diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/project_pipeline.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/project_pipeline.py
index ebf27fb8a..2b945cc0f 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/project_pipeline.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/project_pipeline.py
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ interpreted by the python str.format() command.
           source code repository
         * **script-path**: path to the Groovy file containing the job's steps
           (optional, default: ``Jenkinsfile``)
+        * **lightweight-checkout** (`bool`): If selected, try to obtain the
+          Pipeline script contents directly from the SCM without performing a
+          full checkout. (optional, default: ``false``)
 
 Note that ``dsl`` and ``pipeline-scm`` parameters are mutually exclusive.
 
diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/scm.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/scm.py
index 70e97253d..23ba7b67e 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/scm.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/scm.py
@@ -1422,9 +1422,11 @@ class PipelineSCM(jenkins_jobs.modules.base.Base):
                 raise JenkinsJobsException("'scm' missing or empty")
             elif scms_count == 1:
                 self.registry.dispatch('scm', definition_parent, scms[0])
-                XML.SubElement(definition_parent, 'scriptPath'
-                               ).text = pipeline_dict.get('script-path',
-                                                          'Jenkinsfile')
+                mapping = [('script-path', 'scriptPath', 'Jenkinsfile'),
+                           ('lightweight-checkout', 'lightweight', None,
+                            [True, False])]
+                convert_mapping_to_xml(definition_parent, pipeline_dict,
+                                       mapping, fail_required=False)
             else:
                 raise JenkinsJobsException('Only one SCM can be specified '
                                            'as pipeline-scm')
diff --git a/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/project_pipeline_template004.xml b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/project_pipeline_template004.xml
index 942de03a0..cd79ab946 100644
--- a/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/project_pipeline_template004.xml
+++ b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/project_pipeline_template004.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       <disableChangeLog>false</disableChangeLog>
     </scm>
     <scriptPath>Jenkinsfile.groovy</scriptPath>
+    <lightweight>true</lightweight>
   </definition>
   <actions/>
   <description>&lt;!-- Managed by Jenkins Job Builder --&gt;</description>
diff --git a/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/project_pipeline_template004.yaml b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/project_pipeline_template004.yaml
index 5f2f8f598..0bb9f79ed 100644
--- a/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/project_pipeline_template004.yaml
+++ b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/project_pipeline_template004.yaml
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
             url: http://hg.example.org/test_job
             clean: true
       script-path: Jenkinsfile.groovy
+      lightweight-checkout: true