.easymock.PowerMock.replayAll;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
@@ -27,7 +31,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.RefNames;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -47,7 +50,10 @@
   private static final String CLASSIC_OWNERS = "classic/OWNERS";
   private static final boolean EXPAND_GROUPS = true;
   private static final boolean DO_NOT_EXPAND_GROUPS = false;
+  private static final String EXPECTED_LABEL = "expected-label";
+  private static final String A_LABEL = "a-label";
   private static PathOwnersEntriesCache CACHE_MOCK = new PathOwnersEntriesCacheMock();
+
   public static final String CLASSIC_FILE_TXT = "classic/file.txt";
   public static final Project.NameKey parentRepository1NameKey =
       Project.NameKey.parse("parentRepository1");
@@ -69,9 +75,9 @@
             accounts,
             repositoryManager,
             repository,
-            Collections.EMPTY_LIST,
+            emptyList(),
             branch,
-            patchList,
+            Set.of(CLASSIC_FILE_TXT),
             EXPAND_GROUPS,
             "foo",
             CACHE_MOCK);
@@ -91,9 +97,9 @@
             accounts,
             repositoryManager,
             repository,
-            EMPTY_LIST,
+            emptyList(),
             branch,
-            patchList,
+            Set.of(CLASSIC_FILE_TXT),
             DO_NOT_EXPAND_GROUPS,
             "foo",
             CACHE_MOCK);
@@ -113,9 +119,9 @@
             accounts,
             repositoryManager,
             repository,
-            EMPTY_LIST,
+            emptyList(),
             Optional.empty(),
-            patchList,
+            Set.of(CLASSIC_FILE_TXT),
             EXPAND_GROUPS,
             "foo",
             CACHE_MOCK);
@@ -125,10 +131,12 @@
 
   @Test
   public void testClassicWithInheritance() throws Exception {
-    expectConfig("OWNERS", createConfig(true, owners(USER_C_EMAIL_COM)));
-    expectConfig(CLASSIC_OWNERS, createConfig(true, owners(USER_A_EMAIL_COM, USER_B_EMAIL_COM)));
+    expectConfig("OWNERS", createConfig(true, Optional.of(A_LABEL), owners(USER_C_EMAIL_COM)));
+    expectConfig(
+        CLASSIC_OWNERS,
+        createConfig(
+            true, Optional.of(EXPECTED_LABEL), owners(USER_A_EMAIL_COM, USER_B_EMAIL_COM)));
 
-    creatingPatchList(Arrays.asList("classic/file.txt"));
     replayAll();
 
     PathOwners owners2 =
@@ -136,9 +144,9 @@
             accounts,
             repositoryManager,
             repository,
-            EMPTY_LIST,
+            emptyList(),
             branch,
-            patchList,
+            Set.of("classic/file.txt"),
             EXPAND_GROUPS,
             "foo",
             CACHE_MOCK);
@@ -149,6 +157,10 @@
     assertTrue(ownersSet2.contains(USER_A_ID));
     assertTrue(ownersSet2.contains(USER_B_ID));
     assertTrue(ownersSet2.contains(USER_C_ID));
+
+    // expect that classic configuration takes precedence over `OWNERS` file for the label
+    // definition
+    assertThat(owners2.getLabel().map(LabelDefinition::getName)).hasValue(EXPECTED_LABEL);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -157,10 +169,13 @@
     expectConfig(
         "OWNERS",
         RefNames.REFS_CONFIG,
-        createConfig(true, owners(), suffixMatcher(".sql", USER_A_EMAIL_COM, USER_B_EMAIL_COM)));
+        createConfig(
+            true,
+            Optional.of(EXPECTED_LABEL),
+            owners(),
+            suffixMatcher(".sql", USER_A_EMAIL_COM, USER_B_EMAIL_COM)));
 
     String fileName = "file.sql";
-    creatingPatchList(Collections.singletonList(fileName));
     replayAll();
 
     PathOwners owners =
@@ -168,9 +183,9 @@
             accounts,
             repositoryManager,
             repository,
-            EMPTY_LIST,
+            emptyList(),
             branch,
-            patchList,
+            Set.of(fileName),
             EXPAND_GROUPS,
             "foo",
             CACHE_MOCK);
@@ -182,20 +197,28 @@
     assertEquals(2, ownersSet.size());
     assertTrue(ownersSet.contains(USER_A_ID));
     assertTrue(ownersSet.contains(USER_B_ID));
+    assertThat(owners.getLabel().map(LabelDefinition::getName)).hasValue(EXPECTED_LABEL);
   }
 
   @Test
   public void testProjectInheritFromParentProject() throws Exception {
-    expectConfig("OWNERS", "master", createConfig(true, owners()));
-    expectConfig("OWNERS", RefNames.REFS_CONFIG, repository, createConfig(true, owners()));
+    expectConfig("OWNERS", "master", createConfig(true, Optional.of(EXPECTED_LABEL), owners()));
+    expectConfig(
+        "OWNERS",
+        RefNames.REFS_CONFIG,
+        repository,
+        createConfig(true, Optional.of("foo"), owners()));
     expectConfig(
         "OWNERS",
         RefNames.REFS_CONFIG,
         parentRepository1,
-        createConfig(true, owners(), suffixMatcher(".sql", USER_A_EMAIL_COM, USER_B_EMAIL_COM)));
+        createConfig(
+            true,
+            Optional.of(A_LABEL),
+            owners(),
+            suffixMatcher(".sql", USER_A_EMAIL_COM, USER_B_EMAIL_COM)));
 
     String fileName = "file.sql";
-    creatingPatchList(Collections.singletonList(fileName));
 
     mockParentRepository(parentRepository1NameKey, parentRepository1);
     replayAll();
@@ -207,7 +230,7 @@
             repository,
             Arrays.asList(parentRepository1NameKey),
             branch,
-            patchList,
+            Set.of(fileName),
             EXPAND_GROUPS,
             "foo",
             CACHE_MOCK);
@@ -219,6 +242,10 @@
     assertEquals(2, ownersSet.size());
     assertTrue(ownersSet.contains(USER_A_ID));
     assertTrue(ownersSet.contains(USER_B_ID));
+
+    // expect that `master` configuration overwrites the label definition of both `refs/meta/config`
+    // and parent repo
+    assertThat(owners.getLabel().map(LabelDefinition::getName)).hasValue(EXPECTED_LABEL);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -229,16 +256,17 @@
         "OWNERS",
         RefNames.REFS_CONFIG,
         parentRepository1,
-        createConfig(true, owners(), suffixMatcher(".sql", USER_A_EMAIL_COM)));
+        createConfig(
+            true, Optional.of(EXPECTED_LABEL), owners(), suffixMatcher(".sql", USER_A_EMAIL_COM)));
     expectConfig(
         "OWNERS",
         RefNames.REFS_CONFIG,
         parentRepository2,
-        createConfig(true, owners(), suffixMatcher(".java", USER_B_EMAIL_COM)));
+        createConfig(
+            true, Optional.of(A_LABEL), owners(), suffixMatcher(".java", USER_B_EMAIL_COM)));
 
     String sqlFileName = "file.sql";
     String javaFileName = "file.java";
-    creatingPatchList(Arrays.asList(sqlFileName, javaFileName));
 
     mockParentRepository(parentRepository1NameKey, parentRepository1);
     mockParentRepository(parentRepository2NameKey, parentRepository2);
@@ -251,7 +279,7 @@
             repository,
             Arrays.asList(parentRepository1NameKey, parentRepository2NameKey),
             branch,
-            patchList,
+            Set.of(sqlFileName, javaFileName),
             EXPAND_GROUPS,
             "foo",
             CACHE_MOCK);
@@ -266,6 +294,9 @@
     Set<Account.Id> ownersSet2 = fileOwners.get(javaFileName);
     assertEquals(1, ownersSet2.size());
     assertTrue(ownersSet2.contains(USER_B_ID));
+
+    // expect that closer parent (parentRepository1) overwrites the label definition
+    assertThat(owners.getLabel().map(LabelDefinition::getName)).hasValue(EXPECTED_LABEL);
   }
 
   private void mockParentRepository(Project.NameKey repositoryName, Repository repository)
@@ -278,10 +309,11 @@
   @Test
   public void testClassicWithInheritanceAndDeepNesting() throws Exception {
     expectConfig("OWNERS", createConfig(true, owners(USER_C_EMAIL_COM)));
-    expectConfig("dir/OWNERS", createConfig(true, owners(USER_B_EMAIL_COM)));
-    expectConfig("dir/subdir/OWNERS", createConfig(true, owners(USER_A_EMAIL_COM)));
+    expectConfig("dir/OWNERS", createConfig(true, Optional.of(A_LABEL), owners(USER_B_EMAIL_COM)));
+    expectConfig(
+        "dir/subdir/OWNERS",
+        createConfig(true, Optional.of(EXPECTED_LABEL), owners(USER_A_EMAIL_COM)));
 
-    creatingPatchList(Arrays.asList("dir/subdir/file.txt"));
     replayAll();
 
     PathOwners owners =
@@ -289,9 +321,9 @@
             accounts,
             repositoryManager,
             repository,
-            EMPTY_LIST,
+            emptyList(),
             branch,
-            patchList,
+            Set.of("dir/subdir/file.txt"),
             EXPAND_GROUPS,
             "foo",
             CACHE_MOCK);
@@ -301,23 +333,99 @@
     assertTrue(ownersSet.contains(USER_A_ID));
     assertTrue(ownersSet.contains(USER_B_ID));
     assertTrue(ownersSet.contains(USER_C_ID));
+
+    // expect that more specific configuration overwrites the label definition
+    assertThat(owners.getLabel().map(LabelDefinition::getName)).hasValue(EXPECTED_LABEL);
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testParsingYaml() {
-    String yamlString = ("inherited: true\nowners:\n- " + USER_C_EMAIL_COM);
+  public void testParsingYamlWithLabelWithScore() {
+    String yamlString =
+        "inherited: true\nlabel: " + EXPECTED_LABEL + ",1\nowners:\n- " + USER_C_EMAIL_COM;
     Optional<OwnersConfig> config = getOwnersConfig(yamlString);
+
     assertTrue(config.isPresent());
-    assertTrue(config.get().isInherited());
-    assertEquals(1, config.get().getOwners().size());
-    assertTrue(config.get().getOwners().contains(USER_C_EMAIL_COM));
+
+    OwnersConfig ownersConfig = config.get();
+    assertTrue(ownersConfig.isInherited());
+    assertThat(ownersConfig.getLabel()).isPresent();
+
+    LabelDefinition label = ownersConfig.getLabel().get();
+    assertThat(label.getName()).isEqualTo(EXPECTED_LABEL);
+    assertThat(label.getScore()).hasValue(1);
+
+    Set<String> owners = ownersConfig.getOwners();
+    assertEquals(1, owners.size());
+    assertTrue(owners.contains(USER_C_EMAIL_COM));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testParsingYamlWithLabelWithoutScore() {
+    String yamlString =
+        "inherited: true\nlabel: " + EXPECTED_LABEL + "\nowners:\n- " + USER_C_EMAIL_COM;
+    Optional<OwnersConfig> config = getOwnersConfig(yamlString);
+
+    assertTrue(config.isPresent());
+
+    OwnersConfig ownersConfig = config.get();
+    assertTrue(ownersConfig.isInherited());
+    assertThat(ownersConfig.getLabel()).isPresent();
+
+    LabelDefinition label = ownersConfig.getLabel().get();
+    assertThat(label.getName()).isEqualTo(EXPECTED_LABEL);
+    assertThat(label.getScore()).isEmpty();
+
+    Set<String> owners = ownersConfig.getOwners();
+    assertEquals(1, owners.size());
+    assertTrue(owners.contains(USER_C_EMAIL_COM));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPathOwnersEntriesCacheIsCalled() throws Exception {
+    expectConfig("OWNERS", "master", createConfig(true, Optional.of(EXPECTED_LABEL), owners()));
+    expectConfig(
+        "OWNERS",
+        RefNames.REFS_CONFIG,
+        repository,
+        createConfig(true, Optional.of("foo"), owners()));
+    expectConfig("dir/OWNERS", createConfig(true, Optional.of(A_LABEL), owners(USER_B_EMAIL_COM)));
+    expectConfig(
+        "dir/subdir/OWNERS",
+        createConfig(true, Optional.of(EXPECTED_LABEL), owners(USER_A_EMAIL_COM)));
+    expectConfig(
+        "OWNERS",
+        RefNames.REFS_CONFIG,
+        parentRepository1,
+        createConfig(true, Optional.of("bar"), owners()));
+
+    mockParentRepository(parentRepository1NameKey, parentRepository1);
+    replayAll();
+
+    PathOwnersEntriesCacheMock cacheMock = new PathOwnersEntriesCacheMock();
+    PathOwners owners =
+        new PathOwners(
+            accounts,
+            repositoryManager,
+            repository,
+            Arrays.asList(parentRepository1NameKey),
+            branch,
+            Set.of("dir/subdir/file.txt"),
+            EXPAND_GROUPS,
+            "foo",
+            cacheMock);
+
+    assertThat(owners.getFileOwners()).isNotEmpty();
+    int expectedCacheCalls =
+        1 /* for refs/meta/config/OWNERS */
+            + 3 /* for each parent directory of 'file.txt' */
+            + 1 /* for parent's refs/meta/config/OWNERS */;
+    assertThat(cacheMock.hit).isEqualTo(expectedCacheCalls);
   }
 
   private void mockOwners(String... owners) throws IOException {
     expectNoConfig("OWNERS");
     expectConfig(CLASSIC_OWNERS, createConfig(false, owners(owners)));
 
-    creatingPatchList(Arrays.asList(CLASSIC_FILE_TXT));
     replayAll();
   }
 }
diff --git a/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/RegexTest.java b/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/RegexTest.java
index 15e7957..ac011b0 100644
--- a/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/RegexTest.java
+++ b/owners-common/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/RegexTest.java
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.MatcherConfig.regexMatcher;
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.MatcherConfig.suffixMatcher;
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.StreamUtils.iteratorStream;
-import static java.util.Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.powermock.api.easymock.PowerMock.replayAll;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
@@ -141,15 +140,6 @@
     expectConfig("OWNERS", parentConfig);
     expectConfig("project/OWNERS", childConfig);
 
