diff --git a/modules/gerritbot/files/gerritbot_channel_config.yaml b/modules/gerritbot/files/gerritbot_channel_config.yaml
index 9058a4c5d1..b9b4c40a06 100644
--- a/modules/gerritbot/files/gerritbot_channel_config.yaml
+++ b/modules/gerritbot/files/gerritbot_channel_config.yaml
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ openstack-qa:
       - change-merged
       - x-vrif-minus-2
     projects:
+      - openstack/qa-specs
       - openstack/tempest
       - openstack-dev/devstack
       - openstack-dev/grenade
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/qa-specs.config b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/qa-specs.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bd3f14189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/qa-specs.config
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[access "refs/heads/*"]
+        label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group tempest-core
+        label-Approved = +0..+1 group tempest-core
+        workInProgress = group tempest-core
+[project]
+        state = active
+[receive]
+        requireChangeId = true
+        requireContributorAgreement = true
+[submit]
+        mergeContent = true
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml
index 1de32536e3..417219ecb0 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@
 - project: openstack/python-tuskarclient
   description: Python bindings and CLI to Tuskar.
   upstream: git://github.com/tuskar/python-tuskarclient.git
+- project: openstack/qa-specs
 - project: openstack/requirements
 - project: openstack/sahara
   group: sahara
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index 3f109f24ca..1ab75210a3 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -2118,6 +2118,12 @@ projects:
       - gate-tempest-dsvm-large-ops
       - gate-tempest-dsvm-neutron-large-ops
 
+  - name: openstack/qa-specs
+    check:
+      - gate-noop
+    gate:
+      - gate-noop
+
   - name: openstack/tempest
     template:
       - name: check-requirements