diff --git a/accessbot/channels.yaml b/accessbot/channels.yaml
index a27f5cb79c..883d807611 100644
--- a/accessbot/channels.yaml
+++ b/accessbot/channels.yaml
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ channels:
   - name: openstack-rally
   - name: openstack-rating
   - name: openstack-relmgr-office
+  - name: openstack-rpm-packaging
   - name: openstack-sahara
   - name: openstack-satori
     mask: full_mask
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/rpm-packaging.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/rpm-packaging.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e60af82706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/rpm-packaging.config
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[access "refs/heads/*"]
+abandon = group rpm-packaging-core
+create = group rpm-packaging-core
+label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group rpm-packaging-core
+label-Verified = -1..+1 group rpm-packaging-ci
+label-Workflow = -1..+1 group rpm-packaging-core
+
+[receive]
+requireChangeId = true
+requireContributorAgreement = true
+
+[submit]
+mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index a62bb1f317..b835691cdb 100755
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -1476,6 +1476,15 @@
   description: Release requests and history tracking
 - project: openstack/requirements
   description: Global requirements for OpenStack
+- project: openstack/rpm-packaging
+  description: RPM packaging templates for OpenStack
+  groups:
+    - rpm-packaging
+- project: openstack/rpm-packaging-tools
+  description: RPM packaging tooling
+  acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/rpm-packaging.config
+  groups:
+    - rpm-packaging
 - project: openstack/sahara
   description: Sahara aims to provide users with simple means to provision a Hadoop
     cluster by specifying several parameters like Hadoop version, cluster topology,
diff --git a/gerritbot/channels.yaml b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
index 1da5ab4844..e85e2970bb 100644
--- a/gerritbot/channels.yaml
+++ b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
@@ -1170,6 +1170,17 @@ openstack-rally:
     branches:
       - master
 
+openstack-rpm-packaging:
+    events:
+      - patchset-created
+      - change-merged
+      - x-vrif-minus-2
+    projects:
+      - openstack/rpm-packaging
+      - openstack/rpm-packaging-tools
+    branches:
+      - master
+
 openstack-relmgr-office:
     events:
       - patchset-created
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 992ddd1faf..4e0211253b 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -4293,6 +4293,16 @@ projects:
     post:
       - propose-requirements-updates
 
+  - name: openstack/rpm-packaging
+    template:
+      - name: merge-check
+      - name: noop-jobs
+
+  - name: openstack/rpm-packaging-tools
+    template:
+      - name: merge-check
+      - name: noop-jobs
+
 # TODO: add docs
   - name: openstack/sahara-dashboard
     template: