diff --git a/public/app/features/templating/template_srv.test.ts b/public/app/features/templating/template_srv.test.ts
index e96fce7f5d3..640143a289e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/templating/template_srv.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/templating/template_srv.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   EmbeddedScene,
   IntervalVariable,
   QueryVariable,
+  SafeSerializableSceneObject,
   SceneCanvasText,
   SceneVariableSet,
   TestVariable,
@@ -844,6 +845,16 @@ describe('templateSrv', () => {
       expect(interpolateMock.mock.calls[0][1]).toEqual('test ${test}');
     });
 
+    it('should use scene interpolator when scoped var provided via SafeSerializableSceneObject', () => {
+      const variable = new TestVariable({});
+      const serializable = new SafeSerializableSceneObject(variable);
+      _templateSrv.replace('test ${test}', { __sceneObject: serializable });
+
+      expect(interpolateMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(interpolateMock.mock.calls[0][0]).toEqual(variable);
+      expect(interpolateMock.mock.calls[0][1]).toEqual('test ${test}');
+    });
+
     it('should use scene interpolator global __grafanaSceneContext is active', () => {
       window.__grafanaSceneContext = new EmbeddedScene({
         $variables: new SceneVariableSet({