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 8119dc06a7..92e7ed9f08 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
@@ -412,6 +412,54 @@
       - console-log
 
 
+- job-template:
+    name: '{pipeline}-tempest-dsvm-virtual-ironic{branch-designator}'
+    node: '{node}'
+
+    wrappers:
+      - timeout:
+          timeout: 125
+          fail: true
+      - timestamps
+
+    builders:
+      - link-logs
+      - devstack-checkout
+      - shell: |
+          #!/bin/bash -xe
+          export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=true
+          export DEVSTACK_GATE_TIMEOUT=120
+          export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1
+          export DEVSTACK_GATE_IRONIC=1
+          export DEVSTACK_GATE_SMOKE_SERIAL=1
+          export BRANCH_OVERRIDE={branch-override}
+          if [ "$BRANCH_OVERRIDE" != "default" ] ; then
+              export OVERRIDE_ZUUL_BRANCH=$BRANCH_OVERRIDE
+          fi
+
+          export BM_BUILD_DEPLOY_RAMDISK=True
+          export BM_DEPLOY_FLAVOR="-a amd64 ubuntu deploy-ironic"
+          export IRONIC_VM_COUNT=1
+          export IRONIC_VM_SPECS_RAM=512
+          export IRONIC_VM_SPECS_DISK=10
+          export IRONIC_BAREMETAL_BASIC_OPS=True
+          export VIRT_DRIVER=ironic
+
+          IP=$(ip addr show eth0 | grep 'inet ' | sed 's/inet \([0-9\.]*\)\/.*/\1/' | tr -d ' ')
+          sudo sed -i "s/#ListenAddress 0.0.0.0/ListenAddress $IP/" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+          sudo service ssh restart
+
+          sudo add-apt-repository cloud-archive:havana
+          sudo apt-get update
+
+          cp devstack-gate/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh ./safe-devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
+          ./safe-devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
+
+    publishers:
+      - devstack-logs
+      - console-log
+
+
 - job-template:
     name: '{pipeline}-tempest-dsvm-marconi{branch-designator}'
     node: '{node}'
@@ -1073,6 +1121,7 @@
       - '{pipeline}-tempest-dsvm-sahara-neutron{branch-designator}'
       - '{pipeline}-tempest-dsvm-ironic{branch-designator}'
       - '{pipeline}-tempest-dsvm-ironic-postgres{branch-designator}'
+      - '{pipeline}-tempest-dsvm-virtual-ironic{branch-designator}'
       - '{pipeline}-tempest-dsvm-marconi{branch-designator}'
       - '{pipeline}-tempest-dsvm-all{branch-designator}'
       - '{pipeline}-tempest-dsvm-coverage{branch-designator}'
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
index ef5bf04e7a..bc695f936a 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
@@ -1738,6 +1738,11 @@
           node: 'devstack-precise || devstack-precise-check'
           branch-designator: '-nv'
           branch-override: default
+      - '{pipeline}-tempest-dsvm-virtual-ironic{branch-designator}':
+          pipeline: check
+          node: 'devstack-precise || devstack-precise-check'
+          branch-designator: '-nv'
+          branch-override: default
 
 - project:
     name: python-ironicclient
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index beee18d845..3b78f6e2fa 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ jobs:
     voting: false
   - name: check-tempest-dsvm-ironic-postgres-nv
     voting: false
+  - name: ^check-tempest-dsvm-virtual-ironic.*$
+    voting: false
   - name: ^(gate|check)-tempest-dsvm-large-ops$
     branch: ^(?!stable/grizzly).*$
   - name: ^(gate|check)-tempest-dsvm-neutron-large-ops$
@@ -824,6 +826,7 @@ projects:
     check:
       - check-tempest-dsvm-ironic
       - check-tempest-dsvm-ironic-postgres
+      - check-tempest-dsvm-virtual-ironic
     gate:
       - gate-tempest-dsvm-ironic
       - gate-tempest-dsvm-ironic-postgres
@@ -2132,6 +2135,7 @@ projects:
       - gate-grenade-dsvm-forward
       - gate-tempest-dsvm-trove-full
       - check-tempest-dsvm-marconi
+      - check-tempest-dsvm-virtual-ironic-nv
     experimental-tripleo:
       - check-tripleo-seed-precise
       - check-tripleo-undercloud-precise
@@ -2372,6 +2376,7 @@ projects:
     experimental:
       - check-tempest-dsvm-marconi
       - gate-grenade-dsvm-forward
+      - check-tempest-dsvm-virtual-ironic-nv
 
   - name: openstack-dev/grenade
     check:
@@ -2574,6 +2579,7 @@ projects:
       - gate-swift-dsvm-functional
     experimental:
       - gate-grenade-dsvm-forward
+      - check-tempest-dsvm-virtual-ironic-nv
     experimental-tripleo:
       - check-tripleo-seed-precise
       - check-tripleo-undercloud-precise