-    creatingPatchList(
-        Arrays.asList(
-            "project/file.txt", // matches exact in
-            // project owners d,e
-            "file1.txt", // no matches so nothing for this
-            "project/afile2.sql", // matches two matchers so we have b,c,d
-            "project/bfile.txt", // no matching
-            "projectalfa", // matches PartialRegex
-            "project/file.sql")); // only .sql matching b,c
     replayAll();
 
     // function under test
@@ -158,9 +148,16 @@
             accounts,
             repositoryManager,
             repository,
-            EMPTY_LIST,
+            emptyList(),
             branch,
-            patchList,
+            Set.of(
+                "project/file.txt", // matches exact in
+                // project owners d,e
+                "file1.txt", // no matches so nothing for this
+                "project/afile2.sql", // matches two matchers so we have b,c,d
+                "project/bfile.txt", // no matching
+                "projectalfa", // matches PartialRegex
+                "project/file.sql"), // only .sql matching b,c
             EXPAND_GROUPS,
             "foo",
             new PathOwnersEntriesCacheMock());
@@ -261,7 +258,6 @@
 
     expectConfig("OWNERS", configString);
     expectNoConfig("project/OWNERS");
-    creatingPatch("project/file.sql", "another.txt");
     replayAll();
 
     PathOwners owners =
@@ -269,9 +265,9 @@
             accounts,
             repositoryManager,
             repository,
-            EMPTY_LIST,
+            emptyList(),
             branch,
-            patchList,
+            Set.of("project/file.sql", "another.txt"),
             EXPAND_GROUPS,
             "foo",
             new PathOwnersEntriesCacheMock());
diff --git a/owners/BUILD b/owners/BUILD
index d04d83d..f08ec84 100644
--- a/owners/BUILD
+++ b/owners/BUILD
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 load("//tools/bzl:junit.bzl", "junit_tests")
 
 PROLOG_PREDICATES = glob(["src/main/java/gerrit_owners/**/*.java"]) + [
+    "src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersMetrics.java",
     "src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersStoredValues.java",
 ]
 
@@ -11,8 +12,8 @@
     name = "gerrit-owners-predicates",
     srcs = PROLOG_PREDICATES,
     deps = [
+        "//owners-common",
         "@prolog-runtime//jar:neverlink",
-        "//owners-common:owners-common",
     ] + PLUGIN_DEPS_NEVERLINK,
 )
 
@@ -49,15 +50,37 @@
 java_library(
     name = "owners__plugin_test_deps",
     testonly = 1,
+    srcs = glob(
+        ["src/test/java/**/*.java"],
+        exclude = [
+            "src/test/java/**/*Test.java",
+            "src/test/java/**/*IT.java",
+        ],
+    ),
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     exports = PLUGIN_DEPS + PLUGIN_TEST_DEPS + [
         ":owners",
     ],
+    deps = PLUGIN_DEPS + PLUGIN_TEST_DEPS + [
+        ":owners",
+    ],
 )
 
 junit_tests(
     name = "owners_tests",
-    srcs = glob(["src/test/java/**/*.java"]),
+    srcs = glob(["src/test/java/**/*Test.java"]),
     tags = ["owners"],
-    deps = ["owners__plugin_test_deps"],
+    deps = [
+        ":owners__plugin_test_deps",
+    ],
 )
+
+[junit_tests(
+    name = f[:f.index(".")].replace("/", "_"),
+    srcs = [f],
+    tags = ["owners"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        ":owners__plugin_test_deps",
+    ],
+) for f in glob(["src/test/java/**/*IT.java"])]
diff --git a/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnerPredicateProvider.java b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnerPredicateProvider.java
index 400d8fb..d15da8e 100644
--- a/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnerPredicateProvider.java
+++ b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnerPredicateProvider.java
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@
 public class OwnerPredicateProvider implements PredicateProvider {
   @Inject
   public OwnerPredicateProvider(
-      Accounts accounts, PluginSettings config, PathOwnersEntriesCache cache) {
-    OwnersStoredValues.initialize(accounts, config, cache);
+      Accounts accounts,
+      PluginSettings config,
+      PathOwnersEntriesCache cache,
+      OwnersMetrics metrics) {
+    OwnersStoredValues.initialize(accounts, config, cache, metrics);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersApprovalHasOperand.java b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersApprovalHasOperand.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff00cfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersApprovalHasOperand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.Exports;
+import com.google.gerrit.index.query.Predicate;
+import com.google.gerrit.index.query.QueryParseException;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.ChangeData;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.ChangeQueryBuilder;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.ChangeQueryBuilder.ChangeHasOperandFactory;
+import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.google.inject.Singleton;
+
+/** Class contributing an "approval_owners" operand to the "has" predicate. */
+@Singleton
+class OwnersApprovalHasOperand implements ChangeHasOperandFactory {
+  static final String OPERAND = "approval";
+
+  static class OwnerApprovalHasOperandModule extends AbstractModule {
+    @Override
+    protected void configure() {
+      bind(ChangeHasOperandFactory.class)
+          .annotatedWith(Exports.named(OPERAND))
+          .to(OwnersApprovalHasOperand.class);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private final OwnersApprovalHasPredicate ownersApprovalHasPredicate;
+
+  @Inject
+  OwnersApprovalHasOperand(OwnersApprovalHasPredicate ownersApprovalHasPredicate) {
+    this.ownersApprovalHasPredicate = ownersApprovalHasPredicate;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Predicate<ChangeData> create(ChangeQueryBuilder builder) throws QueryParseException {
+    return ownersApprovalHasPredicate;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersApprovalHasPredicate.java b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersApprovalHasPredicate.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb2d474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersApprovalHasPredicate.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.SubmitRecord;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.PluginName;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.ChangeData;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.SubmitRequirementPredicate;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.rules.SubmitRule;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.google.inject.Singleton;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+/**
+ * A predicate that checks if a given change has all necessary owner approvals. Matches with changes
+ * that have an owner approval. This predicate wraps the existing {@link OwnersSubmitRequirement}
+ * (that implements the {@link SubmitRule}) to perform the logic.
+ */
+@Singleton
+class OwnersApprovalHasPredicate extends SubmitRequirementPredicate {
+
+  private final OwnersSubmitRequirement ownersSubmitRequirement;
+
+  @Inject
+  OwnersApprovalHasPredicate(
+      @PluginName String pluginName, OwnersSubmitRequirement ownersSubmitRequirement) {
+    super("has", OwnersApprovalHasOperand.OPERAND + "_" + pluginName);
+    this.ownersSubmitRequirement = ownersSubmitRequirement;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean match(ChangeData cd) {
+    Optional<SubmitRecord> submitRecord = ownersSubmitRequirement.evaluate(cd);
+    return submitRecord.map(sr -> sr.status == SubmitRecord.Status.OK).orElse(true);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Assuming that it is similarly expensive to calculate this as the 'code-owners' plugin hence
+   * giving the same value.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getCost() {
+    return 10;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersMetrics.java b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersMetrics.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cc8e19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersMetrics.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Counter0;
+import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Description;
+import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Description.Units;
+import com.google.gerrit.metrics.MetricMaker;
+import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Timer0;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.google.inject.Singleton;
+
+@Singleton
+class OwnersMetrics {
+  final Counter0 countConfigLoads;
+  final Timer0 loadConfig;
+
+  final Counter0 countSubmitRuleRuns;
+  final Timer0 runSubmitRule;
+
+  @Inject
+  OwnersMetrics(MetricMaker metricMaker) {
+    this.countConfigLoads =
+        createCounter(
+            metricMaker, "count_configuration_loads", "Total number of owners configuration loads");
+    this.loadConfig =
+        createTimer(
+            metricMaker,
+            "load_configuration_latency",
+            "Latency for loading owners configuration for a change");
+
+    this.countSubmitRuleRuns =
+        createCounter(
+            metricMaker, "count_submit_rule_runs", "Total number of owners submit rule runs");
+    this.runSubmitRule =
+        createTimer(
+            metricMaker, "run_submit_rule_latency", "Latency for running the owners submit rule");
+  }
+
+  private static Counter0 createCounter(MetricMaker metricMaker, String name, String description) {
+    return metricMaker.newCounter(name, new Description(description).setRate());
+  }
+
+  private static Timer0 createTimer(MetricMaker metricMaker, String name, String description) {
+    return metricMaker.newTimer(
+        name, new Description(description).setCumulative().setUnit(Units.MILLISECONDS));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersModule.java b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersModule.java
index c743bef..7d2c4d5 100644
--- a/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersModule.java
+++ b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersModule.java
@@ -15,12 +15,24 @@
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners;
 
+import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.rules.PredicateProvider;
 import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.PathOwnersEntriesCache;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.PluginSettings;
 
 public class OwnersModule extends AbstractModule {
+  private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
+
+  private final PluginSettings pluginSettings;
+
+  @Inject
+  OwnersModule(PluginSettings pluginSettings) {
+    this.pluginSettings = pluginSettings;
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected void configure() {
     install(PathOwnersEntriesCache.module());
@@ -28,5 +40,13 @@
         .to(OwnerPredicateProvider.class)
         .asEagerSingleton();
     install(new OwnersRestApiModule());
+
+    if (pluginSettings.enableSubmitRequirement()) {
+      install(new OwnersSubmitRequirement.OwnersSubmitRequirementModule());
+      install(new OwnersApprovalHasOperand.OwnerApprovalHasOperandModule());
+    } else {
+      logger.atInfo().log(
+          "OwnersSubmitRequirement is disabled therefore it will not be evaluated.");
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersStoredValues.java b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersStoredValues.java
index 17f818d..c4d27e4 100644
--- a/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersStoredValues.java
+++ b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersStoredValues.java
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
+import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Timer0;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.GitRepositoryManager;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.PatchList;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.filediff.FileDiffOutput;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectState;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.rules.StoredValue;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.rules.StoredValues;
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.PathOwnersEntriesCache;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.PluginSettings;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -41,36 +42,38 @@
   public static StoredValue<PathOwners> PATH_OWNERS;
 
   public static synchronized void initialize(
-      Accounts accounts, PluginSettings settings, PathOwnersEntriesCache cache) {
+      Accounts accounts,
+      PluginSettings settings,
+      PathOwnersEntriesCache cache,
+      OwnersMetrics metrics) {
     if (PATH_OWNERS != null) {
       return;
     }
     log.info("Initializing OwnerStoredValues");
     PATH_OWNERS =
-        new StoredValue<PathOwners>() {
+        new StoredValue<>() {
           @Override
           protected PathOwners createValue(Prolog engine) {
-            PatchList patchList = StoredValues.PATCH_LIST.get(engine);
+            Map<String, FileDiffOutput> patchList = StoredValues.DIFF_LIST.get(engine);
             Repository repository = StoredValues.REPOSITORY.get(engine);
             ProjectState projectState = StoredValues.PROJECT_STATE.get(engine);
             GitRepositoryManager gitRepositoryManager = StoredValues.REPO_MANAGER.get(engine);
 
