diff --git a/lib/datasource.js b/lib/datasource.js
index 0bff0eee..99dd6565 100644
--- a/lib/datasource.js
+++ b/lib/datasource.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var jutil = require('./jutil');
 var utils = require('./utils');
 var ModelBaseClass = require('./model.js');
 var DataAccessObject = require('./dao.js');
+var defineScope = require('./scope.js').defineScope;
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 var util = require('util');
 var assert = require('assert');
@@ -346,6 +347,20 @@ DataSource.relationTypes = ['belongsTo', 'hasMany', 'hasAndBelongsToMany'];
 function isModelDataSourceAttached(model) {
   return model && (!model.settings.unresolved) && (model.dataSource instanceof DataSource);
 }
+
+/*!
+ * Define scopes for the model class from the scopes object
+ * @param modelClass
+ * @param scopes
+ */
+DataSource.prototype.defineScopes = function (modelClass, scopes) {
+  if(scopes) {
+    for(var s in scopes) {
+      defineScope(modelClass, modelClass, s, scopes[s]);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
 /*!
  * Define relations for the model class from the relations object
  * @param modelClass
@@ -451,6 +466,9 @@ DataSource.prototype.setupDataAccess = function (modelClass, settings) {
   var relations = settings.relationships || settings.relations;
   this.defineRelations(modelClass, relations);
 
+  var scopes = settings.scopes || {};
+  this.defineScopes(modelClass, scopes);
+
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/scope.js b/lib/scope.js
index a54aad37..d5ec8b61 100644
--- a/lib/scope.js
+++ b/lib/scope.js
@@ -188,6 +188,18 @@ function defineScope(cls, targetClass, name, params, methods) {
       base.order = update.order;
     }
 
+    if(update.limit !== undefined) {
+      base.limit = update.limit;
+    }
+    if(update.skip !== undefined) {
+      base.skip = update.skip;
+    }
+    if(update.offset !== undefined) {
+      base.offset = update.offset;
+    }
+    if(update.fields !== undefined) {
+      base.fields = update.fields;
+    }
     return base;
 
   }
diff --git a/test/loopback-dl.test.js b/test/loopback-dl.test.js
index e826e188..4ac1f91b 100644
--- a/test/loopback-dl.test.js
+++ b/test/loopback-dl.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // This test written in mocha+should.js
 var should = require('./init.js');
 var assert = require('assert');
+var async = require('async');
 
 var jdb = require('../');
 var ModelBuilder = jdb.ModelBuilder;
@@ -796,6 +797,33 @@ describe('Load models with relations', function () {
 
 });
 
+describe('Model with scopes', function () {
+  it('should create scopes', function (done) {
+    var ds = new DataSource('memory');
+    var User = ds.define('User', {name: String, vip: Boolean, age: Number},
+      {scopes: {vips: {where: {vip: true}}, top5: {limit: 5, order: 'age'}}});
+
+    var users = [];
+    for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+      users.push({name: 'User' + i, vip: i % 3 === 0, age: 20 + i * 2});
+    }
+    async.each(users, function (user, callback) {
+      User.create(user, callback);
+    }, function (err) {
+      User.vips(function (err, vips) {
+        if(err) {
+          return done(err);
+        }
+        assert.equal(vips.length, 4);
+        User.top5(function (err, top5) {
+          assert.equal(top5.length, 5);
+          done(err);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 describe('DataAccessObject', function () {
   var ds, model, where;