diff --git a/playbooks/tox-docs/pre.yaml b/playbooks/tox-docs/pre.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b8e28ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/tox-docs/pre.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- hosts: all
+  roles:
+    - role: prepare-build-pdf-docs
+      when: not tox_skip_pdf
diff --git a/playbooks/tox-docs/run.yaml b/playbooks/tox-docs/run.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88e6ec6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/tox-docs/run.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+- hosts: all
+  roles:
+    - revoke-sudo
+    - tox
+    - role: build-pdf-docs
+      when: not tox_skip_pdf
+
diff --git a/roles/build-pdf-docs/README.rst b/roles/build-pdf-docs/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..504ae827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/build-pdf-docs/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Build PDFs from sphinx documents
+
+If the tox environment specified in `tox_pdf_envlist`
+does not exist, the PDF build will be skipped.
+
+**Role Variables**
+
+.. zuul:rolevar:: tox_pdf_envlist
+   :default: pdf-docs
+
+   The tox environment used for PDF doc build.
+
+.. zuul:rolevar:: zuul_work_dir
+   :default: {{ zuul.project.src_dir }}
+
+   The location of the main working directory of the job.
diff --git a/roles/build-pdf-docs/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/build-pdf-docs/defaults/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6dcf373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/build-pdf-docs/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+zuul_work_dir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
+tox_pdf_envlist: pdf-docs
diff --git a/roles/build-pdf-docs/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/build-pdf-docs/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95e44cc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/build-pdf-docs/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+- name: Check tox env for PDF build in tox.ini
+  shell: |
+    grep '^\[testenv:{{ tox_pdf_envlist }}\]' {{ zuul_work_dir }}/tox.ini
+  register: pdfdocs_env
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- include_role:
+    name: tox
+  vars:
+    tox_envlist: "{{ tox_pdf_envlist }}"
+  when: pdfdocs_env is success
diff --git a/roles/prepare-build-pdf-docs/README.rst b/roles/prepare-build-pdf-docs/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c7f2560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/prepare-build-pdf-docs/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Install Packages for build-pdf-docs
+
+Install binary packages for :zuul:role:`build-pdf-docs`.
+
+This role currently only supports Ubuntu Bionic.
+
+If the tox environment specified in `tox_pdf_envlist`
+does not exist, package installation will be skipped.
+
+**Role Variables**
+
+.. zuul:rolevar:: tox_pdf_envlist
+   :default: pdf-docs
+
+   The tox environment used for PDF doc building.
+
+.. zuul:rolevar:: zuul_work_dir
+   :default: {{ zuul.project.src_dir }}
+
+   The location of the main working directory of the job.
diff --git a/roles/prepare-build-pdf-docs/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/prepare-build-pdf-docs/defaults/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53252063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/prepare-build-pdf-docs/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+zuul_work_dir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
+pdf_tox_envlist: pdf-docs
diff --git a/roles/prepare-build-pdf-docs/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/prepare-build-pdf-docs/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d1c0c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/prepare-build-pdf-docs/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+- name: Check tox env for PDF build in tox.ini
+  shell: |
+    grep '^\[testenv:{{ tox_pdf_envlist }}\]' {{ zuul_work_dir }}/tox.ini
+  register: pdfdocs_env
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: Install PDF prereqs
+  package:
+    name:
+      - latexmk
+      - texlive-xetex
+      - texlive-fonts-recommended
+      - fonts-liberation
+      - inkscape
+      # Required by sphinxcontrib-svg2pdfconverter to handle SVG images
+      - librsvg2-bin
+    state: present
+  become: yes
+  when: pdfdocs_env is success
diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index e2abcea0..af703f48 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -403,13 +403,36 @@
       Run documentation build.
 
       Uses tox with the ``docs`` environment.
+
+      .. zuul:jobvar: tox_envlist
+
+         The tox environment for building HTML, default is ``docs``.
+
+      .. zuul:jobvar: tox_pdf_envlist
+
+         The tox environment for building PDF, default is ``pdf-docs``.
+         If this enironment does not exist, no PDF building is done.
+
+      .. zuul:jobvar: tox_skip_pdf
+
+         Whether to skip building of PDF documents. By default a PDF
+         file is build if the tox environment specified by
+         :zuul:jobvar:`tox_pdf_envlist` exists.
+
     branches: ^(?!stable/(ocata|pike|queens|rocky)).*$
     required-projects:
       - name: openstack/requirements
     vars:
       tox_constraints_file: '{{ ansible_user_dir }}/src/opendev.org/openstack/requirements/upper-constraints.txt'
-      tox_envlist: docs
       bindep_profile: compile doc
+      tox_envlist: docs
+      tox_pdf_envlist: pdf-docs
+      tox_skip_pdf: false
+    # PDF Building is only done from stein onwards, therefore these
+    # pre-run and run playbooks are not part of the other
+    # openstack-tox-docs job.
+    pre-run: playbooks/tox-docs/pre.yaml
+    run: playbooks/tox-docs/run.yaml
     success-url: html/
 
 - job:
@@ -663,6 +686,7 @@
     vars:
       sphinx_build_dir: deploy-guide/build
       tox_envlist: deploy-guide
+      tox_skip_pdf: true
 
 - job:
     name: build-openstack-install-guide