diff --git a/app/services/rules/create.go b/app/services/rules/create.go
index 0e38c7a24..bf56f5791 100644
--- a/app/services/rules/create.go
+++ b/app/services/rules/create.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
+const ruleScopeRepo = int64(0)
+
 type CreateInput struct {
 	Type  types.RuleType `json:"type"`
 	State enum.RuleState `json:"state"`
@@ -94,6 +96,14 @@ func (s *Service) Create(ctx context.Context,
 		return nil, usererror.BadRequestf("invalid rule definition: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 
+	scope := ruleScopeRepo
+	if parentType == enum.RuleParentSpace {
+		ids, err := s.spaceStore.GetAncestorIDs(ctx, parentID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get ancestor IDs: %w", err)
+		}
+		scope = int64(len(ids))
+	}
 	now := time.Now().UnixMilli()
 	rule := &types.Rule{
 		CreatedBy:     principal.ID,
@@ -105,6 +115,7 @@ func (s *Service) Create(ctx context.Context,
 		Description:   in.Description,
 		Pattern:       in.Pattern.JSON(),
 		Definition:    in.Definition,
+		Scope:         scope,
 		CreatedByInfo: types.PrincipalInfo{},
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/store/database/migrate/postgres/0088_alter_rules_add_scope.down.sql b/app/store/database/migrate/postgres/0088_alter_rules_add_scope.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e16075d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/store/database/migrate/postgres/0088_alter_rules_add_scope.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE rules DROP COLUMN rule_scope;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/store/database/migrate/postgres/0088_alter_rules_add_scope.up.sql b/app/store/database/migrate/postgres/0088_alter_rules_add_scope.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b60471dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/store/database/migrate/postgres/0088_alter_rules_add_scope.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE rules ADD COLUMN rule_scope INTEGER DEFAULT 0;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/store/database/migrate/sqlite/0088_alter_rules_add_scope.down.sql b/app/store/database/migrate/sqlite/0088_alter_rules_add_scope.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e16075d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/store/database/migrate/sqlite/0088_alter_rules_add_scope.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE rules DROP COLUMN rule_scope;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/store/database/migrate/sqlite/0088_alter_rules_add_scope.up.sql b/app/store/database/migrate/sqlite/0088_alter_rules_add_scope.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b60471dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/store/database/migrate/sqlite/0088_alter_rules_add_scope.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE rules ADD COLUMN rule_scope INTEGER DEFAULT 0;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/store/database/rule.go b/app/store/database/rule.go
index d95fa5904..eb73e7dae 100644
--- a/app/store/database/rule.go
+++ b/app/store/database/rule.go
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ type rule struct {
 
 	Pattern    string `db:"rule_pattern"`
 	Definition string `db:"rule_definition"`
+
+	Scope int64 `db:"rule_scope"`
 }
 
 const (
@@ -88,7 +90,8 @@ const (
 		,rule_type
 		,rule_state
 		,rule_pattern
-		,rule_definition`
+		,rule_definition
+		,rule_scope`
 
 	ruleSelectBase = `
 		SELECT` + ruleColumns + `
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ func (s *RuleStore) Create(ctx context.Context, rule *types.Rule) error {
 			,rule_state
 			,rule_pattern
 			,rule_definition
+			,rule_scope
 		) values (
 			 :rule_version
 			,:rule_created_by
@@ -178,6 +182,7 @@ func (s *RuleStore) Create(ctx context.Context, rule *types.Rule) error {
 			,:rule_state
 			,:rule_pattern
 			,:rule_definition
+			,:rule_scope
 		) RETURNING rule_id`
 
 	db := dbtx.GetAccessor(ctx, s.db)
@@ -459,6 +464,7 @@ func (s *RuleStore) mapToRule(
 		State:       in.State,
 		Pattern:     json.RawMessage(in.Pattern),
 		Definition:  json.RawMessage(in.Definition),
+		Scope:       in.Scope,
 	}
 
 	createdBy, err := s.pCache.Get(ctx, in.CreatedBy)
@@ -499,6 +505,7 @@ func mapToInternalRule(in *types.Rule) rule {
 		State:       in.State,
 		Pattern:     string(in.Pattern),
 		Definition:  string(in.Definition),
+		Scope:       in.Scope,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/types/rule.go b/types/rule.go
index 547eac244..55f87f043 100644
--- a/types/rule.go
+++ b/types/rule.go
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ type Rule struct {
 
 	Users      map[int64]*PrincipalInfo `json:"users"`
 	UserGroups map[int64]*UserGroupInfo `json:"user_groups"`
+
+	// scope 0 indicates repo; scope > 0 indicates space depth level
+	Scope int64 `json:"scope"`
 }
 
 // TODO [CODE-1363]: remove after identifier migration.