diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/scm.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/scm.py
index 7f54a27a5..a442cd736 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/scm.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/scm.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ Example of an empty ``scm``:
 import logging
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as XML
 import jenkins_jobs.modules.base
-from jenkins_jobs.errors import JenkinsJobsException
+from jenkins_jobs.errors import (InvalidAttributeError,
+                                 JenkinsJobsException)
 
 
 def git(parser, xml_parent, data):
@@ -499,6 +500,9 @@ def svn(parser, xml_parent, data):
       (default '.')
     :arg str credentials-id: optional argument to specify the ID of credentials
       to use
+    :arg str repo-depth: Repository depth. Can be one of 'infinity', 'empty',
+      'files', 'immediates' or 'unknown'. (default 'infinity')
+    :arg bool ignore-externals: Ignore Externals. (default false)
     :arg str workspaceupdater: optional argument to specify
       how to update the workspace (default wipeworkspace)
     :arg list(str) excluded-users: list of users to ignore revisions from
@@ -518,8 +522,12 @@ def svn(parser, xml_parent, data):
 
       :Repo: * **url** (`str`) -- URL for the repository
              * **basedir** (`str`) -- Location relative to the workspace
-                                      root to checkout to (default '.')
+               root to checkout to (default '.')
              * **credentials-id** - optional ID of credentials to use
+             * **repo-depth** - Repository depth. Can be one of 'infinity',
+               'empty', 'files', 'immediates' or 'unknown'.
+               (default 'infinity')
+             * **ignore-externals** - Ignore Externals. (default false)
 
     :workspaceupdater values:
              :wipeworkspace: - deletes the workspace before checking out
@@ -538,24 +546,29 @@ def svn(parser, xml_parent, data):
     scm = XML.SubElement(xml_parent, 'scm', {'class':
                          'hudson.scm.SubversionSCM'})
     locations = XML.SubElement(scm, 'locations')
-    if 'repos' in data:
-        repos = data['repos']
-        for repo in repos:
-            module = XML.SubElement(locations,
-                                    'hudson.scm.SubversionSCM_-ModuleLocation')
-            XML.SubElement(module, 'remote').text = repo['url']
-            XML.SubElement(module, 'local').text = repo.get('basedir', '.')
-            if 'credentials-id' in repo:
-                XML.SubElement(module, 'credentialsId').text = repo[
-                    'credentials-id']
-    elif 'url' in data:
-        module = XML.SubElement(locations,
+
+    def populate_repo_xml(parent, data):
+        module = XML.SubElement(parent,
                                 'hudson.scm.SubversionSCM_-ModuleLocation')
         XML.SubElement(module, 'remote').text = data['url']
         XML.SubElement(module, 'local').text = data.get('basedir', '.')
         if 'credentials-id' in data:
             XML.SubElement(module, 'credentialsId').text = data[
                 'credentials-id']
+        repo_depths = ['infinity', 'empty', 'files', 'immediates', 'unknown']
+        repo_depth = data.get('repo-depth', 'infinity')
+        if repo_depth not in repo_depths:
+            raise InvalidAttributeError('repo_depth', repo_depth, repo_depths)
+        XML.SubElement(module, 'depthOption').text = repo_depth
+        XML.SubElement(module, 'ignoreExternalsOption').text = str(
+            data.get('ignore-externals', False)).lower()
+
+    if 'repos' in data:
+        repos = data['repos']
+        for repo in repos:
+            populate_repo_xml(locations, repo)
+    elif 'url' in data:
+        populate_repo_xml(locations, data)
     else:
         raise JenkinsJobsException("A top level url or repos list must exist")
     updater = data.get('workspaceupdater', 'wipeworkspace')
diff --git a/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-multiple-repos-001.xml b/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-multiple-repos-001.xml
index d75139ddb..5422c58f8 100644
--- a/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-multiple-repos-001.xml
+++ b/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-multiple-repos-001.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@
         <remote>http://svn.example.com/repo</remote>
         <local>.</local>
         <credentialsId>abcdef01234567890</credentialsId>
+        <depthOption>files</depthOption>
+        <ignoreExternalsOption>true</ignoreExternalsOption>
       </hudson.scm.SubversionSCM_-ModuleLocation>
       <hudson.scm.SubversionSCM_-ModuleLocation>
         <remote>http://svn.example.com/repo2</remote>
         <local>repo2</local>
+        <depthOption>infinity</depthOption>
+        <ignoreExternalsOption>false</ignoreExternalsOption>
       </hudson.scm.SubversionSCM_-ModuleLocation>
     </locations>
     <workspaceUpdater class="hudson.scm.subversion.UpdateUpdater"/>
diff --git a/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-multiple-repos-001.yaml b/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-multiple-repos-001.yaml
index 66441d96e..78adc52f5 100644
--- a/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-multiple-repos-001.yaml
+++ b/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-multiple-repos-001.yaml
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ scm:
        - url: http://svn.example.com/repo
          basedir: .
          credentials-id: "abcdef01234567890"
+         repo-depth: files
+         ignore-externals: true
        - url: http://svn.example.com/repo2
          basedir: repo2
diff --git a/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-regions-001.xml b/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-regions-001.xml
index 544f1d1e1..e61dfc738 100644
--- a/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-regions-001.xml
+++ b/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-regions-001.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
         <remote>http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/trunk</remote>
         <local>.</local>
         <credentialsId>abcdef01234567890</credentialsId>
+        <depthOption>empty</depthOption>
+        <ignoreExternalsOption>true</ignoreExternalsOption>
       </hudson.scm.SubversionSCM_-ModuleLocation>
     </locations>
     <workspaceUpdater class="hudson.scm.subversion.CheckoutUpdater"/>
diff --git a/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-regions-001.yaml b/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-regions-001.yaml
index 2fddbebab..ccaa70656 100644
--- a/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-regions-001.yaml
+++ b/tests/scm/fixtures/svn-regions-001.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ scm:
   - svn:
       url: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/trunk
       credentials-id: "abcdef01234567890"
+      repo-depth: empty
+      ignore-externals: true
       workspaceupdater: wipeworkspace
       included-regions:
           - /region1/.*\.cpp