diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index c7e3ff4..dc8dd2f 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -95,6 +95,62 @@ function unescape(str) {
   });
 }
 
+function isCssIdentChar(char) {
+  return /[A-Za-z0-9_\\\u0080-\uFFFF-]/.test(char);
+}
+
+// Split @scope prelude on the `to` keyword only, not on the letters "to"
+// inside a selector (e.g. .inputInnerButtons, .auto, :local(.to)).
+function splitScopeParams(params) {
+  let depth = 0;
+  let quote = null;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < params.length; i++) {
+    const char = params[i];
+
+    if (quote) {
+      if (char === "\\") {
+        i += 1;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (char === quote) {
+        quote = null;
+      }
+
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (char === '"' || char === "'") {
+      quote = char;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (char === "(") {
+      depth += 1;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (char === ")") {
+      if (depth > 0) {
+        depth -= 1;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (
+      depth === 0 &&
+      params.slice(i, i + 2) === "to" &&
+      (i === 0 || !isCssIdentChar(params[i - 1])) &&
+      (i + 2 >= params.length || !isCssIdentChar(params[i + 2]))
+    ) {
+      return [params.slice(0, i), params.slice(i + 2)];
+    }
+  }
+
+  return [params];
+}
+
 const plugin = (options = {}) => {
   const generateScopedName =
     (options && options.generateScopedName) || plugin.generateScopedName;
@@ -316,8 +372,7 @@ const plugin = (options = {}) => {
 
       root.walkAtRules(/scope$/i, (atRule) => {
         if (atRule.params) {
-          atRule.params = atRule.params
-            .split("to")
+          atRule.params = splitScopeParams(atRule.params)
             .map((item) => {
               const selector = item.trim().slice(1, -1).trim();
 
diff --git a/test/test-cases/at-rule-scope-to-in-selector/expected.css b/test/test-cases/at-rule-scope-to-in-selector/expected.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f56696a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-cases/at-rule-scope-to-in-selector/expected.css
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+@scope (.innerActionsWrapper) to (.inputInnerButtons > * > *) {
+  --button-variant: transparent;
+}
+
+@scope (._input__auto) to (._input__total) {
+  color: red;
+}
+
+@scope (._input__innerActionsWrapper) to (._input__inputInnerButtons) {
+  color: blue;
+}
+
+@scope (._input__to) {
+  color: green;
+}
+
+:export {
+  auto: _input__auto;
+  total: _input__total;
+  innerActionsWrapper: _input__innerActionsWrapper;
+  inputInnerButtons: _input__inputInnerButtons;
+  to: _input__to;
+}
diff --git a/test/test-cases/at-rule-scope-to-in-selector/source.css b/test/test-cases/at-rule-scope-to-in-selector/source.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e355663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-cases/at-rule-scope-to-in-selector/source.css
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+@scope (.innerActionsWrapper) to (.inputInnerButtons > * > *) {
+  --button-variant: transparent;
+}
+
+@scope (:local(.auto)) to (:local(.total)) {
+  color: red;
+}
+
+@scope (:local(.innerActionsWrapper)) to (:local(.inputInnerButtons)) {
+  color: blue;
+}
+
+@scope (:local(.to)) {
+  color: green;
+}