-            List<Project.NameKey> parentProjectsNameKeys =
-                projectState.parents().stream()
-                    .map(ProjectState::getNameKey)
-                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
-
-            String branch = StoredValues.getChange(engine).getDest().branch();
-            return new PathOwners(
-                accounts,
-                gitRepositoryManager,
-                repository,
-                parentProjectsNameKeys,
-                settings.isBranchDisabled(branch) ? Optional.empty() : Optional.of(branch),
-                patchList,
-                settings.expandGroups(),
-                projectState.getName(),
-                cache);
+            metrics.countConfigLoads.increment();
+            try (Timer0.Context ctx = metrics.loadConfig.start()) {
+              List<Project.NameKey> parentProjectsNameKeys = PathOwners.getParents(projectState);
+              String branch = StoredValues.getChange(engine).getDest().branch();
+              return new PathOwners(
+                  accounts,
+                  gitRepositoryManager,
+                  repository,
+                  parentProjectsNameKeys,
+                  settings.isBranchDisabled(branch) ? Optional.empty() : Optional.of(branch),
+                  patchList,
+                  settings.expandGroups(),
+                  projectState.getName(),
+                  cache);
+            }
           }
         };
   }
diff --git a/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirement.java b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirement.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a2c5dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirement.java
@@ -0,0 +1,366 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners;
+
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache.illegalState;
+import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
+import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toSet;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
+import com.google.common.collect.Streams;
+import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.Change;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelFunction;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelType;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelTypes;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LegacySubmitRequirement;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.PatchSetApproval;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.SubmitRecord;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.Exports;
+import com.google.gerrit.metrics.Timer0;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.approval.ApprovalsUtil;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.git.GitRepositoryManager;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.notedb.ChangeNotes;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.DiffNotAvailableException;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.DiffOperations;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.filediff.FileDiffOutput;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectState;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.ChangeData;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.rules.SubmitRule;
+import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.google.inject.Singleton;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.Accounts;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.LabelDefinition;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.PathOwners;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.PathOwnersEntriesCache;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.PluginSettings;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
+
+@Singleton
+public class OwnersSubmitRequirement implements SubmitRule {
+  public static class OwnersSubmitRequirementModule extends AbstractModule {
+    @Override
+    public void configure() {
+      bind(SubmitRule.class)
+          .annotatedWith(Exports.named("OwnersSubmitRequirement"))
+          .to(OwnersSubmitRequirement.class);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
+  private static final LegacySubmitRequirement SUBMIT_REQUIREMENT =
+      LegacySubmitRequirement.builder().setFallbackText("Owners").setType("owners").build();
+
+  private final OwnersMetrics metrics;
+  private final PluginSettings pluginSettings;
+  private final ProjectCache projectCache;
+  private final Accounts accounts;
+  private final GitRepositoryManager repoManager;
+  private final DiffOperations diffOperations;
+  private final ApprovalsUtil approvalsUtil;
+  private final PathOwnersEntriesCache cache;
+
+  @Inject
+  OwnersSubmitRequirement(
+      OwnersMetrics metrics,
+      PluginSettings pluginSettings,
+      ProjectCache projectCache,
+      Accounts accounts,
+      GitRepositoryManager repoManager,
+      DiffOperations diffOperations,
+      ApprovalsUtil approvalsUtil,
+      PathOwnersEntriesCache cache) {
+    this.metrics = metrics;
+    this.pluginSettings = pluginSettings;
+    this.projectCache = projectCache;
+    this.accounts = accounts;
+    this.repoManager = repoManager;
+    this.diffOperations = diffOperations;
+    this.approvalsUtil = approvalsUtil;
+    this.cache = cache;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Optional<SubmitRecord> evaluate(ChangeData cd) {
+    requireNonNull(cd, "changeData");
+
+    Change change = cd.change();
+    Project.NameKey project = cd.project();
+    int changeId = cd.getId().get();
+    if (change.isClosed()) {
+      logger.atFine().log(
+          "Project '%s': change #%d is closed therefore OWNERS submit requirements are skipped.",
+          project, changeId);
+      return Optional.empty();
+    }
+
+    metrics.countSubmitRuleRuns.increment();
+    try (Timer0.Context ctx = metrics.runSubmitRule.start()) {
+      ProjectState projectState = getProjectState(project);
+      PathOwners pathOwners = getPathOwners(cd, projectState);
+      Map<String, Set<Account.Id>> fileOwners = pathOwners.getFileOwners();
+      if (fileOwners.isEmpty()) {
+        logger.atFinest().log(
+            "Project '%s': change #%d has no OWNERS submit requirements defined. "
+                + "Skipping submit requirements.",
+            project, changeId);
+        return Optional.empty();
+      }
+
+      ChangeNotes notes = cd.notes();
+      requireNonNull(notes, "notes");
+      LabelTypes labelTypes = projectState.getLabelTypes(notes);
+      LabelDefinition label = resolveLabel(labelTypes, pathOwners.getLabel());
+      Optional<LabelAndScore> ownersLabel = ownersLabel(labelTypes, label, project);
+
+      Map<Account.Id, List<PatchSetApproval>> approvalsByAccount =
+          Streams.stream(approvalsUtil.byPatchSet(notes, cd.currentPatchSet().id()))
+              .collect(Collectors.groupingBy(PatchSetApproval::accountId));
+
+      Account.Id uploader = notes.getCurrentPatchSet().uploader();
+
+      Set<String> missingApprovals =
+          fileOwners.entrySet().stream()
+              .filter(
+                  requiredApproval ->
+                      ownersLabel
+                          .map(
+                              ol ->
+                                  isApprovalMissing(
+                                      requiredApproval, uploader, approvalsByAccount, ol))
+                          .orElse(true))
+              .map(Map.Entry::getKey)
+              .collect(toSet());
+
+      return Optional.of(
+          missingApprovals.isEmpty()
+              ? ok()
+              : notReady(
+                  label.getName(),
+                  String.format(
+                      "Missing approvals for path(s): [%s]",
+                      Joiner.on(", ").join(missingApprovals))));
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      String msg =
+          String.format(
+              "Project '%s': repository cannot be opened to evaluate OWNERS submit requirements.",
+              project);
+      logger.atSevere().withCause(e).log("%s", msg);
+      throw new IllegalStateException(msg, e);
+    } catch (DiffNotAvailableException e) {
+      String msg =
+          String.format(
+              "Project '%s' change #%d: unable to get diff to evaluate OWNERS submit requirements.",
+              project, changeId);
+      logger.atSevere().withCause(e).log("%s", msg);
+      throw new IllegalStateException(msg, e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private ProjectState getProjectState(Project.NameKey project) {
+    ProjectState projectState = projectCache.get(project).orElseThrow(illegalState(project));
+    if (projectState.hasPrologRules()) {
+      logger.atInfo().atMostEvery(1, TimeUnit.DAYS).log(
+          "Project '%s' has prolog rules enabled. "
+              + "It may interfere with the OWNERS submit requirements evaluation.",
+          project);
+    }
+    return projectState;
+  }
+
+  private PathOwners getPathOwners(ChangeData cd, ProjectState projectState)
+      throws IOException, DiffNotAvailableException {
+    metrics.countConfigLoads.increment();
+    try (Timer0.Context ctx = metrics.loadConfig.start()) {
+      String branch = cd.change().getDest().branch();
+
+      List<Project.NameKey> parents = PathOwners.getParents(projectState);
+      Project.NameKey nameKey = projectState.getNameKey();
+      try (Repository repo = repoManager.openRepository(nameKey)) {
+        PathOwners pathOwners =
+            new PathOwners(
+                accounts,
+                repoManager,
+                repo,
+                parents,
+                pluginSettings.isBranchDisabled(branch) ? Optional.empty() : Optional.of(branch),
+                getDiff(nameKey, cd.currentPatchSet().commitId()),
+                pluginSettings.expandGroups(),
+                nameKey.get(),
+                cache);
+
+        return pathOwners;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The idea is to select the label type that is configured for owner to cast the vote. If nothing
+   * is configured in the OWNERS file then `Code-Review` will be selected.
+   *
+   * @param labelTypes labels configured for project
+   * @param label and score definition that is configured in the OWNERS file
+   */
+  static LabelDefinition resolveLabel(LabelTypes labelTypes, Optional<LabelDefinition> label) {
+    return label.orElse(LabelDefinition.CODE_REVIEW);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create {@link LabelAndScore} definition with a label LabelType if label can be found or empty
+   * otherwise. Note that score definition is copied from the OWNERS.
+   *
+   * @param labelTypes labels configured for project
+   * @param label and score definition (optional) that is resolved from the OWNERS file
+   * @param project that change is evaluated for
+   */
+  static Optional<LabelAndScore> ownersLabel(
+      LabelTypes labelTypes, LabelDefinition label, Project.NameKey project) {
+    return labelTypes
+        .byLabel(label.getName())
+        .map(type -> new LabelAndScore(type, label.getScore()))
+        .or(
+            () -> {
+              logger.atSevere().log(
+                  "OWNERS label '%s' is not configured for '%s' project. Change is not submittable.",
+                  label, project);
+              return Optional.empty();
+            });
+  }
+
+  static boolean isApprovalMissing(
+      Map.Entry<String, Set<Account.Id>> requiredApproval,
+      Account.Id uploader,
+      Map<Account.Id, List<PatchSetApproval>> approvalsByAccount,
+      LabelAndScore ownersLabel) {
+    return requiredApproval.getValue().stream()
+        .noneMatch(
+            fileOwner -> isApprovedByOwner(fileOwner, uploader, approvalsByAccount, ownersLabel));
+  }
+
+  static boolean isApprovedByOwner(
+      Account.Id fileOwner,
+      Account.Id uploader,
+      Map<Account.Id, List<PatchSetApproval>> approvalsByAccount,
+      LabelAndScore ownersLabel) {
+    return Optional.ofNullable(approvalsByAccount.get(fileOwner))
+        .map(
+            approvals ->
+                approvals.stream()
+                    .anyMatch(
+                        approval ->
+                            hasSufficientApproval(approval, ownersLabel, fileOwner, uploader)))
+        .orElse(false);
+  }
+
+  static boolean hasSufficientApproval(
+      PatchSetApproval approval,
+      LabelAndScore ownersLabel,
+      Account.Id fileOwner,
+      Account.Id uploader) {
+    return ownersLabel.getLabelType().getLabelId().equals(approval.labelId())
+        && isLabelApproved(
+            ownersLabel.getLabelType(), ownersLabel.getScore(), fileOwner, uploader, approval);
+  }
+
+  static boolean isLabelApproved(
+      LabelType label,
+      Optional<Short> score,
+      Account.Id fileOwner,
+      Account.Id uploader,
+      PatchSetApproval approval) {
+    if (label.isIgnoreSelfApproval() && fileOwner.equals(uploader)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return score
+        .map(value -> approval.value() >= value)
+        .orElseGet(
+            () -> {
+              LabelFunction function = label.getFunction();
+              if (function.isMaxValueRequired()) {
+                return label.isMaxPositive(approval);
+              }
+
+              if (function.isBlock() && label.isMaxNegative(approval)) {
+                return false;
+              }
+
+              return approval.value() > label.getDefaultValue();
+            });
+  }
+
+  static class LabelAndScore {
+    private final LabelType labelType;
+    private final Optional<Short> score;
+
+    LabelAndScore(LabelType labelType, Optional<Short> score) {
+      this.labelType = labelType;
+      this.score = score;
+    }
+
+    LabelType getLabelType() {
+      return labelType;
+    }
+
+    Optional<Short> getScore() {
+      return score;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private Map<String, FileDiffOutput> getDiff(Project.NameKey project, ObjectId revision)
+      throws DiffNotAvailableException {
+    requireNonNull(project, "project");
+    requireNonNull(revision, "revision");
+
+    // Use parentNum=0 to do the comparison against the default base.
+    // For non-merge commits the default base is the only parent (aka parent 1, initial commits
+    // are not supported).
+    // For merge commits the default base is the auto-merge commit which should be used as base IOW
+    // only the changes from it should be reviewed as changes against the parent 1 were already
+    // reviewed
+    return diffOperations.listModifiedFilesAgainstParent(project, revision, 0);
+  }
+
+  private static SubmitRecord notReady(String ownersLabel, String missingApprovals) {
+    SubmitRecord submitRecord = new SubmitRecord();
+    submitRecord.status = SubmitRecord.Status.NOT_READY;
+    submitRecord.errorMessage = missingApprovals;
+    submitRecord.requirements = List.of(SUBMIT_REQUIREMENT);
+    SubmitRecord.Label label = new SubmitRecord.Label();
+    label.label = String.format("%s from owners", ownersLabel);
+    label.status = SubmitRecord.Label.Status.NEED;
+    submitRecord.labels = List.of(label);
+    return submitRecord;
+  }
+
+  private static SubmitRecord ok() {
+    SubmitRecord submitRecord = new SubmitRecord();
+    submitRecord.status = SubmitRecord.Status.OK;
+    submitRecord.requirements = List.of(SUBMIT_REQUIREMENT);
+    return submitRecord;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwners.java b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwners.java
index afae467..5f5b1fb 100644
--- a/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwners.java
+++ b/owners/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwners.java
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.restapi;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelId;
-import com.google.gerrit.entities.PatchSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.GerritApi;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.ListChangesOption;
@@ -27,16 +27,15 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.BadRequestException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceConflictException;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestReadView;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountCache;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.change.RevisionResource;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.GitRepositoryManager;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.PatchList;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.patch.PatchListCache;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectState;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.query.change.ChangeData;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.Accounts;
@@ -46,8 +45,10 @@
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.entities.FilesOwnersResponse;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.entities.GroupOwner;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.entities.Owner;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -55,14 +56,9 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 @Singleton
 public class GetFilesOwners implements RestReadView<RevisionResource> {
-  private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GetFilesOwners.class);
-
-  private final PatchListCache patchListCache;
   private final Accounts accounts;
   private final AccountCache accountCache;
   private final ProjectCache projectCache;
@@ -71,9 +67,12 @@
   private final GerritApi gerritApi;
   private final PathOwnersEntriesCache cache;
 
+  static final String MISSING_CODE_REVIEW_LABEL =
+      "Cannot calculate file owners state when review label is not configured";
+  private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
+
   @Inject
   GetFilesOwners(
-      PatchListCache patchListCache,
       Accounts accounts,
       AccountCache accountCache,
       ProjectCache projectCache,
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@
       PluginSettings pluginSettings,
       GerritApi gerritApi,
       PathOwnersEntriesCache cache) {
-    this.patchListCache = patchListCache;
     this.accounts = accounts;
     this.accountCache = accountCache;
     this.projectCache = projectCache;
@@ -94,29 +92,15 @@
   @Override
   public Response<FilesOwnersResponse> apply(RevisionResource revision)
       throws AuthException, BadRequestException, ResourceConflictException, Exception {
-    PatchSet ps = revision.getPatchSet();
     Change change = revision.getChange();
-    short codeReviewMaxValue =
-        revision
-            .getChangeResource()
-            .getChangeData()
-            .getLabelTypes()
-            .byLabel(LabelId.CODE_REVIEW)
-            .getMaxPositive();
-    int id = revision.getChangeResource().getChange().getChangeId();
+    ChangeData changeData = revision.getChangeResource().getChangeData();
 
     Project.NameKey project = change.getProject();
     List<Project.NameKey> projectParents =
-        projectCache
-            .get(project)
-            .map(Stream::of)
-            .orElse(Stream.empty())
-            .flatMap(s -> s.parents().stream())
-            .map(ProjectState::getNameKey)
-            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        projectCache.get(project).map(PathOwners::getParents).orElse(Collections.emptyList());
 
     try (Repository repository = repositoryManager.openRepository(project)) {
-      PatchList patchList = patchListCache.get(change, ps);
+      Set<String> changePaths = new HashSet<>(changeData.currentFilePaths());
 
       String branch = change.getDest().branch();
       PathOwners owners =
@@ -126,7 +110,7 @@
               repository,
               projectParents,
               pluginSettings.isBranchDisabled(branch) ? Optional.empty() : Optional.of(branch),
-              patchList,
+              changePaths,
               pluginSettings.expandGroups(),
               project.get(),
               cache);
@@ -137,7 +121,7 @@
               ids ->
                   ids.stream()
                       .map(this::getOwnerFromAccountId)
-                      .flatMap(owner -> owner.map(Stream::of).orElse(Stream.empty()))
+                      .flatMap(Optional::stream)
                       .collect(Collectors.toSet()));
 
       Map<String, Set<GroupOwner>> fileToOwners =
@@ -148,36 +132,75 @@
                   groupNames ->
                       groupNames.stream().map(GroupOwner::new).collect(Collectors.toSet()));
 
-      Map<Integer, Map<String, Integer>> ownersLabels = getLabels(id);
+      Map<Integer, Map<String, Integer>> ownersLabels = getLabels(change.getChangeId());
+
+      LabelAndScore label = getLabelDefinition(owners, changeData);
 
       Map<String, Set<GroupOwner>> filesWithPendingOwners =
           Maps.filterEntries(
               fileToOwners,
               (fileOwnerEntry) ->
                   !isApprovedByOwner(
-                      fileExpandedOwners.get(fileOwnerEntry.getKey()),
-                      ownersLabels,
-                      codeReviewMaxValue));
+                      fileExpandedOwners.get(fileOwnerEntry.getKey()), ownersLabels, label));
 
       return Response.ok(new FilesOwnersResponse(ownersLabels, filesWithPendingOwners));
     }
   }
 
