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 1cd3d8706b..405c16e89b 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
@@ -2105,6 +2105,8 @@
           node: bare-precise
       - check-rally-install-{node}:
           node: bare-centos6
+      - 'check-rally-cli':
+          node: 'devstack-precise || devstack-precise-check'
 
 - project:
     name: python-rallyclient
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/rally.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/rally.yaml
index 537f1f6f13..1cdf04e714 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/rally.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/rally.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,26 @@
       - rally-plot
 
 
+- job-template:
+    name: 'check-rally-cli'
+    node: '{node}'
+
+    builders:
+      - link-logs
+      - devstack-checkout
+      - shell: |
+          #/bin/bash -xe
+          function post_test_hook {{
+              /usr/local/jenkins/slave_scripts/run-tox.sh cli stackforge rally
+          }}
+          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-group:
     name: rally-jobs
     jobs:
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index 676695c868..840fcff4d6 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ jobs:
     voting: false
   - name: check-rally-dsvm-rally
     voting: false
+  - name: check-rally-cli
+    voting: false
   - name: gate-rally-python33
     voting: false
   - name: gate-stevedore-docs
@@ -4536,6 +4538,7 @@ projects:
       - check-rally-install-bare-centos6
       - check-rally-install-bare-precise
       - check-rally-dsvm-rally
+      - check-rally-cli
     gate:
       - gate-rally-pep8
       - gate-rally-python26