diff --git a/doc/source/user/jobs.rst b/doc/source/user/jobs.rst
index 0b2225268a..eefb2610ce 100644
--- a/doc/source/user/jobs.rst
+++ b/doc/source/user/jobs.rst
@@ -171,11 +171,30 @@ All items provide the following information as Ansible variables:
   job for reporting or classification purposes.
 
 **zuul.items**
-  A data structure representing the items being tested with this
-  change.
 
-.. TODO: implement and document items
+  A list of dictionaries, each representing an item being tested with
+  this change with the format:
 
+  **project.name**
+    The name of the project, excluding hostname.  E.g., `org/project`.
+  
+  **project.canonical_hostname**
+    The canonical hostname where the project lives.  E.g.,
+    `git.example.com`.
+  
+  **project.canonical_name**
+    The full canonical name of the project including hostname.  E.g.,
+    `git.example.com/org/project`.
+  
+  **branch**
+    The target branch of the change (without the `refs/heads/` prefix).
+  
+  **change**
+    The identifier for the change.
+  
+  **patchset**
+    The patchset identifier for the change.  If a change is revised,
+    this will have a different value.
 
 Change Items
 ++++++++++++
diff --git a/zuul/executor/client.py b/zuul/executor/client.py
index c668ca0df0..52cc403b38 100644
--- a/zuul/executor/client.py
+++ b/zuul/executor/client.py
@@ -175,6 +175,20 @@ class ExecutorClient(object):
             zuul_params['oldrev'] = item.change.oldrev
         if hasattr(item.change, 'newrev'):
             zuul_params['newrev'] = item.change.newrev
+        zuul_params['items'] = []
+        for i in all_items:
+            d = dict()
+            d['project'] = dict(
+                name=i.change.project.name,
+                canonical_hostname=i.change.project.canonical_hostname,
+                canonical_name=i.change.project.canonical_name)
+            if hasattr(i.change, 'number'):
+                d['change'] = i.change.number
+            if hasattr(i.change, 'patchset'):
+                d['patchset'] = i.change.number
+            if hasattr(i.change, 'branch'):
+                d['branch'] = i.change.branch
+            zuul_params['items'].append(d)
 
         # Legacy environment variables
         params = dict(ZUUL_UUID=uuid,