diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 496c4dd..97aff1c 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@
               - ^.*\.rst$
               - ^doc/.*$
               - ^releasenotes/.*$
+        - airship-divingbell-chart-build-gate
+        - airship-divingbell-chart-build-latest-htk
     gate:
       jobs:
         - airship-divingbell-linter
+        - airship-divingbell-chart-build-gate
         # NOTE(portdirect): enable when voting enabled.
         # - airship-divingbell-ubuntu:
         #     irrelevant-files:
@@ -37,6 +40,23 @@
     run: tools/gate/playbooks/zuul-linter.yaml
     nodeset: openstack-helm-single-node
 
+- job:
+    name: airship-divingbell-chart-build-gate
+    description: Builds charts using pinned Helm toolkit.
+    timeout: 7200
+    run: ./tools/gate/playbooks/build-charts.yaml
+    nodeset: openstack-helm-single-node
+
+- job:
+    name: airship-divingbell-chart-build-latest-htk
+    description: Builds charts using latest Helm toolkit.
+    timeout: 7200
+    voting: false
+    run: ./tools/gate/playbooks/build-charts.yaml
+    nodeset: openstack-helm-single-node
+    vars:
+      HTK_COMMIT: master
+
 - job:
     name: airship-divingbell
     roles:
diff --git a/tools/gate/playbooks/build-charts.yaml b/tools/gate/playbooks/build-charts.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8807e4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/gate/playbooks/build-charts.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright 2019, AT&T Intellectual Property
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+- hosts: primary
+  tasks:
+    - name: Execute the make target to package Helm charts.
+      make:
+        chdir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
+        target: charts
+        params:
+          HTK_COMMIT: "{{ HTK_COMMIT | default('') }}"
+      register: result
+      failed_when: result.failed