1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/default.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/default.rb
index cde4f29d08..8a90528ce8 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/default.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/default.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,17 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
       included do
         # Stores the default scope for the class.
-        class_attribute :default_scopes, instance_writer: false
+        class_attribute :default_scopes, instance_writer: false, instance_predicate: false
+
         self.default_scopes = []
+
+        def self.default_scopes?
+          ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn(
+            "#default_scopes? is deprecated. Do something like #default_scopes.empty? instead."
+          )
+
+          !!self.default_scopes
+        end
       end
 
       module ClassMethods