diff --git a/gerrit/acls/starlingx/app-istio.config b/gerrit/acls/starlingx/app-istio.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d69c54293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/acls/starlingx/app-istio.config
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[access "refs/for/refs/*"]
+pushMerge = group starlingx-release
+
+[access "refs/heads/*"]
+abandon = group starlingx-app-istio-core
+create = group starlingx-release
+label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group starlingx-app-istio-core
+label-Workflow = -1..+1 group starlingx-app-istio-core
+
+[access "refs/tags/*"]
+createSignedTag = group starlingx-release
+
+[receive]
+requireChangeId = true
+requireContributorAgreement = true
+
+[submit]
+mergeContent = True
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index 6fe5f5d3cd..2328cb27f3 100644
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -6093,6 +6093,11 @@
   use-storyboard: true
   groups:
     - starlingx
+- project: starlingx/app-istio
+  description: StarlingX Istio App
+  use-storyboard: true
+  groups:
+    - starlingx
 - project: starlingx/audit-armada-app
   description: StarlingX Audit App
   use-storyboard: true
diff --git a/zuul/main.yaml b/zuul/main.yaml
index a20a45dfa9..93b05248aa 100644
--- a/zuul/main.yaml
+++ b/zuul/main.yaml
@@ -983,6 +983,7 @@
           - performa/shaker
           - sardonic/sardonic
           - starlingx/ansible-playbooks
+          - starlingx/app-istio
           - starlingx/audit-armada-app
           - starlingx/cert-manager-armada-app
           - starlingx/clients