diff --git src/bp-activity/bp-activity-template.php src/bp-activity/bp-activity-template.php
index cad209f..8fafdb0 100644
--- src/bp-activity/bp-activity-template.php
+++ src/bp-activity/bp-activity-template.php
@@ -632,6 +632,18 @@ function bp_has_activities( $args = '' ) {
 					break;
 			}
 		}
+	} else if ( ! empty( $scope ) ) {
+		$custom_scope_args = apply_filters( 'bp_activity_custom_scope_args', array( 
+			'object'       => $scope,
+			'user_id'      => $user_id,
+			'action'       => $action,
+			'primary_id'   => $primary_id,
+			'secondary_id' => $secondary_id,
+			'offset'       => $offset,
+			'since'        => $since
+		) );
+
+		extract( $custom_scope_args );
 	}
 
 	// Do not exceed the maximum per page