diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/BitbucketSCMSource.java b/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/BitbucketSCMSource.java
index 73754acba..cffe3829a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/BitbucketSCMSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/BitbucketSCMSource.java
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ public class BitbucketSCMSource extends SCMSource {
      */
     private String excludes = "";
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to skip discovered pull requests.
+     */
+    private boolean skipPullRequests;
+
     /**
      * If true, a webhook will be auto-registered in the repository managed by this source.
      */
@@ -194,6 +199,15 @@ public void setExcludes(@NonNull String excludes) {
         this.excludes = excludes;
     }
 
+    public boolean isSkipPullRequests() {
+        return skipPullRequests;
+    }
+
+    @DataBoundSetter
+    public void setSkipPullRequests(boolean skipPullRequests) {
+        this.skipPullRequests = skipPullRequests;
+    }
+
     public String getRepoOwner() {
         return repoOwner;
     }
@@ -277,8 +291,10 @@ protected void retrieve(SCMHeadObserver observer, final TaskListener listener) t
 
         // Search branches
         retrieveBranches(observer, listener);
-        // Search pull requests
-        retrievePullRequests(observer, listener);
+        if (!isSkipPullRequests()) {
+            // Search pull requests
+            retrievePullRequests(observer, listener);
+        }
     }
 
     private void retrievePullRequests(SCMHeadObserver observer, final TaskListener listener) throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/BitbucketSCMSource/config-detail.jelly b/src/main/resources/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/BitbucketSCMSource/config-detail.jelly
index c1166e092..259b95f9d 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/BitbucketSCMSource/config-detail.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/BitbucketSCMSource/config-detail.jelly
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
     <f:entry title="${%Exclude branches}" field="excludes">
       <f:textbox/>
     </f:entry>
+    <f:entry field="skipPullRequests">
+      <f:checkbox title="${%Skip pull requests}" />
+    </f:entry>
     <f:entry title="${%Checkout Credentials}" field="checkoutCredentialsId">
       <c:select default="${descriptor.SAME}"/>
     </f:entry>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/BitbucketSCMSource/help-skipPullRequests.jelly b/src/main/resources/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/BitbucketSCMSource/help-skipPullRequests.jelly
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f26f3b152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/bitbucket/BitbucketSCMSource/help-skipPullRequests.jelly
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
+<j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:l="/lib/layout">
+  <l:ajax>
+    <div>
+      Whether or not to create jobs for discovered pull requests.
+    </div>
+  </l:ajax>
+</j:jelly>
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