diff --git a/dace/dtypes.py b/dace/dtypes.py
index 465e73b2b1..d7076dc987 100644
--- a/dace/dtypes.py
+++ b/dace/dtypes.py
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ def __init__(self, wrapped_type, typename=None):
         # Convert python basic types
         if isinstance(wrapped_type, str):
             try:
-
                 if wrapped_type == "bool":
                     wrapped_type = numpy.bool_
                 else:
diff --git a/dace/sdfg/nodes.py b/dace/sdfg/nodes.py
index eb073f4319..1880fbb7e1 100644
--- a/dace/sdfg/nodes.py
+++ b/dace/sdfg/nodes.py
@@ -144,6 +144,43 @@ def add_out_connector(self, connector_name: str, dtype: dtypes.typeclass = None,
         self.out_connectors = connectors
         return True
 
+    def _add_scope_connectors(
+            self,
+            connector_name: str,
+            dtype: Optional[dtypes.typeclass] = None,
+            force: bool = False,
+    ) -> None:
+        """ Adds input and output connector names to `self` in one step.
+
+            The function will add an input connector with name `'IN_' + connector_name`
+            and an output connector with name `'OUT_' + connector_name`.
+            The function is a shorthand for calling `add_in_connector()` and `add_out_connector()`.
+
+            :param connector_name: The base name of the new connectors.
+            :param dtype: The type of the connectors, or `None` for auto-detect.
+            :param force: Add connector even if input or output connector of that name already exists.
+            :return: True if the operation is successful, otherwise False.
+        """
+        in_connector_name = "IN_" + connector_name
+        out_connector_name = "OUT_" + connector_name
+        if not force:
+            if in_connector_name in self.in_connectors or in_connector_name in self.out_connectors:
+                return False
+            if out_connector_name in self.in_connectors or out_connector_name in self.out_connectors:
+                return False
+        # We force unconditionally because we have performed the tests above.
+        self.add_in_connector(
+                connector_name=in_connector_name,
+                dtype=dtype,
+                force=True,
+        )
+        self.add_out_connector(
+                connector_name=out_connector_name,
+                dtype=dtype,
+                force=True,
+        )
+        return True
+
     def remove_in_connector(self, connector_name: str):
         """ Removes an input connector from the node.
 
@@ -741,6 +778,9 @@ class EntryNode(Node):
     def validate(self, sdfg, state):
         self.map.validate(sdfg, state, self)
 
+    add_scope_connectors = Node._add_scope_connectors
+
+
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -752,6 +792,8 @@ class ExitNode(Node):
     def validate(self, sdfg, state):
         self.map.validate(sdfg, state, self)
 
+    add_scope_connectors = Node._add_scope_connectors
+
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/tests/sdfg/nodes_test.py b/tests/sdfg/nodes_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..baf6d4765d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdfg/nodes_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import dace
+
+def test_add_scope_connectors():
+    sdfg = dace.SDFG("add_scope_connectors_sdfg")
+    state = sdfg.add_state(is_start_block=True)
+    me: dace.nodes.MapEntry
+    mx: dace.nodes.MapExit
+    me, mx = state.add_map("test_map", ndrange={"__i0": "0:10"})
+    assert all(
+        len(mn.in_connectors) == 0 and len(mn.out_connectors) == 0
+        for mn in [me, mx]
+    )
+    me.add_in_connector("IN_T", dtype=dace.float64)
+    assert len(me.in_connectors) == 1 and me.in_connectors["IN_T"] is dace.float64 and len(me.out_connectors) == 0
+    assert len(mx.in_connectors) == 0 and len(mx.out_connectors) == 0
+
+    # Because there is already an `IN_T` this call will fail.
+    assert not me.add_scope_connectors("T")
+    assert len(me.in_connectors) == 1 and me.in_connectors["IN_T"] is dace.float64 and len(me.out_connectors) == 0
+    assert len(mx.in_connectors) == 0 and len(mx.out_connectors) == 0
+
+    # Now it will work, because we specify force, however, the current type for `IN_T` will be overridden.
+    assert me.add_scope_connectors("T", force=True)
+    assert len(me.in_connectors) == 1 and me.in_connectors["IN_T"].type is None
+    assert len(me.out_connectors) == 1 and me.out_connectors["OUT_T"].type is None
+    assert len(mx.in_connectors) == 0 and len(mx.out_connectors) == 0
+
+    # Now tries to the full adding.
+    assert mx.add_scope_connectors("B", dtype=dace.int64)
+    assert len(mx.in_connectors) == 1 and mx.in_connectors["IN_B"] is dace.int64
+    assert len(mx.out_connectors) == 1 and mx.out_connectors["OUT_B"] is dace.int64
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_add_scope_connectors()