diff --git a/api/libs/oauth_bearer.py b/api/libs/oauth_bearer.py
index 01f320d90b..eaa7f2d5f8 100644
--- a/api/libs/oauth_bearer.py
+++ b/api/libs/oauth_bearer.py
@@ -404,6 +404,37 @@ def bearer_feature_required(fn: Callable) -> Callable:
     return inner
 
 
+# "full" is the catch-all scope carried by dfoa_ tokens; any scope check
+# passes when the bearer holds it. dfoe_ ships with apps:run and a few
+# narrower scopes; PATs (future) carry only what the user requested at
+# mint time.
+SCOPE_FULL = "full"
+
+
+def require_scope(scope: str) -> Callable:
+    """Route-level scope gate — must run AFTER validate_bearer so that
+    g.auth_ctx is set. Raises Forbidden('insufficient_scope: <scope>')
+    when the bearer lacks both the requested scope and the catch-all.
+    """
+
+    def wrap(fn: Callable) -> Callable:
+        @wraps(fn)
+        def inner(*args, **kwargs):
+            ctx = getattr(g, "auth_ctx", None)
+            if ctx is None:
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    "require_scope used without validate_bearer; "
+                    "stack @validate_bearer above @require_scope"
+                )
+            if SCOPE_FULL not in ctx.scopes and scope not in ctx.scopes:
+                raise Forbidden(f"insufficient_scope: {scope}")
+            return fn(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        return inner
+
+    return wrap
+
+
 # ============================================================================
 # Wiring — called once from the app factory
 # ============================================================================
diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/libs/test_oauth_bearer_require_scope.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/libs/test_oauth_bearer_require_scope.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4545b38690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/unit_tests/libs/test_oauth_bearer_require_scope.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+"""require_scope is a route-level gate run after validate_bearer.
+Tests use a fake auth_ctx attached directly to flask.g — no
+authenticator wiring needed.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import uuid
+
+import pytest
+from flask import Flask, g
+from werkzeug.exceptions import Forbidden
+
+from libs.oauth_bearer import (
+    SCOPE_FULL,
+    AuthContext,
+    SubjectType,
+    require_scope,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def app() -> Flask:
+    app = Flask(__name__)
+    app.config["TESTING"] = True
+    return app
+
+
+def _ctx(scopes: frozenset[str]) -> AuthContext:
+    return AuthContext(
+        subject_type=SubjectType.ACCOUNT,
+        subject_email="user@example.com",
+        subject_issuer="dify:account",
+        account_id=uuid.uuid4(),
+        scopes=scopes,
+        token_id=uuid.uuid4(),
+        source="oauth_account",
+        expires_at=None,
+    )
+
+
+def test_require_scope_allows_when_scope_present(app: Flask):
+    @require_scope("apps:read")
+    def view():
+        return "ok"
+
+    with app.test_request_context():
+        g.auth_ctx = _ctx(frozenset({"apps:read"}))
+        assert view() == "ok"
+
+
+def test_require_scope_rejects_when_scope_missing(app: Flask):
+    @require_scope("apps:write")
+    def view():
+        return "ok"
+
+    with app.test_request_context():
+        g.auth_ctx = _ctx(frozenset({"apps:read"}))
+        with pytest.raises(Forbidden) as exc:
+            view()
+    assert "insufficient_scope: apps:write" in str(exc.value.description)
+
+
+def test_require_scope_full_passes_any_check(app: Flask):
+    @require_scope("apps:write")
+    def view():
+        return "ok"
+
+    with app.test_request_context():
+        g.auth_ctx = _ctx(frozenset({SCOPE_FULL}))
+        assert view() == "ok"
+
+
+def test_require_scope_without_validate_bearer_raises_runtime_error(app: Flask):
+    @require_scope("apps:read")
+    def view():
+        return "ok"
+
+    with app.test_request_context():
+        # No g.auth_ctx — validate_bearer was forgotten
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="stack @validate_bearer above @require_scope"):
+            view()