Incorrect Scope Assigned to Price Attributes at Creation

app/code/Magento/Catalog/Observer/ChangePriceAttributeScopeOnCreate.php

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright 2025 Adobe
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Magento\Catalog\Observer;
+
+use Magento\Catalog\Api\Data\ProductAttributeInterface;
+use Magento\Catalog\Helper\Data;
+use Magento\Framework\Event\Observer as EventObserver;
+use Magento\Framework\Event\ObserverInterface;
+use Magento\Store\Model\Store;
+
+/**
+ * Observer is responsible for changing scope for new price attributes in system
+ * depending on 'Catalog Price Scope' configuration parameter
+ */
+class ChangePriceAttributeScopeOnCreate implements ObserverInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @param Data $catalogData
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        private Data $catalogData
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Change scope for price attribute when create
+     *
+     * @param   EventObserver $observer
+     * @return  $this
+     */
+    public function execute(EventObserver $observer)
+    {
+        $attribute = $observer->getEvent()->getAttribute();
+        if (empty($attribute->getId) && $attribute->getFrontendInput() == 'price') {
+            $scope = $this->catalogData->getPriceScope();
+            $scope = ($scope == Store::PRICE_SCOPE_WEBSITE)
+                ? ProductAttributeInterface::SCOPE_WEBSITE_TEXT
+                : ProductAttributeInterface::SCOPE_GLOBAL_TEXT;
+            $attribute->setScope($scope);
+        }
+        return $this;
+    }
+}

app/code/Magento/Catalog/etc/events.xml

@@ -70,4 +70,7 @@
     <event name="admin_system_config_changed_section_general">
         <observer name="move_store_level_catalog_data_to_website_scope_on_single_store_mode" instance="Magento\Catalog\Observer\MoveStoreLevelCatalogDataToWebsiteScopeOnSingleStoreMode" />
     </event>
+    <event name="catalog_entity_attribute_save_before">
+        <observer name="catalog_attribute_price_scope_change" instance="Magento\Catalog\Observer\ChangePriceAttributeScopeOnCreate" />
+    </event>
 </config>

dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/Catalog/Model/Product/Attribute/Save/AttributePriceTest.php

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * See COPYING.txt for license details.
+ * Copyright 2019 Adobe
+ * All Rights Reserved.
  */
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Magento\Catalog\Model\Product\Attribute\Save;
 
+use Magento\Catalog\Api\Data\ProductAttributeInterface;
 use Magento\Eav\Model\Entity\Attribute\Exception;
 
 /**
@@ -51,6 +52,15 @@ public function testDefaultValue(string $productSku): void
         // product price attribute does not support default value
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @magentoDataFixture Magento/Catalog/_files/product_decimal_attribute.php
+     * @magentoConfigFixture current_store catalog/price/scope 1
+     */
+    public function testScopePriceAttribute()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue($this->getAttribute()->isScopeWebsite());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */