diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SubversionSCM.java b/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SubversionSCM.java
index c01c72297..c2d1e7558 100755
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SubversionSCM.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/scm/SubversionSCM.java
@@ -2669,6 +2669,13 @@ public static final class ModuleLocation extends AbstractDescribableImpl<ModuleL
         @Exported
         public final String depthOption;
 
+        /**
+         * Make subversion depth sticky or not (use "--depth" or "--set-depth" option) for switch
+         * and update commands. Default value is "true" (sticky).
+         */
+        @Exported
+        public boolean stickyDepth;
+
         /**
          * Flag to ignore subversion externals definitions.
          */
@@ -2686,7 +2693,7 @@ public static final class ModuleLocation extends AbstractDescribableImpl<ModuleL
          */
         @Deprecated
         public ModuleLocation(String remote, String local) {
-            this(remote, null, local, null, false);
+            this(remote, null, local, null, true, false);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -2701,36 +2708,42 @@ void setCredentialsId (final String id) {
          */
         @Deprecated
         public ModuleLocation(String remote, String local, String depthOption, boolean ignoreExternalsOption) {
-            this(remote,null,local,depthOption,ignoreExternalsOption);
+            this(remote,null,local,depthOption,true,ignoreExternalsOption);
         }
 
-        @DataBoundConstructor
+        @Deprecated
         public ModuleLocation(String remote, String credentialsId, String local, String depthOption, boolean ignoreExternalsOption) {
+            this(remote,credentialsId,local,depthOption,true,ignoreExternalsOption);
+        }
+
+        @DataBoundConstructor
+        public ModuleLocation(String remote, String credentialsId, String local, String depthOption, boolean stickyDepth, boolean ignoreExternalsOption) {
             this.remote = Util.removeTrailingSlash(Util.fixNull(remote).trim());
             this.credentialsId = credentialsId;
             this.local = fixEmptyAndTrim(local);
             this.depthOption = StringUtils.isEmpty(depthOption) ? SVNDepth.INFINITY.getName() : depthOption;
+			this.stickyDepth = stickyDepth;
             this.ignoreExternalsOption = ignoreExternalsOption;
         }
 
         public ModuleLocation withRemote(String remote) {
-            return new ModuleLocation(remote, credentialsId, local, depthOption, ignoreExternalsOption);
+            return new ModuleLocation(remote, credentialsId, local, depthOption, true, ignoreExternalsOption);
         }
 
         public ModuleLocation withCredentialsId(String credentialsId) {
-            return new ModuleLocation(remote, credentialsId, local, depthOption, ignoreExternalsOption);
+            return new ModuleLocation(remote, credentialsId, local, depthOption, true, ignoreExternalsOption);
         }
 
         public ModuleLocation withLocal(String local) {
-            return new ModuleLocation(remote, credentialsId, local, depthOption, ignoreExternalsOption);
+            return new ModuleLocation(remote, credentialsId, local, depthOption, true, ignoreExternalsOption);
         }
 
         public ModuleLocation withDepthOption(String depthOption) {
-            return new ModuleLocation(remote, credentialsId, local, depthOption, ignoreExternalsOption);
+            return new ModuleLocation(remote, credentialsId, local, depthOption, true, ignoreExternalsOption);
         }
 
