diff --git a/docs/rules/contrib_rules.md b/docs/rules/contrib_rules.md
index cf622b37..56425a9a 100644
--- a/docs/rules/contrib_rules.md
+++ b/docs/rules/contrib_rules.md
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ Enforces [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) commit mes
 
 #### Options
 
-| Name          | Type           | Default       | gitlint version                    | Description                   |
-| ------------- | -------------- | ------------- | ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
-| `types` | `#!python str` | `fix,feat,chore,docs,style,refactor,perf,test,revert,ci,build` | [:octicons-tag-24: v0.12.0][v0.12.0] | Comma separated list of allowed commit types. |
+| Name       | Type           | Default                                                        | gitlint version                      | Description                                      |
+|------------| -------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
+| `types`    | `#!python str` | `fix,feat,chore,docs,style,refactor,perf,test,revert,ci,build` | [:octicons-tag-24: v0.12.0][v0.12.0] | Comma separated list of allowed commit types.    |
+| `scopes`   | `#!python str` |                                                                | [:octicons-tag-24: v0.12.0][v0.12.0] | Optional comma separated list of allowed scopes. |
 
 
 === ":octicons-file-code-16:  .gitlint"
diff --git a/gitlint-core/gitlint/contrib/rules/conventional_commit.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/contrib/rules/conventional_commit.py
index 705b0839..fa066b09 100644
--- a/gitlint-core/gitlint/contrib/rules/conventional_commit.py
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/contrib/rules/conventional_commit.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from gitlint.options import ListOption
 from gitlint.rules import CommitMessageTitle, LineRule, RuleViolation
 
-RULE_REGEX = re.compile(r"([^(]+?)(\([^)]+?\))?!?: .+")
+RULE_REGEX = re.compile(r"([^(]+?)(?:\(([^)]+?)\))?!?: .+")
 
 
 class ConventionalCommit(LineRule):
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ class ConventionalCommit(LineRule):
             "types",
             ["fix", "feat", "chore", "docs", "style", "refactor", "perf", "test", "revert", "ci", "build"],
             "Comma separated list of allowed commit types.",
-        )
+        ),
+        ListOption(
+            "scopes",
+            [],
+            "Comma separated list of allowed scopes.",
+        ),
     ]
 
     def validate(self, line, _commit):
@@ -28,10 +33,20 @@ def validate(self, line, _commit):
         if not match:
             msg = "Title does not follow ConventionalCommits.org format 'type(optional-scope): description'"
             violations.append(RuleViolation(self.id, msg, line))
-        else:
-            line_commit_type = match.group(1)
-            if line_commit_type not in self.options["types"].value:
-                opt_str = ", ".join(self.options["types"].value)
-                violations.append(RuleViolation(self.id, f"Title does not start with one of {opt_str}", line))
+            return violations
+
+        line_commit_type = match.group(1)
+        if line_commit_type not in self.options["types"].value:
+            opt_str = ", ".join(self.options["types"].value)
+            violations.append(RuleViolation(self.id, f"Title does not start with one of {opt_str}", line))
+
+        valid_scopes = self.options["scopes"].value
+        if not valid_scopes:
+            return violations
+
+        line_commit_scope = match.group(2)
+        if line_commit_scope and line_commit_scope not in valid_scopes:
+            opt_str = ", ".join(valid_scopes)
+            violations.append(RuleViolation(self.id, f"Title does not use one of these scopes: {opt_str}", line))
 
         return violations
diff --git a/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/config/test_config.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/config/test_config.py
index 422bb33c..48f99520 100644
--- a/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/config/test_config.py
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/config/test_config.py
@@ -135,14 +135,23 @@ def test_contrib(self):
         self.assertEqual(actual_rule.name, "contrib-title-conventional-commits")
         self.assertEqual(actual_rule.target, rules.CommitMessageTitle)
 
-        expected_rule_option = options.ListOption(
-            "types",
-            ["fix", "feat", "chore", "docs", "style", "refactor", "perf", "test", "revert", "ci", "build"],
-            "Comma separated list of allowed commit types.",
-        )
+        expected_rule_options = [
+            options.ListOption(
+                "types",
+                ["fix", "feat", "chore", "docs", "style", "refactor", "perf", "test", "revert", "ci", "build"],
+                "Comma separated list of allowed commit types.",
+            ),
+            options.ListOption(
+                "scopes",
+                [],
+                "Comma separated list of allowed scopes.",
+            ),
+        ]
 
-        self.assertListEqual(actual_rule.options_spec, [expected_rule_option])
-        self.assertDictEqual(actual_rule.options, {"types": expected_rule_option})
+        self.assertListEqual(actual_rule.options_spec, expected_rule_options)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            actual_rule.options, {"types": expected_rule_options[0], "scopes": expected_rule_options[1]}
+        )
 
         # Check contrib-body-requires-signed-off-by contrib rule
         actual_rule = config.rules.find_rule("contrib-body-requires-signed-off-by")
diff --git a/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/test_conventional_commit.py b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/test_conventional_commit.py
index cbab6842..2652dcce 100644
--- a/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/test_conventional_commit.py
+++ b/gitlint-core/gitlint/tests/contrib/rules/test_conventional_commit.py
@@ -80,3 +80,19 @@ def test_conventional_commits(self):
         for typ in ["föo123", "123bär"]:
             violations = rule.validate(typ + ": hür dur", None)
             self.assertListEqual([], violations)
+
+        # assert no violation in case of valid scope
+        rule = ConventionalCommit({"scopes": ["föo", "bär"]})
+        for scope in ["föo", "bär"]:
+            violations = rule.validate("feat(" + scope + "): yep", None)
+            self.assertListEqual([], violations)
+
+        # assert violation in case of invalid scope
+        expected_violation = RuleViolation(
+            "CT1",
+            "Title does not use one of these scopes: föo, bär",
+            "feat(invalid): nope",
+        )
+        rule = ConventionalCommit({"scopes": ["föo", "bär"]})
+        violations = rule.validate("feat(invalid): nope", None)
+        self.assertListEqual([expected_violation], violations)