diff --git a/lib/rollbar/configuration.rb b/lib/rollbar/configuration.rb
index 5d0d79af..0c20a76e 100644
--- a/lib/rollbar/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/rollbar/configuration.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Configuration
                   :disable_monkey_patch,
                   :disable_rack_monkey_patch,
                   :dj_threshold,
+                  :dj_use_scoped_block,
                   :enable_error_context,
                   :enabled,
                   :endpoint,
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ def initialize
       @disable_rack_monkey_patch = false
       @enable_error_context = true
       @dj_threshold = 0
+      @dj_use_scoped_block = false
       @async_skip_report_handler = nil
       @enabled = nil # set to true when configure is called
       @endpoint = DEFAULT_ENDPOINT
diff --git a/lib/rollbar/plugins/delayed_job/plugin.rb b/lib/rollbar/plugins/delayed_job/plugin.rb
index 64783d7e..f996a7c1 100644
--- a/lib/rollbar/plugins/delayed_job/plugin.rb
+++ b/lib/rollbar/plugins/delayed_job/plugin.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ def self.wrap_worker!
     def self.invoke_job_callback
       proc do |job, *args, &block|
         begin
-          block.call(job, *args)
+          if Rollbar.configuration.dj_use_scoped_block
+            data = Rollbar::Delayed.build_job_data(job)
+            Rollbar.scoped(:request => data) { block.call(job, *args) }
+          else
+            block.call(job, *args)
+          end
         rescue StandardError => e
           report(e, job)
 
diff --git a/spec/rollbar/plugins/delayed_job_spec.rb b/spec/rollbar/plugins/delayed_job_spec.rb
index 25d111b5..d342ae18 100644
--- a/spec/rollbar/plugins/delayed_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rollbar/plugins/delayed_job_spec.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ def do_job_please!(_a, _b)
     end
   end
 
+  class PassingJob
+    def do_job_please!(_a, _b)
+      Rollbar.log("A job!")
+    end
+  end
+
   before do
     Delayed::Backend::Test.prepare_worker
 
@@ -49,6 +55,57 @@ def do_job_please!(_a, _b)
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'scope within job' do
+    context 'when Rollbar.configuration.dj_use_scoped_block is false (default)' do
+      before do
+        Rollbar.configuration.dj_use_scoped_block = false
+      end
+
+      it 'does not wrap job in .scoped block' do
+        expect(Rollbar).not_to receive(:scoped).and_call_original
+        PassingJob.new.delay.do_job_please!(:foo, :bar)
+      end
+
+      it 'does not include job data in scope' do
+        job_scope = nil
+
+        Rollbar.stub(:log) do |_msg|
+          job_scope = Rollbar.scope_object
+          nil
+        end
+
+        PassingJob.new.delay.do_job_please!(:foo, :bar)
+
+        expect(job_scope).not_to have_key(:request)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when Rollbar.configuration.dj_use_scoped_block is true' do
+      before do
+        Rollbar.configuration.dj_use_scoped_block = true
+      end
+
+      it 'wraps job in .scoped block' do
+        expect(Rollbar).to receive(:scoped).and_call_original
+        PassingJob.new.delay.do_job_please!(:foo, :bar)
+      end
+
+      it 'includes job data in scope' do
+        job_scope = nil
+
+        Rollbar.stub(:log) do |_msg|
+          job_scope = Rollbar.scope_object
+          nil
+        end
+
+        PassingJob.new.delay.do_job_please!(:foo, :bar)
+
+        expect(job_scope).to have_key(:request)
+        expect(job_scope[:request]).to include("name" => "PassingJob#do_job_please!")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   context 'with failed deserialization' do
     let(:old_expected_args) do
       [/Delayed::DeserializationError/, { :use_exception_level_filters => true }]