diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 0c6d4224f4..d0d22dbd4f 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@
     parent: openstack-ansible-deploy-aio
     nodeset: ubuntu-focal
 
+- job:
+    name: openstack-ansible-deploy-aio_distro_metal-ubuntu-focal
+    parent: openstack-ansible-deploy-aio
+    nodeset: ubuntu-focal
+
 # ubuntu
 - job:
     name: openstack-ansible-deploy-aio_lxc-ubuntu-bionic
diff --git a/zuul.d/project-templates.yaml b/zuul.d/project-templates.yaml
index 8d3582fab2..e35c9a54f1 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project-templates.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project-templates.yaml
@@ -113,11 +113,13 @@
         - openstack-ansible-deploy-aio_distro_metal-centos-7
         - openstack-ansible-deploy-aio_distro_metal-centos-8
         - openstack-ansible-deploy-aio_distro_metal-ubuntu-bionic
+        - openstack-ansible-deploy-aio_distro_metal-ubuntu-focal
     gate:
       jobs:
         - openstack-ansible-deploy-aio_distro_metal-centos-7
         - openstack-ansible-deploy-aio_distro_metal-centos-8
         - openstack-ansible-deploy-aio_distro_metal-ubuntu-bionic
+        - openstack-ansible-deploy-aio_distro_metal-ubuntu-focal
     experimental:
       jobs:
         - openstack-ansible-deploy-aio_distro_metal-opensuse-15