diff --git a/.pullapprove.yml b/.pullapprove.yml
index b7b7f701fc..c5fe246e47 100644
--- a/.pullapprove.yml
+++ b/.pullapprove.yml
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/guide/route-animations.md',
           'aio/content/guide/transition-and-triggers.md'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: animations"
+      approved: "comp: animations"
+      rejected: "comp: animations"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - crisbeto
@@ -254,6 +258,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/guide/aot-metadata-errors.md',
           'aio/content/guide/template-typecheck.md '
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: compiler"
+      approved: "comp: compiler"
+      rejected: "comp: compiler"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - alxhub
@@ -270,6 +278,10 @@ groups:
       - *can-be-global-approved
       - *can-be-global-docs-approved
       - files.include('packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/**')
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: ngcc"
+      approved: "comp: ngcc"
+      rejected: "comp: ngcc"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - alxhub
@@ -287,6 +299,10 @@ groups:
       - *can-be-global-approved
       - *can-be-global-docs-approved
       - files.include("packages/core/schematics/**")
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: migrations"
+      approved: "comp: migrations"
+      rejected: "comp: migrations"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - alxhub
@@ -306,11 +322,9 @@ groups:
         contains_any_globs(files.exclude("packages/core/schematics/**"), [
           'packages/core/**',
           'packages/examples/core/**',
-          'packages/common/**',
           'packages/platform-browser/**',
           'packages/examples/platform-browser/**',
           'packages/platform-browser-dynamic/**',
-          'packages/examples/common/**',
           'packages/docs/**',
           'aio/content/guide/accessibility.md',
           'aio/content/examples/accessibility/**',
@@ -424,6 +438,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/examples/user-input/**',
           'aio/content/images/guide/user-input/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: core"
+      approved: "comp: core"
+      rejected: "comp: core"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - alxhub
@@ -435,6 +453,34 @@ groups:
         # OOO as of 2020-09-28 - pkozlowski-opensource
 
 
+  # =========================================================
+  #  Framework: Common
+  # =========================================================
+  fw-common:
+    <<: *defaults
+    conditions:
+      - *can-be-global-approved
+      - *can-be-global-docs-approved
+      - >
+        contains_any_globs(files.exclude("packages/core/schematics/**"), [
+          'packages/common/**',
+          'packages/examples/common/**',
+          ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: common"
+      approved: "comp: common"
+      rejected: "comp: common"
+    reviewers:
+      users:
+        - alxhub
+        - AndrewKushnir
+        - atscott
+        - ~kara # do not request reviews from Kara, but allow her to approve PRs
+        - mhevery
+        - jessicajaniuk
+        # OOO as of 2020-09-28 - pkozlowski-opensource
+
+
   # =========================================================
   #  Framework: Http
   # =========================================================
@@ -451,6 +497,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/examples/http/**',
           'aio/content/images/guide/http/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: common/http"
+      approved: "comp: common/http"
+      rejected: "comp: common/http"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - alxhub
@@ -472,6 +522,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/images/guide/elements/**',
           'aio/content/guide/elements.md'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: elements"
+      approved: "comp: elements"
+      rejected: "comp: elements"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - andrewseguin
@@ -506,6 +560,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/examples/reactive-forms/**',
           'aio/content/images/guide/reactive-forms/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: forms"
+      approved: "comp: forms"
+      rejected: "comp: forms"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - AndrewKushnir
@@ -538,6 +596,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/guide/i18n.md',
           'aio/content/examples/i18n/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: i18n"
+      approved: "comp: i18n"
+      rejected: "comp: i18n"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - AndrewKushnir
@@ -559,6 +621,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/guide/universal.md',
           'aio/content/examples/universal/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: server"
+      approved: "comp: server"
+      rejected: "comp: server"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - alxhub
@@ -584,6 +650,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/examples/router/**',
           'aio/content/images/guide/router/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: router"
+      approved: "comp: router"
+      rejected: "comp: router"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - atscott
@@ -610,6 +680,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/guide/service-worker-intro.md',
           'aio/content/images/guide/service-worker/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: service-worker"
+      approved: "comp: service-worker"
+      rejected: "comp: service-worker"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - alxhub
@@ -642,6 +716,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/guide/ajs-quick-reference.md',
           'aio/content/examples/ajs-quick-reference/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: upgrade"
+      approved: "comp: upgrade"
+      rejected: "comp: upgrade"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - gkalpak
@@ -671,6 +749,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/examples/testing/**',
           'aio/content/images/guide/testing/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: testing"
+      approved: "comp: testing"
+      rejected: "comp: testing"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - AndrewKushnir
@@ -689,6 +771,10 @@ groups:
         contains_any_globs(files, [
           'modules/benchmarks/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: performance"
+      approved: "comp: performance"
+      rejected: "comp: performance"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - IgorMinar
@@ -737,6 +823,10 @@ groups:
         - mhevery
         - jelbourn