+  private LabelAndScore getLabelDefinition(PathOwners owners, ChangeData changeData)
+      throws ResourceNotFoundException {
+
+    try {
+      return Optional.of(pluginSettings.enableSubmitRequirement())
+          .filter(Boolean::booleanValue)
+          .flatMap(enabled -> getLabelFromOwners(owners, changeData))
+          .orElseGet(
+              () ->
+                  new LabelAndScore(
+                      LabelId.CODE_REVIEW, getMaxScoreForLabel(changeData, LabelId.CODE_REVIEW)));
+    } catch (LabelNotFoundException e) {
+      logger.atInfo().withCause(e).log("Invalid configuration");
+      throw new ResourceNotFoundException(MISSING_CODE_REVIEW_LABEL, e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private Optional<LabelAndScore> getLabelFromOwners(PathOwners owners, ChangeData changeData)
+      throws LabelNotFoundException {
+    return owners
+        .getLabel()
+        .map(
+            label ->
+                new LabelAndScore(
+                    label.getName(),
+                    label
+                        .getScore()
+                        .orElseGet(() -> getMaxScoreForLabel(changeData, label.getName()))));
+  }
+
+  private short getMaxScoreForLabel(ChangeData changeData, String labelId)
+      throws LabelNotFoundException {
+    return changeData
+        .getLabelTypes()
+        .byLabel(labelId)
+        .map(label -> label.getMaxPositive())
+        .orElseThrow(() -> new LabelNotFoundException(changeData.change().getProject(), labelId));
+  }
+
   private boolean isApprovedByOwner(
       Set<GroupOwner> fileOwners,
       Map<Integer, Map<String, Integer>> ownersLabels,
-      short codeReviewMaxValue) {
+      LabelAndScore label) {
     return fileOwners.stream()
         .filter(owner -> owner instanceof Owner)
         .map(owner -> ((Owner) owner).getId())
-        .map(ownerId -> codeReviewLabelValue(ownersLabels, ownerId))
-        .anyMatch(value -> value.filter(v -> v == codeReviewMaxValue).isPresent());
+        .flatMap(ownerId -> codeReviewLabelValue(ownersLabels, ownerId, label.getLabelId()))
+        .anyMatch(value -> value >= label.getScore());
   }
 
-  private Optional<Integer> codeReviewLabelValue(
-      Map<Integer, Map<String, Integer>> ownersLabels, int ownerId) {
-    return Optional.ofNullable(ownersLabels.get(ownerId))
-        .flatMap(m -> Optional.ofNullable(m.get(LabelId.CODE_REVIEW)));
+  private Stream<Integer> codeReviewLabelValue(
+      Map<Integer, Map<String, Integer>> ownersLabels, int ownerId, String labelId) {
+    return Stream.ofNullable(ownersLabels.get(ownerId))
+        .flatMap(m -> Stream.ofNullable(m.get(labelId)));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -207,7 +230,7 @@
     changeInfo.labels.forEach(
         (label, labelInfo) -> {
           Optional.ofNullable(labelInfo.all)
-              .map(
+              .ifPresent(
                   approvalInfos -> {
                     approvalInfos.forEach(
                         approvalInfo -> {
@@ -217,7 +240,6 @@
                           currentOwnerLabels.put(label, approvalInfo.value);
                           ownerToLabels.put(currentOwnerId, currentOwnerLabels);
                         });
-                    return ownerToLabels;
                   });
         });
 
@@ -229,4 +251,30 @@
         .get(accountId)
         .map(as -> new Owner(as.account().fullName(), as.account().id().get()));
   }
+
+  static class LabelNotFoundException extends RuntimeException {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    LabelNotFoundException(Project.NameKey project, String labelId) {
+      super(String.format("Project %s has no %s label defined", project, labelId));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static class LabelAndScore {
+    private final String labelId;
+    private final short score;
+
+    private LabelAndScore(String labelId, short score) {
+      this.labelId = labelId;
+      this.score = score;
+    }
+
+    private String getLabelId() {
+      return labelId;
+    }
+
+    private short getScore() {
+      return score;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/owners/src/main/java/gerrit_owners/PRED_code_review_user_1.java b/owners/src/main/java/gerrit_owners/PRED_code_review_user_1.java
index 1ac2da8..a2dd06b 100644
--- a/owners/src/main/java/gerrit_owners/PRED_code_review_user_1.java
+++ b/owners/src/main/java/gerrit_owners/PRED_code_review_user_1.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
     ChangeData cd = StoredValues.CHANGE_DATA.get(engine);
     Optional<LabelValue> codeReviewMaxValue =
-        Optional.ofNullable(cd.getLabelTypes().byLabel(LabelId.CODE_REVIEW)).map(LabelType::getMax);
+        cd.getLabelTypes().byLabel(LabelId.CODE_REVIEW).map(LabelType::getMax);
 
     Iterator<Account.Id> approvalsAccounts =
         cd.currentApprovals().stream()
diff --git a/owners/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md b/owners/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md
index 92b7d5e..5aaaeab 100644
--- a/owners/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md
+++ b/owners/src/main/resources/Documentation/config.md
@@ -25,6 +25,37 @@
   expandGroups = false
 ```
 
+owners.enableSubmitRequirement
+:   If set to `true` the approvals are evaluated through the owners submit rule without a need of
+    prolog predicate being added to a project. Defaults to `false`.
+
+Example:
+
+```
+[owners]
+  enableSubmitRequirement = true
+```
+
+cache."owners.path_owners_entries".memoryLimit
+:   The cache is used to hold the parsed version of `OWNERS` files in the
+    repository so that when submit rules are calculated (either through prolog
+    or through submit requirements) it is not read over and over again. The
+    cache entry gets invalidated when `OWNERS` file branch is updated.
+    By default it follows default Gerrit's cache memory limit but it makes
+    sense to adjust it as a function of number of project that use the `owners`
+    plugin multiplied by average number of active branches (plus 1 for the
+    refs/meta/config) and average number of directories (as directory hierarchy
+    back to root is checked for the `OWNERS` file existence).
+    _Note that in opposite to the previous settings the modification needs to be
+    performed in the `$GERRIT_SITE/etc/gerrit.config` file._
+
+Example
+
+```
+[cache "owners.path_owners_entries"]
+  memoryLimit = 2048
+```
+
 ## Configuration
 
 Owner approval is determined based on OWNERS files located in the same
@@ -34,6 +65,7 @@
 
 ```yaml
 inherited: true
+label: Code-Review, 1
 owners:
 - some.email@example.com
 - User Name
@@ -78,6 +110,14 @@
 building an OWNERS hierarchy. It stops once it finds an OWNERS file that has
 “inherited” set to false (by default it’s true.)
 
+> **NOTE:** The `label` value (default is `Code-Review`) is taken into
+> consideration only when `owners.enableSubmitRequirement = true`.
+> Owners scores are matched against the label specified in the property in
+> question.
+> The required label's score can be provided (by default label's scores
+> configuration is used) so that owners don't have to be granted with the
+> maximum label's score. Note that only single digit (0..9) is allowed.
+
 For example, imagine the following tree:
 
 ```
@@ -130,6 +170,20 @@
 - Doug Smith
 ```
 
+### When `owners.enableSubmitRequirement = true`
+
+Then Gerrit would:
+
+Evaluate default submit requirement which gives `OK` if no `Code-Review -2` is
+given and at least one `Code-Review +2` is being provided.
+
+Evaluate owners submit requirement to check if `Code-Review +2` is given by
+either 'John Doe' or 'Doug Smith'. If none of them has approved then
+`Code-Review from owners` requirement is added making the change not
+submittable.
+
+### When `owners.enableSubmitRequirement = false` (default)
+
 And sample rules.pl that uses this predicate to enable the submit rule if
 one of the owners has given a Code Review +2
 
@@ -164,6 +218,45 @@
 - Doug Smith
 ```
 
+### When `owners.enableSubmitRequirement = true`
+
+This case is supported with the `Code-Review` label and `OWNERS` file
+modifications.
+
+The `OWNERS` file requires the label configuration to be added (here is the
+updated version):
+
+```yaml
+inherited: true
+label: Code-Review, 1
+owners:
+- John Doe
+- Doug Smith
+```
+
+But additionally one needs to modify the label on the particular project level
+to the following version:
+
+```
+[label "Code-Review"]
+	function = NoOp
+	defaultValue = 0
+	copyMinScore = true
+	copyAllScoresOnTrivialRebase = true
+	value = -2 This shall not be merged
+	value = -1 I would prefer this is not merged as is
+	value = 0 No score
+	value = +1 Looks good to me, but someone else must approve
+	value = +2 Looks good to me, approved
+```
+
+Note that `function` is set to `NoOp`.
+
+As a result Gerrit would make the change Submittable only if 'John Doe' or
+'Doug Smith' have provided at least a `Code-Review +1`.
+
+### When `owners.enableSubmitRequirement = false` (default)
+
 And a rule which makes submittable a change if at least one of the owners has
 given a +1 without taking into consideration any other label:
 
@@ -188,11 +281,10 @@
 In this case, we need to grant specific people with the _Owner-Approved_ label
 without necessarily having to give Code-Review +2 rights on the entire project.
 
-Amend the project.config as shown in (1) and add a new label; then give
-permissions to any registered user. Finally, define a small variant of the
-Prolog rules as shown in (2).
+Amend the project.config as shown in below and add a new label; then give
+permissions to any registered user.
 
-(1) Example fo the project config changes with the new label with values
+Example fo the project config changes with the new label with values
 (label name and values are arbitrary)
 
 ```
@@ -208,7 +300,25 @@
      label-Owner-Approved = -1..+1 group Registered Users
 ```
 
-(2) Define the project's rules.pl with an amended version of Example 1:
+### When `owners.enableSubmitRequirement = true`
+
+Given now an OWNERS configuration of:
+
+```yaml
+inherited: true
+label: Owner-Approved
+owners:
+- John Doe
+- Doug Smith
+```
+
+A change cannot be submitted until 'John Doe' or 'Doug Smith' add a label
+`Owner-Approved`, independently from being able to provide any Code-Review.
+
+### When `owners.enableSubmitRequirement = false` (default)
+
+Finally, define prolog rules as shown in below (an amended version of
+Example 1):
 
 ```prolog
 submit_rule(S) :-
@@ -231,7 +341,30 @@
 A change cannot be submitted until John Doe or Doug Smith add a label
 "Owner-Approved", independently from being able to provide any Code-Review.
 
-## Example 4 - Owners based on matchers
+## Example 4 - OWNERS file without matchers, default Gerrit submit rules and owners Code-Review +1 required
+
+This is a variant of `example 3` when no additional label is created but owners
+shouldn't be granted with `Code-Review +2` for all project files as it might be
+outside of their comptenence/comfort zone.
+
+### When `owners.enableSubmitRequirement = true`
+
+Given an OWNERS configuration of:
+
+```yaml
+inherited: true
+label: Code-Review, 1
+owners:
+- John Doe
+- Doug Smith
+```
+
+A change cannot be submitted until 'John Doe' or 'Doug Smith' add
+`Code-Review+1` score. Note that regular developers still need to cast the
+`Code-Review+2` for a change to be submittable as default submit rule is
+still evaluated.
+
+## Example 5 - Owners based on matchers
 
 Often the ownership comes from the developer's skills and competencies and
 cannot be purely defined by the project's directory structure.
@@ -252,6 +385,18 @@
   - Matt Designer
 ```
 
+### When `owners.enableSubmitRequirement = true`
+
+Then for any change that contains files with .sql or .css extensions, besides
+to the default Gerrit submit rules, the extra constraints on the additional
+owners of the modified files will be added. The final submit is enabled if both
+Gerrit default rules are satisfied and all the owners of the .sql files
+('Mister Dba') and the .css files (either 'John Creative' or 'Matt Designer')
+have provided their `Code-Review +2` feedback (as `Code-Review` is default
+label for owners submit requirement).
+
+### When `owners.enableSubmitRequirement = false` (default)
+
 And a rules.pl of:
 
 ```prolog
@@ -269,7 +414,14 @@
 (Mister Dba) and the .css files (either John Creative or Matt Designer) have
 provided their Code-Review +2 feedback.
 
