diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-pull-request.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-pull-request.yml
index a60d26c8fe98..e006999d44f1 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-pull-request.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-pull-request.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ parameters:
   GHTeamReviewersVariable: ''
   # Multiple labels seperated by comma, e.g. "bug, APIView"
   PRLabels: ''
+  GHAssignessVariable: ''
 
 steps:
 
@@ -75,19 +76,6 @@ steps:
       -PRTitle "${{ parameters.PRTitle }}"
       -PRBody "${{ coalesce(parameters.PRBody, parameters.CommitMsg, parameters.PRTitle) }}"
       -PRLabels "${{ parameters.PRLabels}}"
-
-- task: PowerShell@2
-  displayName: Tag a Reviewer on PR
-  condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['HasChanges'], 'true'))
-  continueOnError: true
-  inputs:
-    pwsh: true
-    workingDirectory: ${{ parameters.WorkingDirectory }}
-    filePath: ${{ parameters.ScriptDirectory }}/add-pullrequest-reviewers.ps1
-    arguments: >
-      -RepoOwner "${{ parameters.RepoOwner }}"
-      -RepoName "$(RepoNameWithoutOwner)"
-      -AuthToken "$(azuresdk-github-pat)"
-      -GitHubUsers "$(${{ parameters.GHReviewersVariable }})"
-      -GitHubTeams "$(${{ parameters.GHTeamReviewersVariable }})"
-      -PRNumber "$(Submitted.PullRequest.Number)"
+      -UserReviewers "$(${{ parameters.GHReviewersVariable }})"
+      -TeamReviewers "$(${{ parameters.GHTeamReviewersVariable }})"
+      -Assignees "$(${{ parameters.GHAssignessVariable }})"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Submit-PullRequest.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Submit-PullRequest.ps1
index 7f3f0a544e9a..2588b3b7297c 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Submit-PullRequest.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Submit-PullRequest.ps1
@@ -49,40 +49,90 @@ param(
   [string]$PRBody = $PRTitle,
 
   [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
-  [string]$PRLabels
+  [string]$PRLabels,
+
+  [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
+  [string]$UserReviewers,
+
+  [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
+  [string]$TeamReviewers,
+
+  [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
+  [string]$Assignees
 )
 
+$baseURI = "https://api.github.com/repos"
+function SplitMembers ($membersString)
+{
+  return @($membersString.Split(",") | % { $_.Trim() } | ? { return $_ })
+}
+
+$userAdditions = SplitMembers -membersString $UserReviewers
+$teamAdditions = SplitMembers -membersString $TeamReviewers
+$labelAdditions = SplitMembers -membersString $PRLabels
+$assigneeAdditions = SplitMembers -membersString $Assignees
+
 $headers = @{
   Authorization = "bearer $AuthToken"
 }
 
-$query = "state=open&head=${PROwner}:${PRBranch}&base=${BaseBranch}"
-
-function AddLabels([int] $prNumber, [string] $prLabelString)
-{
-  # Adding labels to the pr.
-  if (-not $prLabelString) {
-    Write-Verbose "There are no labels added to the PR."
-    return
+function AddMembers($apiURI, $memberName, $additionSet) {
+  $headers = @{
+    Authorization = "bearer $AuthToken"
   }
+  $errorOccurred = $false
 
-  # Parse the labels from string to array
-  $prLabelArray = @($prLabelString.Split(",") | % { $_.Trim() } | ? { return $_ })
-  $prLabelUri = "https://api.github.com/repos/$RepoOwner/$RepoName/issues/$prNumber"
-  $labelRequestData = @{
-    labels = $prLabelArray
-  }
   try {
-    $resp = Invoke-RestMethod -Method PATCH -Headers $headers $prLabelUri -Body ($labelRequestData | ConvertTo-Json)
+    $postResp = @{}
+    $postResp[$memberName] = @($additionSet)
+    $postResp = $postResp | ConvertTo-Json
+
+    Write-Host $postResp
+    $resp = Invoke-RestMethod -Method 'Post' -Headers $headers -Body $postResp -Uri $apiURI -MaximumRetryCount 3
+    $resp | Write-Verbose
   }
   catch {
-    Write-Error "Invoke-RestMethod $prLabelUri failed with exception:`n$_"
+    Write-Error "Invoke-RestMethod $apiURI failed with exception:`n$_"
+    $errorOccurred = $true
   }
 
