diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index ddcb9f46..534d3ab5 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         - stx-fault-build
         - fault-rest-api-py27
         - fault-rest-api-py36
+        - fault-rest-api-py3k
     gate:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-linters
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
         - fault-tox-pylint
         - fault-rest-api-py27
         - fault-rest-api-py36
+        - fault-rest-api-py3k
     post:
       jobs:
         - stx-fault-upload-git-mirror
@@ -82,6 +84,18 @@
       tox_envlist: py36
       tox_extra_args: -c fm-rest-api/fm/tox.ini
 
+- job:
+    name: fault-rest-api-py3k
+    parent: tox
+    description: |
+      Run py3k test for fm-rest-api
+    nodeset: ubuntu-bionic
+    required-projects:
+      - starlingx/config
+    vars:
+      tox_envlist: py3k
+      tox_extra_args: -c fm-rest-api/fm/tox.ini
+
 - job:
     name: fault-tox-pylint
     parent: tox
diff --git a/fm-rest-api/fm/tox.ini b/fm-rest-api/fm/tox.ini
index 9ca42d2e..9de25ae7 100644
--- a/fm-rest-api/fm/tox.ini
+++ b/fm-rest-api/fm/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py27,py36
+envlist = py27,py36,py3k
 minversion = 2.3
 skipsdist = True
 stxdir = {toxinidir}/../../../
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ commands =
   stestr run {posargs}
   stestr slowest
 
+[testenv:py3k]
+basepython = python3
+deps = {[testenv]deps}
+       -e{toxinidir}/../../../config/tsconfig/tsconfig
+       -e{toxinidir}/../../../config/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client
+       -r{toxinidir}/../../requirements.txt
+       -r{toxinidir}/../../test-requirements.txt
+
+commands = pylint {posargs} --py3k -d W1618 -d W1641 fm --rcfile=../../pylint.rc
+
 [testenv:cover]
 deps = {[testenv]deps}
        coverage
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 6355540b..c4c35873 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ basepython = python3
 whitelist_externals = cat
 commands = cat /etc/fm/fm.conf
 
+[testenv:py3k]
+basepython = python3
+description = Dummy environment to allow py3k to be run in subdir tox
+
 [testenv:bandit]
 basepython = python3
 description = Bandit code scan for *.py files under config folder