diff --git a/__tests__/ScopeProvider/08_noscope.tsx b/__tests__/ScopeProvider/08_noscope.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ef407a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/ScopeProvider/08_noscope.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { atom, useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
+import { getTextContents } from '../utils';
+import { ScopeProvider } from '../../src/index';
+
+let i = 1;
+const AtomA = atom(() => i++);
+const AtomB = atom((get) => get(AtomA));
+
+const Child = ({ level }: { level?: string }) => {
+  const valueA = useAtomValue(AtomA);
+  const valueB = useAtomValue(AtomB);
+  return (
+    <div className={level}>
+      Atom A is not scoped so its value should always be 1
+      <div className="valueA">{valueA}</div>
+      Atom B is scoped, so its will use the implicitly scoped Atom A
+      <div className="valueB">{valueB}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+/*
+  AtomA
+  S0[]: AtomA0
+  S1[AtomA!]: AtomA!
+  S2[]: AtomA!
+*/
+const App = () => {
+  return (
+    <div className="App">
+      <Child level="level0" />
+      <ScopeProvider atoms={[AtomB]} noScope={[AtomA]} debugName="level1">
+        <Child level="level1" />
+        <ScopeProvider atoms={[]} debugName="level2">
+          <Child level="level2" />
+        </ScopeProvider>
+      </ScopeProvider>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+const { container } = render(<App />);
+
+describe('No Scope', () => {
+  test('AtomA is not scoped so its value should always be 1', () => {
+    const selectors = [
+      '.level0 .valueA',
+      '.level0 .valueB',
+      '.level1 .valueA',
+      '.level1 .valueB',
+      '.level2 .valueA',
+      '.level2 .valueB',
+    ];
+
+    expect(getTextContents(container, selectors)).toEqual([
+      '1', // level0 valueA
+      '1', // level0 valueB
+      '1', // level1 valueA
+      '2', // level1 valueB
+      '1', // level1 valueA
+      '2', // level1 valueB
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/ScopeProvider/ScopeProvider.tsx b/src/ScopeProvider/ScopeProvider.tsx
index fe85f14..869c106 100644
--- a/src/ScopeProvider/ScopeProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/ScopeProvider/ScopeProvider.tsx
@@ -12,16 +12,22 @@ import { createPatchedStore, isTopLevelScope } from './patchedStore';
 const ScopeContext = createContext<{
   scope: Scope | undefined;
   baseStore: Store | undefined;
-}>({ scope: undefined, baseStore: undefined });
+  noScopeSet: Set<AnyAtom>;
+}>({ scope: undefined, baseStore: undefined, noScopeSet: new Set() });
 
 export const ScopeProvider = ({
   atoms,
+  noScope = [],
   children,
   debugName,
-}: PropsWithChildren<{ atoms: Iterable<AnyAtom>; debugName?: string }>) => {
+}: PropsWithChildren<{
+  atoms: Iterable<AnyAtom>;
+  noScope?: Iterable<AnyAtom>;
+  debugName?: string;
+}>) => {
   const parentStore: Store = useStore();
-  let { scope: parentScope, baseStore = parentStore } =
-    useContext(ScopeContext);
+  const { noScopeSet: parentNoScopeSet, ...parent } = useContext(ScopeContext);
+  let { scope: parentScope, baseStore = parentStore } = parent;
   // if this ScopeProvider is the first descendant scope under Provider then it is the top level scope
   // https://github.com/jotaijs/jotai-scope/pull/33#discussion_r1604268003
   if (isTopLevelScope(parentStore)) {
@@ -31,21 +37,25 @@ export const ScopeProvider = ({
 
   // atomSet is used to detect if the atoms prop has changed.
   const atomSet = new Set(atoms);
+  // noScopeSet defines atoms that should not be scoped
+  const noScopeSet = new Set([...noScope, ...parentNoScopeSet]);
 
   function initialize() {
-    const scope = createScope(atoms, parentScope, debugName);
+    const scope = createScope(atoms, noScopeSet, parentScope, debugName);
     return {
       patchedStore: createPatchedStore(baseStore, scope),
-      scopeContext: { scope, baseStore },
+      scopeContext: { scope, baseStore, noScopeSet },
       hasChanged(current: {
-        baseStore: Store;
         parentScope: Scope | undefined;
+        baseStore: Store;
         atomSet: Set<AnyAtom>;
+        noScopeSet: Set<AnyAtom>;
       }) {
         return (
           parentScope !== current.parentScope ||
+          current.baseStore !== baseStore ||
           !isEqualSet(atomSet, current.atomSet) ||
-          current.baseStore !== baseStore
+          !isEqualSet(noScopeSet, current.noScopeSet)
         );
       },
     };
@@ -53,7 +63,7 @@ export const ScopeProvider = ({
 
   const [state, setState] = useState(initialize);
   const { hasChanged, scopeContext, patchedStore } = state;
-  if (hasChanged({ parentScope, atomSet, baseStore })) {
+  if (hasChanged({ parentScope, baseStore, atomSet, noScopeSet })) {
     setState(initialize);
   }
   return (
diff --git a/src/ScopeProvider/scope.ts b/src/ScopeProvider/scope.ts
index b953888..882d6b5 100644
--- a/src/ScopeProvider/scope.ts
+++ b/src/ScopeProvider/scope.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { atom, type Atom } from 'jotai';
-import { type AnyAtom, type AnyWritableAtom } from './types';
+import type { AnyAtom, AnyWritableAtom } from './types';
 
 export type Scope = {
   /**
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type GlobalScopeKey = typeof globalScopeKey;
 
 export function createScope(
   atoms: Iterable<AnyAtom>,
+  noScopeSet: Set<AnyAtom>,
   parentScope: Scope | undefined,
   scopeName?: string | undefined,
 ): Scope {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export function createScope(
     getAtom,
     prepareWriteAtom(anAtom, originalAtom, implicitScope) {
       if (
+        !noScopeSet.has(originalAtom) &&
         originalAtom.read === defaultRead &&
         isWritableAtom(originalAtom) &&
         isWritableAtom(anAtom) &&
@@ -154,17 +156,17 @@ export function createScope(
   }
 
   /**
-   * @returns a copy of the atom for derived atoms or the original atom for primitive and writable atoms
+   * @returns a copy of the atom for derived atoms or the original atom for primitive, writable, and noScoped atoms
    */
   function inheritAtom<T>(
     anAtom: Atom<T>,
     originalAtom: Atom<T>,
     implicitScope?: Scope,
   ) {
-    if (originalAtom.read !== defaultRead) {
-      return cloneAtom(originalAtom, implicitScope);
+    if (originalAtom.read === defaultRead || noScopeSet.has(originalAtom)) {
+      return anAtom;
     }
-    return anAtom;
+    return cloneAtom(originalAtom, implicitScope);
   }
 
   /**