diff --git a/modules/jenkins_jobs/files/projects/openstack/openstack-common.yml b/modules/jenkins_jobs/files/projects/openstack/openstack-common.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd5998679c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/jenkins_jobs/files/projects/openstack/openstack-common.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+project:
+  template: 'python_jobs'
+
+values:
+  name: 'openstack-common'
+  disabled: 'false'
+  github_org: 'openstack'
+  review_site: 'review.openstack.org'
+  publisher_site: 'nova.openstack.org'
+  tarball_project: 'openstack-common'
+  doc_publisher_site: 'docs.openstack.org'
+  node: 'precise'
diff --git a/modules/openstack-ci-config/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack-ci-config/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index f09d8df0e9..72356416da 100644
--- a/modules/openstack-ci-config/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack-ci-config/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -168,6 +168,18 @@ projects:
     silent:
       - gate-tempest-devstack-vm
 
+  - name: openstack/openstack-common
+    check:
+      - gate-openstack-common-merge:
+        - gate-openstack-common-pep8
+        - gate-openstack-common-python26
+        - gate-openstack-common-python27
+    gate:
+      - gate-openstack-common-merge:
+        - gate-openstack-common-pep8
+        - gate-openstack-common-python26
+        - gate-openstack-common-python27
+
   - name: openstack/quantum
     check:
       - gate-quantum-merge: