diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/api-site.config b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/api-site.config
index ccf0eb0b48..8b45a5cf90 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/api-site.config
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/api-site.config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
         label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group openstack-doc-core
         label-Approved = +0..+1 group openstack-doc-core
+        workInProgress = group openstack-doc-core
 [access "refs/heads/stable/*"]
         exclusiveGroupPermissions = label-Code-Review label-Approved
         label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group openstack-doc-core
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/openstack-doc-tools.config b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/openstack-doc-tools.config
index ccf0eb0b48..8b45a5cf90 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/openstack-doc-tools.config
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/openstack-doc-tools.config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
         label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group openstack-doc-core
         label-Approved = +0..+1 group openstack-doc-core
+        workInProgress = group openstack-doc-core
 [access "refs/heads/stable/*"]
         exclusiveGroupPermissions = label-Code-Review label-Approved
         label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group openstack-doc-core
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/openstack-manuals.config b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/openstack-manuals.config
index ccf0eb0b48..8b45a5cf90 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/openstack-manuals.config
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/openstack-manuals.config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
         label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group openstack-doc-core
         label-Approved = +0..+1 group openstack-doc-core
+        workInProgress = group openstack-doc-core
 [access "refs/heads/stable/*"]
         exclusiveGroupPermissions = label-Code-Review label-Approved
         label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group openstack-doc-core
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/operations-guide.config b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/operations-guide.config
index aa4ef5335d..4118688f07 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/operations-guide.config
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/openstack/operations-guide.config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
         label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group openstack-doc-core
         label-Approved = +0..+1 group openstack-doc-core
+        workInProgress = group openstack-doc-core
 [access "refs/heads/stable/*"]
         exclusiveGroupPermissions = label-Code-Review label-Approved
         label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group openstack-doc-core