         # OOO as of 2020-09-28 - pkozlowski-opensource
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: security"
+      approved: "comp: security"
+      rejected: "comp: security"
     reviews:
       request: -1   # request reviews from everyone
       required: 2   # require at least 2 approvals
@@ -755,6 +845,10 @@ groups:
         contains_any_globs(files, [
           'packages/bazel/**',
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: bazel"
+      approved: "comp: bazel"
+      rejected: "comp: bazel"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - IgorMinar
@@ -776,6 +870,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/guide/language-service.md',
           'aio/content/images/guide/language-service/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: language-service"
+      approved: "comp: language-service"
+      rejected: "comp: language-service"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - ayazhafiz
@@ -796,6 +894,10 @@ groups:
           'packages/zone.js/**',
           'aio/content/guide/zone.md'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: zones"
+      approved: "comp: zones"
+      rejected: "comp: zones"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - JiaLiPassion
@@ -812,6 +914,10 @@ groups:
         contains_any_globs(files, [
           'packages/misc/angular-in-memory-web-api/**',
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: in-memory-web-api"
+      approved: "comp: in-memory-web-api"
+      rejected: "comp: in-memory-web-api"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - IgorMinar
@@ -829,6 +935,10 @@ groups:
         contains_any_globs(files, [
           'packages/benchpress/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: benchpress"
+      approved: "comp: benchpress"
+      rejected: "comp: benchpress"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - alxhub
@@ -846,6 +956,10 @@ groups:
         contains_any_globs(files, [
           'integration/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: testing"
+      approved: "comp: testing"
+      rejected: "comp: testing"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - IgorMinar
@@ -879,6 +993,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/start/**',
           'aio/content/images/guide/start/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: examples"
+      approved: "comp: examples"
+      rejected: "comp: examples"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - aikidave
@@ -904,6 +1022,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/license.md',
           'aio/content/navigation.json'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: docs"
+      approved: "comp: docs"
+      rejected: "comp: docs"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - aikidave
@@ -931,6 +1053,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/guide/rx-library.md',
           'aio/content/examples/rx-library/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: docs"
+      approved: "comp: docs"
+      rejected: "comp: docs"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - alxhub
@@ -964,6 +1090,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/guide/ivy-compatibility.md',
           'aio/content/guide/ivy-compatibility-examples.md'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: docs"
+      approved: "comp: docs"
+      rejected: "comp: docs"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - IgorMinar
@@ -990,6 +1120,10 @@ groups:
         - clydin
         - kyliau
         - IgorMinar
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: compiler"
+      approved: "comp: compiler"
+      rejected: "comp: compiler"
     reviews:
       request: -1   # request reviews from everyone
       required: 2   # require at least 2 approvals
@@ -1024,6 +1158,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/guide/migration-update-module-and-target-compiler-options.md',
           'aio/content/guide/migration-update-libraries-tslib.md',
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: docs"
+      approved: "comp: docs"
+      rejected: "comp: docs"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - alan-agius4
@@ -1046,6 +1184,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/guide/libraries.md',
           'aio/content/guide/using-libraries.md'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: docs"
+      approved: "comp: docs"
+      rejected: "comp: docs"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - alan-agius4
@@ -1069,6 +1211,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/images/guide/schematics/**',
           'aio/content/examples/schematics-for-libraries/**'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: docs"
+      approved: "comp: docs"
+      rejected: "comp: docs"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - alan-agius4
@@ -1099,6 +1245,10 @@ groups:
           'aio/content/images/guide/docs-style-guide/**',
           'aio/content/guide/visual-studio-2015.md'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: docs-infra"
+      approved: "comp: docs-infra"
+      rejected: "comp: docs-infra"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - gkalpak
@@ -1166,6 +1316,10 @@ groups:
           '**/*.bzl',
           '**/*.bazel'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: dev-infra"
+      approved: "comp: dev-infra"
+      rejected: "comp: dev-infra"
     reviewers:
       users:
         # OOO as of 2020-09-28 - devversion
@@ -1203,6 +1357,10 @@ groups:
         - jelbourn
         - petebacondarwin
         # OOO as of 2020-09-28 - pkozlowski-opensource
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: docs/api"
+      approved: "comp: docs/api"
+      rejected: "comp: docs/api"
     reviews:
       request: 4 # Request reviews from four people
       required: 3 # Require that three people approve
@@ -1231,6 +1389,10 @@ groups:
         - jelbourn
         - petebacondarwin
         # OOO as of 2020-09-28 - pkozlowski-opensource
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: build & ci"
+      approved: "comp: build & ci"
+      rejected: "comp: build & ci"
     reviews:
       request: 4 # Request reviews from four people
       required: 2 # Require that two people approve
@@ -1250,6 +1412,10 @@ groups:
         contains_any_globs(files, [
           'goldens/circular-deps/packages.json'
         ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: build & ci"
+      approved: "comp: build & ci"
+      rejected: "comp: build & ci"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - AndrewKushnir
@@ -1276,6 +1442,10 @@ groups:
         contains_any_globs(files, [
           '.pullapprove.yml'
           ])
+    labels:
+      pending: "comp: build & ci"
+      approved: "comp: build & ci"
+      rejected: "comp: build & ci"
     reviewers:
       users:
         - AndrewKushnir