diff --git a/devstack/files/ci-block-device-for-lvm.yaml b/devstack/files/ci-block-device-for-lvm.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8c9083d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devstack/files/ci-block-device-for-lvm.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+- local_loop:
+    name: image0
+
+- partitioning:
+    base: image0
+    label: gpt
+    partitions:
+      - name: ESP
+        type: 'EF00'
+        size: 350MiB
+        mkfs:
+          type: vfat
+          mount:
+            mount_point: /boot/efi
+            fstab:
+              options: "defaults"
+              fsck-passno: 2
+      - name: BSP
+        type: 'EF02'
+        size: 8MiB
+      - name: root
+        flags: [ boot ]
+        size: 6G
+- lvm:
+    name: lvm
+    base: [ root ]
+    pvs:
+        - name: pv
+          base: root
+          options: [ "--force" ]
+    vgs:
+        - name: vg
+          base: [ "pv" ]
+          options: [ "--force" ]
+    lvs:
+        - name: lv_root
+          base: vg
+          extents: 50%VG
+        - name: lv_var
+          base: vg
+          extents: 15%VG
+        - name: lv_home
+          base: vg
+          extents: 10%VG
+- mkfs:
+    name: fs_root
+    base: lv_root
+    type: xfs
+    label: "img-rootfs"
+    mount:
+        mount_point: /
+        fstab:
+            options: "rw,relatime"
+            fsck-passno: 1
+- mkfs:
+    name: fs_var
+    base: lv_var
+    type: ext4
+    mount:
+        mount_point: /var
+        fstab:
+            options: "rw,relatime"
+            fsck-passno: 2
+- mkfs:
+    name: fs_home
+    base: lv_home
+    type: ext4
+    mount:
+        mount_point: /home
+        fstab:
+            options: "rw,nodev,relatime"
+            fsck-passno: 2
+
diff --git a/devstack/lib/ironic b/devstack/lib/ironic
index a994179964..d2c322a3bb 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/ironic
+++ b/devstack/lib/ironic
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ IRONIC_DIB_IMAGE_OPTIONS=${IRONIC_DIB_IMAGE_OPTIONS:-}
 IRONIC_DIB_IMAGE_OS=${IRONIC_DIB_IMAGE_OS:-centos}
 IRONIC_DIB_IMAGE_RELEASE=${IRONIC_DIB_IMAGE_RELEASE:-9-stream}
 if [[ -z "$IRONIC_DIB_IMAGE_OPTIONS" ]]; then
-    IRONIC_DIB_IMAGE_OPTIONS="$IRONIC_DIB_IMAGE_OS bootloader block-device-efi"
+    IRONIC_DIB_IMAGE_OPTIONS="$IRONIC_DIB_IMAGE_OS bootloader block-device-efi-lvm growvols dracut-regenerate"
 fi
 
 # Some drivers in Ironic require deploy ramdisk in bootable ISO format.
@@ -3085,12 +3085,13 @@ function build_dib_image {
     if ! $(type -P disk-image-create > /dev/null); then
         install_diskimage_builder
     fi
-    # NOTE(TheJulia): Explicitly setting an release is likely not
-    # needed, but just in case!
+    DIB_GROWVOLS_TRIGGER=systemd \
+    DIB_GROWVOLS_ARGS="img-rootfs=60%" \
     DIB_BLOCK_SIZE=$IRONIC_VM_BLOCK_SIZE \
     DIB_RELEASE=$IRONIC_DIB_IMAGE_RELEASE \
+    DIB_BLOCK_DEVICE_CONFIG=file://$IRONIC_DEVSTACK_FILES_DIR/ci-block-device-for-lvm.yaml \
         disk-image-create "$IRONIC_DIB_IMAGE_OPTIONS" \
-        -x -t qcow2 -o  "$tempdir/target-os-image"
+        -x -t qcow2 -o  "$tempdir/target-os-image" --image-size 7
     chmod -R +r $tempdir
     mv "$tempdir/target-os-image.qcow2" "$target_path"
     rm -rf $tempdir
diff --git a/zuul.d/ironic-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/ironic-jobs.yaml
index 7acc74c4d7..b229043c4c 100644
--- a/zuul.d/ironic-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/ironic-jobs.yaml
@@ -1023,9 +1023,15 @@
     description: "Build 4k disk artifacts with 4k VMs"
     parent: ironic-tempest-uefi-redfish-vmedia
     vars:
+      tempest_test_timeout: 2800
       devstack_localrc:
+        # NOTE(TheJulia): This job takes a while because it is blending
+        # vmedia *and* 4k block device layouts which requires mastering and
+        # streaming a real image as opposed to cirros.
+        BUILD_TIMEOUT: 2400
         IRONIC_AUTOMATED_CLEAN_ENABLED: False
         IRONIC_VM_COUNT: 1
+        IRONIC_VM_SPECS_DISK: 20
         IRONIC_VM_BLOCK_SIZE: 4096
         IRONIC_BUILD_DIB_IMAGE: True
         SWIFT_ENABLE_TEMPURLS: False