diff --git a/.changelog/13359.txt b/.changelog/13359.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d42c98f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/13359.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvements
+api: Added `NewSysbatchJob` helper function to create a base sysbatch job object
+```
diff --git a/api/jobs.go b/api/jobs.go
index e7e3a3be5..656b3c923 100644
--- a/api/jobs.go
+++ b/api/jobs.go
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ const (
 	// JobTypeSystem indicates a system process that should run on all clients
 	JobTypeSystem = "system"
 
+	// JobTypeSysbatch indicates a short-lived system process that should run
+	// on all clients.
+	JobTypeSysbatch = "sysbatch"
+
 	// PeriodicSpecCron is used for a cron spec.
 	PeriodicSpecCron = "cron"
 
@@ -1085,6 +1089,13 @@ func NewSystemJob(id, name, region string, pri int) *Job {
 	return newJob(id, name, region, JobTypeSystem, pri)
 }
 
+// NewSysbatchJob creates and returns a new sysbatch-style job for short-lived
+// processes designed to run on all clients, using the provided name and ID
+// along with the relative job priority.
+func NewSysbatchJob(id, name, region string, pri int) *Job {
+	return newJob(id, name, region, JobTypeSysbatch, pri)
+}
+
 // newJob is used to create a new Job struct.
 func newJob(id, name, region, typ string, pri int) *Job {
 	return &Job{
diff --git a/api/jobs_test.go b/api/jobs_test.go
index 1dcb872a4..6cc8b3abf 100644
--- a/api/jobs_test.go
+++ b/api/jobs_test.go
@@ -1993,6 +1993,19 @@ func TestJobs_NewSystemJob(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestJobs_NewSysbatchJob(t *testing.T) {
+	testutil.Parallel(t)
+	job := NewSysbatchJob("job1", "myjob", "global", 5)
+	expect := &Job{
+		Region:   stringToPtr("global"),
+		ID:       stringToPtr("job1"),
+		Name:     stringToPtr("myjob"),
+		Type:     stringToPtr(JobTypeSysbatch),
+		Priority: intToPtr(5),
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, expect, job)
+}
+
 func TestJobs_SetMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.Parallel(t)
 	job := &Job{Meta: nil}