diff --git a/crates/radicle-cli/examples/rad-clone-scope.md b/crates/radicle-cli/examples/rad-clone-scope.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a56e6f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/radicle-cli/examples/rad-clone-scope.md
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+By default `rad clone` should add a seeding policy with the `followed` scope:
+
+```
+$ rad clone rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji
+✓ Seeding policy updated for rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji with scope 'followed'
+✓ Creating checkout in ./heartwood..
+✓ Repository successfully cloned under [..]/heartwood/
+╭────────────────────────────────────╮
+│ heartwood                          │
+│ Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack │
+│ 0 issues · 0 patches               │
+╰────────────────────────────────────╯
+Run `cd ./heartwood` to go to the repository directory.
+$ rad seed
+╭───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+│ Repository                          Name        Policy   Scope    │
+├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│ rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji   heartwood   allow    followed │
+╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+$ rm -rf heartwood
+```
+
+Specifying a different scope explicitly should update the policy:
+
+```
+$ rad clone rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji --scope all
+✓ Seeding policy updated for rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji with scope 'all'
+✓ Creating checkout in ./heartwood..
+✓ Repository successfully cloned under [..]/heartwood/
+╭────────────────────────────────────╮
+│ heartwood                          │
+│ Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack │
+│ 0 issues · 0 patches               │
+╰────────────────────────────────────╯
+Run `cd ./heartwood` to go to the repository directory.
+$ rad seed
+╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+│ Repository                          Name        Policy   Scope │
+├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│ rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji   heartwood   allow    all   │
+╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+$ rm -rf heartwood
+```
+
+Running `rad clone` again without an explicit scope parameter should not change the existing policy:
+
+```
+$ rad clone rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji
+✓ Creating checkout in ./heartwood..
+✓ Repository successfully cloned under [..]/heartwood/
+╭────────────────────────────────────╮
+│ heartwood                          │
+│ Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack │
+│ 0 issues · 0 patches               │
+╰────────────────────────────────────╯
+Run `cd ./heartwood` to go to the repository directory.
+$ rad seed
+╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+│ Repository                          Name        Policy   Scope │
+├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│ rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji   heartwood   allow    all   │
+╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+```
diff --git a/crates/radicle-cli/tests/commands/clone.rs b/crates/radicle-cli/tests/commands/clone.rs
index e6b69695..59932b82 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-cli/tests/commands/clone.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-cli/tests/commands/clone.rs
@@ -295,3 +295,23 @@ fn test_clone_without_seeds() {
         .rad("inspect", &[], working.join("heartwood").as_path())
         .unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn rad_clone_scope() {
+    let mut environment = Environment::new();
+    let mut alice = environment.node("alice");
+    let working = environment.tempdir().join("working");
+
+    let rid = alice.project("heartwood", "Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack");
+
+    let mut alice = alice.spawn();
+    alice.handle.unseed(rid).unwrap();
+
+    test(
+        "examples/rad-clone-scope.md",
+        working,
+        Some(&alice.home),
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+}