diff --git a/.zuul.d/base.yaml b/.zuul.d/base.yaml
index 2fc3dcf081..5f1993a593 100644
--- a/.zuul.d/base.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.d/base.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
       - name: primary
         label: ubuntu-bionic
 
+- nodeset:
+    name: kolla-debian-buster
+    nodes:
+      - name: primary
+        label: debian-buster
+
 - job:
     name: kolla-base
     parent: base
diff --git a/.zuul.d/debian.yaml b/.zuul.d/debian.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a202c962f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.zuul.d/debian.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- project:
+    check:
+      jobs:
+        - kolla-build-debian-source
+
+- job:
+    name: kolla-build-debian-source
+    parent: kolla-base
+    nodeset: kolla-debian-buster
+    voting: false
+    vars:
+      action: build
+      base_distro: debian
+      install_type: source