diff --git a/addons/api/addon/models/scope.js b/addons/api/addon/models/scope.js
index abf1824eb..b62ca94ba 100644
--- a/addons/api/addon/models/scope.js
+++ b/addons/api/addon/models/scope.js
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import GeneratedScopeModel from '../generated/models/scope';
 import { belongsTo, hasMany } from '@ember-data/model';
+import { computed } from '@ember/object';
+
+export const scopeTypes = {
+  global: 'global',
+  org: 'org',
+  project: 'project'
+};
 
 export default class ScopeModel extends GeneratedScopeModel {
 
@@ -17,4 +24,38 @@ export default class ScopeModel extends GeneratedScopeModel {
    */
   @hasMany('scope', {inverse: 'parentScope'}) childrenScopes;
 
+  // =computed
+
+  /**
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  @computed('type')
+  get isGlobal() {
+    return this.type === scopeTypes.global;
+  }
+  // There is only one global scope and it cannot be created by clients,
+  // thus no set.
+
+  /**
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  @computed('type')
+  get isOrg() {
+    return this.type === scopeTypes.org;
+  }
+  set isOrg(value) {
+    if (value) this.type = scopeTypes.org;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  @computed('type')
+  get isProject() {
+    return this.type === scopeTypes.project;
+  }
+  set isProject(value) {
+    if (value) this.type = scopeTypes.project;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/addons/api/tests/unit/models/scope-test.js b/addons/api/tests/unit/models/scope-test.js
index 2e6fcdd60..07cf265ec 100644
--- a/addons/api/tests/unit/models/scope-test.js
+++ b/addons/api/tests/unit/models/scope-test.js
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ module('Unit | Model | scope', function(hooks) {
   setupMirage(hooks);
 
   test('it exists', function(assert) {
-    let store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
-    let model = store.createRecord('scope', {});
+    assert.expect(1);
+    const store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
+    const model = store.createRecord('scope', {});
     assert.ok(model);
   });
 
@@ -38,4 +39,21 @@ module('Unit | Model | scope', function(hooks) {
     assert.equal(await scopes.objectAt(5).get('parentScope.id'), 'o_2', 'Project 3 parent scope is org 2');
   });
 
+  test('it has isType boolean getters and setters', async function(assert) {
+    assert.expect(9);
+    const store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
+    const model = store.createRecord('scope', {type: 'global'});
+    assert.ok(model.isGlobal);
+    assert.notOk(model.isOrg);
+    assert.notOk(model.isProject);
+    model.isOrg = true;
+    assert.notOk(model.isGlobal);
+    assert.ok(model.isOrg);
+    assert.notOk(model.isProject);
+    model.isProject = true;
+    assert.notOk(model.isGlobal);
+    assert.notOk(model.isOrg);
+    assert.ok(model.isProject);
+  });
+
 });