diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/interop-workloads.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/interop-workloads.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce0eb775be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/interop-workloads.config
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[access "refs/heads/*"]
+abandon = group interop-workloads-core
+label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group interop-workloads-core
+label-Workflow = -1..+1 group interop-workloads-core
+
+[receive]
+requireChangeId = true
+requireContributorAgreement = true
+
+[submit]
+mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index e169c27d27..27213c383d 100755
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -4564,6 +4564,8 @@
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/openstack-manuals.config
 - project: openstack/intel-nfv-ci-tests
   description: intel nfv ci testcase repo.
+- project: openstack/interop-workloads
+  description: Assets relating to the Interop Challenge
 - project: openstack/iotronic
   description: Internet of Things resource management service for OpenStack clouds
 - project: openstack/ironic
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 007abd6a35..40fbf0dcc7 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -10371,6 +10371,11 @@ projects:
       - gate-intel-nfv-ci-tests-pep8-ubuntu-trusty
       - gate-intel-nfv-ci-tests-pep8-ubuntu-xenial
 
+  - name: openstack/interop-workloads
+    template:
+      - name: merge-check
+      - name: noop-jobs
+
   - name: openstack/iotronic
     template:
       - name: merge-check