diff --git a/src/semantic_release/commit_parser/angular.py b/src/semantic_release/commit_parser/angular.py
index ca739cc91..1765fd5d9 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/commit_parser/angular.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/commit_parser/angular.py
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ class AngularParserOptions(ParserOptions):
     one of these prefixes, it will not be considered a valid commit message.
     """
 
+    allowed_scopes: Tuple[str, ...] = ()
+    """If set, only commits with a matching scope will be considered."""
+
     default_bump_level: LevelBump = LevelBump.NO_RELEASE
     """The minimum bump level to apply to valid commit message."""
 
@@ -335,10 +338,28 @@ def is_merge_commit(commit: Commit) -> bool:
         return len(commit.parents) > 1
 
     def parse_commit(self, commit: Commit) -> ParseResult:
-        if not (parsed_msg_result := self.parse_message(force_str(commit.message))):
+        parsed_msg_result = self.parse_message(force_str(commit.message))
+
+        if not parsed_msg_result:
+            return _logged_parse_error(
+                commit, f"Unable to parse commit message: {commit.message!r}"
+            )
+
+        # Check if we have defined allowed scopes
+        has_allowed_scopes = bool(self.options.allowed_scopes)
+        has_scope = bool(parsed_msg_result.scope)
+        is_scope_allowed = (
+            has_scope and parsed_msg_result.scope in self.options.allowed_scopes
+        )
+
+        # If no allowed_scopes are defined, skip filtering
+        if not has_allowed_scopes:
+            return ParsedCommit.from_parsed_message_result(commit, parsed_msg_result)
+
+        # If allowed_scopes are defined, enforce filtering
+        if not has_scope or not is_scope_allowed:
             return _logged_parse_error(
-                commit,
-                f"Unable to parse commit message: {commit.message!r}",
+                commit, f"Skipping commit due to scope filtering: {commit.message!r}"
             )
 
         return ParsedCommit.from_parsed_message_result(commit, parsed_msg_result)
diff --git a/tests/unit/semantic_release/commit_parser/test_conventional.py b/tests/unit/semantic_release/commit_parser/test_conventional.py
index 078e1ecd5..1ab4580b3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/semantic_release/commit_parser/test_conventional.py
+++ b/tests/unit/semantic_release/commit_parser/test_conventional.py
@@ -1246,3 +1246,34 @@ def test_parser_ignore_merge_commit(
 
     assert isinstance(parsed_result, ParseError)
     assert "Ignoring merge commit" in parsed_result.error
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "commit_message, allowed_scopes, expected_result",
+    [
+        ("feat(pkg1): add feature A", ("pkg1",), True),
+        ("fix(pkg2): fix something", ("pkg1",), False),
+        ("chore(pkg3): maintenance task", ("pkg3",), True),
+        ("docs(pkg1): update documentation", ("pkg1", "pkg3"), True),
+        ("feat(pkg4): add feature B", (), True),  # Empty tuple means no scope restriction
+        ("fix: global fix", ("pkg1",), False),  # No scope in message, should not pass
+    ],
+)
+def test_parser_scope_filtering(make_commit_obj: MakeCommitObjFn, commit_message, allowed_scopes, expected_result):
+    """Tests whether ConventionalCommitParser correctly filters commits based on the allowed_scopes option."""
+    parser = ConventionalCommitParser(
+        options=ConventionalCommitParserOptions(allowed_scopes=allowed_scopes)
+    )
+
+    parsed_results = parser.parse(make_commit_obj(commit_message))
+
+    # Ensure that `parsed_results` is a list and extract the first element (if any)
+    assert isinstance(parsed_results, list), f"Expected list but got {type(parsed_results)}"
+    assert len(parsed_results) > 0, "Expected at least one parsed result"
+
+    result = parsed_results[0]  # Extract the first parsed commit or error
+
+    if expected_result:
+        assert isinstance(result, ParsedCommit), f"Expected ParsedCommit but got {result}"
+    else:
+        assert isinstance(result, ParseError), f"Expected ParseError but got {result}"
+        assert "Skipping commit due to scope filtering" in result.error