diff --git a/src/command.ts b/src/command.ts
index 90cfedb..0580302 100644
--- a/src/command.ts
+++ b/src/command.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export class Command<C extends Context = Context> implements MiddlewareObj<C> {
     { name: string | RegExp; description: string }
   > = new Map();
   private _composer: Composer<C> = new Composer<C>();
+  private _defaultScopeComposer = new Composer<C>();
   private _options: CommandOptions = {
     prefix: "/",
     matchOnlyAtStart: true,
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ export class Command<C extends Context = Context> implements MiddlewareObj<C> {
     if (middlewareArray) {
       switch (scope.type) {
         case "default":
-          this._composer
+          this._defaultScopeComposer
             .filter(Command.hasCommand(this.names, optionsObject))
             .use(...middlewareArray);
           break;
@@ -445,6 +446,7 @@ export class Command<C extends Context = Context> implements MiddlewareObj<C> {
   }
 
   middleware() {
-    return this._composer.middleware();
+    return new Composer(this._composer, this._defaultScopeComposer)
+      .middleware();
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/integration.test.ts b/test/integration.test.ts
index d6bb8e3..61fd8c1 100644
--- a/test/integration.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration.test.ts
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ const getBot = () =>
     },
   });
 
-const getDummyUpdate = ({ userInput, language, noChat }: {
+const getDummyUpdate = ({ userInput, language, noChat, chatType = "private" }: {
   userInput?: string;
   language?: string;
   noChat?: boolean;
+  chatType?: Chat["type"];
 } = {}) => {
   const u = { id: 42, first_name: "yo", language_code: language } as User;
-  const c = { id: 100, type: "private" } as Chat;
+  const c = { id: 100, type: chatType } as Chat;
   const m = {
     text: userInput,
     from: u,
@@ -186,6 +187,27 @@ describe("Integration", () => {
 
         assertSpyCalls(handler, 1);
       });
+      it("should prioritize manually added scopes over the default handler ", async () => {
+        const defaultHandler = spy(() => {});
+        const specificHandler = spy(() => {});
+
+        const commandGroup = new CommandGroup();
+        commandGroup.command("command", "_", defaultHandler, { prefix: "!" })
+          .addToScope({ type: "all_group_chats" }, specificHandler);
+
+        const bot = getBot();
+        bot.use(commands());
+        bot.use(commandGroup);
+
+        await bot.handleUpdate(
+          getDummyUpdate({
+            chatType: "group",
+            userInput: "!command",
+          }),
+        );
+        assertSpyCalls(defaultHandler, 0);
+        assertSpyCalls(specificHandler, 1);
+      });
     });
     describe("add", () => {
       it("should add a command that was statically created", async () => {