diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 14d62dc..844f5ba 100755
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -44,3 +44,13 @@ commands = python setup.py build_sphinx
 [testenv:releasenotes]
 commands =
   sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
+
+[testenv:k8s]
+deps =
+    {[testenv:ansible]deps}
+setenv =
+    {[testenv:ansible]setenv}
+    K8S_DIR = {toxinidir}/workloads/ansible/shade/k8s
+    ANSIBLE_INVENTORY = {env:K8S_DIR}/hosts
+    ANSIBLE_CONFIG = {env:K8S_DIR}/ansible.cfg
+commands = ansible-playbook -e "action=apply {posargs}" {env:K8S_DIR}/site.yml