diff --git a/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev.test.ts b/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev.test.ts
index fe2e9e4fee..b77056fbe8 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import {developerPreviewController} from './dev.js'
+import {developerPreviewController, warnIfScopesDifferBeforeDev} from './dev.js'
 import {fetchAppPreviewMode} from './dev/fetch.js'
-import {testDeveloperPlatformClient} from '../models/app/app.test-data.js'
+import {testApp, testDeveloperPlatformClient, testOrganizationApp} from '../models/app/app.test-data.js'
 import {describe, expect, test, vi} from 'vitest'
+import {mockAndCaptureOutput} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/testing/output'
 
 vi.mock('./dev/fetch.js')
 
@@ -35,3 +36,64 @@ describe('developerPreviewController', () => {
     expect(fetchAppPreviewMode).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
   })
 })
+
+describe('warnIfScopesDifferBeforeDev', () => {
+  const appsWithScopes = (local: string, remote: string) => {
+    const localApp = testApp({}, 'current')
+    const remoteApp = testOrganizationApp()
+    localApp.configuration = {
+      ...localApp.configuration,
+      access_scopes: {scopes: local, use_legacy_install_flow: false},
+    } as any
+    remoteApp.configuration = {
+      ...remoteApp.configuration,
+      access_scopes: {scopes: remote, use_legacy_install_flow: false},
+    } as any
+    return {
+      localApp,
+      remoteApp,
+    }
+  }
+
+  test('does not warn if the scopes are the same', async () => {
+    // Given
+    const developerPlatformClient = testDeveloperPlatformClient({supportsDevSessions: false})
+    const apps = appsWithScopes('scopes1,scopes2', 'scopes1,scopes2')
+
+    // When
+    const mockOutput = mockAndCaptureOutput()
+    mockOutput.clear()
+    await warnIfScopesDifferBeforeDev({...apps, developerPlatformClient})
+
+    // Then
+    expect(mockOutput.warn()).toBe('')
+  })
+
+  test('warns if the scopes differ', async () => {
+    // Given
+    const apps = appsWithScopes('scopes1,scopes2', 'scopes3,scopes4')
+    const developerPlatformClient = testDeveloperPlatformClient({supportsDevSessions: false})
+
+    // When
+    const mockOutput = mockAndCaptureOutput()
+    mockOutput.clear()
+    await warnIfScopesDifferBeforeDev({...apps, developerPlatformClient})
+
+    // Then
+    expect(mockOutput.warn()).toContain("The scopes in your TOML don't match")
+  })
+
+  test('silent if scopes differ cosmetically', async () => {
+    // Given
+    const apps = appsWithScopes('scopes1,      scopes2 ', '  scopes2,     scopes1')
+    const developerPlatformClient = testDeveloperPlatformClient({supportsDevSessions: false})
+
+    // When
+    const mockOutput = mockAndCaptureOutput()
+    mockOutput.clear()
+    await warnIfScopesDifferBeforeDev({...apps, developerPlatformClient})
+
+    // Then
+    expect(mockOutput.warn()).toBe('')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev.ts b/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev.ts
index f87c006a11..5bfee4cc55 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev.ts
@@ -164,32 +164,58 @@ async function prepareForDev(commandOptions: DevOptions): Promise<DevConfig> {
   }
 }
 
-async function actionsBeforeSettingUpDevProcesses({localApp, remoteApp, developerPlatformClient}: DevConfig) {
-  if (developerPlatformClient.supportsDevSessions) return
-  if (
-    isCurrentAppSchema(localApp.configuration) &&
-    !localApp.configuration.access_scopes?.use_legacy_install_flow &&
-    localApp.configuration.access_scopes?.scopes !== remoteApp.configuration?.access_scopes?.scopes
-  ) {
-    const nextSteps = [
-      [
-        'Run',
-        {command: formatPackageManagerCommand(localApp.packageManager, 'shopify app deploy')},
-        'to push your scopes to the Partner Dashboard',
-      ],
-    ]
+async function actionsBeforeSettingUpDevProcesses(devConfig: DevConfig) {
+  await warnIfScopesDifferBeforeDev(devConfig)
+}
 
-    renderWarning({
-      headline: [`The scopes in your TOML don't match the scopes in your Partner Dashboard`],
-      body: [
-        `Scopes in ${basename(localApp.configuration.path)}:`,
-        scopesMessage(getAppScopesArray(localApp.configuration)),
-        '\n',
-        'Scopes in Partner Dashboard:',
-        scopesMessage(remoteApp.configuration?.access_scopes?.scopes?.split(',') || []),
-      ],
-      nextSteps,
-    })
+/**
+ * Show a warning if the scopes in the local app configuration do not match the scopes in the remote app configuration.
+ *
+ * This is to flag that the developer may wish to run `shopify app deploy` to push the latest scopes.
+ *
+ */
+export async function warnIfScopesDifferBeforeDev({
+  localApp,
+  remoteApp,
+  developerPlatformClient,
+}: Pick<DevConfig, 'localApp' | 'remoteApp' | 'developerPlatformClient'>) {
+  if (developerPlatformClient.supportsDevSessions) return
+  if (isCurrentAppSchema(localApp.configuration)) {
+    const localAccess = localApp.configuration.access_scopes
+    const remoteAccess = remoteApp.configuration?.access_scopes
+
+    const rationaliseScopes = (scopeString: string | undefined) => {
+      if (!scopeString) return scopeString
+      return scopeString
+        .split(',')
+        .map((scope) => scope.trim())
+        .sort()
+        .join(',')
+    }
+    const localScopes = rationaliseScopes(localAccess?.scopes)
+    const remoteScopes = rationaliseScopes(remoteAccess?.scopes)
+
+    if (!localAccess?.use_legacy_install_flow && localScopes !== remoteScopes) {
+      const nextSteps = [
+        [
+          'Run',
+          {command: formatPackageManagerCommand(localApp.packageManager, 'shopify app deploy')},
+          'to push your scopes to the Partner Dashboard',
+        ],
+      ]
+
+      renderWarning({
+        headline: [`The scopes in your TOML don't match the scopes in your Partner Dashboard`],
+        body: [
+          `Scopes in ${basename(localApp.configuration.path)}:`,
+          scopesMessage(getAppScopesArray(localApp.configuration)),
+          '\n',
+          'Scopes in Partner Dashboard:',
+          scopesMessage(remoteAccess?.scopes?.split(',') || []),
+        ],
+        nextSteps,
+      })
+    }
   }
 }