diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
index 840c54dbf8..131d117e8c 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
@@ -10182,6 +10182,16 @@
     jobs:
       - linters-jobs
 
+- project:
+    name: project-navigator-data
+
+    jobs:
+      - python-jobs
+      - 'gate-{name}-tox-{envlist}-{node}':
+          envlist:
+            - validate
+          node: ubuntu-xenial
+
 - project:
     name: project-team-guide
 
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index ee8f3f4b75..45c607a45c 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -15275,7 +15275,12 @@ projects:
   - name: openstack/project-navigator-data
     template:
     - name: merge-check
-    - name: noop-jobs
+    check:
+      - gate-project-navigator-data-pep8-ubuntu-xenial
+      - gate-project-navigator-data-tox-validate-ubuntu-xenial
+    gate:
+      - gate-project-navigator-data-pep8-ubuntu-xenial
+      - gate-project-navigator-data-tox-validate-ubuntu-xenial
 
   - name: openstack/project-team-guide
     template: