diff --git a/di/container.py b/di/container.py
index 3fadf1a7..852b5f37 100644
--- a/di/container.py
+++ b/di/container.py
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ class Container:
     _executor: Union[AsyncExecutor, SyncExecutor]
 
     def __init__(
-        self, executor: Optional[Union[AsyncExecutor, SyncExecutor]] = None
+        self,
+        *,
+        default_scope: Scope = None,
+        executor: Optional[Union[AsyncExecutor, SyncExecutor]] = None,
     ) -> None:
         self._context = ContextVar("context")
         state = ContainerState()
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ def __init__(
         state.cached_values.set(Container, self, scope="container")
         self._context.set(state)
         self._executor = executor or DefaultExecutor()
+        self._default_scope = default_scope
 
     @property
     def _state(self) -> ContainerState:
@@ -248,7 +252,7 @@ def execute_sync(
         and then disable scope validation in subsequent runs with `validate_scope=False`.
         """
         results: Dict[Task[Any], Any] = {}
-        with self.enter_local_scope(None):
+        with self.enter_local_scope(self._default_scope):
             if validate_scopes:
                 self._validate_scopes(solved)
 
@@ -277,7 +281,7 @@ async def execute_async(
         and then disable scope validation in subsequent runs with `validate_scope=False`.
         """
         results: Dict[Task[Any], Any] = {}
-        async with self.enter_local_scope(None):
+        async with self.enter_local_scope(self._default_scope):
             if validate_scopes:
                 self._validate_scopes(solved)
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4d658f7f..db0b4bbf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "di"
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.8.0"
 description = "Autowiring dependency injection"
 authors = ["Adrian Garcia Badaracco <adrian@adriangb.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/tests/test_container.py b/tests/test_container.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e59bd805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_container.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from typing import Generator
+
+from di import Container, Dependant
+
+
+def test_default_scope() -> None:
+    def dep() -> Generator[int, None, None]:
+        yield 1
+
+    container = Container(default_scope=1234)
+
+    res = container.execute_sync(container.solve(Dependant(dep, scope=1234)))
+    assert res == 1