diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Beans.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Beans.java
index 199e040fb3aaf..f6200b874084f 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Beans.java
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Beans.java
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ private static ScopeInfo inheritScope(ClassInfo beanClass, BeanDeployment beanDe
             }
             for (AnnotationInstance annotation : beanDeployment.getAnnotationStore().getAnnotations(classFromIndex)) {
                 ScopeInfo scopeAnnotation = beanDeployment.getScope(annotation.name());
-                if (scopeAnnotation != null && scopeAnnotation.declaresInherited()) {
-                    // found some scope, return
-                    return scopeAnnotation;
+                if (scopeAnnotation != null) {
+                    // found some scope, return it if it's inherited
+                    // if it isn't inherited, it still prevents the bean class
+                    // from inheriting another scope from a further superclass
+                    return scopeAnnotation.declaresInherited() ? scopeAnnotation : null;
                 }
             }
             superClassName = classFromIndex.superName();
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/tcks/cdi-tck-runner/src/test/resources/testng.xml b/independent-projects/arc/tcks/cdi-tck-runner/src/test/resources/testng.xml
index fdc566c65a169..387054bf40c3e 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/tcks/cdi-tck-runner/src/test/resources/testng.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/tcks/cdi-tck-runner/src/test/resources/testng.xml
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@
                     <exclude name="testDestroyForSameCreationalContextOnly"/>
                 </methods>
             </class>
-            <class name="org.jboss.cdi.tck.tests.definition.scope.ScopeDefinitionTest">
-                <methods>
-                    <exclude name="testScopeTypeDeclaredInheritedIsBlockedByIntermediateScopeTypeNotMarkedInherited"/>
-                </methods>
-            </class>
             <class name="org.jboss.cdi.tck.tests.interceptors.definition.inheritance.InterceptorBindingInheritanceTest">
                 <methods>
                     <exclude name="testInterceptorBindingDirectlyInheritedFromManagedBean"/>
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/bean/scope/ScopeInheritanceTest.java b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/bean/scope/ScopeInheritanceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..94c05b8f04658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/bean/scope/ScopeInheritanceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package io.quarkus.arc.test.bean.scope;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
+import jakarta.enterprise.context.Dependent;
+import jakarta.enterprise.context.NormalScope;
+import jakarta.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
+import jakarta.enterprise.inject.Stereotype;
+import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.Bean;
+import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.BeanManager;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.quarkus.arc.Arc;
+import io.quarkus.arc.test.ArcTestContainer;
+
+public class ScopeInheritanceTest {
+    @RegisterExtension
+    ArcTestContainer container = new ArcTestContainer(MyScope.class, MyStereotype.class, MyBean1.class, MyBean2.class);
+
+    @Test
+    public void nonInheritedScopeOnDirectSuperclass() {
+        BeanManager bm = Arc.container().beanManager();
+        Bean<MyBean1> bean = (Bean<MyBean1>) bm.resolve(bm.getBeans(MyBean1.class));
+        assertEquals(Dependent.class, bean.getScope());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void inheritedScopeOnDirectSuperclass() {
+        BeanManager bm = Arc.container().beanManager();
+        Bean<MyBean2> bean = (Bean<MyBean2>) bm.resolve(bm.getBeans(MyBean2.class));
+        assertEquals(RequestScoped.class, bean.getScope());
+    }
+
+    @Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD })
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @NormalScope
+    @interface MyScope {
+    }
+
+    // just a bean defining annotation
+    @Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD })
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Stereotype
+    @interface MyStereotype {
+    }
+
+    @MyStereotype
+    static class MyBean1 extends DirectSuperclassWithNonInheritedScope {
+    }
+
+    @MyStereotype
+    static class MyBean2 extends DirectSuperclassWithInheritedScope {
+    }
+
+    // `MyScope` is not `@Inherited`, so `MyBean1` will not inherit it, but it will
+    // also prevent inheriting `@ApplicationScoped` from `IndirectSuperclass`
+    @MyScope
+    static class DirectSuperclassWithNonInheritedScope extends IndirectSuperclass {
+    }
+
+    @RequestScoped
+    static class DirectSuperclassWithInheritedScope extends IndirectSuperclass {
+    }
+
+    @ApplicationScoped
+    static class IndirectSuperclass {
+    }
+}