diff --git a/openstack/loci/build.sh b/openstack/loci/build.sh
index 3fd2bb9d..0b3dc6aa 100755
--- a/openstack/loci/build.sh
+++ b/openstack/loci/build.sh
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ neutron_sriov_pip_packages=${neutron_sriov_pip_packages:-"pycrypto"}
 neutron_sriov_dist_packages=${neutron_sriov_dist_packages:-"'ethtool lshw'"}
 neutron_sriov_extra_tag=${neutron_sriov_extra_tag:-'-sriov-1804'}
 placement_profiles=${placement_profiles:-"'apache'"}
-
+monasca_api_profile=${monasca_api_profile:-"'monasca api'"}
+monasca_api_pip_packages=${monasca_api_pip_packages:-"influxdb cassandra-driver sqlalchemy"}
 ####################
 # Action starts here
 ####################
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ else
     LOCI_ARG_FROM="${BASE_IMAGE}"
 fi
 
-BUILD_PROJECTS=${BUILD_PROJECTS:-'requirements keystone heat barbican glance cinder neutron neutron_sriov nova horizon senlin magnum ironic'}
+BUILD_PROJECTS=${BUILD_PROJECTS:-'requirements keystone heat barbican glance cinder monasca_api neutron neutron_sriov nova horizon senlin magnum ironic'}
 projects=( ${BUILD_PROJECTS} )
 
 pushd ${LOCI_SRC_DIR}
diff --git a/zuul.d/openstack-loci.yaml b/zuul.d/openstack-loci.yaml
index 6f42b441..5dbaa36b 100644
--- a/zuul.d/openstack-loci.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/openstack-loci.yaml
@@ -335,6 +335,19 @@
             - "WHEELS='{{ wheels_location }}'"
             - "KEEP_ALL_WHEELS=yes"
           tags: *imagetag
+        - &monasca_api_project
+          context: "."
+          repository: openstackhelm/monasca-api
+          build_args:
+            - "FROM='{{ base_repository }}'"
+            - "PYTHON3={{ python3 }}"
+            - "PROJECT='monasca-api'"
+            - "PROJECT_REF={{ branchname }}"
+            - "PROFILES='monasca api'"
+            - "PIP_PACKAGES='influxdb cassandra-driver sqlalchemy'"
+            - "WHEELS='{{ wheels_location }}'"
+            - "KEEP_ALL_WHEELS=yes"
+          tags: *imagetag
     files: &loci-files
       - ^openstack/loci/.*
       - zuul.d/openstack-loci.yaml
@@ -397,6 +410,7 @@
         - <<: *heat_project
         - <<: *barbican_project
         - <<: *placement_project
+        - <<: *monasca_api_project
         - <<: *watcher_project
 
 - job:
@@ -448,6 +462,7 @@
         - <<: *heat_project
         - <<: *barbican_project
         - <<: *placement_project
+        - <<: *monasca_api_project
         - <<: *watcher_project
 
 - job:
@@ -496,6 +511,7 @@
         - <<: *heat_project
         - <<: *barbican_project
         - <<: *placement_project
+        - <<: *monasca_api_project
         - <<: *watcher_project
 
 - job:
@@ -545,6 +561,7 @@
         - <<: *barbican_project
         - <<: *watcher_project
         - <<: *placement_project
+        - <<: *monasca_api_project
 
 - job:
     name: openstack-helm-images-upload-openstack-loci-stein-ubuntu_bionic