diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/mistral-specs.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/mistral-specs.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6deffbbf21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/mistral-specs.config
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[access "refs/heads/*"]
+abandon = group mistral-core
+label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group mistral-core
+label-Workflow = -1..+1 group mistral-core
+
+[receive]
+requireChangeId = true
+requireContributorAgreement = true
+
+[submit]
+mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index f9bbb5420a..78ce6a3061 100755
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -1750,6 +1750,10 @@
   groups:
     - mistral
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/mistral.config
+- project: openstack/mistral-specs
+  description: OpenStack Workflow (Mistral) Specifications
+  groups:
+    - mistral
 - project: openstack/monasca-agent
   description: Agent for Monasca
   groups:
diff --git a/gerritbot/channels.yaml b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
index 8797069293..c4bb416b19 100755
--- a/gerritbot/channels.yaml
+++ b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
@@ -1094,6 +1094,7 @@ openstack-mistral:
     - openstack/mistral
     - openstack/mistral-dashboard
     - openstack/mistral-extra
+    - openstack/mistral-specs
     - openstack/python-mistralclient
   branches:
     - master
diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
index 71238c783d..33339d6d71 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
@@ -2414,6 +2414,13 @@
       - python-jobs
       - pypi-jobs
 
+- project:
+    name: mistral-specs
+    node: 'bare-precise || bare-trusty'
+
+    jobs:
+      - specs-jobs
+
 - project:
     name: monasca-agent
     node: 'bare-precise || bare-trusty'
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 01de39e50d..335c4c4fed 100644
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -5810,6 +5810,15 @@ projects:
     check:
       - gate-mistral-extra-python34
 
+  - name: openstack/mistral-specs
+    template:
+      - name: merge-check
+      - name: openstack-specs-jobs
+    check:
+      - gate-mistral-specs-python27
+    gate:
+      - gate-mistral-specs-python27
+
   - name: openstack/monasca-agent
     template:
       - name: merge-check