diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/congress-specs.config b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/congress-specs.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5172c9f86b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/congress-specs.config
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[access "refs/heads/*"]
+abandon = group congress-core
+label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group congress-core
+label-Workflow = -1..+1 group congress-core
+
+[receive]
+requireChangeId = true
+requireContributorAgreement = true
+
+[submit]
+mergeContent = true
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 747cd2c6f8..d6bc516e24 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
@@ -2551,6 +2551,15 @@
     jobs:
       - python-jobs
 
+- project:
+    name: congress-specs
+    github-org: stackforge
+    node: 'bare-precise || bare-trusty'
+    tarball-site: tarballs.openstack.org
+
+    jobs:
+      - python-jobs
+
 - project:
     name: rubick
     github-org: stackforge
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml
index 8a90b4149a..58fe638081 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml
@@ -560,6 +560,8 @@
   description: Congress
   upstream: git://github.com/pballand/congress.git
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/congress.config
+- project: stackforge/congress-specs
+  description: Congress Design Specifications
 - project: stackforge/cookbook-ceph
   group: openstack-chef
   docimpact-group: openstack-chef
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index 487f0f5bd6..52cbc094a0 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -3315,6 +3315,14 @@ projects:
       - gate-congress-pep8
       - gate-congress-python27
 
+  - name: openstack/congress-specs
+    check:
+      - gate-congress-specs-docs
+      - gate-congress-specs-python27
+    gate:
+      - gate-congress-specs-docs
+      - gate-congress-specs-python27
+
   - name: stackforge/cookbook-openstack-block-storage
     check:
       - gate-cookbook-openstack-block-storage-chef-lint