diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/scm.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/scm.py
index 4fa2d3131..d3827acd6 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/scm.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/scm.py
@@ -257,12 +257,6 @@ remoteName/\*')
         XML.SubElement(bspec, 'name').text = branch
     excluded_users = '\n'.join(data.get('excluded-users', []))
     XML.SubElement(scm, 'excludedUsers').text = excluded_users
-    if 'included-regions' in data:
-        include_string = '\n'.join(data['included-regions'])
-        XML.SubElement(scm, 'includedRegions').text = include_string
-    if 'excluded-regions' in data:
-        exclude_string = '\n'.join(data['excluded-regions'])
-        XML.SubElement(scm, 'excludedRegions').text = exclude_string
     if 'merge' in data:
         merge = data['merge']
         merge_strategies = ['default', 'resolve', 'recursive', 'octopus',
@@ -322,6 +316,16 @@ remoteName/\*')
 
     exts_node = XML.SubElement(scm, 'extensions')
     impl_prefix = 'hudson.plugins.git.extensions.impl.'
+    if 'included-regions' in data or 'excluded-regions' in data:
+        ext_name = XML.SubElement(exts_node,
+                                  'hudson.plugins.git.extensions.impl.'
+                                  'PathRestriction')
+        if 'included-regions' in data:
+            include_string = '\n'.join(data['included-regions'])
+            XML.SubElement(ext_name, 'includedRegions').text = include_string
+        if 'excluded-regions' in data:
+            exclude_string = '\n'.join(data['excluded-regions'])
+            XML.SubElement(ext_name, 'excludedRegions').text = exclude_string
     if 'changelog-against' in data:
         ext_name = impl_prefix + 'ChangelogToBranch'
         ext = XML.SubElement(exts_node, ext_name)
diff --git a/tests/scm/fixtures/git-polling-path-restriction01.xml b/tests/scm/fixtures/git-polling-path-restriction01.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ec4ed884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scm/fixtures/git-polling-path-restriction01.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <scm class="hudson.plugins.git.GitSCM">
+    <configVersion>2</configVersion>
+    <userRemoteConfigs>
+      <hudson.plugins.git.UserRemoteConfig>
+        <name>origin</name>
+        <refspec>+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*</refspec>
+        <url>https://github.com/openstack-infra/jenkins-job-builder.git</url>
+      </hudson.plugins.git.UserRemoteConfig>
+    </userRemoteConfigs>
+    <branches>
+      <hudson.plugins.git.BranchSpec>
+        <name>**</name>
+      </hudson.plugins.git.BranchSpec>
+    </branches>
+    <excludedUsers/>
+    <buildChooser class="hudson.plugins.git.util.DefaultBuildChooser"/>
+    <disableSubmodules>false</disableSubmodules>
+    <recursiveSubmodules>false</recursiveSubmodules>
+    <doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations>false</doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations>
+    <authorOrCommitter>false</authorOrCommitter>
+    <wipeOutWorkspace>true</wipeOutWorkspace>
+    <pruneBranches>false</pruneBranches>
+    <remotePoll>false</remotePoll>
+    <gitTool>Default</gitTool>
+    <submoduleCfg class="list"/>
+    <relativeTargetDir/>
+    <reference/>
+    <gitConfigName/>
+    <gitConfigEmail/>
+    <skipTag>false</skipTag>
+    <scmName/>
+    <useShallowClone>false</useShallowClone>
+    <ignoreNotifyCommit>false</ignoreNotifyCommit>
+    <extensions>
+      <hudson.plugins.git.extensions.impl.PathRestriction>
+        <includedRegions>jenkins_jobs
+tests</includedRegions>
+      </hudson.plugins.git.extensions.impl.PathRestriction>
+      <hudson.plugins.git.extensions.impl.WipeWorkspace/>
+    </extensions>
+  </scm>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/scm/fixtures/git-polling-path-restriction01.yaml b/tests/scm/fixtures/git-polling-path-restriction01.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29390a66a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scm/fixtures/git-polling-path-restriction01.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+scm:
+  - git:
+      url: https://github.com/openstack-infra/jenkins-job-builder.git
+      included-regions:
+        - jenkins_jobs
+        - tests
diff --git a/tests/scm/fixtures/git-polling-path-restriction02.xml b/tests/scm/fixtures/git-polling-path-restriction02.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e17a8fb4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scm/fixtures/git-polling-path-restriction02.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <scm class="hudson.plugins.git.GitSCM">
+    <configVersion>2</configVersion>
+    <userRemoteConfigs>
+      <hudson.plugins.git.UserRemoteConfig>
+        <name>origin</name>
+        <refspec>+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*</refspec>
+        <url>https://github.com/openstack-infra/jenkins-job-builder.git</url>
+      </hudson.plugins.git.UserRemoteConfig>
+    </userRemoteConfigs>
+    <branches>
+      <hudson.plugins.git.BranchSpec>
+        <name>**</name>
+      </hudson.plugins.git.BranchSpec>
+    </branches>
+    <excludedUsers/>
+    <buildChooser class="hudson.plugins.git.util.DefaultBuildChooser"/>
+    <disableSubmodules>false</disableSubmodules>
+    <recursiveSubmodules>false</recursiveSubmodules>
+    <doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations>false</doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations>
+    <authorOrCommitter>false</authorOrCommitter>
+    <wipeOutWorkspace>true</wipeOutWorkspace>
+    <pruneBranches>false</pruneBranches>
+    <remotePoll>false</remotePoll>
+    <gitTool>Default</gitTool>
+    <submoduleCfg class="list"/>
+    <relativeTargetDir/>
+    <reference/>
+    <gitConfigName/>
+    <gitConfigEmail/>
+    <skipTag>false</skipTag>
+    <scmName/>
+    <useShallowClone>false</useShallowClone>
+    <ignoreNotifyCommit>false</ignoreNotifyCommit>
+    <extensions>
+      <hudson.plugins.git.extensions.impl.PathRestriction>
+        <excludedRegions>doc</excludedRegions>
+      </hudson.plugins.git.extensions.impl.PathRestriction>
+      <hudson.plugins.git.extensions.impl.WipeWorkspace/>
+    </extensions>
+  </scm>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/scm/fixtures/git-polling-path-restriction02.yaml b/tests/scm/fixtures/git-polling-path-restriction02.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9f33d41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scm/fixtures/git-polling-path-restriction02.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+scm:
+  - git:
+      url: https://github.com/openstack-infra/jenkins-job-builder.git
+      excluded-regions:
+        - doc