diff --git a/doc/source/devref/filter_scheduler.rst b/doc/source/devref/filter_scheduler.rst
index fa85e53a8fbe..933b152e1a0a 100644
--- a/doc/source/devref/filter_scheduler.rst
+++ b/doc/source/devref/filter_scheduler.rst
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ There are some standard filter classes to use (:mod:`nova.scheduler.filters`):
 
 * |AggregateInstanceExtraSpecsFilter| - checks that the aggregate metadata
   satisfies any extra specifications associated with the instance type (that
-  have no scope).  It passes hosts that can create the specified instance type.
+  have no scope or are scoped with 'aggregate_instance_extra_specs').
+  It passes hosts that can create the specified instance type.
   The extra specifications can have the same operators as
   |ComputeCapabilitiesFilter|.
 * |ComputeFilter| - passes all hosts that are operational and enabled.
diff --git a/nova/scheduler/filters/aggregate_instance_extra_specs.py b/nova/scheduler/filters/aggregate_instance_extra_specs.py
index 6888d29377ee..5dfc42dd6222 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/filters/aggregate_instance_extra_specs.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/filters/aggregate_instance_extra_specs.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ from nova.scheduler.filters import extra_specs_ops
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+_SCOPE = 'aggregate_instance_extra_specs'
+
 
 class AggregateInstanceExtraSpecsFilter(filters.BaseHostFilter):
     """AggregateInstanceExtraSpecsFilter works with InstanceType records."""
@@ -43,10 +45,14 @@ class AggregateInstanceExtraSpecsFilter(filters.BaseHostFilter):
         metadata = db.aggregate_metadata_get_by_host(context, host_state.host)
 
         for key, req in instance_type['extra_specs'].iteritems():
-            # NOTE(jogo) any key containing a scope (scope is terminated
-            # by a `:') will be ignored by this filter. (bug 1039386)
-            if key.count(':'):
-                continue
+            # Either not scope format, or aggregate_instance_extra_specs scope
+            scope = key.split(':', 1)
+            if len(scope) > 1:
+                if scope[0] != _SCOPE:
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    del scope[0]
+            key = scope[0]
             aggregate_vals = metadata.get(key, None)
             if not aggregate_vals:
                 LOG.debug(_("%(host_state)s fails instance_type extra_specs "
diff --git a/nova/tests/scheduler/test_host_filters.py b/nova/tests/scheduler/test_host_filters.py
index 3e5b0c9b6389..93cd28d20975 100644
--- a/nova/tests/scheduler/test_host_filters.py
+++ b/nova/tests/scheduler/test_host_filters.py
@@ -860,11 +860,26 @@ class HostFiltersTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         self.assertFalse(filt_cls.host_passes(host, filter_properties))
 
     def test_aggregate_filter_passes_extra_specs_simple(self):
+        especs = {
+            # Un-scoped extra spec
+            'opt1': '1',
+            # Scoped extra spec that applies to this filter
+            'aggregate_instance_extra_specs:opt2': '2',
+            # Scoped extra spec that does not apply to this filter
+            'trust:trusted_host': 'true',
+        }
         self._do_test_aggregate_filter_extra_specs(
-            emeta={'opt1': '1', 'opt2': '2'},
-            especs={'opt1': '1', 'opt2': '2',
-                    'trust:trusted_host': 'true'},
-            passes=True)
+                emeta={'opt1': '1', 'opt2': '2'}, especs=especs, passes=True)
+
+    def test_aggregate_filter_passes_with_key_same_as_scope(self):
+        especs = {
+                # Un-scoped extra spec, make sure we don't blow up if it
+                # happens to match our scope.
+                'aggregate_instance_extra_specs': '1',
+        }
+        self._do_test_aggregate_filter_extra_specs(
+                emeta={'aggregate_instance_extra_specs': '1'},
+                especs=especs, passes=True)
 
     def test_aggregate_filter_fails_extra_specs_simple(self):
         self._do_test_aggregate_filter_extra_specs(