diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/project_multibranch.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/project_multibranch.py
index ba8a43c45..35f65e034 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/project_multibranch.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/project_multibranch.py
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@ def bitbucket_scm(xml_parent, data):
     :arg bool discover-tags: Discovers tags on the repository.
         (default false)
     :arg str server-url: The address of the bitbucket server. (optional)
+    :arg str head-filter-regex: A regular expression for filtering
+        discovered source branches. Requires the :jenkins-wiki:`SCM API Plugin
+        <SCM+API+Plugin>`.
 
     Minimal Example:
 
@@ -336,6 +339,10 @@ def bitbucket_scm(xml_parent, data):
     if data.get('discover-tags', False):
         XML.SubElement(traits,
             'com.cloudbees.jenkins.plugins.bitbucket.TagDiscoveryTrait')
+    if data.get('head-filter-regex', None):
+        rshf = XML.SubElement(traits,
+            'jenkins.scm.impl.trait.RegexSCMHeadFilterTrait')
+        XML.SubElement(rshf, 'regex').text = data.get('head-filter-regex')
 
 
 def gerrit_scm(xml_parent, data):
diff --git a/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_bitbucket_full.xml b/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_bitbucket_full.xml
index 9351cfe7b..388b87c46 100644
--- a/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_bitbucket_full.xml
+++ b/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_bitbucket_full.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
           <serverUrl>https://bitbucket.example.com:8080</serverUrl>
           <traits>
             <com.cloudbees.jenkins.plugins.bitbucket.TagDiscoveryTrait/>
+            <jenkins.scm.impl.trait.RegexSCMHeadFilterTrait>
+              <regex>master|\d+\.\d+</regex>
+            </jenkins.scm.impl.trait.RegexSCMHeadFilterTrait>
           </traits>
         </source>
       </jenkins.branch.BranchSource>
diff --git a/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_bitbucket_full.yaml b/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_bitbucket_full.yaml
index 7852c0bb0..10f665f2a 100644
--- a/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_bitbucket_full.yaml
+++ b/tests/multibranch/fixtures/scm_bitbucket_full.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ scm:
         repo: 'test'
         server-url: https://bitbucket.example.com:8080
         discover-tags: true
+        head-filter-regex: 'master|\d+\.\d+'