diff --git a/.zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/.zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 08594ee8..45418b06 100644
--- a/.zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -262,6 +262,22 @@
         release: 'xenial'
         mirror: "http://{{ zuul_site_mirror_fqdn }}/ubuntu"
 
+- job:
+    name: dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-ubuntu-bionic
+    description: |
+      Test building and booting an Ubuntu bionic image with Nodepool
+      and OpenStack
+    parent: nodepool-functional-openstack-base
+    pre-run: playbooks/dib-nodepool/debootstrap.yaml
+    nodeset: ubuntu-xenial  # Backported debootstrap only available for xenial
+    vars:
+      nodepool_extra_packages:
+        - debootstrap
+      nodepool_diskimage:
+        base_element: ubuntu-minimal
+        release: 'bionic'
+        mirror: "http://{{ zuul_site_mirror_fqdn }}/ubuntu"
+
 - job:
     name: dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-ubuntu-bionic-src
     description: |
diff --git a/.zuul.d/project.yaml b/.zuul.d/project.yaml
index 3824006f..83e1b17e 100644
--- a/.zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-opensuse-151-src
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-ubuntu-trusty-src
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-ubuntu-xenial-src
+        - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-ubuntu-bionic
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-ubuntu-bionic-src
         - dib-functests-centos7-python2
         - dib-functests-centos7-python2-image
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-opensuse-151-src
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-ubuntu-trusty-src
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-ubuntu-xenial-src
+        - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-ubuntu-bionic
         - dib-nodepool-functional-openstack-ubuntu-bionic-src
         - dib-functests-trusty-python2
         - dib-functests-xenial-python3