diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractProject.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractProject.java
index 3757fffb466aab1aecf0d8f93487dde474a84017..6c1feeb655a39abe298ab34fd2bf43d93362eef9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractProject.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractProject.java
@@ -1053,9 +1053,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractProject<P extends AbstractProject<P,R>,R extends A
     /**
      * Checks if there's any update in SCM, and returns true if any is found.
      *
-     * <p>
-     * The caller is responsible for coordinating the mutual exclusion between
-     * a build and polling, as both touches the workspace.
+     * @deprecated as of 1.346
+     *      Use {@link #poll(TaskListener)} instead.
      */
     public boolean pollSCMChanges( TaskListener listener ) {
         return poll(listener).hasChanges();
@@ -1065,8 +1064,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractProject<P extends AbstractProject<P,R>,R extends A
      * Checks if there's any update in SCM, and returns true if any is found.
      *
      * <p>
-     * The caller is responsible for coordinating the mutual exclusion between
-     * a build and polling, as both touches the workspace.
+     * The implementation is responsible for ensuring mutual exclusion between polling and builds
+     * if necessary.
      *
      * @since 1.345
      */
@@ -1123,7 +1122,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractProject<P extends AbstractProject<P,R>,R extends A
                     return BUILD_NOW;
                 } else {
                     WorkspaceList l = lb.getBuiltOn().toComputer().getWorkspaceList();
-                    // if doing non-concurrent build, acquite a workspace in a way that causes builds to block for this workspace.
+                    // if doing non-concurrent build, acquire a workspace in a way that causes builds to block for this workspace.
                     // this prevents multiple workspaces of the same job --- the behavior of Hudson < 1.319.
                     //
                     // OTOH, if a concurrent build is chosen, the user is willing to create a multiple workspace,
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/SCMedItem.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/SCMedItem.java
index c00c160fd36687aef49a7c3c50d7ea77480707a3..d5c9fc39691a8076da07aa5aba7d452e3b7c2b9a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/SCMedItem.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/SCMedItem.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 package hudson.model;
 
+import hudson.scm.PollingResult;
 import hudson.scm.SCM;
 import hudson.triggers.SCMTrigger;
 
@@ -54,9 +55,21 @@ public interface SCMedItem extends BuildableItem {
     /**
      * Checks if there's any update in SCM, and returns true if any is found.
      *
-     * <p>
-     * The caller is responsible for coordinating the mutual exclusion between
-     * a build and polling, as both touches the workspace.
+     * @deprecated as of 1.346
+     *      Use {@link #poll(TaskListener)} instead.
      */
     boolean pollSCMChanges( TaskListener listener );
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if there's any update in SCM, and returns true if any is found.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * The implementation is responsible for ensuring mutual exclusion between polling and builds
+     * if necessary.
+     *
+     * @return never null.
+     *
+     * @since 1.345
+     */
+    public PollingResult poll( TaskListener listener );
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/triggers/SCMTrigger.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/triggers/SCMTrigger.java
index 9e740399f22c7f745e1a55c9c8050ff3223e09f0..710464ff7b2896b8e24421f0db3aac8903631db2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/triggers/SCMTrigger.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/triggers/SCMTrigger.java
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ public class SCMTrigger extends Trigger<SCMedItem> {
                     PrintStream logger = listener.getLogger();
                     long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
                     logger.println("Started on "+ DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance().format(new Date()));
-                    boolean result = job.pollSCMChanges(listener);
+                    boolean result = job.poll(listener).hasChanges();
                     logger.println("Done. Took "+ Util.getTimeSpanString(System.currentTimeMillis()-start));
                     if(result)
                         logger.println("Changes found");