diff --git a/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/ScmContext.groovy b/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/ScmContext.groovy
index f7c842ae6..8cf0eebf6 100644
--- a/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/ScmContext.groovy
+++ b/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/ScmContext.groovy
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class ScmContext extends AbstractExtensibleContext {
             configVersion '2'
             disableSubmodules 'false'
             recursiveSubmodules gitContext.recursiveSubmodules
+            trackingSubmodules gitContext.trackingSubmodules
             doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations 'false'
             authorOrCommitter 'false'
             clean gitContext.clean
diff --git a/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/scm/GitContext.groovy b/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/scm/GitContext.groovy
index 3f345bc0f..26b63c9db 100644
--- a/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/scm/GitContext.groovy
+++ b/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/scm/GitContext.groovy
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class GitContext extends AbstractContext {
     boolean pruneBranches = false
     boolean ignoreNotifyCommit = false
     boolean recursiveSubmodules = false
+    boolean trackingSubmodules = false
     String localBranch
     String relativeTargetDir
     String reference = ''
@@ -169,6 +170,14 @@ class GitContext extends AbstractContext {
         this.recursiveSubmodules = recursive
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Update tracking submodules to tip of branch. Defaults to {@code false}
+     * @since 1.40
+     */
+    void trackingSubmodules(boolean tracking = true) {
+        this.trackingSubmodules = tracking
+    }
+
     /**
      * Prunes obsolete local branches. Defaults to {@code false}.
      */
diff --git a/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/DslSampleSpec.groovy b/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/DslSampleSpec.groovy
index b9394462a..79efda851 100644
--- a/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/DslSampleSpec.groovy
+++ b/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/DslSampleSpec.groovy
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ class DslSampleSpec extends Specification {
         <configVersion>2</configVersion>
         <disableSubmodules>false</disableSubmodules>
         <recursiveSubmodules>false</recursiveSubmodules>
+        <trackingSubmodules>false</trackingSubmodules>
         <doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations>false</doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations>
         <authorOrCommitter>false</authorOrCommitter>
         <clean>false</clean>
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ mavenJob('PROJ-maven-with-template') {
         <configVersion>2</configVersion>
         <disableSubmodules>false</disableSubmodules>
         <recursiveSubmodules>false</recursiveSubmodules>
+        <trackingSubmodules>false</trackingSubmodules>
         <doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations>false</doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations>
         <authorOrCommitter>false</authorOrCommitter>
         <clean>false</clean>
@@ -353,6 +355,7 @@ mavenJob('PROJ-maven-with-template') {
         <configVersion>2</configVersion>
         <disableSubmodules>false</disableSubmodules>
         <recursiveSubmodules>false</recursiveSubmodules>
+        <trackingSubmodules>false</trackingSubmodules>
         <doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations>false</doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations>
         <authorOrCommitter>false</authorOrCommitter>
         <clean>false</clean>
diff --git a/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/ScmContextSpec.groovy b/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/ScmContextSpec.groovy
index a58936886..dff5ba5d9 100644
--- a/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/ScmContextSpec.groovy
+++ b/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/ScmContextSpec.groovy
@@ -1294,6 +1294,43 @@ class ScmContextSpec extends Specification {
         1 * mockJobManagement.logPluginDeprecationWarning('git', '2.2.6')
     }
 
+    def 'call git scm with trackingSubmodules with default true'() {
+        when:
+        context.git {
+            remote {
+                url('https://github.com/jenkinsci/job-dsl-plugin.git')
+            }
+            trackingSubmodules()
+        }
+
+        then:
+        with(context.scmNodes[0]) {
+            trackingSubmodules[0].value() == true
+        }
+        1 * mockJobManagement.requirePlugin('git')
+        1 * mockJobManagement.logPluginDeprecationWarning('git', '2.2.6')
+    }
+
+    def 'call git scm with trackingSubmodules with param'(boolean value) {
+        when:
+        context.git {
+            remote {
+                url('https://github.com/jenkinsci/job-dsl-plugin.git')
+            }
+            trackingSubmodules(value)
+        }
+
+        then:
+        with(context.scmNodes[0]) {
+            trackingSubmodules[0].value() == value
+        }
+        1 * mockJobManagement.requirePlugin('git')
+        1 * mockJobManagement.logPluginDeprecationWarning('git', '2.2.6')
+
+        where:
+        value << [true, false]
+    }
+
     def 'call git scm with recursiveSubmodules with param'(boolean value) {
         when:
         context.git {