-## Example 5 - Owners details on a per-file basis
+## Example 6 - Owners details on a per-file basis
+
+### When `owners.enableSubmitRequirement = true`
+
+This case is obsolete and _only_ prolog specific. The list of which file is
+owned by whom is available through the [REST API](rest-api.md).
+
+### When `owners.enableSubmitRequirement = false` (default)
 
 When using the owners with a series of matchers associated to different set of
 owners, it may not be trivial to understand exactly *why* change is not approved
diff --git a/owners/src/main/resources/Documentation/metrcis.md b/owners/src/main/resources/Documentation/metrcis.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f3c9f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners/src/main/resources/Documentation/metrcis.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Metrics
+=============
+
+The following metrics are always emitted:
+
+* plugins/owners/count_configuration_loads
+  : the total number of owners configuration loads.
+
+* plugins/owners/load_configuration_latency
+  : the latency for loading owners configuration for a change.
+
+When submit requirements are enabled (`owners.enableSubmitRequirement = true`)
+these are additionally emitted:
+
+* plugins/owners/count_submit_rule_runs
+  : the total number of owners submit rule runs.
+
+* plugins/owners/run_submit_rule_latency
+  : the latency for running the owners submit rule.
diff --git a/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersApprovalHasOperandIT.java b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersApprovalHasOperandIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fdb4b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersApprovalHasOperandIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+// implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners;
+
+import static com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList.toImmutableList;
+import static com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.SubmitRequirementResultInfo.Status.SATISFIED;
+import static com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.SubmitRequirementResultInfo.Status.UNSATISFIED;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.PushOneCommit;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestAccount;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestPlugin;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseLocalDisk;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.config.GlobalPluginConfig;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.SubmitRequirement;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.SubmitRequirementExpression;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ChangeApi;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ReviewInput;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.ListChangesOption;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInfo;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.SubmitRequirementResultInfo;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.SubmitRequirementResultInfo.Status;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.experiments.ExperimentFeaturesConstants;
+import com.google.gerrit.testing.ConfigSuite;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.LabelDefinition;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+@TestPlugin(name = "owners", sysModule = "com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.OwnersModule")
+@UseLocalDisk
+public class OwnersApprovalHasOperandIT extends OwnersSubmitRequirementITAbstract {
+  private static final String REQUIREMENT_NAME = "Owner-Approval";
+
+  // This configuration is needed on 3.5 only and should be removed during/after the merge to
+  // stable-3.6 as it is enabled there by default.
+  @ConfigSuite.Default
+  public static Config defaultConfig() {
+    Config cfg = new Config();
+    cfg.setString(
+        "experiments",
+        null,
+        "enabled",
+        ExperimentFeaturesConstants.GERRIT_BACKEND_REQUEST_FEATURE_ENABLE_SUBMIT_REQUIREMENTS);
+    return cfg;
+  }
+
+  @Before
+  public void setup() throws Exception {
+    configSubmitRequirement(
+        project,
+        SubmitRequirement.builder()
+            .setName(REQUIREMENT_NAME)
+            .setSubmittabilityExpression(SubmitRequirementExpression.create("has:approval_owners"))
+            .setAllowOverrideInChildProjects(false)
+            .build());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldOwnersRequirementBeSatisfied() throws Exception {
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true, LabelDefinition.parse("Code-Review,1").get(), admin2);
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r = createChange("Add a file", "foo", "bar");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReady = changeApi.get(ListChangesOption.SUBMIT_REQUIREMENTS);
+    verifySubmitRequirements(changeNotReady.submitRequirements, REQUIREMENT_NAME, UNSATISFIED);
+
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin2.id());
+    forChange(r).current().review(ReviewInput.recommend());
+    ChangeInfo ownersVoteSufficient = forChange(r).get(ListChangesOption.SUBMIT_REQUIREMENTS);
+    verifySubmitRequirements(ownersVoteSufficient.submitRequirements, REQUIREMENT_NAME, SATISFIED);
+  }
+
+  private void verifySubmitRequirements(
+      Collection<SubmitRequirementResultInfo> requirements, String name, Status status) {
+    for (SubmitRequirementResultInfo requirement : requirements) {
+      if (requirement.name.equals(name) && requirement.status == status) {
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    throw new AssertionError(
+        String.format(
+            "Could not find submit requirement %s with status %s (results = %s)",
+            name,
+            status,
+            requirements.stream()
+                .map(r -> String.format("%s=%s", r.name, r.status))
+                .collect(toImmutableList())));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersMetricsIT.java b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersMetricsIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47e2510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersMetricsIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertWithMessage;
+
+import com.codahale.metrics.MetricRegistry;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.LightweightPluginDaemonTest;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestAccount;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestPlugin;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseLocalDisk;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.config.GlobalPluginConfig;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.RefNames;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+@TestPlugin(name = "owners", sysModule = "com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.OwnersModule")
+@UseLocalDisk
+public class OwnersMetricsIT extends LightweightPluginDaemonTest {
+  @Inject MetricRegistry metricRegistry;
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldOwnersMetricsBeAvailable() throws Exception {
+    // one needs to at least create the OWNERS file to have metrics emitted
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true, admin2);
+
+    assertMetricExists("plugins/owners/count_configuration_loads");
+    assertMetricExists("plugins/owners/load_configuration_latency");
+    assertMetricExists("plugins/owners/count_submit_rule_runs");
+    assertMetricExists("plugins/owners/run_submit_rule_latency");
+  }
+
+  private void assertMetricExists(String name) {
+    assertWithMessage(name).that(metricRegistry.getMetrics().get(name)).isNotNull();
+  }
+
+  private void addOwnerFileToRoot(boolean inherit, TestAccount u) throws Exception {
+    // Add OWNERS file to root:
+    //
+    // inherited: true
+    // owners:
+    // - u.email()
+    pushFactory
+        .create(
+            admin.newIdent(),
+            testRepo,
+            "Add OWNER file",
+            "OWNERS",
+            String.format("inherited: %s\nowners:\n- %s\n", inherit, u.email()))
+        .to(RefNames.fullName("master"))
+        .assertOkStatus();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirementIT.java b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirementIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d5c2c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirementIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+// implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestPlugin;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseLocalDisk;
+
+@TestPlugin(name = "owners", sysModule = "com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.OwnersModule")
+@UseLocalDisk
+public class OwnersSubmitRequirementIT extends OwnersSubmitRequirementITAbstract {}
diff --git a/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirementITAbstract.java b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirementITAbstract.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7cea60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirementITAbstract.java
@@ -0,0 +1,515 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+// implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth8.assertThat;
+import static com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.TestProjectUpdate.allowLabel;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.group.SystemGroupBackend.REGISTERED_USERS;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.testing.TestLabels.labelBuilder;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.testing.TestLabels.value;
+import static java.util.stream.Collectors.joining;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.GitUtil;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.LightweightPluginDaemonTest;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.PushOneCommit;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestAccount;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.config.GlobalPluginConfig;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.request.RequestScopeOperations;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelFunction;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelId;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelType;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.RefNames;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ChangeApi;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ReviewInput;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.SubmitType;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.ChangeInfo;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.LegacySubmitRequirementInfo;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.SubmitRecordInfo;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.project.testing.TestLabels;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.LabelDefinition;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.storage.dfs.InMemoryRepository;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.junit.TestRepository;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+abstract class OwnersSubmitRequirementITAbstract extends LightweightPluginDaemonTest {
+  private static final LegacySubmitRequirementInfo NOT_READY =
+      new LegacySubmitRequirementInfo("NOT_READY", "Owners", "owners");
+  private static final LegacySubmitRequirementInfo READY =
+      new LegacySubmitRequirementInfo("OK", "Owners", "owners");
+
+  @Inject protected RequestScopeOperations requestScopeOperations;
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldRequireAtLeastOneApprovalForMatchingPathFromOwner() throws Exception {
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    TestAccount user1 = accountCreator.user1();
+    addOwnerFileWithMatchersToRoot(true, ".md", admin2, user1);
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r = createChange("Add a file", "README.md", "foo");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReady = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    changeApi.current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin2.id());
+    forChange(r).current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeReady = forChange(r).get();
+    assertThat(changeReady.submittable).isTrue();
+    assertThat(changeReady.requirements).containsExactly(READY);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldNotRequireApprovalForNotMatchingPath() throws Exception {
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    addOwnerFileWithMatchersToRoot(true, ".md", admin2);
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r = createChange("Add a file", "README.txt", "foo");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReady = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.requirements).isEmpty();
+
+    changeApi.current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeReady = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeReady.submittable).isTrue();
+    assertThat(changeReady.requirements).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldRequireApprovalFromRootOwner() throws Exception {
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true, admin2);
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r = createChange("Add a file", "foo", "bar");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReady = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    changeApi.current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin2.id());
+    forChange(r).current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeReady = forChange(r).get();
+    assertThat(changeReady.submittable).isTrue();
+    assertThat(changeReady.requirements).containsExactly(READY);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldBlockOwnersApprovalForMaxNegativeVote() throws Exception {
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true, admin2);
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r = createChange("Add a file", "foo", "bar");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReady = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin2.id());
+    forChange(r).current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeReady = forChange(r).get();
+    assertThat(changeReady.submittable).isTrue();
+    assertThat(changeReady.requirements).containsExactly(READY);
+
+    changeApi.current().review(ReviewInput.reject());
+    assertThat(forChange(r).get().submittable).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldRequireVerifiedApprovalEvenIfCodeOwnerApproved() throws Exception {
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true, admin2);
+
+    installVerifiedLabel();
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r = createChange("Add a file", "foo", "bar");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    assertThat(changeApi.get().submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeApi.get().requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin2.id());
+    forChange(r).current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    assertThat(forChange(r).get().submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(forChange(r).get().requirements).containsExactly(READY);
+    verifyHasSubmitRecord(
+        forChange(r).get().submitRecords, LabelId.VERIFIED, SubmitRecordInfo.Label.Status.NEED);
+
+    changeApi.current().review(new ReviewInput().label(LabelId.VERIFIED, 1));
+    assertThat(changeApi.get().submittable).isTrue();
+    verifyHasSubmitRecord(
+        changeApi.get().submitRecords, LabelId.VERIFIED, SubmitRecordInfo.Label.Status.OK);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldRequireCodeOwnerApprovalEvenIfVerifiedWasApproved() throws Exception {
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true, admin2);
+
+    installVerifiedLabel();
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r = createChange("Add a file", "foo", "bar");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    assertThat(changeApi.get().submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeApi.get().requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin2.id());
+    forChange(r).current().review(new ReviewInput().label(LabelId.VERIFIED, 1));
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReady = forChange(r).get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+    verifyHasSubmitRecord(
+        changeNotReady.submitRecords, LabelId.VERIFIED, SubmitRecordInfo.Label.Status.OK);
+
+    forChange(r).current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeReady = forChange(r).get();
+    assertThat(changeReady.submittable).isTrue();
+    assertThat(changeReady.requirements).containsExactly(READY);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldRequireConfiguredLabelByCodeOwner() throws Exception {
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    String labelId = "Foo";
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true, LabelDefinition.parse(labelId).get(), admin2);
+
+    installLabel(labelId);
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r = createChange("Add a file", "foo", "bar");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    assertThat(changeApi.get().submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeApi.get().requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    changeApi.current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeStillNotReady = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeStillNotReady.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeStillNotReady.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin2.id());
+    forChange(r).current().review(new ReviewInput().label(labelId, 1));
+    ChangeInfo changeReady = forChange(r).get();
+    assertThat(changeReady.submittable).isTrue();
+    assertThat(changeReady.requirements).containsExactly(READY);
+    verifyHasSubmitRecord(changeReady.submitRecords, labelId, SubmitRecordInfo.Label.Status.OK);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldRequireConfiguredLabelByCodeOwnerEvenIfItIsNotConfiguredForProject()
+      throws Exception {
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    String notExistinglabelId = "Foo";
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true, LabelDefinition.parse(notExistinglabelId).get(), admin2);
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r = createChange("Add a file", "foo", "bar");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    assertThat(changeApi.get().submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeApi.get().requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    changeApi.current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeStillNotReady = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeStillNotReady.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeStillNotReady.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldRequireConfiguredLabelScoreByCodeOwner() throws Exception {
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true, LabelDefinition.parse("Code-Review,1").get(), admin2);
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r = createChange("Add a file", "foo", "bar");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReady = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    changeApi.current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin2.id());
+    forChange(r).current().review(ReviewInput.recommend());
+    ChangeInfo changeReadyWithOwnerScore = forChange(r).get();
+    assertThat(changeReadyWithOwnerScore.submittable).isTrue();
+    assertThat(changeReadyWithOwnerScore.requirements).containsExactly(READY);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldConfiguredLabelScoreByCodeOwnerBeNotSufficientIfLabelRequiresMaxValue()
+      throws Exception {
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true, LabelDefinition.parse("Code-Review,1").get(), admin2);
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r = createChange("Add a file", "foo", "bar");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReady = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin2.id());
+    forChange(r).current().review(ReviewInput.recommend());
+    ChangeInfo ownersVoteNotSufficient = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(ownersVoteNotSufficient.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(ownersVoteNotSufficient.requirements).containsExactly(READY);
+    verifyHasSubmitRecord(
+        ownersVoteNotSufficient.submitRecords,
+        LabelId.CODE_REVIEW,
+        SubmitRecordInfo.Label.Status.NEED);
+
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin.id());
+    forChange(r).current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeReadyWithMaxScore = forChange(r).get();
+    assertThat(changeReadyWithMaxScore.submittable).isTrue();
+    assertThat(changeReadyWithMaxScore.requirements).containsExactly(READY);
+    verifyHasSubmitRecord(
+        changeReadyWithMaxScore.submitRecords,
+        LabelId.CODE_REVIEW,
+        SubmitRecordInfo.Label.Status.OK);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldConfiguredLabelScoreByCodeOwnersOverwriteSubmitRequirement() throws Exception {
+    installLabel(TestLabels.codeReview().toBuilder().setFunction(LabelFunction.NO_OP).build());
+
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true, LabelDefinition.parse("Code-Review,1").get(), admin2);
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r = createChange("Add a file", "foo", "bar");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReady = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin2.id());
