diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
index 2f56137447..b93a82df53 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
@@ -492,6 +492,15 @@
       - gate-{name}-merge
 
 
+- project:
+    name: sandbox
+    github-org: openstack-dev
+    node: precise
+    
+    jobs:
+      - gate-{name}-merge
+
+
 - project:
     name: swift
     github-org: openstack
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index 9f005e5563..08c0bb2644 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -729,3 +729,9 @@ projects:
     gate:
       - gate-openstack-planet-merge:
         - gate-openstack-planet-unittest
+
+  - name: openstack-dev/sandbox
+    check:
+      - gate-sandbox-merge
+    gate:
+      - gate-sandbox-merge