diff --git a/modules/gplazma2-oidc/src/main/java/org/dcache/gplazma/oidc/profiles/WlcgProfileScope.java b/modules/gplazma2-oidc/src/main/java/org/dcache/gplazma/oidc/profiles/WlcgProfileScope.java
index 431a0f68698..2aefebce80c 100644
--- a/modules/gplazma2-oidc/src/main/java/org/dcache/gplazma/oidc/profiles/WlcgProfileScope.java
+++ b/modules/gplazma2-oidc/src/main/java/org/dcache/gplazma/oidc/profiles/WlcgProfileScope.java
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ public enum Operation {
          */
         STAGE("storage.stage", true, LIST, READ_METADATA, DOWNLOAD, Activity.STAGE),
 
+        /**
+         * Query the status of a file, including whether it is online or nearline (tape). This
+         * scope allows clients to poll for the status of a file without requiring read access.
+         */
+        POLL("storage.poll", true, READ_METADATA),
+
         /**
          * "Read" or query information about job status and attributes.
          */
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ public WlcgProfileScope(String scope) {
         checkScopeValid(operation != null, "Unknown operation %s", operationLabel);
 
         if (colon == -1) {
-            checkScopeValid(!operation.isPathRequired(), "Path must be specified");
+            checkScopeValid(!operation.isPathRequired(), "Path must be specified for \"%s\"", operationLabel);
             path = "/";
         } else {
             String scopePath = scope.substring(colon + 1);
diff --git a/modules/gplazma2-oidc/src/test/java/org/dcache/gplazma/oidc/profiles/WlcgProfileScopeTest.java b/modules/gplazma2-oidc/src/test/java/org/dcache/gplazma/oidc/profiles/WlcgProfileScopeTest.java
index d23ff310f6f..4733b5392bb 100644
--- a/modules/gplazma2-oidc/src/test/java/org/dcache/gplazma/oidc/profiles/WlcgProfileScopeTest.java
+++ b/modules/gplazma2-oidc/src/test/java/org/dcache/gplazma/oidc/profiles/WlcgProfileScopeTest.java
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ public void shouldIdentifyStorageStageScope() {
         assertTrue(WlcgProfileScope.isWlcgProfileScope("storage.stage:/"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldIdentifyStoragePollScope() {
+        assertTrue(WlcgProfileScope.isWlcgProfileScope("storage.poll:/"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void shouldNotIdentifyStorageWriteScope() {
         assertFalse(WlcgProfileScope.isWlcgProfileScope("storage.write:/"));
@@ -81,6 +86,11 @@ public void shouldRejectStorageStageScopeWithoutPath() {
         new WlcgProfileScope("storage.stage");
     }
 
+    @Test(expected = InvalidScopeException.class)
+    public void shouldRejectStoragePollScopeWithoutPath() {
+        new WlcgProfileScope("storage.poll");
+    }
+
     @Test(expected = InvalidScopeException.class)
     public void shouldRejectStorageModifyScopeWithoutPath() {
         new WlcgProfileScope("storage.modify");
@@ -162,6 +172,34 @@ public void shouldParseStageScopeWithNonRootResourcePath() {
         assertThat(auth.getActivity(), containsInAnyOrder(LIST, READ_METADATA, DOWNLOAD, Activity.STAGE));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldParsePollScopeWithRootResourcePath() {
+        WlcgProfileScope scope = new WlcgProfileScope("storage.poll:/");
+
+        Optional<Authorisation> maybeAuth = scope.authorisation(FsPath.create("/VOs/wlcg"));
+
+        assertTrue(maybeAuth.isPresent());
+
+        Authorisation auth = maybeAuth.get();
+
+        assertThat(auth.getPath(), equalTo(FsPath.create("/VOs/wlcg")));
+        assertThat(auth.getActivity(), containsInAnyOrder(READ_METADATA));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldParsePollScopeWithNonRootResourcePath() {
+        WlcgProfileScope scope = new WlcgProfileScope("storage.poll:/foo");
+
+        Optional<Authorisation> maybeAuth = scope.authorisation(FsPath.create("/VOs/wlcg"));
+
+        assertTrue(maybeAuth.isPresent());
+
+        Authorisation auth = maybeAuth.get();
+
+        assertThat(auth.getPath(), equalTo(FsPath.create("/VOs/wlcg/foo")));
+        assertThat(auth.getActivity(), containsInAnyOrder(READ_METADATA));
+    }
+
     @Test(expected=InvalidScopeException.class)
     public void shouldRejectReadScopeWithRelativeResourcePath() {
         new WlcgProfileScope("storage.read:foo");
@@ -172,6 +210,11 @@ public void shouldRejectStageScopeWithRelativeResourcePath() {
         new WlcgProfileScope("storage.stage:foo");
     }
 
+    @Test(expected=InvalidScopeException.class)
+    public void shouldRejectPollScopeWithRelativeResourcePath() {
+        new WlcgProfileScope("storage.poll:foo");
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void shouldParseComputeReadScope() {
         WlcgProfileScope scope = new WlcgProfileScope("compute.read");