diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/freezer.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/freezer.yaml
index 74db1e7152..5e1e8ad528 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/freezer.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/freezer.yaml
@@ -35,3 +35,44 @@
     publishers:
       - devstack-logs
       - console-log
+
+- job:
+    name: gate-freezer-api-devstack-dsvm
+    node: devstack-trusty
+
+    wrappers:
+      - build-timeout:
+          timeout: 70
+      - timestamps
+
+    builders:
+      - link-logs
+      - net-info
+      - devstack-checkout
+      - shell: |
+          #!/bin/bash -xe
+          export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=true
+          export PROJECTS="openstack/freezer-api $PROJECTS"
+          export PROJECTS="openstack/freezer-web-ui $PROJECTS"
+          export PROJECTS="openstack/freezer $PROJECTS"
+          export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1
+          export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_ALL_PLUGINS=1
+          export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_REGEX="freezer_api_tempest_plugin"
+
+          function gate_hook {
+              $BASE/new/freezer-api/devstack/gate_hook.sh
+          }
+          export -f gate_hook
+
+          function post_test_hook {
+              cd /opt/stack/new/freezer-api/freezer_api/tests/
+              ./post_test_hook.sh
+          }
+          export -f post_test_hook
+
+          cp devstack-gate/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh ./safe-devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
+          ./safe-devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
+
+    publishers:
+      - devstack-logs
+      - console-log
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 31d8532b75..357fd74cc7 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -2178,6 +2178,9 @@ jobs:
   - name: ^gate-freezer(-api|-web-ui)?-docs.*$
     branch: ^(?!stable/(kilo|liberty)).*$
 
+  - name: ^gate-freezer-api-devstack-dsvm.*$
+    branch: ^(?!stable/kilo).*$
+
   - name: ^gate-freezer-devstack-dsvm.*$
     branch: ^(?!stable/kilo).*$
 
@@ -5068,10 +5071,10 @@ projects:
       - name: python3-jobs
       - name: check-requirements
     check:
-      - gate-freezer-devstack-dsvm
+      - gate-freezer-api-devstack-dsvm
       - gate-freezer-api-pylint
     gate:
-      - gate-freezer-devstack-dsvm
+      - gate-freezer-api-devstack-dsvm
       - gate-freezer-api-pylint
 
   - name: openstack/freezer-web-ui