diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Observer/ChangePriceAttributeScopeOnCreate.php b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Observer/ChangePriceAttributeScopeOnCreate.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..55a343817fad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Observer/ChangePriceAttributeScopeOnCreate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+getEvent()->getAttribute();
+ if (empty($attribute->getId) && $attribute->getFrontendInput() == 'price') {
+ $scope = $this->catalogData->getPriceScope();
+ $scope = ($scope == Store::PRICE_SCOPE_WEBSITE)
+ ? ProductAttributeInterface::SCOPE_WEBSITE_TEXT
+ : ProductAttributeInterface::SCOPE_GLOBAL_TEXT;
+ $attribute->setScope($scope);
+ }
+ return $this;
+ }
+}
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/etc/events.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/etc/events.xml
index 64505d8c18105..dba27c0b155e1 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/etc/events.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/etc/events.xml
@@ -70,4 +70,7 @@
+
+
+
diff --git a/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Catalog/Model/Product/Attribute/Save/AttributePriceTest.php b/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Catalog/Model/Product/Attribute/Save/AttributePriceTest.php
index 8eda6be968946..0cf324e175a90 100644
--- a/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Catalog/Model/Product/Attribute/Save/AttributePriceTest.php
+++ b/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Catalog/Model/Product/Attribute/Save/AttributePriceTest.php
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
assertTrue($this->getAttribute()->isScopeWebsite());
+ }
+
/**
* @inheritdoc
*/