         public ModuleLocation withIgnoreExternalsOption(boolean ignoreExternalsOption) {
-            return new ModuleLocation(remote, credentialsId, local, depthOption, ignoreExternalsOption);
+            return new ModuleLocation(remote, credentialsId, local, depthOption, true, ignoreExternalsOption);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -2894,6 +2907,15 @@ public String getDepthOption() {
             return depthOption;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Determines if chosen depth shall be set to sticky or not.
+         *
+         * @return true if depth shall be sticky.
+         */
+        public boolean isDepthSticky() {
+            return stickyDepth;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Determines if subversion externals definitions should be ignored.
          *
@@ -2924,7 +2946,7 @@ public ModuleLocation getExpandedLocation(AbstractBuild<?, ?> build) {
          */
         public ModuleLocation getExpandedLocation(EnvVars env) {
             return new ModuleLocation(env.expand(remote), credentialsId, env.expand(getLocalDir()), getDepthOption(),
-                    isIgnoreExternalsOption());
+                    isDepthSticky(), isIgnoreExternalsOption());
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -2955,7 +2977,7 @@ public static List<ModuleLocation> parse(String[] remoteLocations, String[] cred
                         modules.add(new ModuleLocation(remoteLoc,
                                 credentialIds != null && credentialIds.length > i ? credentialIds[i] : null,
                                 Util.nullify(localLocations[i]),
-                            depthOptions != null ? depthOptions[i] : null,
+                            depthOptions != null ? depthOptions[i] : null, true,
                             isIgnoreExternals != null && isIgnoreExternals[i]));
                     }
                 }
@@ -2990,7 +3012,8 @@ public ModuleLocation getExpandedLocation(Job<?, ?> project) {
                 }
             }
 
-            return new ModuleLocation(returnURL, credentialsId, getLocalDir(), getDepthOption(), isIgnoreExternalsOption());
+            return new ModuleLocation(returnURL, credentialsId, getLocalDir(), getDepthOption(),
+                    isDepthSticky(), isIgnoreExternalsOption());
         }
 
         @Extension
diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/scm/subversion/UpdateUpdater.java b/src/main/java/hudson/scm/subversion/UpdateUpdater.java
index 0685e6ce9..c4f891b0b 100755
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/scm/subversion/UpdateUpdater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/scm/subversion/UpdateUpdater.java
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ public List<External> perform() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
                 switch (svnCommand) {
                     case UPDATE:
                         listener.getLogger().println("Updating " + location.remote + " at revision " + revisionName);
-                        svnuc.doUpdate(local.getCanonicalFile(), r, svnDepth, true, true);
+                        svnuc.doUpdate(local.getCanonicalFile(), r, svnDepth, true, location.isDepthSticky());
                         break;
                     case SWITCH:
                         listener.getLogger().println("Switching to " + location.remote + " at revision " + revisionName);
-                        svnuc.doSwitch(local.getCanonicalFile(), location.getSVNURL(), r, r, svnDepth, true, true, true);
+                        svnuc.doSwitch(local.getCanonicalFile(), location.getSVNURL(), r, r, svnDepth, true, location.isDepthSticky(), true);
                         break;
                     case CHECKOUT:
                         // This case is handled by the (svnCommand == SvnCommandToUse.CHECKOUT) above.
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/scm/SubversionSCM/ModuleLocation/config.jelly b/src/main/resources/hudson/scm/SubversionSCM/ModuleLocation/config.jelly
index 8a32abcf1..48be45241 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hudson/scm/SubversionSCM/ModuleLocation/config.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/scm/SubversionSCM/ModuleLocation/config.jelly
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
       <f:option value="unknown" selected="${instance.depthOption=='unknown'}">as-it-is</f:option>
     </select>
   </f:entry>
+  <f:entry title="${%Make depth sticky}" field="stickyDepth">
+    <f:checkbox default="true"/>
+  </f:entry>
   <f:entry title="${%Ignore externals}" field="ignoreExternalsOption">
     <f:checkbox default="true"/>
   </f:entry>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/scm/SubversionSCM/ModuleLocation/help-stickyDepth.html b/src/main/resources/hudson/scm/SubversionSCM/ModuleLocation/help-stickyDepth.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f382f783d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/scm/SubversionSCM/ModuleLocation/help-stickyDepth.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<div>
+  Choose if <code>--set-depth</code> (sticky) or <code>--depth</code> (non-sticky) option should be used for switch and update commands. Default value is sticky.
+  More information can be found
+  <a href="http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.7/svn.advanced.sparsedirs.html" target="_blank">here</a>.
+</div>