diff --git a/src/prompts/scope-maker.test.ts b/src/prompts/scope-maker.test.ts
index ba86645..805b4d5 100644
--- a/src/prompts/scope-maker.test.ts
+++ b/src/prompts/scope-maker.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ListQuestion } from 'inquirer';
 import { Rule, Case, Level, Rules } from '@commitlint/load';
-import { scopeMaker, filterFactory, validatorFactory } from './scope-maker';
+import { scopeMaker, filterFactory, validatorFactory, choicesFactory } from './scope-maker';
 
 describe('scopeMaker', () => {
   describe('validatorFactory', () => {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('scopeMaker', () => {
   });
 
   describe('choices', () => {
-    test('should display choices if array scope enum is present', () => {
+    it('should display choices if array scope enum is present', () => {
       const scopeConfig = scopeMaker([], { 'scope-enum': [2, 'always', ['foo', 'bar']] })[0] as ListQuestion;
 
       if (scopeConfig.choices) {
@@ -76,6 +76,38 @@ describe('scopeMaker', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('choicesFactory', () => {
+    it('should not allow non-empty scope when empty scope is required', () => {
+      const scopeConfig = choicesFactory({
+        'scope-empty': [2, 'always', undefined]
+      });
+
+      expect(scopeConfig).toEqual([{ name: ':skip', value: '' }]);
+    });
+
+    it('should not allow skipping scope when is required', () => {
+      const scopeConfig = choicesFactory({
+        'scope-empty': [2, 'never', undefined]
+      });
+
+      expect(scopeConfig).not.toContainEqual({ name: ':skip', value: '' });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should allow skipping scope when "scope-empty" severity is "warn"', () => {
+    const scopeConfig = choicesFactory({
+      'scope-empty': [1, 'always', undefined]
+    });
+
+    expect(scopeConfig).toContainEqual({ name: ':skip', value: '' });
+  });
+
+  it('should allow skipping scope when "scope-empty" rule is not set', () => {
+    const scopeConfig = choicesFactory({});
+
+    expect(scopeConfig).toContainEqual({ name: ':skip', value: '' });
+  });
+
   describe('filterFactory', () => {
     test.each<[Rule<Case>, string, string]>([
       [[Level.Error, 'always', 'camel-case'], 'FOO_BAR', 'fooBar'],
diff --git a/src/prompts/scope-maker.ts b/src/prompts/scope-maker.ts
index 337ea0e..dd0bb63 100644
--- a/src/prompts/scope-maker.ts
+++ b/src/prompts/scope-maker.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Rules } from '@commitlint/load';
+import { Rules, Level } from '@commitlint/load';
 import { ChoiceOptions } from 'inquirer';
 import { whenFactory } from '../when';
 import { caseValidator, emptyValidator, maxLengthValidator, minLengthValidator, validate } from '../validators';
@@ -36,14 +36,40 @@ export function validatorFactory(rules: Rules) {
   };
 }
 
-export function choicesFactory(rules: Rules) {
-  let choices: ChoiceOptions[] | undefined;
-  if (rules['scope-enum']) {
-    const [, , scopeEnum] = rules['scope-enum'];
-    if (scopeEnum && scopeEnum.length > 0) {
-      choices = [...scopeEnum.map(scope => ({ name: scope, value: scope })), { name: ':skip', value: '' }];
+function parseEmptyScopeRule(rule: Rules['scope-empty']): [boolean, ChoiceOptions | undefined] {
+  const skipChoice: ChoiceOptions = { name: ':skip', value: '' };
+  if (rule !== undefined) {
+    const [level, applicability] = rule;
+    if (level === Level.Error) {
+      if (applicability === 'always') {
+        return [true, skipChoice];
+      }
+      return [false, undefined];
     }
   }
+  return [true, skipChoice];
+}
+
+function parseScopeEnumRule(rule: Rules['scope-enum']): [boolean, ChoiceOptions[] | undefined] {
+  if (rule !== undefined) {
+    const [, , scopeEnum] = rule;
+    return [true, scopeEnum.map(scope => ({ name: scope, value: scope }))];
+  }
+  return [false, undefined];
+}
+
+export function choicesFactory(rules: Rules): ChoiceOptions[] | undefined {
+  const choices: ChoiceOptions[] = [];
+
+  const [containsSkipChoice, skipChoice] = parseEmptyScopeRule(rules['scope-empty']);
+  if (containsSkipChoice) {
+    choices.push(skipChoice as ChoiceOptions);
+  }
+
+  const [containsScopeEnumChoices, scopeEnumChoices] = parseScopeEnumRule(rules['scope-enum']);
+  if (containsScopeEnumChoices) {
+    choices.unshift(...(scopeEnumChoices as ChoiceOptions[]));
+  }
 
   return choices;
 }