diff --git a/roles.json b/roles.json
index 1110bcb..77aa90d 100644
--- a/roles.json
+++ b/roles.json
@@ -271,6 +271,27 @@
             ]
         }
     },
+    {
+        "role": "APE editor",
+        "url": "APE_editor",
+        "people": [
+            "Clara Brasseur",
+            "Derek Homeier",
+            "Pey Lian Lim",
+            "Aarya Patil",
+            "Erik Tollerud"
+		],
+        "deputy": ["Unfilled"],
+        "role-head": "APE editor",
+        "responsibilities": {
+            "description": "Oversee APE submissions as laid out in <a href='https://github.com/astropy/astropy-APEs/blob/main/APE1.rst'>APE 1</a>, including:",
+            "details": [
+                "Perform editorial reviews of new APE submissions",
+                "Shepherd the APE discussions and redirect them to astropy-dev, as needed",
+                "Monitor and maintain <a href='https://github.com/astrofrog/astropy-APEs'>astropy-APEs</a> repository"
+            ]
+        }
+    },
     {
         "role": "Release team",
         "url": "release_team",