diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 7cf08c8..4202e9d 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
             vars:
               cifmw_operator_build_meta_build: false
         - watcher-operator-validation
+        - watcher-operator-kuttl
 
 - job:
     name: watcher-operator-base
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
     vars:
       watcher_repo: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/src/github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/watcher-operator"
       watcher_hook: "{{ watcher_repo }}/ci/playbooks/deploy_watcher_service.yaml"
-      cifmw_install_yamls_whitelisted_vars:
+      cifmw_install_yamls_whitelisted_vars: &install_yamls_whitelist
         - 'WATCHER_REPO'
         - 'WATCHER_BRANCH'
         - 'OUTPUT_DIR'
@@ -37,3 +38,17 @@
       A zuul job to validate the watcher operator and its service deployment.
     vars:
       run_tempest: false
+
+- job:
+    name: watcher-operator-kuttl
+    parent: cifmw-multinode-kuttl-operator-target
+    description: |
+      A zuul job to run watcher operator kuttl tests.
+    vars:
+      operator_name: watcher-operator
+      cifmw_target_hook_host: controller
+      cifmw_install_yamls_whitelisted_vars: *install_yamls_whitelist
+    pre-run:
+      # TODO: this hook also deploys watcher, which is probably not good for
+      # kuttl
+      - ci/playbooks/deploy_watcher_service.yaml