diff --git a/.changes/expose-fs-scope-new.md b/.changes/expose-fs-scope-new.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08b41aaa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/expose-fs-scope-new.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tauri": patch:feat
+---
+
+Expose `scope::fs::Scope::new`.
diff --git a/core/tauri/src/app.rs b/core/tauri/src/app.rs
index 337c8843a..f33b6af94 100644
--- a/core/tauri/src/app.rs
+++ b/core/tauri/src/app.rs
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ impl<R: Runtime> Builder<R> {
     app.manage(Scopes {
       ipc: scope::ipc::Scope::new(app.config()),
       #[cfg(feature = "protocol-asset")]
-      asset_protocol: scope::fs::Scope::for_fs_api(
+      asset_protocol: scope::fs::Scope::new(
         &app,
         &app.config().tauri.security.asset_protocol.scope,
       )?,
diff --git a/core/tauri/src/scope/fs.rs b/core/tauri/src/scope/fs.rs
index c68b2d8ff..b842299bf 100644
--- a/core/tauri/src/scope/fs.rs
+++ b/core/tauri/src/scope/fs.rs
@@ -91,11 +91,10 @@ fn push_pattern<P: AsRef<Path>, F: Fn(&str) -> Result<Pattern, glob::PatternErro
 }
 
 impl Scope {
-  /// Creates a new scope from a `FsAllowlistScope` configuration.
-  #[allow(unused)]
-  pub(crate) fn for_fs_api<R: crate::Runtime, M: crate::Manager<R>>(
+  /// Creates a new scope from a [`FsScope`] configuration.
+  pub fn new<R: crate::Runtime, M: crate::Manager<R>>(
     manager: &M,
-    scope: &tauri_utils::config::FsScope,
+    scope: &FsScope,
   ) -> crate::Result<Self> {
     let mut allowed_patterns = HashSet::new();
     for path in scope.allowed_paths() {