diff --git a/semantic-conventions/CHANGELOG.md b/semantic-conventions/CHANGELOG.md
index 2911b9b0..c6ea3901 100644
--- a/semantic-conventions/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/semantic-conventions/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ Please update the changelog as part of any significant pull request.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-- ...
+- Add a semantic convention type for Instrumentation Scope ("scope")
+  ([#114](https://github.com/open-telemetry/build-tools/pull/114)).
 
 ## v0.13.0
 
diff --git a/semantic-conventions/semconv.schema.json b/semantic-conventions/semconv.schema.json
index 7bc4613d..9c9dd991 100644
--- a/semantic-conventions/semconv.schema.json
+++ b/semantic-conventions/semconv.schema.json
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
 						"span",
 						"resource",
 						"metric",
-						"event"
+						"event",
+						"scope"
 					],
 					"description": "The (signal) type of the semantic convention"
 				},
diff --git a/semantic-conventions/src/opentelemetry/semconv/model/semantic_convention.py b/semantic-conventions/src/opentelemetry/semconv/model/semantic_convention.py
index 7da6cc4f..08894cb0 100644
--- a/semantic-conventions/src/opentelemetry/semconv/model/semantic_convention.py
+++ b/semantic-conventions/src/opentelemetry/semconv/model/semantic_convention.py
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ class ResourceSemanticConvention(BaseSemanticConvention):
     GROUP_TYPE_NAME = "resource"
 
 
+class ScopeSemanticConvention(BaseSemanticConvention):
+    GROUP_TYPE_NAME = "scope"
+
+
 class SpanSemanticConvention(BaseSemanticConvention):
     GROUP_TYPE_NAME = "span"
 
@@ -541,5 +545,6 @@ def attributes(self):
         EventSemanticConvention,
         MetricSemanticConvention,
         UnitSemanticConvention,
+        ScopeSemanticConvention,
     )
 }
diff --git a/semantic-conventions/src/tests/data/markdown/scope/expected.md b/semantic-conventions/src/tests/data/markdown/scope/expected.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9707b860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/semantic-conventions/src/tests/data/markdown/scope/expected.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Instrumentation Scope Semantic Conventions
+
+<!-- semconv scope -->
+| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Requirement Level |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `short_name` | string | The single-word name for the instrumentation scope. | `mylibrary` | Recommended |
+<!-- endsemconv -->
diff --git a/semantic-conventions/src/tests/data/markdown/scope/input.md b/semantic-conventions/src/tests/data/markdown/scope/input.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94120116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/semantic-conventions/src/tests/data/markdown/scope/input.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Instrumentation Scope Semantic Conventions
+
+<!-- semconv scope -->
+<!-- endsemconv -->
diff --git a/semantic-conventions/src/tests/data/markdown/scope/scope.yaml b/semantic-conventions/src/tests/data/markdown/scope/scope.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12036dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/semantic-conventions/src/tests/data/markdown/scope/scope.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+groups:
+  - id: scope
+    prefix: ""
+    type: scope
+    brief: >
+      Instrumentation Scope attributes
+    attributes:
+      - id: short_name
+        type: string
+        requirement_level: recommended
+        brief: >
+          The single-word name for the instrumentation scope.
+        examples: ['mylibrary']
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/semantic-conventions/src/tests/data/yaml/scope.yaml b/semantic-conventions/src/tests/data/yaml/scope.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac691c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/semantic-conventions/src/tests/data/yaml/scope.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+groups:
+  - id: scope-id
+    prefix: ""
+    type: scope
+    brief: >
+      Instrumentation Scope attributes
+    attributes:
+      - id: short_name
+        type: string
+        requirement_level: recommended
+        brief: >
+          The single-word name for the instrumentation scope.
+        examples: ['mylibrary']
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/semantic-conventions/src/tests/semconv/model/test_correct_parse.py b/semantic-conventions/src/tests/semconv/model/test_correct_parse.py
index bad3ed68..245f6b27 100644
--- a/semantic-conventions/src/tests/semconv/model/test_correct_parse.py
+++ b/semantic-conventions/src/tests/semconv/model/test_correct_parse.py
@@ -669,6 +669,24 @@ def semantic_convention_check(self, s, expected):
         self.assertEqual(expected["n_constraints"], len(s.constraints))
         self.assertEqual(expected["attributes"], [a.fqn for a in s.attributes])
 
+    def test_scope_attribute(self):
+        semconv = SemanticConventionSet(debug=False)
+        semconv.parse(self.load_file("yaml/scope.yaml"))
+        self.assertEqual(len(semconv.models), 1)
+
+        expected = {
+            "id": "scope-id",
+            "prefix": "",
+            "type": "scope",
+            "extends": "",
+            "brief": "Instrumentation Scope attributes",
+            "n_constraints": 0,
+            "attributes": [
+                "short_name",
+            ],
+        }
+        self.semantic_convention_check(list(semconv.models.values())[0], expected)
+
     _TEST_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 
     def load_file(self, filename):
diff --git a/semantic-conventions/src/tests/semconv/templating/test_markdown.py b/semantic-conventions/src/tests/semconv/templating/test_markdown.py
index 996fd043..618f08e8 100644
--- a/semantic-conventions/src/tests/semconv/templating/test_markdown.py
+++ b/semantic-conventions/src/tests/semconv/templating/test_markdown.py
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ def test_event_renamed(self):
     def testSamplingRelevant(self):
         self.check("markdown/sampling_relevant/")
 
+    def test_scope(self):
+        self.check("markdown/scope/")
+
     def check(
         self,
         input_dir: str,
diff --git a/semantic-conventions/syntax.md b/semantic-conventions/syntax.md
index f99dee09..abc746c6 100644
--- a/semantic-conventions/syntax.md
+++ b/semantic-conventions/syntax.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ convtype ::= "span" # Default if not specified
          |   "resource" # see spanspecificfields
          |   "event"    # see eventspecificfields
          |   "metric"   # (currently non-functional)
+         |   "scope"
 
 brief ::= string
 note  ::= string