diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 73e15253e5..9ee4d9ba98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # TelegramBotAPI changelog
 
+## 0.38.17
+
+* `Core`:
+    * Add `BotCommandScopeChat` as new `BotCommandScope` (fix of [#574](https://github.com/InsanusMokrassar/TelegramBotAPI/issues/574))
+    * `BotCommandScope` companion got several properties and functions for more useful scope creation
+
 ## 0.38.16
 
 * `Core`:
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index b09681206c..6d60aca2f8 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ javax_activation_version=1.1.1
 dokka_version=1.6.10
 
 library_group=dev.inmo
-library_version=0.38.16
+library_version=0.38.17
 
 github_release_plugin_version=2.3.7
diff --git a/tgbotapi.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/inmo/tgbotapi/types/commands/BotCommandScope.kt b/tgbotapi.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/inmo/tgbotapi/types/commands/BotCommandScope.kt
index 9fa0b953d2..ce1aa93bee 100644
--- a/tgbotapi.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/inmo/tgbotapi/types/commands/BotCommandScope.kt
+++ b/tgbotapi.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/inmo/tgbotapi/types/commands/BotCommandScope.kt
@@ -22,11 +22,14 @@ private class SurrogateBotCommandScope(
         BotCommandScopeAllGroupChats.type -> BotCommandScopeAllGroupChats
         BotCommandScopeAllChatAdministrators.type -> BotCommandScopeAllChatAdministrators
         BotCommandScopeChatAdministrators.type -> BotCommandScopeChatAdministrators(
-            chatId ?: error("chat_administrators type must have $chatIdField field, but have no")
+            chatId ?: error("${BotCommandScopeChatAdministrators.type} type must have $chatIdField field, but have no")
         )
         BotCommandScopeChatMember.type -> BotCommandScopeChatMember(
-            chatId ?: error("chat_administrators type must have $chatIdField field, but have no"),
-            userId ?: error("chat_administrators type must have $userIdField field, but have no")
+            chatId ?: error("${BotCommandScopeChatMember.type} type must have $chatIdField field, but have no"),
+            userId ?: error("${BotCommandScopeChatMember.type} type must have $userIdField field, but have no")
+        )
+        BotCommandScopeChat.type -> BotCommandScopeChat(
+            chatId ?: error("${BotCommandScopeChat.type} type must have $chatIdField field, but have no")
         )
         else -> UnknownBotCommandScope(type)
     }
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ private class SurrogateBotCommandScope(
             BotCommandScopeAllChatAdministrators -> SurrogateBotCommandScope(scope.type)
             is BotCommandScopeChatAdministrators -> SurrogateBotCommandScope(scope.type, scope.chatId)
             is BotCommandScopeChatMember -> SurrogateBotCommandScope(scope.type, scope.chatId, scope.userId)
+            is BotCommandScopeChat -> SurrogateBotCommandScope(scope.type, scope.chatId)
         }
     }
 }
@@ -47,6 +51,16 @@ private class SurrogateBotCommandScope(
 @Serializable(BotCommandScopeSerializer::class)
 sealed interface BotCommandScope {
     val type: String
+
+    companion object {
+        val Default = BotCommandScopeDefault
+        val AllPrivateChats = BotCommandScopeAllPrivateChats
+        val AllGroupChats = BotCommandScopeAllGroupChats
+        val AllChatAdministrators = BotCommandScopeAllChatAdministrators
+        fun ChatAdministrators(chatId: ChatIdentifier) = BotCommandScopeChatAdministrators(chatId)
+        fun Chat(chatId: ChatIdentifier) = BotCommandScopeChat(chatId)
+        fun ChatMember(chatId: ChatIdentifier, userId: UserId) = BotCommandScopeChatMember(chatId, userId)
+    }
 }
 
 @Serializable
@@ -94,6 +108,17 @@ data class BotCommandScopeChatAdministrators(
     }
 }
 
+@Serializable
+data class BotCommandScopeChat(
+    override val chatId: ChatIdentifier
+) : ChatBotCommandScope {
+    @Required
+    override val type: String = BotCommandScopeChat.type
+    companion object {
+        const val type = "chat"
+    }
+}
+
 @Serializable
 data class BotCommandScopeChatMember(
     override val chatId: ChatIdentifier,