+    forChange(r).current().review(ReviewInput.recommend());
+    ChangeInfo ownersVoteSufficient = forChange(r).get();
+    assertThat(ownersVoteSufficient.submittable).isTrue();
+    assertThat(ownersVoteSufficient.requirements).containsExactly(READY);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldRequireApprovalFromGrandParentProjectOwner() throws Exception {
+    Project.NameKey parentProjectName =
+        createProjectOverAPI("parent", allProjects, true, SubmitType.FAST_FORWARD_ONLY);
+    Project.NameKey childProjectName =
+        createProjectOverAPI("child", parentProjectName, true, SubmitType.FAST_FORWARD_ONLY);
+    TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> childRepo = cloneProject(childProjectName);
+
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    addOwnerFileToRefsMetaConfig(true, admin2, allProjects);
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r =
+        createCommitAndPush(childRepo, "refs/for/master", "Add a file", "foo", "bar");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReady = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    changeApi.current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin2.id());
+    forChange(r).current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeReady = forChange(r).get();
+    assertThat(changeReady.submittable).isTrue();
+    assertThat(changeReady.requirements).containsExactly(READY);
+  }
+
+  private void verifyHasSubmitRecord(
+      Collection<SubmitRecordInfo> records, String label, SubmitRecordInfo.Label.Status status) {
+    assertThat(
+            records.stream()
+                .flatMap(record -> record.labels.stream())
+                .filter(l -> l.label.equals(label) && l.status == status)
+                .findAny())
+        .isPresent();
+  }
+
+  private void installVerifiedLabel() throws Exception {
+    installLabel(LabelId.VERIFIED);
+  }
+
+  private void installLabel(String labelId) throws Exception {
+    LabelType verified =
+        labelBuilder(labelId, value(1, "Verified"), value(0, "No score"), value(-1, "Fails"))
+            .setFunction(LabelFunction.MAX_WITH_BLOCK)
+            .build();
+
+    installLabel(verified);
+
+    String heads = RefNames.REFS_HEADS + "*";
+    projectOperations
+        .project(project)
+        .forUpdate()
+        .add(allowLabel(verified.getName()).ref(heads).group(REGISTERED_USERS).range(-1, 1))
+        .update();
+  }
+
+  private void installLabel(LabelType label) throws Exception {
+    try (ProjectConfigUpdate u = updateProject(project)) {
+      u.getConfig().upsertLabelType(label);
+      u.save();
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected ChangeApi forChange(PushOneCommit.Result r) throws RestApiException {
+    return gApi.changes().id(r.getChangeId());
+  }
+
+  private void addOwnerFileWithMatchersToRoot(
+      boolean inherit, String extension, TestAccount... users) throws Exception {
+    // Add OWNERS file to root:
+    //
+    // inherited: true
+    // matchers:
+    // - suffix: extension
+    //   owners:
+    //   - u1.email()
+    //   - ...
+    //   - uN.email()
+    pushOwnersToMaster(
+        String.format(
+            "inherited: %s\nmatchers:\n" + "- suffix: %s\n  owners:\n%s",
+            inherit,
+            extension,
+            Stream.of(users)
+                .map(user -> String.format("   - %s\n", user.email()))
+                .collect(joining())));
+  }
+
+  private void addOwnerFileToRoot(boolean inherit, TestAccount u) throws Exception {
+    // Add OWNERS file to root:
+    //
+    // inherited: true
+    // owners:
+    // - u.email()
+    pushOwnersToMaster(String.format("inherited: %s\nowners:\n- %s\n", inherit, u.email()));
+  }
+
+  private void addOwnerFileToRefsMetaConfig(
+      boolean inherit, TestAccount u, Project.NameKey projectName) throws Exception {
+    // Add OWNERS file to root:
+    //
+    // inherited: true
+    // owners:
+    // - u.email()
+    pushOwnersToRefsMetaConfig(
+        String.format("inherited: %s\nowners:\n- %s\n", inherit, u.email()), projectName);
+  }
+
+  protected void addOwnerFileToRoot(boolean inherit, LabelDefinition label, TestAccount u)
+      throws Exception {
+    // Add OWNERS file to root:
+    //
+    // inherited: true
+    // label: label,score # score is optional
+    // owners:
+    // - u.email()
+    pushOwnersToMaster(
+        String.format(
+            "inherited: %s\nlabel: %s\nowners:\n- %s\n",
+            inherit,
+            String.format(
+                "%s%s",
+                label.getName(),
+                label.getScore().map(value -> String.format(",%d", value)).orElse("")),
+            u.email()));
+  }
+
+  private void pushOwnersToMaster(String owners) throws Exception {
+    pushFactory
+        .create(admin.newIdent(), testRepo, "Add OWNER file", "OWNERS", owners)
+        .to(RefNames.fullName("master"))
+        .assertOkStatus();
+  }
+
+  private void pushOwnersToRefsMetaConfig(String owners, Project.NameKey projectName)
+      throws Exception {
+    TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> project = cloneProject(projectName);
+    GitUtil.fetch(project, RefNames.REFS_CONFIG + ":" + RefNames.REFS_CONFIG);
+    project.reset(RefNames.REFS_CONFIG);
+    pushFactory
+        .create(admin.newIdent(), project, "Add OWNER file", "OWNERS", owners)
+        .to(RefNames.REFS_CONFIG)
+        .assertOkStatus();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirementTest.java b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirementTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97113c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirementTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,464 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth8.assertThat;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.testing.TestLabels.codeReview;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.testing.TestLabels.labelBuilder;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.testing.TestLabels.value;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.testing.TestLabels.verified;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.OwnersSubmitRequirement.hasSufficientApproval;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.OwnersSubmitRequirement.isApprovalMissing;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.OwnersSubmitRequirement.isApprovedByOwner;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.OwnersSubmitRequirement.isLabelApproved;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.OwnersSubmitRequirement.ownersLabel;
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.OwnersSubmitRequirement.resolveLabel;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelFunction;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelId;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelType;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelTypes;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.PatchSet;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.PatchSetApproval;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.OwnersSubmitRequirement.LabelAndScore;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.LabelDefinition;
+import java.sql.Timestamp;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class OwnersSubmitRequirementTest {
+  private static String LABEL_ID = "foo";
+  private static LabelDefinition OWNERS_LABEL = LabelDefinition.parse(LABEL_ID).get();
+  private static LabelDefinition OWNERS_LABEL_WITH_SCORE =
+      LabelDefinition.parse(String.format("%s,1", LABEL_ID)).get();
+  private static int MAX_LABEL_VALUE = 1;
+  private static Project.NameKey PROJECT = Project.nameKey("project");
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldResolveLabelToConfiguredOne() {
+    // when
+    LabelDefinition label = resolveLabel(null, Optional.of(OWNERS_LABEL));
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(label).isEqualTo(OWNERS_LABEL);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldResolveLabelToCodeReview() {
+    // given
+    LabelTypes types =
+        new LabelTypes(List.of(verified(), label().setFunction(LabelFunction.NO_BLOCK).build()));
+
+    // when
+    LabelDefinition label = resolveLabel(types, Optional.empty());
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(label).isEqualTo(LabelDefinition.CODE_REVIEW);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldOwnersLabelContainOnlyConfiguredLabelAndItsScore() {
+    // when
+    Optional<LabelAndScore> result =
+        ownersLabel(new LabelTypes(List.of(label().build())), OWNERS_LABEL_WITH_SCORE, PROJECT);
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(result.map(label -> label.getLabelType().getName())).hasValue(LABEL_ID);
+    assertThat(result.flatMap(LabelAndScore::getScore))
+        .isEqualTo(OWNERS_LABEL_WITH_SCORE.getScore());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldOwnersLabelBeEmptyIfNonExistingLabelIsConfigured() {
+    // when
+    Optional<LabelAndScore> result =
+        ownersLabel(new LabelTypes(List.of(codeReview())), OWNERS_LABEL, PROJECT);
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(result).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldApprovalBeMissingWhenSomeoneElseApproved() {
+    // given
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+    Account.Id uploader = mock(Account.Id.class);
+    LabelAndScore ownersLabel = maxNoBlockLabelFooOwnersLabel();
+    Map<Account.Id, List<PatchSetApproval>> uploaderApproval =
+        Map.of(uploader, List.of(approvedBy(uploader, LABEL_ID, MAX_LABEL_VALUE)));
+
+    // when
+    boolean isApprovalMissing =
+        isApprovalMissing(
+            Map.entry("path", Set.of(fileOwner)), uploader, uploaderApproval, ownersLabel);
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(isApprovalMissing).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldApprovalBeNotMissingWhenApprovedByFileOwner() {
+    // given
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+    Account.Id uploader = mock(Account.Id.class);
+    LabelAndScore ownersLabel = maxNoBlockLabelFooOwnersLabel();
+    Map<Account.Id, List<PatchSetApproval>> fileOwnerApproval =
+        Map.of(fileOwner, List.of(approvedBy(fileOwner, LABEL_ID, MAX_LABEL_VALUE)));
+
+    // when
+    boolean isApprovalMissing =
+        isApprovalMissing(
+            Map.entry("path", Set.of(fileOwner)), uploader, fileOwnerApproval, ownersLabel);
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(isApprovalMissing).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldApprovalBeNotMissingWhenApprovedByAtLeastOneOwner() {
+    // given
+    Account.Id fileOwnerA = mock(Account.Id.class);
+    Account.Id fileOwnerB = mock(Account.Id.class);
+    Account.Id uploader = mock(Account.Id.class);
+    LabelAndScore ownersLabel = maxNoBlockLabelFooOwnersLabel();
+    Map<Account.Id, List<PatchSetApproval>> fileOwnerApproval =
+        Map.of(fileOwnerA, List.of(approvedBy(fileOwnerA, LABEL_ID, MAX_LABEL_VALUE)));
+
+    // when
+    boolean isApprovalMissing =
+        isApprovalMissing(
+            Map.entry("path", Set.of(fileOwnerA, fileOwnerB)),
+            uploader,
+            fileOwnerApproval,
+            ownersLabel);
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(isApprovalMissing).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldNotBeApprovedByOwnerWhenSomeoneElseApproved() {
+    // given
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+    Account.Id uploader = mock(Account.Id.class);
+    LabelAndScore ownersLabel = maxNoBlockLabelFooOwnersLabel();
+    Map<Account.Id, List<PatchSetApproval>> uploaderApproval =
+        Map.of(uploader, List.of(approvedBy(uploader, LABEL_ID, MAX_LABEL_VALUE)));
+
+    // when
+    boolean approvedByOwner =
+        isApprovedByOwner(fileOwner, fileOwner, uploaderApproval, ownersLabel);
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(approvedByOwner).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldNotBeApprovedWhenApprovalGivenForDifferentLabel() {
+    // given
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+    LabelAndScore ownersLabel =
+        new LabelAndScore(
+            label().setName("bar").setFunction(LabelFunction.MAX_NO_BLOCK).build(),
+            Optional.empty());
+    Map<Account.Id, List<PatchSetApproval>> fileOwnerForDifferentLabelApproval =
+        Map.of(fileOwner, List.of(approvedBy(fileOwner, LABEL_ID, MAX_LABEL_VALUE)));
+
+    // when
+    boolean approvedByOwner =
+        isApprovedByOwner(fileOwner, fileOwner, fileOwnerForDifferentLabelApproval, ownersLabel);
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(approvedByOwner).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldBeApprovedByOwner() {
+    // given
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+    LabelAndScore ownersLabel = maxNoBlockLabelFooOwnersLabel();
+    Map<Account.Id, List<PatchSetApproval>> fileOwnerApproval =
+        Map.of(fileOwner, List.of(approvedBy(fileOwner, LABEL_ID, MAX_LABEL_VALUE)));
+
+    // when
+    boolean approvedByOwner =
+        isApprovedByOwner(fileOwner, fileOwner, fileOwnerApproval, ownersLabel);
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(approvedByOwner).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldHaveNotSufficientApprovalWhenLabelIsNotApproved() {
+    // given
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+    LabelAndScore ownersLabel = maxNoBlockLabelFooOwnersLabel();
+
+    // when
+    boolean hasSufficientApproval =
+        hasSufficientApproval(
+            approvedBy(fileOwner, LABEL_ID, 0), ownersLabel, fileOwner, fileOwner);
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(hasSufficientApproval).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldHaveNotSufficientApprovalWhenLabelDoesntMatch() {
+    // given
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+
+    // when
+    boolean hasSufficientApproval =
+        hasSufficientApproval(
+            approvedBy(fileOwner, LABEL_ID, 0),
+            new LabelAndScore(
+                LabelType.builder("foo", Collections.emptyList()).build(), Optional.empty()),
+            fileOwner,
+            fileOwner);
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(hasSufficientApproval).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldHaveSufficientApprovalWhenLabelIsApproved() {
+    // given
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+    LabelAndScore ownersLabel = maxNoBlockLabelFooOwnersLabel();
+
+    // when
+    boolean hasSufficientApproval =
+        hasSufficientApproval(
+            approvedBy(fileOwner, LABEL_ID, MAX_LABEL_VALUE), ownersLabel, fileOwner, fileOwner);
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(hasSufficientApproval).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void labelShouldNotBeApprovedWhenSelfApprovalIsDisabledAndOwnerApproved() {
+    // given
+    LabelType ignoreSelfApproval = label().setIgnoreSelfApproval(true).build();
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+
+    // when
+    boolean approved =
+        isLabelApproved(
+            ignoreSelfApproval,
+            Optional.empty(),
+            fileOwner,
+            fileOwner,
+            approvedBy(fileOwner, LABEL_ID, MAX_LABEL_VALUE));
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(approved).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void labelShouldNotBeApprovedWhenMaxValueIsRequiredButNotProvided() {
+    // given
+    LabelType maxValueRequired = label().setFunction(LabelFunction.MAX_NO_BLOCK).build();
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+
+    // when
+    boolean approved =
+        isLabelApproved(
+            maxValueRequired,
+            Optional.empty(),
+            fileOwner,
+            fileOwner,
+            approvedBy(fileOwner, LABEL_ID, 0));
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(approved).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void labelShouldBeApprovedWhenMaxValueIsRequiredAndProvided() {
+    // given
+    LabelType maxValueRequired = label().setFunction(LabelFunction.MAX_NO_BLOCK).build();
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+
+    // when
+    boolean approved =
+        isLabelApproved(
+            maxValueRequired,
+            Optional.empty(),
+            fileOwner,
+            fileOwner,
+            approvedBy(fileOwner, LABEL_ID, MAX_LABEL_VALUE));
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(approved).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void labelShouldBeApprovedWhenMaxValueIsRequiredButLowerScoreIsConfiguredForOwner() {
+    // given
+    LabelType maxValueRequired = codeReview();
+    Short ownersScore = 1;
+    Optional<Short> requiredOwnerScore = Optional.of(ownersScore);
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+
+    // when
+    boolean approved =
+        isLabelApproved(
+            maxValueRequired,
+            requiredOwnerScore,
+            fileOwner,
+            fileOwner,
+            approvedBy(fileOwner, LabelId.CODE_REVIEW, ownersScore));
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(approved).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void
+      labelShouldNotBeApprovedWhenMaxValueIsRequiredLowerScoreIsConfiguredForOwnerAndTooLowScoreIsCast() {
+    // given
+    LabelType anyWithBlock =
+        label()
+            .setValues(
+                Arrays.asList(
+                    value(3, "Great"),
+                    value(2, "Approved"),
+                    value(1, "Maybe"),
+                    value(0, "No score"),
+                    value(-1, "Blocked")))
+            .setFunction(LabelFunction.ANY_WITH_BLOCK)
+            .build();
+    Optional<Short> requiredOwnerScore = Optional.of((short) 2);
+    Short ownersScore = 1;
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+
+    // when
+    boolean approved =
+        isLabelApproved(
+            anyWithBlock,
+            requiredOwnerScore,
+            fileOwner,
+            fileOwner,
+            approvedBy(fileOwner, LabelId.CODE_REVIEW, ownersScore));
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(approved).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void labelShouldNotBeApprovedWhenAnyValueWithBlockIsConfiguredAndMaxNegativeIsProvided() {
+    // given
+    LabelType anyWithBlock = label().setFunction(LabelFunction.ANY_WITH_BLOCK).build();
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+
+    // when
+    boolean approved =
+        isLabelApproved(
+            anyWithBlock,
+            Optional.empty(),
+            fileOwner,
+            fileOwner,
+            approvedBy(fileOwner, LABEL_ID, -1));
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(approved).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void labelShouldBeApprovedWhenAnyValueWithBlockIsConfiguredAndPositiveValueIsProvided() {
+    // given
+    LabelType anyWithBlock =
+        label()
+            .setValues(
+                Arrays.asList(
+                    value(2, "Approved"),
+                    value(1, "OK"),
+                    value(0, "No score"),
+                    value(-1, "Blocked")))
+            .setFunction(LabelFunction.ANY_WITH_BLOCK)
+            .build();
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+
+    // when
+    boolean approved =
+        isLabelApproved(
+            anyWithBlock,
+            Optional.empty(),
+            fileOwner,
+            fileOwner,
+            approvedBy(fileOwner, LABEL_ID, 1));
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(approved).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void labelShouldNotBeApprovedWhenAnyValueWithBlockIsConfiguredAndDefaultValueIsProvided() {
+    // given
+    LabelType anyWithBlock =
+        label()
+            .setValues(
+                Arrays.asList(
+                    value(2, "Approved"),
+                    value(1, "OK"),
+                    value(0, "No score"),
+                    value(-1, "Blocked")))
+            .setFunction(LabelFunction.ANY_WITH_BLOCK)
+            .build();
+    Account.Id fileOwner = mock(Account.Id.class);
+
+    // when
+    boolean approved =
+        isLabelApproved(
+            anyWithBlock,
+            Optional.empty(),
+            fileOwner,
+            fileOwner,
+            approvedBy(fileOwner, LABEL_ID, 0));
+
+    // then
+    assertThat(approved).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  private static final LabelAndScore maxNoBlockLabelFooOwnersLabel() {
+    LabelType maxValueRequired = label().setFunction(LabelFunction.MAX_NO_BLOCK).build();
+    return new LabelAndScore(maxValueRequired, Optional.empty());
+  }
+
+  private static final LabelType.Builder label() {
+    return labelBuilder(
+        LABEL_ID, value(MAX_LABEL_VALUE, "Approved"), value(0, "No score"), value(-1, "Blocked"));
+  }
+
+  private static final PatchSetApproval approvedBy(Account.Id approving, String label, int value) {
+    return PatchSetApproval.builder()
+        .key(PatchSetApproval.key(mock(PatchSet.Id.class), approving, LabelId.create(label)))
+        .granted(Timestamp.from(Instant.now()))
+        .realAccountId(approving)
+        .value(value)
+        .build();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwnersIT.java b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwnersIT.java
index 703c1f1..76c4962 100644
--- a/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwnersIT.java
+++ b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwnersIT.java
@@ -15,298 +15,9 @@
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.restapi;
 
