diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
index 8e7bdd85a3..1752940ccb 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
@@ -14931,6 +14931,14 @@
           node: 'centos-7'
           trigger: 'gate'
           branch-override: default
+      # Experimental containerized undercloud-only job
+      - '{trigger}-tripleo-ci-{jobname}{suffix}':
+          jobname: 'centos-7-undercloud-containers'
+          suffix: ''
+          type: 'undercloud-containers'
+          node: 'centos-7'
+          trigger: 'gate'
+          branch-override: default
       - '{trigger}-tripleo-ci-{jobname}{suffix}':
           jobname: 'centos-7-scenario001-multinode'
           suffix: ''
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 146733d2d5..9fc9835a14 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -1068,6 +1068,8 @@ project-templates:
       - gate-tripleo-ci-centos-7-undercloud-upgrades-nv
     gate:
       - gate-tripleo-ci-centos-7-undercloud
+    experimental:
+      - gate-tripleo-ci-centos-7-undercloud-containers
 
   - name: experimental-tripleo-jobs
     experimental-tripleo: