diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 929a4a38..171cb182 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.211) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add an ubuntu-desktop-next project for building a desktop flavour
+    including Unity 8 and the applications developed for Ubuntu Touch.
+
+ -- Iain Lane <iain.lane@canonical.com>  Fri, 16 May 2014 17:46:14 +0100
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.210) utopic; urgency=medium
 
   * live-build/ubuntu-touch/hooks/70-reconfigure-autopilot.chroot: Fix test
diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index 07a82e3d..7e262380 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ case $PROJECT in
 		LIVE_TASK='ubuntu-live'
 		;;
 
+	ubuntu-desktop-next)
+		add_task install minimal standard
+		add_package install ubuntu-desktop-next
+		COMPONENTS='main restricted universe'
+		LIVE_TASK='ubuntu-live'
+	;;
+
 	kubuntu|kubuntu-dvd)
 		add_task install minimal standard
 		case "$ARCH+$SUBARCH" in