-import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
-
-import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.GitUtil;
-import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.LightweightPluginDaemonTest;
-import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.PushOneCommit.Result;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestPlugin;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseLocalDisk;
-import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.config.GlobalPluginConfig;
-import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
-import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project.NameKey;
-import com.google.gerrit.entities.RefNames;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.SubmitType;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.BadRequestException;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceConflictException;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
-import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.entities.FilesOwnersResponse;
-import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.entities.GroupOwner;
-import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.entities.Owner;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
-import org.apache.commons.compress.utils.Sets;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.storage.dfs.DfsRepositoryDescription;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.storage.dfs.InMemoryRepository;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.junit.TestRepository;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.FetchResult;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.util.FS;
-import org.junit.Test;
 
 @TestPlugin(name = "owners", sysModule = "com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.OwnersModule")
 @UseLocalDisk
-public class GetFilesOwnersIT extends LightweightPluginDaemonTest {
-
-  private static final String REFS_META_CONFIG = RefNames.REFS_META + "config";
-  private GetFilesOwners ownersApi;
-  private Owner rootOwner;
-  private Owner projectOwner;
-  private NameKey parentProjectName;
-  private NameKey childProjectName;
-  private TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> childRepo;
-  private TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> parentRepo;
-  private TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> allProjectsRepo;
-
-  @Override
-  public void setUpTestPlugin() throws Exception {
-    super.setUpTestPlugin();
-
-    rootOwner = new Owner(admin.fullName(), admin.id().get());
-    projectOwner = new Owner(user.fullName(), user.id().get());
-    ownersApi = plugin.getSysInjector().getInstance(GetFilesOwners.class);
-
-    parentProjectName =
-        createProjectOverAPI("parent", allProjects, true, SubmitType.FAST_FORWARD_ONLY);
-    parentRepo = cloneProjectWithMetaRefs(parentProjectName);
-
-    childProjectName =
-        createProjectOverAPI("child", parentProjectName, true, SubmitType.FAST_FORWARD_ONLY);
-    childRepo = cloneProject(childProjectName);
-
-    allProjectsRepo = cloneProjectWithMetaRefs(allProjects);
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  public void shouldReturnExactFileOwners() throws Exception {
-    addOwnerFileToRoot(true);
-    assertChangeHasOwners(createChange().getChangeId());
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  public void shouldReturnExactFileOwnersWhenOwnersIsSetToAllProjects() throws Exception {
-    addOwnerFileWithMatchers(allProjectsRepo, REFS_META_CONFIG, true);
-    assertChangeHasOwners(createChange(childRepo).getChangeId());
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  public void shouldReturnExactFileOwnersWhenOwnersIsSetToParentProject() throws Exception {
-    addOwnerFileWithMatchers(parentRepo, REFS_META_CONFIG, true);
-    assertChangeHasOwners(createChange(childRepo).getChangeId());
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  public void shouldReturnOwnersLabelsWhenNotApprovedByOwners() throws Exception {
-    addOwnerFileToRoot(true);
-    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
-
-    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
-        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
-
-    assertThat(resp.value().files)
-        .containsExactly("a.txt", Sets.newHashSet(new Owner(admin.fullName(), admin.id().get())));
-
-    assertThat(resp.value().ownersLabels).isEmpty();
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  public void shouldReturnEmptyResponseWhenApprovedByOwners() throws Exception {
-    addOwnerFileToRoot(true);
-    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
-    approve(changeId);
-
-    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
-        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
-
-    assertThat(resp.value().files).isEmpty();
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  @GlobalPluginConfig(pluginName = "owners", name = "owners.expandGroups", value = "false")
-  public void shouldReturnResponseWithUnexpandedFileOwners() throws Exception {
-    addOwnerFileToRoot(true);
-    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
-
-    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
-        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
-
-    assertThat(resp.value().files)
-        .containsExactly("a.txt", Sets.newHashSet(new GroupOwner(admin.username())));
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  @GlobalPluginConfig(pluginName = "owners", name = "owners.expandGroups", value = "false")
-  public void shouldReturnEmptyResponseWhenApprovedByOwnersWithUnexpandedFileOwners()
-      throws Exception {
-    addOwnerFileToRoot(true);
-    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
-    approve(changeId);
-
-    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
-        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
-
-    assertThat(resp.value().files).isEmpty();
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  @GlobalPluginConfig(pluginName = "owners", name = "owners.expandGroups", value = "false")
-  public void shouldReturnResponseWithUnexpandedFileMatchersOwners() throws Exception {
-    addOwnerFileWithMatchersToRoot(true);
-    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
-
-    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
-        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
-
-    assertThat(resp.value().files)
-        .containsExactly("a.txt", Sets.newHashSet(new GroupOwner(admin.username())));
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  @UseLocalDisk
-  public void shouldReturnInheritedOwnersFromProjectsOwners() throws Exception {
-    assertInheritFromProject(project);
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  @UseLocalDisk
-  public void shouldReturnInheritedOwnersFromParentProjectsOwners() throws Exception {
-    assertInheritFromProject(allProjects);
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  @UseLocalDisk
-  public void shouldNotReturnInheritedOwnersFromProjectsOwners() throws Exception {
-    assertNotInheritFromProject(project);
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  @UseLocalDisk
-  public void shouldNotReturnInheritedOwnersFromParentProjectsOwners() throws Exception {
-    addOwnerFileToProjectConfig(project, false);
-    assertNotInheritFromProject(allProjects);
-  }
-
-  private static <T> Response<T> assertResponseOk(Response<T> response) {
-    assertThat(response.statusCode()).isEqualTo(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
-    return response;
-  }
-
-  private void assertNotInheritFromProject(Project.NameKey projectNameKey) throws Exception {
-    addOwnerFileToRoot(false);
-    addOwnerFileToProjectConfig(projectNameKey, true);
-
-    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
-    assertChangeHasOwners(changeId);
-  }
-
-  private void assertChangeHasOwners(String changeId)
-      throws AuthException, BadRequestException, ResourceConflictException, Exception {
-    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
-        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
-
-    assertThat(resp.value().files).containsExactly("a.txt", Sets.newHashSet(rootOwner));
-  }
-
-  private void assertInheritFromProject(Project.NameKey projectNameKey) throws Exception {
-    addOwnerFileToRoot(true);
-    addOwnerFileToProjectConfig(projectNameKey, true);
-
-    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
-    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
-        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
-
-    assertThat(resp.value().files)
-        .containsExactly("a.txt", Sets.newHashSet(rootOwner, projectOwner));
-  }
-
-  private void addOwnerFileToProjectConfig(Project.NameKey projectNameKey, boolean inherit)
-      throws Exception {
-    TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> project = cloneProject(projectNameKey);
-    GitUtil.fetch(project, RefNames.REFS_CONFIG + ":" + RefNames.REFS_CONFIG);
-    project.reset(RefNames.REFS_CONFIG);
-    pushFactory
-        .create(
-            admin.newIdent(),
-            project,
-            "Add OWNER file",
-            "OWNERS",
-            String.format(
-                "inherited: %s\nmatchers:\n" + "- suffix: .txt\n  owners:\n   - %s\n",
-                inherit, user.email()))
-        .to(RefNames.REFS_CONFIG);
-  }
-
-  private void addOwnerFileToRoot(boolean inherit) throws Exception {
-    // Add OWNERS file to root:
-    //
-    // inherited: true
-    // owners:
-    // - admin
-    merge(
-        createChange(
-            testRepo,
-            "master",
-            "Add OWNER file",
-            "OWNERS",
-            String.format("inherited: %s\nowners:\n- %s\n", inherit, admin.email()),
-            ""));
-  }
-
-  private void addOwnerFileWithMatchersToRoot(boolean inherit) throws Exception {
-    addOwnerFileWithMatchers(testRepo, "master", inherit);
-  }
-
-  private void addOwnerFileWithMatchers(TestRepository<?> repo, String targetRef, boolean inherit)
-      throws Exception {
-    // Add OWNERS file to root:
-    //
-    // inherited: true
-    // matchers:
-    // - suffix: .txt
-    //   owners:
-    //   - admin@mail.com
-    Result changeCreated =
-        createChange(
-            repo,
-            targetRef,
-            "Add OWNER file",
-            "OWNERS",
-            String.format(
-                "inherited: %s\nmatchers:\n" + "- suffix: .txt\n  owners:\n   - %s\n",
-                inherit, admin.email()),
-            "");
-    changeCreated.assertOkStatus();
-    merge(changeCreated);
-  }
-
-  public TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> cloneProjectWithMetaRefs(Project.NameKey project)
-      throws Exception {
-    String uri = registerRepoConnection(project, admin);
-    String initialRef = "refs/remotes/origin/config";
-    DfsRepositoryDescription desc = new DfsRepositoryDescription("clone of " + project.get());
-
-    InMemoryRepository.Builder b = new InMemoryRepository.Builder().setRepositoryDescription(desc);
-    if (uri.startsWith("ssh://")) {
-      // SshTransport depends on a real FS to read ~/.ssh/config, but InMemoryRepository by default
-      // uses a null FS.
-      // Avoid leaking user state into our tests.
-      b.setFS(FS.detect().setUserHome(null));
-    }
-    InMemoryRepository dest = b.build();
-    Config cfg = dest.getConfig();
-    cfg.setString("remote", "origin", "url", uri);
-    cfg.setStringList(
-        "remote",
-        "origin",
-        "fetch",
-        Arrays.asList(
-            "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*", "+refs/meta/config:refs/remotes/origin/config"));
-    TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> testRepo = GitUtil.newTestRepository(dest);
-    FetchResult result = testRepo.git().fetch().setRemote("origin").call();
-    if (result.getTrackingRefUpdate(initialRef) != null) {
-      testRepo.reset(initialRef);
-    }
-    return testRepo;
-  }
-}
+public class GetFilesOwnersIT extends GetFilesOwnersITAbstract {}
diff --git a/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwnersITAbstract.java b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwnersITAbstract.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..936f3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwnersITAbstract.java
@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+// implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.restapi;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static com.google.gerrit.testing.GerritJUnit.assertThrows;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.GitUtil;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.LightweightPluginDaemonTest;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.PushOneCommit.Result;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestAccount;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseLocalDisk;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.config.GlobalPluginConfig;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelId;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelType;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project.NameKey;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.RefNames;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.SubmitType;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.BadRequestException;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceConflictException;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.project.testing.TestLabels;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.entities.FilesOwnersResponse;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.entities.GroupOwner;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.entities.Owner;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.restapi.GetFilesOwners.LabelNotFoundException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import org.apache.commons.compress.utils.Sets;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.storage.dfs.DfsRepositoryDescription;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.storage.dfs.InMemoryRepository;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.junit.TestRepository;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.FetchResult;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.util.FS;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public abstract class GetFilesOwnersITAbstract extends LightweightPluginDaemonTest {
+
+  private static final String REFS_META_CONFIG = RefNames.REFS_META + "config";
+  protected GetFilesOwners ownersApi;
+  private Owner rootOwner;
+  private Owner projectOwner;
+  private NameKey parentProjectName;
+  private NameKey childProjectName;
+  private TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> childRepo;
+  private TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> parentRepo;
+  private TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> allProjectsRepo;
+
+  @Override
+  public void setUpTestPlugin() throws Exception {
+    super.setUpTestPlugin();
+
+    rootOwner = new Owner(admin.fullName(), admin.id().get());
+    projectOwner = new Owner(user.fullName(), user.id().get());
+    ownersApi = plugin.getSysInjector().getInstance(GetFilesOwners.class);
+
+    parentProjectName =
+        createProjectOverAPI("parent", allProjects, true, SubmitType.FAST_FORWARD_ONLY);
+    parentRepo = cloneProjectWithMetaRefs(parentProjectName);
+
+    childProjectName =
+        createProjectOverAPI("child", parentProjectName, true, SubmitType.FAST_FORWARD_ONLY);
+    childRepo = cloneProject(childProjectName);
+
+    allProjectsRepo = cloneProjectWithMetaRefs(allProjects);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldReturnExactFileOwners() throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true);
+    assertChangeHasOwners(createChange().getChangeId());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldReturnExactFileOwnersWhenOwnersIsSetToAllProjects() throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileWithMatchers(allProjectsRepo, REFS_META_CONFIG, true);
