diff --git a/framework/json/responses/sections/beaconFilteringTermsResults.json b/framework/json/responses/sections/beaconFilteringTermsResults.json
index a752f0e23..1755fb582 100644
--- a/framework/json/responses/sections/beaconFilteringTermsResults.json
+++ b/framework/json/responses/sections/beaconFilteringTermsResults.json
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@
                         "alphanumeric"
                     ],
                     "type": "string"
+                },
+                "scopes": {
+                    "description": "Entry types affected by this filter.",
+                    "examples": [
+                        ["individual", "biosample", "analysis", "run", "genomicVariation"], 
+                        ["biosample"]
+                    ],
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    }
                 }
             },
             "required": [
@@ -104,4 +115,4 @@
         }
     },
     "type": "object"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/framework/src/responses/sections/beaconFilteringTermsResults.yaml b/framework/src/responses/sections/beaconFilteringTermsResults.yaml
index 503d81184..05748d8cc 100644
--- a/framework/src/responses/sections/beaconFilteringTermsResults.yaml
+++ b/framework/src/responses/sections/beaconFilteringTermsResults.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,21 @@ definitions:
         examples:
           - 'B Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma'
           - 'Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the middle ear'
+      scopes:
+        description: >- 
+          Entry types affected by this filter.
+        examples: 
+          - 
+            - individual 
+            - biosample 
+            - analysis 
+            - run 
+            - genomicVariation 
+          - 
+            - biosample
+        type: array
+        items:
+          type: string
   Resource:
     type: object
     description: >-