diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.yml b/MAINTAINERS.yml
index 1b214f1ee46..758323dde14 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.yml
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.yml
@@ -3071,6 +3071,7 @@ Sensor Subsystem:
     - "area: Sensor Subsystem"
   tests:
     - sample.sensing
+    - sensing.api
 
 Stats:
   status: odd fixes
diff --git a/tests/subsys/sensing/testcase.yaml b/tests/subsys/sensing/testcase.yaml
index 4a152fb2179..2d20056daf2 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/sensing/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/subsys/sensing/testcase.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 tests:
-  subsys.sensing:
+  sensing.api:
     platform_allow: native_sim
     tags: sensing