diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/files/its/actions.config b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/files/its/actions.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c58ebd1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/files/its/actions.config
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[rule "comment-on-status-update"]
+action = add-standard-comment
+event-type = patchset-created,change-abandoned,change-restored,change-merged
+[rule "change_abandoned"]
+action = set-status TODO
+event-type = change-abandoned
+[rule "change_in_progress"]
+action = set-status REVIEW
+event-type = patchset-created,change-restored
+[rule "change_merged"]
+action = set-status MERGED
+event-type = change-merged
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/tasks/main.yaml
index a95ee5f6f5..bea17596cd 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     - cache
     - db
     - etc
+    - etc/its
     - git
     - hooks
     - index
@@ -206,6 +207,14 @@
     - change-abandoned
     - patchset-created
 
+- name: Write ITS plugin configuration file
+  copy:
+    src: its/actions.config
+    dest: '{{ gerrit_site_dir }}/etc/its/actions.config'
+    owner: '{{ gerrit_user_name }}'
+    group: '{{ gerrit_user_name }}'
+    mode: 0644
+
 - name: Write manage-projects script
   template:
     src: "manage-projects.j2"