diff --git a/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts b/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
index 172ee4b2dfcc..deb52c786abc 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ interface RuleContext<
   /**
    * Returns the scope of the currently-traversed node.
    * This information can be used track references to variables.
+   * @deprecated in favor of `context.getSourceCode().getScope(node)`
    */
   getScope(): Scope.Scope;
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/SourceCode.ts b/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/SourceCode.ts
index 03b9c9dd2896..7c12a120031e 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/SourceCode.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/SourceCode.ts
@@ -299,6 +299,12 @@ declare class SourceCodeBase extends TokenStore {
    * @deprecated in favor of isSpaceBetween
    */
   isSpaceBetweenTokens(first: TSESTree.Token, second: TSESTree.Token): boolean;
+  /**
+   * Returns the scope of the given node.
+   * This information can be used track references to variables.
+   * @since 8.37.0
+   */
+  getScope(node: TSESTree.Node): Scope.Scope;
   /**
    * The source code split into lines according to ECMA-262 specification.
    * This is done to avoid each rule needing to do so separately.