-  $resp | Write-Verbose
-  Write-Host -f green "Label(s) [$prLabelArray] added to pull request: https://github.com/$RepoOwner/$RepoName/pull/$prNumber"
+  return $errorOccurred
+}
+
+function AddReviewers ($prNumber) {
+  $uri = "$baseURI/$RepoOwner/$RepoName/pulls/$prNumber/requested_reviewers"
+  if ($userAdditions) {
+    $errorsOccurredAddingUsers = AddMembers -apiURI $uri -memberName "reviewers" -additionSet $userAdditions
+    if ($errorsOccurredAddingUsers) { exit 1 }
+    Write-Host -f green "User(s) [$userAdditions] added to: https://github.com/$RepoOwner/$RepoName/issue/$prNumber"
+  }
+  if ($teamAdditions) {
+    $errorsOccurredAddingTeams = AddMembers -apiURI $uri -memberName "team_reviewers" -additionSet $teamAdditions
+    if ($errorsOccurredAddingTeams) { exit 1 }
+    Write-Host -f green "Team(s) [$teamAdditions] added to: https://github.com/$RepoOwner/$RepoName/issue/$prNumber"
+  }
+}
+
+function AddAssignees ($prNumber) {
+  $uri = "$baseURI/$RepoOwner/$RepoName/issues/$prNumber"
+  if ($assigneeAdditions) {
+    $errorsOccurredAddingUsers = AddMembers -apiURI $uri -memberName "assignees" -additionSet $assigneeAdditions
+    if ($errorsOccurredAddingUsers) { exit 1 }
+    Write-Host -f green "Users(s) [$assigneeAdditions] added to: https://github.com/$RepoOwner/$RepoName/issue/$prNumber"
+  }
 }
 
+function AddLabels ($prNumber) {
+  $uri = "$baseURI/$RepoOwner/$RepoName/issues/$prNumber"
+  if ($labelAdditions) {
+    $errorsOccurredAddingUsers = AddMembers -apiURI $uri -memberName "labels" -additionSet $labelAdditions
+    if ($errorsOccurredAddingUsers) { exit 1 }
+    Write-Host -f green "Label(s) [$labelAdditions] added to: https://github.com/$RepoOwner/$RepoName/issue/$prNumber"
+  }
+}
+
+$query = "state=open&head=${PROwner}:${PRBranch}&base=${BaseBranch}"
+
 try {
   $resp = Invoke-RestMethod -Headers $headers "https://api.github.com/repos/$RepoOwner/$RepoName/pulls?$query"
 }
@@ -124,5 +174,7 @@ else {
   # setting variable to reference the pull request by number
   Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=Submitted.PullRequest.Number]$($resp.number)"
 
-  AddLabels $resp.number $PRLabels
+  AddReviewers -prNumber $resp.number
+  AddLabels -prNumber $resp.number
+  AddAssignees -prNumber $resp.number
 }
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/add-pullrequest-reviewers.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/add-pullrequest-reviewers.ps1
deleted file mode 100644
index 3198dcb40d2c..000000000000
--- a/eng/common/scripts/add-pullrequest-reviewers.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-param(
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
-    $RepoOwner,
-
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
-    $RepoName,
-
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
-    $GitHubUsers = "",
-
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
-    $GitHubTeams = "",
-
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
-    $PRNumber,
-  
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
-    $AuthToken
-)
-
-function AddMembers($memberName, $additionSet) {
-  $headers = @{
-    Authorization = "bearer $AuthToken"
-  }
-  $uri = "https://api.github.com/repos/$RepoOwner/$RepoName/pulls/$PRNumber/requested_reviewers"
-  $errorOccurred = $false
-
-  foreach ($id in $additionSet) {
-    try {
-      $postResp = @{}
-      $postResp[$memberName] = @($id)
-      $postResp = $postResp | ConvertTo-Json
-
-      Write-Host $postResp
-      $resp = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Headers $headers -Body $postResp -Uri $uri -MaximumRetryCount 3
-      $resp | Write-Verbose
-    }
-    catch {
-      Write-Host "Error attempting to add $user `n$_"
-      $errorOccurred = $true
-    }
-  }
-
-  return $errorOccurred
-}
-
-# at least one of these needs to be populated
-if (-not $GitHubUsers -and -not $GitHubTeams) {
-  Write-Host "No user provided for addition, exiting."
-  exit 0
-}
-
-$userAdditions = @($GitHubUsers.Split(",") | % { $_.Trim() } | ? { return $_ })
-$teamAdditions = @($GitHubTeams.Split(",") | % { $_.Trim() } | ? { return $_ })
-
-$errorsOccurredAddingUsers = AddMembers -memberName "reviewers" -additionSet $userAdditions
-$errorsOccurredAddingTeams = AddMembers -memberName "team_reviewers" -additionSet $teamAdditions
-
-if ($errorsOccurredAddingUsers -or $errorsOccurredAddingTeams) {
-  exit 1
-}
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/get-pr-creator.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/get-pr-creator.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..128f6ffe7fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/get-pr-creator.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+param (
+  $PullRequestNumber,
+  $VsoPRCreatorVariable,
+  $AuthToken
+)
+
+$headers = @{ }
+
+if ($AuthToken) {
+    $headers = @{
+        Authorization = "bearer $AuthToken"
+    }
+}
+
+try
+{
+    $prApiUrl = "https://api.github.com/repos/Azure/azure-sdk-tools/pulls/${PullRequestNumber}"
+    $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Headers $headers $prApiUrl
+    Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=$VsoPRCreatorVariable;]$($response.user.login)"
+}
+catch
+{
+    Write-Error "Invoke-RestMethod ${prApiUrl} failed with exception:`n$_"
+    exit 1
+}
+