diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/hdrgen.d b/compiler/src/dmd/hdrgen.d
index 1e72cf709c66..a44fb2877a95 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/hdrgen.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/hdrgen.d
@@ -3933,9 +3933,9 @@ private void visitFuncIdentWithPrefix(TypeFunction t, const Identifier ident, Te
         buf.writeByte(' ');
     }
 
-    void ignoreReturn(string str)
+    void dg(string str)
     {
-        if (str != "return")
+        if (str != "return" && str != "scope")
         {
             // don't write 'ref' for ctors
             if ((ident == Id.ctor) && str == "ref")
@@ -3944,7 +3944,7 @@ private void visitFuncIdentWithPrefix(TypeFunction t, const Identifier ident, Te
             buf.writeByte(' ');
         }
     }
-    t.attributesApply(&ignoreReturn);
+    t.attributesApply(&dg);
 
     if (t.linkage > LINK.d && hgs.ddoc != 1 && !hgs.hdrgen)
     {
@@ -3977,7 +3977,15 @@ private void visitFuncIdentWithPrefix(TypeFunction t, const Identifier ident, Te
         buf.writeByte(')');
     }
     parametersToBuffer(t.parameterList, buf, hgs);
-    if (t.isreturn)
+    if (t.isreturnscope && !t.isreturninferred)
+    {
+        buf.writestring(" return scope");
+    }
+    else if (t.isScopeQual && !t.isscopeinferred)
+    {
+        buf.writestring(" scope");
+    }
+    if (t.isreturn && !t.isreturnscope && !t.isreturninferred)
     {
         buf.writestring(" return");
     }
diff --git a/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/header1.d b/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/header1.d
index 93f05a50c31f..9756264fcc3e 100644
--- a/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/header1.d
+++ b/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/header1.d
@@ -575,12 +575,17 @@ struct SafeS
         return this;
     }
 
-    ref SafeS foo3() return scope
+    ref SafeS foo3() scope
     {
         static SafeS s;
         return s;
     }
 
+    ref SafeS foo4() scope return
+    {
+        return this;
+    }
+
     int* p;
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/header1.di b/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/header1.di
index 11186409ddf4..91422fed8ab4 100644
--- a/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/header1.di
+++ b/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/header1.di
@@ -517,8 +517,9 @@ struct SafeS
 	@safe
 	{
 		ref SafeS foo() return;
-		scope SafeS foo2() return;
-		ref scope SafeS foo3() return;
+		SafeS foo2() return scope;
+		ref SafeS foo3() scope;
+		ref SafeS foo4() scope return;
 		int* p;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/header1i.di b/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/header1i.di
index 1be656fa88f4..a77f3cb0945c 100644
--- a/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/header1i.di
+++ b/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/header1i.di
@@ -653,15 +653,19 @@ struct SafeS
 		{
 			return this;
 		}
-		scope SafeS foo2() return
+		SafeS foo2() return scope
 		{
 			return this;
 		}
-		ref scope SafeS foo3() return
+		ref SafeS foo3() scope
 		{
 			static SafeS s;
 			return s;
 		}
+		ref SafeS foo4() scope return
+		{
+			return this;
+		}
 		int* p;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/compiler/test/fail_compilation/retref2.d b/compiler/test/fail_compilation/retref2.d
index aaa5b41e306c..ca64653efaec 100644
--- a/compiler/test/fail_compilation/retref2.d
+++ b/compiler/test/fail_compilation/retref2.d
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 TEST_OUTPUT:
 ---
 fail_compilation/retref2.d(18): Error: function `ref int retref2.D.foo(return ref int)` does not override any function, did you mean to override `ref int retref2.C.foo(ref int)`?
-fail_compilation/retref2.d(19): Error: function `ref scope int retref2.D.bar() return` does not override any function, did you mean to override `ref int retref2.C.bar()`?
+fail_compilation/retref2.d(19): Error: function `ref int retref2.D.bar() scope return` does not override any function, did you mean to override `ref int retref2.C.bar()`?
 ---
 */