diff --git a/modules/gerritbot/files/gerritbot_channel_config.yaml b/modules/gerritbot/files/gerritbot_channel_config.yaml
index 19c0ed21a7..5a43fb017f 100644
--- a/modules/gerritbot/files/gerritbot_channel_config.yaml
+++ b/modules/gerritbot/files/gerritbot_channel_config.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ openstack-infra:
       - openstack-dev/cookiecutter
       - openstack-dev/hacking
       - openstack-dev/pbr
+      - openstack-dev/specs-cookiecutter
       - openstack-infra/askbot-theme
       - openstack-infra/bugdaystats
       - openstack-infra/config
@@ -623,6 +624,7 @@ openstack-merges:
       - openstack-dev/hacking
       - openstack-dev/pbr
       - openstack-dev/openstack-nose
+      - openstack-dev/specs-cookiecutter
       - openstack-infra/activity-board
       - openstack-infra/askbot-theme
       - openstack-infra/config
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack-dev/specs-cookiecutter.config b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack-dev/specs-cookiecutter.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c82a25345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack-dev/specs-cookiecutter.config
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[access "refs/heads/*"]
+        label-Approved = +0..+1 group cookiecutter-core
+        label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group cookiecutter-core
+        workInProgress = group cookiecutter-core
+[access "refs/tags/*"]
+        create = group cookiecutter-core
+        pushTag = group cookiecutter-core
+[project]
+        state = active
+[receive]
+        requireChangeId = true
+[submit]
+        mergeContent = true
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml
index 0e730455de..e02fb75d6c 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
   upstream: git://github.com/emonty/oslo.packaging
   description: Python Build Reasonableness
 - project: openstack-dev/sandbox
+- project: openstack-dev/specs-cookiecutter
+  upstream: git://github.com/mtreinish/specs-cookiecutter
+  description: Cookiecutter templates for new specs repos
 - project: openstack-infra/activity-board
   description: Tech community metrics dash of the OpenStack community based on the Metrics Grimoire toolset
   upstream: git://github.com/Bitergia/openstack-dashboard.git
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index 083d8a4a95..054094bcb8 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -2514,6 +2514,12 @@ projects:
     gate:
       - noop
 
+  - name: openstack-dev/specs-cookiecutter
+    check:
+      - noop
+    gate:
+      - noop
+
 # Section: OpenStack infrastructure projects
 
   - name: openstack-infra/activity-board