+    assertChangeHasOwners(createChange(childRepo).getChangeId());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldReturnExactFileOwnersWhenOwnersIsSetToParentProject() throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileWithMatchers(parentRepo, REFS_META_CONFIG, true);
+    assertChangeHasOwners(createChange(childRepo).getChangeId());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldReturnOwnersLabelsWhenNotApprovedByOwners() throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true);
+    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
+
+    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
+        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+
+    assertThat(resp.value().files)
+        .containsExactly("a.txt", Sets.newHashSet(new Owner(admin.fullName(), admin.id().get())));
+
+    assertThat(resp.value().ownersLabels).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldReturnEmptyResponseWhenApprovedByOwners() throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true);
+    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
+    approve(changeId);
+
+    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
+        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+
+    assertThat(resp.value().files).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(pluginName = "owners", name = "owners.expandGroups", value = "false")
+  public void shouldReturnResponseWithUnexpandedFileOwners() throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true);
+    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
+
+    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
+        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+
+    assertThat(resp.value().files)
+        .containsExactly("a.txt", Sets.newHashSet(new GroupOwner(admin.username())));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(pluginName = "owners", name = "owners.expandGroups", value = "false")
+  public void shouldReturnEmptyResponseWhenApprovedByOwnersWithUnexpandedFileOwners()
+      throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true);
+    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
+    approve(changeId);
+
+    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
+        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+
+    assertThat(resp.value().files).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(pluginName = "owners", name = "owners.expandGroups", value = "false")
+  public void shouldReturnResponseWithUnexpandedFileMatchersOwners() throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileWithMatchersToRoot(true);
+    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
+
+    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
+        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+
+    assertThat(resp.value().files)
+        .containsExactly("a.txt", Sets.newHashSet(new GroupOwner(admin.username())));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @UseLocalDisk
+  public void shouldReturnInheritedOwnersFromProjectsOwners() throws Exception {
+    assertInheritFromProject(project);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @UseLocalDisk
+  public void shouldReturnInheritedOwnersFromParentProjectsOwners() throws Exception {
+    assertInheritFromProject(allProjects);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @UseLocalDisk
+  public void shouldReflectChangesInParentProject() throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileToProjectConfig(allProjects, true, admin);
+
+    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
+    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
+        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+    assertThat(resp.value().files).containsExactly("a.txt", Sets.newHashSet(rootOwner));
+
+    addOwnerFileToProjectConfig(allProjects, true, user);
+    resp = assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+    assertThat(resp.value().files).containsExactly("a.txt", Sets.newHashSet(projectOwner));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @UseLocalDisk
+  public void shouldNotReturnInheritedOwnersFromProjectsOwners() throws Exception {
+    assertNotInheritFromProject(project);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @UseLocalDisk
+  public void shouldNotReturnInheritedOwnersFromParentProjectsOwners() throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileToProjectConfig(project, false);
+    assertNotInheritFromProject(allProjects);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @UseLocalDisk
+  public void shouldThrowExceptionWhenCodeReviewLabelIsNotConfigured() throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileToProjectConfig(project, false);
+    replaceCodeReviewWithLabel(
+        TestLabels.label(
+            "Foo", TestLabels.value(1, "Foo is fine"), TestLabels.value(-1, "Foo is not fine")));
+    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
+
+    ResourceNotFoundException thrown =
+        assertThrows(
+            ResourceNotFoundException.class,
+            () -> ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+    assertThat(thrown).hasMessageThat().isEqualTo(GetFilesOwners.MISSING_CODE_REVIEW_LABEL);
+    assertThat(thrown).hasCauseThat().isInstanceOf(LabelNotFoundException.class);
+  }
+
+  protected void replaceCodeReviewWithLabel(LabelType label) throws Exception {
+    try (ProjectConfigUpdate u = updateProject(allProjects)) {
+      u.getConfig().getLabelSections().remove(LabelId.CODE_REVIEW);
+      u.getConfig().upsertLabelType(label);
+      u.save();
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected static <T> Response<T> assertResponseOk(Response<T> response) {
+    assertThat(response.statusCode()).isEqualTo(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK);
+    return response;
+  }
+
+  private void assertNotInheritFromProject(Project.NameKey projectNameKey) throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(false);
+    addOwnerFileToProjectConfig(projectNameKey, true);
+
+    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
+    assertChangeHasOwners(changeId);
+  }
+
+  private void assertChangeHasOwners(String changeId)
+      throws AuthException, BadRequestException, ResourceConflictException, Exception {
+    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
+        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+
+    assertThat(resp.value().files).containsExactly("a.txt", Sets.newHashSet(rootOwner));
+  }
+
+  private void assertInheritFromProject(Project.NameKey projectNameKey) throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true);
+    addOwnerFileToProjectConfig(projectNameKey, true);
+
+    String changeId = createChange().getChangeId();
+    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
+        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+
+    assertThat(resp.value().files)
+        .containsExactly("a.txt", Sets.newHashSet(rootOwner, projectOwner));
+  }
+
+  private void addOwnerFileToProjectConfig(Project.NameKey projectNameKey, boolean inherit)
+      throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileToProjectConfig(projectNameKey, inherit, user);
+  }
+
+  private void addOwnerFileToProjectConfig(
+      Project.NameKey projectNameKey, boolean inherit, TestAccount account) throws Exception {
+    TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> project = cloneProject(projectNameKey);
+    GitUtil.fetch(project, RefNames.REFS_CONFIG + ":" + RefNames.REFS_CONFIG);
+    project.reset(RefNames.REFS_CONFIG);
+    pushFactory
+        .create(
+            admin.newIdent(),
+            project,
+            "Add OWNER file",
+            "OWNERS",
+            String.format(
+                "inherited: %s\nmatchers:\n" + "- suffix: .txt\n  owners:\n   - %s\n",
+                inherit, account.email()))
+        .to(RefNames.REFS_CONFIG);
+  }
+
+  private void addOwnerFileToRoot(boolean inherit) throws Exception {
+    // Add OWNERS file to root:
+    //
+    // inherited: true
+    // owners:
+    // - admin
+    merge(
+        createChange(
+            testRepo,
+            "master",
+            "Add OWNER file",
+            "OWNERS",
+            String.format("inherited: %s\nowners:\n- %s\n", inherit, admin.email()),
+            ""));
+  }
+
+  private void addOwnerFileWithMatchersToRoot(boolean inherit) throws Exception {
+    addOwnerFileWithMatchers(testRepo, "master", inherit);
+  }
+
+  private void addOwnerFileWithMatchers(TestRepository<?> repo, String targetRef, boolean inherit)
+      throws Exception {
+    // Add OWNERS file to root:
+    //
+    // inherited: true
+    // matchers:
+    // - suffix: .txt
+    //   owners:
+    //   - admin@mail.com
+    Result changeCreated =
+        createChange(
+            repo,
+            targetRef,
+            "Add OWNER file",
+            "OWNERS",
+            String.format(
+                "inherited: %s\nmatchers:\n" + "- suffix: .txt\n  owners:\n   - %s\n",
+                inherit, admin.email()),
+            "");
+    changeCreated.assertOkStatus();
+    merge(changeCreated);
+  }
+
+  public TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> cloneProjectWithMetaRefs(Project.NameKey project)
+      throws Exception {
+    String uri = registerRepoConnection(project, admin);
+    String initialRef = "refs/remotes/origin/config";
+    DfsRepositoryDescription desc = new DfsRepositoryDescription("clone of " + project.get());
+
+    InMemoryRepository.Builder b = new InMemoryRepository.Builder().setRepositoryDescription(desc);
+    if (uri.startsWith("ssh://")) {
+      // SshTransport depends on a real FS to read ~/.ssh/config, but InMemoryRepository by default
+      // uses a null FS.
+      // Avoid leaking user state into our tests.
+      b.setFS(FS.detect().setUserHome(null));
+    }
+    InMemoryRepository dest = b.build();
+    Config cfg = dest.getConfig();
+    cfg.setString("remote", "origin", "url", uri);
+    cfg.setStringList(
+        "remote",
+        "origin",
+        "fetch",
+        Arrays.asList(
+            "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*", "+refs/meta/config:refs/remotes/origin/config"));
+    TestRepository<InMemoryRepository> testRepo = GitUtil.newTestRepository(dest);
+    FetchResult result = testRepo.git().fetch().setRemote("origin").call();
+    if (result.getTrackingRefUpdate(initialRef) != null) {
+      testRepo.reset(initialRef);
+    }
+    return testRepo;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwnersSubmitRequirementsIT.java b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwnersSubmitRequirementsIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8172611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/restapi/GetFilesOwnersSubmitRequirementsIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+// implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.restapi;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.TestProjectUpdate.allowLabel;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.group.SystemGroupBackend.REGISTERED_USERS;
+
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestAccount;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestPlugin;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseLocalDisk;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelId;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.LabelType;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.RefNames;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ReviewInput;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.project.testing.TestLabels;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.common.LabelDefinition;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.entities.FilesOwnersResponse;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.entities.Owner;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.apache.commons.compress.utils.Sets;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+@TestPlugin(name = "owners", sysModule = "com.googlesource.gerrit.owners.OwnersModule")
+@UseLocalDisk
+public class GetFilesOwnersSubmitRequirementsIT extends GetFilesOwnersITAbstract {
+  @Inject private ProjectOperations projectOperations;
+
+  @Override
+  public void setUpTestPlugin() throws Exception {
+    Config pluginCfg = pluginConfig.getGlobalPluginConfig("owners");
+    // enable submit requirements and store them to the file as there is no `ConfigSuite` mechanism
+    // for plugin config and there is no other way (but adding it to each test case) to enable it
+    // globally
+    pluginCfg.setBoolean("owners", null, "enableSubmitRequirement", true);
+    Files.writeString(
+        server.getSitePath().resolve("etc").resolve("owners.config"),
+        pluginCfg.toText(),
+        StandardOpenOption.CREATE,
+        StandardOpenOption.APPEND);
+    super.setUpTestPlugin();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldRequireConfiguredCodeReviewScore() throws Exception {
+    // configure submit requirement to require CR+1 only
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(LabelDefinition.parse("Code-Review,1").get(), admin);
+
+    String changeId = createChange("Add a file", "foo", "bar").getChangeId();
+
+    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
+        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+    assertThat(resp.value().files)
+        .containsExactly("foo", Sets.newHashSet(new Owner(admin.fullName(), admin.id().get())));
+    assertThat(resp.value().ownersLabels).isEmpty();
+
+    // give CR+1 as requested
+    recommend(changeId);
+
+    resp = assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+    assertThat(resp.value().files).isEmpty();
+    assertThat(resp.value().ownersLabels)
+        .containsExactly(admin.id().get(), Map.of(LabelId.CODE_REVIEW, 1));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldRequireConfiguredLabelAndScore() throws Exception {
+    // configure submit requirement to require LabelFoo+1
+    String label = "LabelFoo";
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(LabelDefinition.parse(String.format("%s,1", label)).get(), admin);
+    replaceCodeReviewWithLabel(label);
+
+    String changeId = createChange("Add a file", "foo", "bar").getChangeId();
+
+    Response<FilesOwnersResponse> resp =
+        assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+    assertThat(resp.value().files)
+        .containsExactly("foo", Sets.newHashSet(new Owner(admin.fullName(), admin.id().get())));
+    assertThat(resp.value().ownersLabels).isEmpty();
+
+    // give LabelFoo+1 as requested
+    gApi.changes().id(changeId).current().review(new ReviewInput().label(label, 1));
+
+    resp = assertResponseOk(ownersApi.apply(parseCurrentRevisionResource(changeId)));
+    assertThat(resp.value().files).isEmpty();
+    assertThat(resp.value().ownersLabels).containsEntry(admin.id().get(), Map.of(label, 1));
+  }
+
+  private void addOwnerFileToRoot(LabelDefinition label, TestAccount u) throws Exception {
+    // Add OWNERS file to root:
+    //
+    // inherited: true
+    // label: label,score # score is optional
+    // owners:
+    // - u.email()
+    String owners =
+        String.format(
+            "inherited: true\nlabel: %s\nowners:\n- %s\n",
+            String.format(
+                "%s%s",
+                label.getName(),
+                label.getScore().map(value -> String.format(",%d", value)).orElse("")),
+            u.email());
+    pushFactory
+        .create(admin.newIdent(), testRepo, "Add OWNER file", "OWNERS", owners)
+        .to(RefNames.fullName("master"))
+        .assertOkStatus();
+  }
+
+  private void replaceCodeReviewWithLabel(String labelId) throws Exception {
+    LabelType label =
+        TestLabels.label(labelId, TestLabels.value(1, "OK"), TestLabels.value(-1, "Not OK"));
+
+    replaceCodeReviewWithLabel(label);
+
+    // grant label to RegisteredUsers so that it is vote-able
+    String heads = RefNames.REFS_HEADS + "*";
+    projectOperations
+        .project(project)
+        .forUpdate()
+        .add(allowLabel(label.getName()).ref(heads).group(REGISTERED_USERS).range(-1, 1))
+        .update();
+  }
+}