diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/events/BuildManager.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/events/BuildManager.java
index fadcdac..75246a9 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/events/BuildManager.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/events/BuildManager.java
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@
 				if (trigger != IncrementalProjectBuilder.CLEAN_BUILD)
 					prereqs = currentBuilder.build(trigger, args, monitor);
 				else
-					currentBuilder.clean(monitor);
+					currentBuilder.clean(args, monitor);
 				if (prereqs == null)
 					prereqs = new IProject[0];
 				currentBuilder.setInterestingProjects(prereqs.clone());
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/events/InternalBuilder.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/events/InternalBuilder.java
index d364333..76322d5 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/events/InternalBuilder.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/events/InternalBuilder.java
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.core.internal.events;
 
-import org.eclipse.core.resources.IBuildConfiguration;
-
 import java.util.Map;
 import org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.ICoreConstants;
 import org.eclipse.core.internal.watson.ElementTree;
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@
 	/*
 	 *  @see IncrementalProjectBuilder#build
 	 */
-	protected abstract IProject[] build(int kind, Map<String,String> args, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException;
+	protected abstract IProject[] build(int kind, Map<String, String> args, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the value of the callOnEmptyDelta builder extension attribute.
@@ -70,6 +68,12 @@
 	final boolean callOnEmptyDelta() {
 		return callOnEmptyDelta;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * @see IncrementalProjectBuilder
+	 */
+	protected abstract void clean(Map<String, String> args, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException;
+
 	/*
 	 * @see IncrementalProjectBuilder
 	 */
@@ -103,9 +107,9 @@
 	 * @see IncrementalProjectBuilder#getCommand
 	 */
 	protected ICommand getCommand() {
-		return (ICommand)((BuildCommand)command).clone();
+		return (ICommand) ((BuildCommand) command).clone();
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * @see IncrementalProjectBuilder#forgetLastBuiltState()
 	 * @see IncrementalProjectBuilder#rememberLastBuiltState()
@@ -113,10 +117,10 @@
 	protected IResourceDelta getDelta(IProject aProject) {
 		return buildManager.getDelta(aProject);
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * @see IncrementalProjectBuilder#getContext()
-	 */ 
+	 */
 	protected IBuildContext getContext() {
 		return context;
 	}
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@
 	protected void needRebuild() {
 		buildManager.requestRebuild();
 	}
-	
+
 	final void setCallOnEmptyDelta(boolean value) {
 		this.callOnEmptyDelta = value;
 	}
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@
 	final void setCommand(ICommand value) {
 		this.command = value;
 	}
-	
+
 	final void setInterestingProjects(IProject[] value) {
 		interestingProjects = value;
 	}
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/resources/IncrementalProjectBuilder.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/resources/IncrementalProjectBuilder.java
index 4c3a0f2..d8f2dd1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/resources/IncrementalProjectBuilder.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/resources/IncrementalProjectBuilder.java
@@ -141,7 +141,31 @@
 	 * @exception CoreException if this build fails.
 	 * @see IProject#build(int, String, Map, IProgressMonitor)
 	 */
-	protected abstract IProject[] build(int kind, Map<String,String> args, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException;
+	protected abstract IProject[] build(int kind, Map<String, String> args, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException;
+
+	/**
+	 * This method is equivalent to {@link IncrementalProjectBuilder#clean(IProgressMonitor)}, with
+	 * the additional possibility to pass builder specific arguments to the clean step.
+	 * <p>
+	 * This method is called as a result of invocations of
+	 * <code>IProject.build</code> where the build kind is {@link #CLEAN_BUILD}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * This default implementation does nothing. Subclasses may override. 
+	 * <p>
+	 * 
+	 * @param args a table of builder-specific arguments keyed by argument name
+	 * (key type: <code>String</code>, value type: <code>String</code>);
+	 * <code>null</code> is equivalent to an empty map
+	 * @param monitor a progress monitor, or <code>null</code> if progress
+	 * reporting and cancellation are not desired
+	 * @exception CoreException if this build fails.
+	 * @see IncrementalProjectBuilder#clean(IProgressMonitor)
+	 * @since 3.8
+	 */
+	protected void clean(Map<String, String> args, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException {
+		//default implementation forwards to old interface without argument map
+		clean(monitor);
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Clean is an opportunity for a builder to discard any additional state that has 
@@ -419,8 +443,8 @@
 	 * <li>
 	 * The rule returned here may have no effect if the build is invoked within the 
 	 * scope of another operation that locks the entire workspace.
-     * </li>
-     * <li>
+	 * </li>
+	 * <li>
 	 * If this method returns any rule other than the workspace root,
 	 * resources outside of the rule scope can be modified concurrently with the build. 
 	 * The delta returned by {@link #getDelta(IProject)} for any project
@@ -450,7 +474,7 @@
 	 * 
 	 * @since 3.6
 	 */
-	public ISchedulingRule getRule(int kind, Map<String,String> args) {
+	public ISchedulingRule getRule(int kind, Map<String, String> args) {
 		return getRule();
 	}