diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/browser/findState.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/browser/findState.ts
index f48d60c1763ed1..45a8ad377fad01 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/browser/findState.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/browser/findState.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,24 @@ import { Disposable } from '../../../../base/common/lifecycle.js';
 import { Range } from '../../../common/core/range.js';
 import { MATCHES_LIMIT } from './findModel.js';
 
+function searchScopesEqual(a: Range[] | null, b: Range[] | null): boolean {
+	if (a === b) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	if (!a || !b || a.length !== b.length) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	const matched = new Array<boolean>(b.length).fill(false);
+	return a.every(rangeA => {
+		const index = b.findIndex((rangeB, i) => !matched[i] && Range.equalsRange(rangeA, rangeB));
+		if (index === -1) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		matched[index] = true;
+		return true;
+	});
+}
+
 export interface FindReplaceStateChangedEvent {
 	moveCursor: boolean;
 	updateHistory: boolean;
@@ -252,11 +270,7 @@ export class FindReplaceState<T extends { update: (value: T) => void } = { updat
 			this._preserveCase = newState.preserveCase;
 		}
 		if (typeof newState.searchScope !== 'undefined') {
-			if (!newState.searchScope?.every((newSearchScope) => {
-				return this._searchScope?.some(existingSearchScope => {
-					return !Range.equalsRange(existingSearchScope, newSearchScope);
-				});
-			})) {
+			if (!searchScopesEqual(newState.searchScope, this._searchScope)) {
 				this._searchScope = newState.searchScope;
 				changeEvent.searchScope = true;
 				somethingChanged = true;
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/test/browser/findController.test.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/test/browser/findController.test.ts
index 1823dd31e1ab99..fdc96e8fdcee6b 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/test/browser/findController.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/find/test/browser/findController.test.ts
@@ -678,6 +678,45 @@ suite('FindController query options persistence', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	test('issue #237774: Update searchScope when the scope changes', async () => {
+		await withAsyncTestCodeEditor([
+			'var x = (3 * 5)',
+			'var y = (3 * 5)',
+			'var z = (3 * 5)',
+		], { serviceCollection: serviceCollection }, async (editor) => {
+			const findController = editor.registerAndInstantiateContribution(TestFindController.ID, TestFindController);
+			const findState = findController.getState();
+
+			findState.change({ searchScope: [new Selection(1, 1, 2, 1)] }, false);
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(findState.searchScope, [new Selection(1, 1, 2, 1)]);
+
+			// Move the single selection: the scope must follow the new selection
+			findState.change({ searchScope: [new Selection(2, 1, 3, 1)] }, false);
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(findState.searchScope, [new Selection(2, 1, 3, 1)]);
+
+			// Shrink from two selections to one: the scope must shrink too
+			findState.change({ searchScope: [new Selection(1, 1, 2, 1), new Selection(2, 1, 2, 5)] }, false);
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(findState.searchScope, [new Selection(1, 1, 2, 1), new Selection(2, 1, 2, 5)]);
+			findState.change({ searchScope: [new Selection(1, 1, 2, 1)] }, false);
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(findState.searchScope, [new Selection(1, 1, 2, 1)]);
+
+			// Duplicate ranges must not be treated as equal to distinct ranges
+			findState.change({ searchScope: [new Selection(1, 1, 2, 1), new Selection(1, 1, 2, 1)] }, false);
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(findState.searchScope, [new Selection(1, 1, 2, 1), new Selection(1, 1, 2, 1)]);
+
+			// Identical scope must not fire a change event
+			let changeEventFired = false;
+			const listener = findState.onFindReplaceStateChange(() => changeEventFired = true);
+			findState.change({ searchScope: [new Selection(1, 1, 2, 1), new Selection(1, 1, 2, 1)] }, false);
+			listener.dispose();
+			assert.strictEqual(changeEventFired, false);
+
+			// Clearing the scope must be honored
+			findState.change({ searchScope: null }, false);
+			assert.strictEqual(findState.searchScope, null);
+		});
+	});
+
 	test('issue #58604: Update searchScope if it is not empty', async () => {
 		await withAsyncTestCodeEditor([
 			'var x = (3 * 5)',