diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Persistence.EFCore/Scoping/EFCoreScope.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Persistence.EFCore/Scoping/EFCoreScope.cs
index 461b09334c4a..382bcf5593e0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Persistence.EFCore/Scoping/EFCoreScope.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Persistence.EFCore/Scoping/EFCoreScope.cs
@@ -127,10 +127,16 @@ public override void Dispose()
 
         Locks.ClearLocks(InstanceId);
 
-        if (ParentScope is null)
+        // Since we can nest EFCoreScopes in other scopes derived from CoreScope, we should check whether our ParentScope OR the base ParentScope exists.
+        // Only if neither do do we take responsibility for ensuring the locks are cleared.
+        // Eventually the highest parent will clear the locks.
+        // Further, these locks are a reference to the locks of the highest parent anyway (see the constructor of CoreScope).
+#pragma warning disable SA1100 // Do not prefix calls with base unless local implementation exists (justification: provides additional clarify here that this is defined on the base class).
+        if (ParentScope is null && base.HasParentScope is false)
         {
             Locks.EnsureLocksCleared(InstanceId);
         }
+#pragma warning restore SA1100 // Do not prefix calls with base unless local implementation exists
 
         _efCoreScopeProvider.PopAmbientScope();
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Scoping/CoreScope.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Scoping/CoreScope.cs
index 7fe6c400fbcf..e158641af437 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Scoping/CoreScope.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Scoping/CoreScope.cs
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ protected void SetParentScope(ICoreScope coreScope)
         _parentScope = coreScope;
     }
 
+    protected bool HasParentScope => _parentScope is not null;
+
     protected void HandleScopedNotifications() => _notificationPublisher?.ScopeExit(Completed.HasValue && Completed.Value);
 
     private void EnsureNotDisposed()
diff --git a/tests/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Scoping/NestedScopeTests.cs b/tests/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Scoping/NestedScopeTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4d0587c236e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Scoping/NestedScopeTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Scoping;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Persistence.EFCore.Scoping;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Tests.Common.Testing;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Tests.Integration.Testing;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Tests.Integration.Umbraco.Persistence.EFCore.DbContext;
+using IScopeProvider = Umbraco.Cms.Infrastructure.Scoping.IScopeProvider;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Cms.Tests.Integration.Umbraco.Infrastructure.Scoping
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// These tests verify that the various types of scopes we have can be created and disposed within each other.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Scopes are:
+    ///  - "Normal" - created by <see cref="IScopeProvider"/>"/>.
+    ///  - "Core" - created by <see cref="ICoreScopeProvider"/>"/>.
+    ///  - "EFCore" - created by <see cref="IEFCoreScopeProvider{TDbContext}"/>"/>.
+    /// </remarks>
+    [TestFixture]
+    [UmbracoTest(Database = UmbracoTestOptions.Database.NewSchemaPerTest)]
+    internal sealed class NestedScopeTests : UmbracoIntegrationTest
+    {
+        private new IScopeProvider ScopeProvider => Services.GetRequiredService<IScopeProvider>();
+
+        private ICoreScopeProvider CoreScopeProvider => Services.GetRequiredService<ICoreScopeProvider>();
+
+        private IEFCoreScopeProvider<TestUmbracoDbContext> EfCoreScopeProvider =>
+            Services.GetRequiredService<IEFCoreScopeProvider<TestUmbracoDbContext>>();
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CanNestScopes_Normal_Core_EfCore()
+        {
+            using (var ambientScope = ScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+            {
+                ambientScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                using (var outerScope = CoreScopeProvider.CreateCoreScope())
+                {
+                    outerScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                    using (var innerScope = EfCoreScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+                    {
+                        innerScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                        innerScope.Complete();
+                        outerScope.Complete();
+                        ambientScope.Complete();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CanNestScopes_Normal_EfCore_Core()
+        {
+            using (var ambientScope = ScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+            {
+                ambientScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                using (var outerScope = EfCoreScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+                {
+                    outerScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                    using (var innerScope = CoreScopeProvider.CreateCoreScope())
+                    {
+                        innerScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                        innerScope.Complete();
+                        outerScope.Complete();
+                        ambientScope.Complete();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CanNestScopes_Core_Normal_Efcore()
+        {
+            using (var ambientScope = CoreScopeProvider.CreateCoreScope())
+            {
+                ambientScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                using (var outerScope = ScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+                {
+                    outerScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                    using (var innerScope = EfCoreScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+                    {
+                        innerScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                        innerScope.Complete();
+                        outerScope.Complete();
+                        ambientScope.Complete();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CanNestScopes_Core_EfCore_Normal()
+        {
+            using (var ambientScope = CoreScopeProvider.CreateCoreScope())
+            {
+                ambientScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                using (var outerScope = EfCoreScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+                {
+                    outerScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                    using (var innerScope = ScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+                    {
+                        innerScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                        innerScope.Complete();
+                        outerScope.Complete();
+                        ambientScope.Complete();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CanNestScopes_EfCore_Normal_Core()
+        {
+            using (var ambientScope = EfCoreScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+            {
+                ambientScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                using (var outerScope = ScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+                {
+                    outerScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                    using (var innerScope = CoreScopeProvider.CreateCoreScope())
+                    {
+                        innerScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                        innerScope.Complete();
+                        outerScope.Complete();
+                        ambientScope.Complete();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CanNestScopes_EfCore_Core_Normal()
+        {
+            using (var ambientScope = EfCoreScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+            {
+                ambientScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                using (var outerScope = CoreScopeProvider.CreateCoreScope())
+                {
+                    outerScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                    using (var innerScope = ScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+                    {
+                        innerScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                        innerScope.Complete();
+                        outerScope.Complete();
+                        ambientScope.Complete();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CanNestScopes_Normal_Normal()
+        {
+            using (var ambientScope = ScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+            {
+                ambientScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                using (var inner = ScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+                {
+                    inner.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                    inner.Complete();
+                    ambientScope.Complete();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CanNestScopes_Core_Core()
+        {
+            using (var ambientScope = CoreScopeProvider.CreateCoreScope())
+            {
+                ambientScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                using (var inner = CoreScopeProvider.CreateCoreScope())
+                {
+                    inner.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                    inner.Complete();
+                    ambientScope.Complete();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CanNestScopes_EfCore_EfCore()
+        {
+            using (var ambientScope = EfCoreScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+            {
+                ambientScope.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                using (var inner = EfCoreScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+                {
+                    inner.WriteLock(Constants.Locks.ContentTree);
+
+                    inner.Complete();
+                    ambientScope.Complete();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}