diff --git a/src/Model/Scope.php b/src/Model/Scope.php
index 42c28f68c..38ee2c688 100644
--- a/src/Model/Scope.php
+++ b/src/Model/Scope.php
@@ -70,15 +70,11 @@ public function __clone()
      */
     public function addCondition($field, $operator = null, $value = null)
     {
-        if (func_num_args() === 1 && $field instanceof Scope\AbstractScope) {
-            $condition = $field;
-        } elseif (func_num_args() === 1 && is_array($field)) {
-            $condition = static::createAnd(func_get_args());
-        } else {
-            $condition = new Scope\Condition(...func_get_args());
-        }
+        $this->add(static::create(...func_get_args()));
+
+        return $this;
+    }
 
-        $this->add($condition);
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -188,6 +184,28 @@ public function toWords(Model $model = null): string
         return implode($glue, $parts);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates the simplest scope object based on arguments.
+     *
+     * @param Scope\AbstractScope|string|array|\atk4\data\Field $field
+     * @param string                                            $operator
+     * @param mixed                                             $value
+     *
+     * @return Scope\AbstractScope
+     */
+    public static function create($field, $operator = null, $value = null)
+    {
+        if (func_num_args() === 1 && $field instanceof Scope\AbstractScope) {
+            $scope = $field;
+        } elseif (func_num_args() === 1 && is_array($field)) {
+            $scope = static::createAnd(func_get_args());
+        } else {
+            $scope = new Scope\Condition(...func_get_args());
+        }
+
+        return $scope;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return static
      */