diff --git a/paddle/framework/framework.proto b/paddle/framework/framework.proto
index 3d023535ef..8f2df3dc0e 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/framework.proto
+++ b/paddle/framework/framework.proto
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ message VarDesc {
     SELECTED_ROWS = 2;
     FEED_MINIBATCH = 3;
     FETCH_LIST = 4;
+    STEP_SCOPES = 5;
   }
   required string name = 1;
   required VarType type = 2;
diff --git a/paddle/pybind/protobuf.cc b/paddle/pybind/protobuf.cc
index 5d43ecea11..6bf6eb9fd4 100644
--- a/paddle/pybind/protobuf.cc
+++ b/paddle/pybind/protobuf.cc
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ void BindVarDsec(py::module &m) {
       .value("LOD_TENSOR", VarDesc::LOD_TENSOR)
       .value("SELECTED_ROWS", VarDesc::SELECTED_ROWS)
       .value("FEED_MINIBATCH", VarDesc::FEED_MINIBATCH)
-      .value("FETCH_LIST", VarDesc::FETCH_LIST);
+      .value("FETCH_LIST", VarDesc::FETCH_LIST)
+      .value("STEP_SCOPES", VarDesc::STEP_SCOPES);
 }
 
 void BindOpDesc(py::module &m) {
diff --git a/python/paddle/v2/framework/tests/test_variable.py b/python/paddle/v2/framework/tests/test_variable.py
index 6fb934c743..c670ca19af 100644
--- a/python/paddle/v2/framework/tests/test_variable.py
+++ b/python/paddle/v2/framework/tests/test_variable.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import unittest
-from paddle.v2.framework.framework import Variable, g_program
+from paddle.v2.framework.framework import Variable, g_program, Program
 import paddle.v2.framework.core as core
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ class TestVariable(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(ValueError,
                           lambda: b.create_var(name="fc.w", shape=(24, 100)))
 
+    def test_step_scopes(self):
+        prog = Program()
+        b = prog.current_block()
+        var = b.create_var(
+            name='step_scopes', type=core.VarDesc.VarType.STEP_SCOPES)
+        self.assertEqual(core.VarDesc.VarType.STEP_SCOPES, var.type)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()