diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index f8fdbcaa65..8bc5103588 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -193,11 +193,22 @@
       - playbooks/tox/pre.yaml
     run: playbooks/tox/run.yaml
 
+- job:
+    name: devstack-unit-tests
+    description: |
+      Runs unit tests on devstack project.
+
+      It runs  ``run_tests.sh``.
+    pre-run: playbooks/unit-tests/pre.yaml
+    run: playbooks/unit-tests/run.yaml
+
 - project:
     check:
       jobs:
         - devstack
         - devstack-multinode
+        - devstack-unit-tests
     gate:
       jobs:
         - devstack
+        - devstack-unit-tests
diff --git a/playbooks/unit-tests/pre.yaml b/playbooks/unit-tests/pre.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfa1676378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/unit-tests/pre.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+- hosts: all
+
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Install prerequisites
+      shell:
+        chdir: '{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}'
+        executable: /bin/bash
+        cmd: |
+          set -e
+          set -x
+          echo "IPV4_ADDRS_SAFE_TO_USE=10.1.0.0/20" >> localrc
+          ./tools/install_prereqs.sh
diff --git a/playbooks/unit-tests/run.yaml b/playbooks/unit-tests/run.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..181521f072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/unit-tests/run.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+- hosts: all
+
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Run run_tests.sh
+      shell:
+        chdir: '{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}'
+        executable: /bin/bash
+        cmd: |
+          set -e
+          set -x
+          ./run_tests.sh