diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/chef-jobs.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/chef-jobs.yaml
index d72031e2d1..8d53876aed 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/chef-jobs.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/chef-jobs.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@
           node:
             - centos-7
             - ubuntu-trusty
+            - ubuntu-xenial
       - periodic-{node}-{name}-chef-rake-integration:
           node:
             - centos-7
             - ubuntu-trusty
+            - ubuntu-xenial
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 741808bec1..e59b39a0c3 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ project-templates:
       - 'gate-{name}-chef-rake'
       - 'gate-centos-7-{name}-chef-rake-integration-nv'
       - 'gate-ubuntu-trusty-{name}-chef-rake-integration-nv'
+      - 'gate-ubuntu-xenial-{name}-chef-rake-integration-nv'
     gate:
       - 'gate-{name}-chef-rake'
 
@@ -8481,6 +8482,7 @@ projects:
     periodic:
       - periodic-centos-7-openstack-chef-repo-chef-rake-integration
       - periodic-ubuntu-trusty-openstack-chef-repo-chef-rake-integration
+      - periodic-ubuntu-xenial-openstack-chef-repo-chef-rake-integration
 
   - name: openstack/openstack-chef-specs
     template: