diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/devstack-gate.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/devstack-gate.yaml
index b273b2a763..c9b0224ec6 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/devstack-gate.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/devstack-gate.yaml
@@ -232,6 +232,30 @@
       - devstack-logs
       - console-log
 
+- job:
+    name: gate-tempest-devstack-vm-large-ops
+    node: devstack-precise
+
+    wrappers:
+      - timeout:
+          timeout: 180
+          fail: true
+      - timestamps
+
+    builders:
+      - devstack-checkout
+      - shell: |
+          #!/bin/bash -xe
+          export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=true
+          export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1
+          export DEVSTACK_GATE_LARGE_OPS=1
+          cp devstack-gate/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh ./safe-devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
+          ./safe-devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
+      - link-logs
+
+    publishers:
+      - devstack-logs
+      - console-log
 
 - job:
     name: periodic-tempest-devstack-vm-stable-folsom
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index a092d2b053..d386913180 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ jobs:
   - name: gate-devstack-vm-cells
     branch: ^(?!stable/folsom).*$
     voting: false
+  - name: gate-tempest-devstack-vm-large-ops
+    branch: ^(?!stable/(folsom|grizzly)).*$
+    voting: false
   - name: gate-tempest-devstack-vm-cells
     branch: ^(?!stable/folsom).*$
     voting: false
@@ -752,6 +755,7 @@ projects:
     experimental:
       - gate-grenade-devstack-vm-stable
       - gate-devstack-vm-cells
+      - gate-tempest-devstack-vm-large-ops
       - gate-tempest-devstack-vm-neutron-full
     post:
       - nova-branch-tarball
@@ -1131,6 +1135,7 @@ projects:
     experimental:
       - gate-grenade-devstack-vm-stable
       - gate-devstack-vm-cells
+      - gate-tempest-devstack-vm-large-ops
     post:
       - python-novaclient-branch-tarball
       - python-novaclient-coverage
@@ -1365,6 +1370,7 @@ projects:
     experimental:
       - gate-grenade-devstack-vm-stable
       - gate-devstack-vm-cells
+      - gate-tempest-devstack-vm-large-ops
 
   - name: openstack-infra/devstack-gate
     check:
@@ -1384,6 +1390,7 @@ projects:
     experimental:
       - gate-grenade-devstack-vm-stable
       - gate-devstack-vm-cells
+      - gate-tempest-devstack-vm-large-ops
 
   # This is not strictly necessary; there is currently a transitive
   # relationship between g-t-devstack-vm,
@@ -1428,6 +1435,7 @@ projects:
       - gate-tempest-devstack-vm-heat-slow
       - gate-grenade-devstack-vm-stable
       - gate-devstack-vm-cells
+      - gate-tempest-devstack-vm-large-ops
       - gate-tempest-devstack-vm-neutron-full
     post:
       - tempest-docs
@@ -1533,6 +1541,7 @@ projects:
       - gate-tempest-devstack-vm-neutron
     experimental:
       - gate-devstack-vm-cells
+      - gate-tempest-devstack-vm-large-ops
     post:
       - heat-branch-tarball
       - heat-coverage
@@ -1567,6 +1576,7 @@ projects:
       - gate-tempest-devstack-vm-neutron
     experimental:
       - gate-devstack-vm-cells
+      - gate-tempest-devstack-vm-large-ops
     post:
       - python-heatclient-branch-tarball
       - python-heatclient-coverage