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 e0d154f14a..2c48fe7d64 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
@@ -739,6 +739,14 @@
       - gate-{name}-pylint
       - translation-jobs
 
+- project:
+    name: nova-specs
+    github-org: openstack
+    node: bare-precise
+    tarball-site: tarballs.openstack.org
+
+    jobs:
+      - gate-{name}-docs
 
 - project:
     name: nova-docker
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index 9b2e877406..ed16c1e8a9 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -980,9 +980,9 @@ projects:
 
   - name: openstack/nova-specs
     check:
-      - noop
+      - gate-nova-specs-docs
     gate:
-      - noop
+      - gate-nova-specs-docs
 
   - name: stackforge/nova-docker
     template: