diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/nodepool.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/nodepool.yaml
index 59ace0fb99..d65f85e902 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/nodepool.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/nodepool.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 - job-template:
-    name: '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{suffix}'
+    name: '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{python}{suffix}'
     node: '{node}'
 
     wrappers:
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
       - devstack-checkout
       - shell: |
           #!/bin/bash -xe
+          if [ "{python}" == "-py35" ]; then
+              export DEVSTACK_GATE_USE_PYTHON3=true
+          fi
           export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=true
           # Disable tempest as nodepool is talking to the cloud not tempest.
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=0
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@
       - console-log
 
 - job-template:
-    name: '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{images}-src{suffix}'
+    name: '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{python}{images}-src{suffix}'
     node: '{node}'
 
     wrappers:
@@ -73,6 +76,9 @@
       - devstack-checkout
       - shell: |
           #!/bin/bash -xe
+          if [ "{python}" == "py35" ]; then
+              export DEVSTACK_GATE_USE_PYTHON3=true
+          fi
           export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=true
           # Disable tempest as nodepool is talking to the cloud not tempest.
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=0
diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
index 6fd6c0daa6..0048c17525 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
@@ -4083,26 +4083,30 @@
           python: python2
           suffix: ''
           tests: ''
-      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{images}-src{suffix}':
+      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{python}{images}-src{suffix}':
           pipeline: gate
+          python: ''
           node: ubuntu-xenial
           images: '-debian'
           suffix: '-nv'
           branch-override: 'default'
-      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{images}-src{suffix}':
+      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{python}{images}-src{suffix}':
           pipeline: gate
+          python: ''
           node: ubuntu-xenial
           images: '-opensuse'
           suffix: '-nv'
           branch-override: 'default'
-      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{images}-src{suffix}':
+      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{python}{images}-src{suffix}':
           pipeline: gate
+          python: ''
           node: ubuntu-xenial
           images: '-redhat'
           suffix: '-nv'
           branch-override: 'default'
-      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{images}-src{suffix}':
+      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{python}{images}-src{suffix}':
           pipeline: gate
+          python: ''
           node: ubuntu-xenial
           images: '-ubuntu'
           suffix: '-nv'
@@ -8541,17 +8545,27 @@
       - 'gate-{name}-python35-nv'
       - pypi-jobs
       - infra-publish-jobs
-      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{suffix}':
+      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{python}{suffix}':
           pipeline: gate
+          python: ''
           node: ubuntu-xenial
           suffix: ''
           branch-override: 'default'
-      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{images}-src{suffix}':
+      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{python}{images}-src{suffix}':
           pipeline: gate
+          python: ''
           node: ubuntu-xenial
           images: ''
           suffix: '-nv'
           branch-override: 'default'
+      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{python}{images}-src{suffix}':
+          pipeline: gate
+          python: '-py35'
+          node: ubuntu-xenial
+          images: ''
+          suffix: '-nv'
+          branch-override: 'default'
+
 
 - project:
     name: nose-html-output
@@ -14075,8 +14089,9 @@
           node: ubuntu-xenial
           suffix: '-nv'
           branch-override: default
-      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{images}-src{suffix}':
+      - '{pipeline}-dsvm-nodepool{python}{images}-src{suffix}':
           pipeline: gate
+          python: ''
           node: ubuntu-xenial
           images: ''
           suffix: ''
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 7f065f2261..ef3ac23253 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -4345,6 +4345,7 @@ projects:
       - nodepool-coverage-ubuntu-trusty
       - nodepool-coverage-ubuntu-xenial
     experimental:
+      - gate-dsvm-nodepool-py35-src-nv
       - gate-zuul-nodepool
 
   - name: openstack-infra/nose-html-output