diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index f9e65ab4b7..84965f67b1 100644
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ jobs:
         all-files-match-any:
           - ^.*\.rst$
           - ^doc/.*$
+          - ^api-guide/.*$
           - ^nova/tests/.*$
           - ^nova/hacking/.*$
           - ^tests-py3.txt$
@@ -783,6 +784,7 @@ jobs:
         all-files-match-any:
           - ^.*\.rst$
           - ^doc/.*$
+          - ^api-guide/.*$
   # Skip non-doc jobs for doc-only heat changes. Since doc/source/*
   # is checked by heat-pep8, this job should not be skipped
   - name: ^.*heat-(python27|python34)$