diff --git a/imperative/python/megengine/xla/ir_utils.py b/imperative/python/megengine/xla/ir_utils.py
index 985a9797e..6a3654afb 100644
--- a/imperative/python/megengine/xla/ir_utils.py
+++ b/imperative/python/megengine/xla/ir_utils.py
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@ def _str_shape(shp):
     def _str_eqn(self, eqn):
         inps = ", ".join(map(self._str_var, eqn.inputs))
         oups = ", ".join(map(self._str_var, eqn.outputs))
-        str_op = str(eqn.op)
+        str_op = str(eqn.type)
         if isinstance(eqn.op, mops.Reduce):
             assert str(eqn.op.mode).startswith("Reduce.Mode.")
             str_op = str_op + str(eqn.op.mode)[len("Reduce.Mode.") :]
-        ret = f"{oups} = {str_op}({inps})"
+        ret = f"{oups} = {str_op}({inps})    scope: {eqn.scope}"
         return ret
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
diff --git a/imperative/python/src/tensor.cpp b/imperative/python/src/tensor.cpp
index baec4237e..a090f42b4 100644
--- a/imperative/python/src/tensor.cpp
+++ b/imperative/python/src/tensor.cpp
@@ -1649,6 +1649,14 @@ void init_tensor(py::module m) {
                         else
                             return py::cast(opkind2str.find(self.kind)->second);
                     })
+            .def_property_readonly(
+                    "scope",
+                    [](SeqItem& self) -> py::object {
+                        if (self.op && !self.op->scope().empty()) {
+                            return py::cast(self.op->scope());
+                        }
+                        return py::none();
+                    })
             .def_property_readonly(
                     "kind",
                     [opkind2str](SeqItem& self) {
diff --git a/imperative/src/impl/transformations/grad.cpp b/imperative/src/impl/transformations/grad.cpp
index e13c01865..be43100cb 100644
--- a/imperative/src/impl/transformations/grad.cpp
+++ b/imperative/src/impl/transformations/grad.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ void GradKey::backward() {
     auto& tape = m_frozen_tape;
     for (std::ptrdiff_t k = tape.size() - 1; k >= 0; --k) {
         auto& [grad_fn, op] = tape[k];
+        std::string scope_name = op ? op->make_name() + ".Backward" : "CustomBackward";
+        Transformation::push_scope(scope_name);
         auto grad_receiver = [&, grad_fn = grad_fn](size_t i, ValueRef grad) {
             auto& dest = grad_fn->m_dests[i];
             if (dest) {
@@ -233,13 +235,12 @@ void GradKey::backward() {
                 for (auto&& slot : grad_fn->m_slots) {
                     *iter++ = slot.m_grad;
                 }
-                std::string name = op ? op->name() + "Backward" : "CustomBackward";
                 if (Profiler::is_profiling()) {
-                imperative::apply(PushScope(name, ScopeType::BACKWARD), Span<ValueRef>(nullptr, nullptr));
+                imperative::apply(PushScope(scope_name, ScopeType::BACKWARD), Span<ValueRef>(nullptr, nullptr));
                 }
                 backward(grads, grad_receiver);
                 if (Profiler::is_profiling()) {
-                imperative::apply(PopScope(name, ScopeType::BACKWARD), Span<ValueRef>(nullptr, nullptr));
+                imperative::apply(PopScope(scope_name, ScopeType::BACKWARD), Span<ValueRef>(nullptr, nullptr));
                 }
             }
         }, grad_fn->m_backward);
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ void GradKey::backward() {
             }
         }
         grad_fn->clear();
+        Transformation::pop_scope(scope_name);
     }
     tape.clear();
 }