diff --git a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
index 1d46d9b7..ccd67b00 100755
--- a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
+++ b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ PROJECTS="openstack/cinder $PROJECTS"
 PROJECTS="openstack/glance $PROJECTS"
 PROJECTS="openstack/heat $PROJECTS"
 PROJECTS="openstack/horizon $PROJECTS"
+PROJECTS="openstack/ironic $PROJECTS"
 PROJECTS="openstack/keystone $PROJECTS"
 PROJECTS="openstack/neutron $PROJECTS"
 PROJECTS="openstack/nova $PROJECTS"
@@ -402,6 +403,7 @@ PROJECTS="openstack/python-ceilometerclient $PROJECTS"
 PROJECTS="openstack/python-cinderclient $PROJECTS"
 PROJECTS="openstack/python-glanceclient $PROJECTS"
 PROJECTS="openstack/python-heatclient $PROJECTS"
+PROJECTS="openstack/python-ironicclient $PROJECTS"
 PROJECTS="openstack/python-keystoneclient $PROJECTS"
 PROJECTS="openstack/python-neutronclient $PROJECTS"
 PROJECTS="openstack/python-novaclient $PROJECTS"
@@ -482,6 +484,9 @@ export DEVSTACK_GATE_NEUTRON=${DEVSTACK_GATE_NEUTRON:-0}
 # Set to 1 to run nova in cells mode instead of the default mode
 export DEVSTACK_GATE_CELLS=${DEVSTACK_GATE_CELLS:-0}
 
+# Set to 1 to run ironic baremetal provisioning service.
+export DEVSTACK_GATE_IRONIC=${DEVSTACK_GATE_IRONIC:-0}
+
 # The following variables are set for different directions of Grenade updating
 # for a stable branch we want to both try to upgrade forward n => n+1 as
 # well as upgrade from last n-1 => n.
diff --git a/devstack-vm-gate.sh b/devstack-vm-gate.sh
index 1d0b90dd..9b64488f 100755
--- a/devstack-vm-gate.sh
+++ b/devstack-vm-gate.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ function setup_localrc() {
         if [ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_CELLS" -eq "1" ]; then
             MY_ENABLED_SERVICES=$MY_ENABLED_SERVICES,n-cell
         fi
+        if [ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_IRONIC" -eq "1" ]; then
+            MY_ENABLED_SERVICES=$MY_ENABLED_SERVICES,ir-api,ir-cond
+        fi
         # When uncommented this will download and register the most recent successfully built
         # ubuntu-vm-heat-cfntools image from jenkins.tripleo.org
         # echo "IMAGE_URLS+=,\"http://jenkins.tripleo.org:8080/job/autobuilt-images/elements=ubuntu%20vm%20heat-cfntools/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/ubuntu-vm-heat-cfntools.qcow2\"" >>localrc