diff --git a/flecs.c b/flecs.c
index 0c7aa75047..30d38d9561 100644
--- a/flecs.c
+++ b/flecs.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /**
  * @file table_graph.h
- * @brief Table graph types.
+ * @brief Table graph types and functions.
  */
 
 #ifndef FLECS_TABLE_GRAPH_H
diff --git a/flecs.h b/flecs.h
index d9941e9bef..b54171b4fa 100644
--- a/flecs.h
+++ b/flecs.h
@@ -19784,6 +19784,8 @@ struct world {
     template <typename T>
     flecs::scoped_world scope() const;
 
+    flecs::scoped_world scope(const char* name) const;
+
     /** Delete all entities with specified id. */
     void delete_with(id_t the_id) const {
         ecs_delete_with(m_world, the_id);
@@ -30178,6 +30180,10 @@ inline flecs::scoped_world world::scope() const {
     return scoped_world(m_world, parent);
 }
 
+inline flecs::scoped_world world::scope(const char* name) const {
+  return scope(entity(name));
+}
+
 } // namespace flecs
 
 
diff --git a/src/storage/table_graph.h b/src/storage/table_graph.h
index b174486995..18fcf0a344 100644
--- a/src/storage/table_graph.h
+++ b/src/storage/table_graph.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * @file table_graph.h
- * @brief Table graph types.
+ * @brief Table graph types and functions.
  */
 
 #ifndef FLECS_TABLE_GRAPH_H
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/project.json b/test/cpp_api/project.json
index 66a9a384f9..b70be640d9 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/project.json
+++ b/test/cpp_api/project.json
@@ -1146,7 +1146,8 @@
                 "component_w_low_id",
                 "get_set_log_level",
                 "reset_world",
-                "id_from_pair_type"
+                "id_from_pair_type",
+                "scope_w_name"
             ]
         }, {
             "id": "Singleton",
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/src/World.cpp b/test/cpp_api/src/World.cpp
index 74dd19a283..083cd49bf6 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/src/World.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp_api/src/World.cpp
@@ -1715,3 +1715,12 @@ void World_id_from_pair_type(void) {
     test_assert(id.second() == ecs.id<Velocity>());
 }
 
+
+void World_scope_w_name(void) {
+    flecs::world ecs;
+
+    flecs::entity parent = ecs.entity("parent");
+    flecs::entity child = ecs.scope("parent").entity();
+
+    test_assert(child.has(flecs::ChildOf, parent));
+}
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp b/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
index f6089fd8d3..7771c4d3dc 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
@@ -1097,6 +1097,7 @@ void World_component_w_low_id(void);
 void World_get_set_log_level(void);
 void World_reset_world(void);
 void World_id_from_pair_type(void);
+void World_scope_w_name(void);
 
 // Testsuite 'Singleton'
 void Singleton_set_get_singleton(void);
@@ -5500,6 +5501,10 @@ bake_test_case World_testcases[] = {
     {
         "id_from_pair_type",
         World_id_from_pair_type
+    },
+    {
+        "scope_w_name",
+        World_scope_w_name
     }
 };
 
@@ -6273,7 +6278,7 @@ static bake_test_suite suites[] = {
         "World",
         NULL,
         NULL,
-        97,
+        98,
         World_testcases
     },
     {