diff --git a/modules/gerrit/files/gerritbot_channel_config.yaml b/modules/gerrit/files/gerritbot_channel_config.yaml
index 282c5e3302..afd9afc3de 100644
--- a/modules/gerrit/files/gerritbot_channel_config.yaml
+++ b/modules/gerrit/files/gerritbot_channel_config.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ openstack-infra:
       - openstack/openstack-ci-puppet
       - openstack-ci/git-review
       - openstack-ci/zuul
+      - openstack-ci/gerrit
+      - openstack-ci/gerrit-trigger-plugin
+      - openstack-ci/gerrit-verification-status-plugin
     branches:
       - master
 
diff --git a/modules/jenkins_jobs/files/projects/openstack/gerrit-verification-status-plugin.yml b/modules/jenkins_jobs/files/projects/openstack/gerrit-verification-status-plugin.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..581f2cc53f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/jenkins_jobs/files/projects/openstack/gerrit-verification-status-plugin.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+main:
+  name: 'gate-gerrit-verification-status-plugin-merge'
+  github_org: 'openstack-ci'
+  review_site: 'review.openstack.org'
+  project: 'gerrit-verification-status-plugin'
+  authenticatedBuild: 'false'
+  concurrent: 'true'
+
+triggers:
+  - zuul
+
+builders:
+  - gerrit_git_prep
+
+scm:
+  scm: 'false'
+
+assignednode:
+  node: 'precise'
diff --git a/modules/openstack-ci-config/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack-ci-config/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index 86a2950df7..dd4f48730a 100644
--- a/modules/openstack-ci-config/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack-ci-config/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ projects:
     post:
       - gerrit-package
 
+  - name: openstack-ci/gerrit-verification-status-plugin
+    check:
+      - gate-gerrit-verification-status-plugin-merge
+    gate:
+      - gate-gerrit-verification-status-plugin-merge
+
   - name: openstack/openstack-ci-puppet
     check:
       - gate-ci-puppet-merge: