diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/Functions.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/Functions.java
index 28b3674af0..6817667361 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/Functions.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/Functions.java
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ import hudson.tasks.Builder;
 import hudson.tasks.Publisher;
 import hudson.util.Area;
 import hudson.util.Iterators;
+import hudson.scm.SCM;
+import hudson.scm.SCMDescriptor;
 import org.acegisecurity.providers.anonymous.AnonymousAuthenticationToken;
 import org.apache.commons.jelly.JellyContext;
 import org.apache.commons.jelly.JellyTagException;
@@ -610,6 +612,10 @@ public class Functions {
         return BuildStepDescriptor.filter(Publisher.all(), project.getClass());
     }
 
+    public static List<SCMDescriptor<?>> getSCMDescriptors(AbstractProject<?,?> project) {
+        return SCM._for(project);
+    }
+
     public static List<Descriptor<ComputerLauncher>> getComputerLauncherDescriptors() {
         return Hudson.getInstance().getDescriptorList(ComputerLauncher.class);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractProject.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractProject.java
index 71eecd7747..0e996abc33 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractProject.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractProject.java
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractProject<P extends AbstractProject<P,R>,R extends A
 
         authToken = BuildAuthorizationToken.create(req);
 
-        setScm(SCMS.parseSCM(req));
+        setScm(SCMS.parseSCM(req,this));
 
         for (Trigger t : triggers)
             t.stop();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SCM.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SCM.java
index 1eff6dc37f..cd38c8dd4b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SCM.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SCM.java
@@ -39,11 +39,15 @@ import hudson.model.TaskListener;
 import hudson.model.Node;
 import hudson.model.WorkspaceCleanupThread;
 import hudson.model.Hudson;
+import hudson.model.Descriptor;
+import hudson.model.AbstractProject.AbstractProjectDescriptor;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 /**
  * Captures the configuration information in it.
@@ -361,4 +365,26 @@ public abstract class SCM implements Describable<SCM>, ExtensionPoint {
     public static DescriptorExtensionList<SCM,SCMDescriptor<?>> all() {
         return Hudson.getInstance().getDescriptorList(SCM.class);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the list of {@link SCMDescriptor}s that are applicable to the given project.
+     */
+    public static List<SCMDescriptor<?>> _for(final AbstractProject project) {
+        if(project==null)   return all();
+        
+        final Descriptor pd = Hudson.getInstance().getDescriptor((Class) project.getClass());
+        List<SCMDescriptor<?>> r = new ArrayList<SCMDescriptor<?>>();
+        for (SCMDescriptor<?> scmDescriptor : all()) {
+            if(!scmDescriptor.isApplicable(project))    continue;
+
+            if (pd instanceof AbstractProjectDescriptor) {
+                AbstractProjectDescriptor apd = (AbstractProjectDescriptor) pd;
+                if(!apd.isApplicable(scmDescriptor))    continue;
+            }
+
+            r.add(scmDescriptor);
+        }
+
+        return r;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SCMDescriptor.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SCMDescriptor.java
index ae1c3c681b..9845d54035 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SCMDescriptor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SCMDescriptor.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ package hudson.scm;
 
 import hudson.model.Descriptor;
 import hudson.model.Describable;
+import hudson.model.AbstractProject;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -83,6 +84,19 @@ public abstract class SCMDescriptor<T extends SCM> extends Descriptor<SCM> {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Allows {@link SCMDescriptor}s to choose which projects it wants to be configurable against.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * When this method returns false, this {@link SCM} will not appear in the configuration screen
+     * for the given project. The default method always return true.
+     *
+     * @since 1.294
+     */
+    public boolean isApplicable(AbstractProject project) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the list of {@link RepositoryBrowser} {@link Descriptor}
      * that can be used with this SCM.
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SCMS.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SCMS.java
index 005746bc98..aec68f43d8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SCMS.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SCMS.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ package hudson.scm;
 
 import hudson.model.Descriptor;
 import hudson.model.Hudson;
+import hudson.model.AbstractProject;
 import hudson.model.Descriptor.FormException;
 import hudson.util.DescriptorList;
 import hudson.DescriptorExtensionList;
@@ -51,14 +52,26 @@ public class SCMS {
 
     /**
      * Parses {@link SCM} configuration from the submitted form.
+     *
+     * @param target
+     *      The project for which this SCM is configured to.
      */
-    public static SCM parseSCM(StaplerRequest req) throws FormException, ServletException {
+    public static SCM parseSCM(StaplerRequest req, AbstractProject target) throws FormException, ServletException {
         String scm = req.getParameter("scm");
         if(scm==null)   return new NullSCM();
 
         int scmidx = Integer.parseInt(scm);
-        SCMDescriptor<?> d = SCM.all().get(scmidx);
+        SCMDescriptor<?> d = SCM._for(target).get(scmidx);
         d.generation++;
         return d.newInstance(req, req.getSubmittedForm().getJSONObject("scm"));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated as of 1.294
+     *      Use {@link #parseSCM(StaplerRequest, AbstractProject)} and pass in the caller's project type.
+     */
+    public static SCM parseSCM(StaplerRequest req) throws FormException, ServletException {
+        return parseSCM(req,null);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/project/config-scm.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/project/config-scm.jelly
index a287927e40..140cb6d2a3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/project/config-scm.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/lib/hudson/project/config-scm.jelly
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 <!-- SCM config pane -->
 <j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:st="jelly:stapler" xmlns:d="jelly:define" xmlns:l="/lib/layout" xmlns:t="/lib/hudson" xmlns:f="/lib/form">
   <f:section title="${%Source Code Management}">
-    <j:getStatic var="scms" className="hudson.scm.SCMS" field="SCMS" />
+    <j:set var="scms" value="${h.getSCMDescriptors(it)}" />
     <j:forEach var="idx" begin="0" end="${size(scms)-1}">
       <j:set var="descriptor" value="${scms[idx]}" />
       <j:set var="scmd" value="${descriptor}" /><!-- backward compatibility with <1.238 -->