1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/tasks/core/sync/SubmitJob.java b/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/tasks/core/sync/SubmitJob.java
index 594c9cd4f..5ecc6c47a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/tasks/core/sync/SubmitJob.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/tasks/core/sync/SubmitJob.java
@@ -124,4 +124,14 @@ public abstract class SubmitJob extends TaskJob {
 	 */
 	public abstract RepositoryResponse getResponse();
 
+	/**
+	 * @since 3.9
+	 */
+	protected IProgressMonitor subMonitorFor(IProgressMonitor monitor, int ticks) {
+		if (!isUser()) {
+			return Policy.backgroundMonitorFor(monitor);
+		}
+		return Policy.subMonitorFor(monitor, ticks);
+	}
+
 }