diff --git a/src/dsql/DdlNodes.epp b/src/dsql/DdlNodes.epp
index 978b0b6a89..948aaa950e 100644
--- a/src/dsql/DdlNodes.epp
+++ b/src/dsql/DdlNodes.epp
@@ -3574,11 +3574,11 @@ void CreateAlterTriggerNode::compile(thread_db* /*tdbb*/, DsqlCompilerScratch* d
 
 		dsqlScratch->loopLevel = 0;
 		dsqlScratch->cursorNumber = 0;
+		dsqlScratch->scopeLevel++;
 
 		StmtNode* stmtNode = body->dsqlPass(dsqlScratch);
 		GEN_hidden_variables(dsqlScratch);
 
-		dsqlScratch->scopeLevel++;
 		// dimitr: I see no reason to deny EXIT command in triggers,
 		// hence I've added zero label at the beginning.
 		// My first suspicion regarding an obvious conflict
diff --git a/src/dsql/ExprNodes.cpp b/src/dsql/ExprNodes.cpp
index cd2d2f381c..97c112f30e 100644
--- a/src/dsql/ExprNodes.cpp
+++ b/src/dsql/ExprNodes.cpp
@@ -8036,7 +8036,7 @@ ValueExprNode* RecordKeyNode::dsqlPass(DsqlCompilerScratch* dsqlScratch)
 		for (DsqlContextStack::iterator stack(*dsqlScratch->context); stack.hasData(); ++stack)
 		{
 			dsql_ctx* context = stack.object();
-			if ((context->ctx_flags & CTX_system) ||
+			if ((context->ctx_flags & (CTX_system | CTX_returning)) == CTX_system ||
 				context->ctx_scope_level != dsqlScratch->scopeLevel)
 			{
 				continue;
diff --git a/src/dsql/StmtNodes.cpp b/src/dsql/StmtNodes.cpp
index 2dd0f15a82..7aca08e742 100644
--- a/src/dsql/StmtNodes.cpp
+++ b/src/dsql/StmtNodes.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ namespace
 			  oldContext(aOldContext),
 			  oldAlias(oldContext->ctx_alias),
 			  oldInternalAlias(oldContext->ctx_internal_alias),
-			  autoFlags(&oldContext->ctx_flags, oldContext->ctx_flags | CTX_system | CTX_returning)
+			  autoFlags(&oldContext->ctx_flags, oldContext->ctx_flags | CTX_system | CTX_returning),
+			  autoScopeLevel(&aScratch->scopeLevel, aScratch->scopeLevel + 1)
 		{
 			// Clone the modify/old context and push with name "NEW" in a greater scope level.
 
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ namespace
 
 			newContext->ctx_alias = newContext->ctx_internal_alias = NEW_CONTEXT_NAME;
 			newContext->ctx_flags |= CTX_returning;
+			newContext->ctx_scope_level = scratch->scopeLevel;
 			scratch->context->push(newContext);
 		}
 
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ namespace
 		dsql_ctx* oldContext;
 		string oldAlias, oldInternalAlias;
 		AutoSetRestore<USHORT> autoFlags;
+		AutoSetRestore<USHORT> autoScopeLevel;
 	};
 }	// namespace