diff --git a/lib/event_store/base_query.ex b/lib/event_store/base_query.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9bb5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/event_store/base_query.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+defmodule EventStore.BaseQuery do
+  alias Essig.Schemas.Event
+  use Essig.Repo
+
+  def query() do
+    scope_uuid = Essig.Context.current_scope()
+
+    from(event in Event)
+    |> where([event], event.scope_uuid == ^scope_uuid)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/event_store/read_all_stream_backward.ex b/lib/event_store/read_all_stream_backward.ex
index 87cd5e0..4b112a4 100644
--- a/lib/event_store/read_all_stream_backward.ex
+++ b/lib/event_store/read_all_stream_backward.ex
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ defmodule Essig.EventStore.ReadAllStreamBackward do
   end
 
   def query(from_id, amount) do
-    from(event in Event)
+    EventStore.BaseQuery.query()
     |> where([event], event.id < ^from_id)
     |> order_by(desc: :id)
     |> limit(^amount)
diff --git a/lib/event_store/read_all_stream_forward.ex b/lib/event_store/read_all_stream_forward.ex
index 0df468c..490c386 100644
--- a/lib/event_store/read_all_stream_forward.ex
+++ b/lib/event_store/read_all_stream_forward.ex
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 defmodule Essig.EventStore.ReadAllStreamForward do
-  alias Essig.Schemas.Event
   use Essig.Repo
 
   def run(from_id, amount) do
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ defmodule Essig.EventStore.ReadAllStreamForward do
   end
 
   def query(from_id, amount) do
-    from(event in Event)
+    EventStore.BaseQuery.query()
     |> where([event], event.id > ^from_id)
     |> order_by(asc: :id)
     |> limit(^amount)
diff --git a/lib/event_store/read_stream_backward.ex b/lib/event_store/read_stream_backward.ex
index 6ed790d..fe59b02 100644
--- a/lib/event_store/read_stream_backward.ex
+++ b/lib/event_store/read_stream_backward.ex
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 defmodule Essig.EventStore.ReadStreamBackward do
   use Essig.Repo
-  alias Essig.Schemas.Event
 
   def run(stream_uuid, from_seq, amount) do
     query(stream_uuid, from_seq, amount) |> Repo.all()
   end
 
   def query(stream_uuid, from_seq, amount) do
-    from(Event)
+    EventStore.BaseQuery.query()
     |> where([event], event.stream_uuid == ^stream_uuid)
     |> where([event], event.seq < ^from_seq)
     |> order_by(desc: :seq)
diff --git a/lib/event_store/read_stream_forward.ex b/lib/event_store/read_stream_forward.ex
index 0339ee7..e0dd73f 100644
--- a/lib/event_store/read_stream_forward.ex
+++ b/lib/event_store/read_stream_forward.ex
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 defmodule Essig.EventStore.ReadStreamForward do
   use Essig.Repo
-  alias Essig.Schemas.Event
 
   def run(stream_uuid, from_seq, amount) do
     query(stream_uuid, from_seq, amount) |> Repo.all()
   end
 
   def query(stream_uuid, from_seq, amount) do
-    from(Event)
+    EventStore.BaseQuery.query()
     |> where([event], event.stream_uuid == ^stream_uuid)
     |> where([event], event.seq > ^from_seq)
     |> order_by(asc: :id)
diff --git a/lib/event_store_test.exs b/lib/event_store_test.exs
index 4449a85..f23fd5c 100644
--- a/lib/event_store_test.exs
+++ b/lib/event_store_test.exs
@@ -186,6 +186,37 @@ defmodule Essig.EventStoreTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "respects the current scope" do
+    test "when the scope is switched, the events from other scopes are not accessible and the seq order is correct!" do
+      scope1 = Essig.Context.current_scope()
+
+      Essig.Server.start_scope(scope1)
+      uuid1 = Essig.Ecto.UUID7.generate()
+      init_stream(uuid1, 0)
+
+      scope2 = Essig.Ecto.UUID7.generate()
+      Essig.Server.start_scope(scope2)
+      uuid2 = Essig.Ecto.UUID7.generate()
+      init_stream(uuid2, 0)
+
+      # switch to scope1
+      Essig.Server.start_scope(scope1)
+      events1 = Essig.EventStore.read_all_stream_forward(0, 3)
+
+      # switch to scope2
+      Essig.Server.start_scope(scope2)
+      events2 = Essig.EventStore.read_all_stream_forward(0, 3)
+
+      assert events1 != events2
+
+      assert Enum.map(events1, & &1.seq) == [1, 2, 3]
+      assert Enum.map(events2, & &1.seq) == [1, 2, 3]
+
+      assert Enum.map(events1, & &1.scope_uuid) |> Enum.uniq() == [scope1]
+      assert Enum.map(events2, & &1.scope_uuid) |> Enum.uniq() == [scope2]
+    end
+  end
+
   def anonym_ids(list) when is_list(list) do
     Enum.map(list, &anonym_ids/1)
   end