diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/poll.js b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/poll.js
index c30a1fcb5da..1d86ec19454 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/poll.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/poll.js
@@ -5,23 +5,37 @@ import httpStatusCodes from './http_status';
  * Service for vue resouce and method need to be provided as props
  *
  * @example
- * new poll({
+ * new Poll({
  *   resource: resource,
  *   method: 'name',
  *   data: {page: 1, scope: 'all'},
  *   successCallback: () => {},
  *   errorCallback: () => {},
+ *   auxiliarCallback: () => {},
  * }).makeRequest();
  *
- * this.service = new BoardsService(endpoint);
- * new poll({
- *   resource: this.service,
- *   method: 'get',
- *   data: {page: 1, scope: 'all'},
- *   successCallback: () => {},
- *   errorCallback: () => {},
- * }).makeRequest();
+ * Usage in pipelines table with visibility lib:
  *
+ * const poll = new Poll({
+ *  resource: this.service,
+ *  method: 'getPipelines',
+ *  data: { page: pageNumber, scope },
+ *  successCallback: this.successCallback,
+ *  errorCallback: this.errorCallback,
+ *  auxiliarCallback: this.updateLoading,
+ * });
+ *
+ * if (!Visibility.hidden()) {
+ *  poll.makeRequest();
+ *  }
+ *
+ * Visibility.change(() => {
+ *  if (!Visibility.hidden()) {
+ *   poll.restart();
+ *  } else {
+ *   poll.stop();
+ *  }
+* });
  *
  * 1. Checks for response and headers before start polling
  * 2. Interval is provided by `Poll-Interval` header.
@@ -54,7 +68,10 @@ export default class Poll {
   }
 
   makeRequest() {
-    const { resource, method, data, errorCallback } = this.options;
+    const { resource, method, data, errorCallback, auxiliarCallback } = this.options;
+
+    // It's called everytime a new request is made. Useful to update the status.
+    auxiliarCallback(true);
 
     return resource[method](data)
     .then(response => this.checkConditions(response))
@@ -70,4 +87,12 @@ export default class Poll {
     this.canPoll = false;
     clearTimeout(this.timeoutID);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Restarts polling after it has been stoped
+   */
+  restart() {
+    this.canPoll = true;
+    this.makeRequest();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/lib/utils/poll_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/lib/utils/poll_spec.js
index c794a632417..e3429c2a1cb 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/lib/utils/poll_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/lib/utils/poll_spec.js
@@ -160,4 +160,44 @@ describe('Poll', () => {
       Vue.http.interceptors = _.without(Vue.http.interceptors, pollInterceptor);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('restart', () => {
+    it('should restart polling when its called', (done) => {
+      const pollInterceptor = (request, next) => {
+        next(request.respondWith(JSON.stringify([]), { status: 200, headers: { 'poll-interval': 2 } }));
+      };
+
+      Vue.http.interceptors.push(pollInterceptor);
+
+      const service = new ServiceMock('endpoint');
+
+      spyOn(service, 'fetch').and.callThrough();
+
+      const Polling = new Poll({
+        resource: service,
+        method: 'fetch',
+        data: { page: 1 },
+        successCallback: () => {
+          Polling.stop();
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            Polling.restart();
+          }, 0);
+        },
+        errorCallback: callbacks.error,
+      });
+
+      spyOn(Polling, 'stop').and.callThrough();
+
+      Polling.makeRequest();
+
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        expect(service.fetch.calls.count()).toEqual(2);
+        expect(service.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ page: 1 });
+        expect(Polling.stop).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        done();
+      }, 10);
+
+      Vue.http.interceptors = _.without(Vue.http.interceptors, pollInterceptor);
+    });
+  });
 });