diff --git a/autoload/tagbar/prototypes/normaltag.vim b/autoload/tagbar/prototypes/normaltag.vim
index d212c62..d759b2f 100644
--- a/autoload/tagbar/prototypes/normaltag.vim
+++ b/autoload/tagbar/prototypes/normaltag.vim
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+function! s:maybe_map_scope(scopestr) abort
+    if !empty(g:tagbar_scopestrs)
+        if has_key(g:tagbar_scopestrs, a:scopestr)
+            return g:tagbar_scopestrs[a:scopestr]
+        endif
+    endif
+    return a:scopestr
+endfunction
+
 function! tagbar#prototypes#normaltag#new(name) abort
     let newobj = tagbar#prototypes#basetag#new(a:name)
 
@@ -22,7 +31,8 @@ function! s:strfmt() abort dict
     if has_key(self.fields, 'type')
         let suffix .= ' : ' . self.fields.type
     elseif has_key(get(typeinfo, 'kind2scope', {}), self.fields.kind)
-        let suffix .= ' : ' . typeinfo.kind2scope[self.fields.kind]
+        let scope = s:maybe_map_scope(typeinfo.kind2scope[self.fields.kind])
+        let suffix .= ' : ' . scope
     endif
 
     return self._getPrefix() . self.name . suffix
diff --git a/doc/tagbar.txt b/doc/tagbar.txt
index 5a8d0cb..486cd44 100644
--- a/doc/tagbar.txt
+++ b/doc/tagbar.txt
@@ -733,6 +733,38 @@ just choose other characters in that case):
         let g:tagbar_iconchars = ['▸', '▾']
         let g:tagbar_iconchars = ['▷', '◢']
         let g:tagbar_iconchars = ['+', '-']  (default on Windows)
+<
+                                                          *g:tagbar_scopestrs*
+g:tagbar_scopestrs~
+Default: {}
+
+Setting to replace a tag's scope with a user-specified string in Tagbar's
+display. If a scope is found in the keys of |g:tagbar_scopestrs|, then the
+scope will be displayed as the corresponding value.  If the scope is not
+found, then the scope will be displayed as normal.
+
+Example (don't worry if some of the characters aren't displayed correctly,
+just choose other characters or strings in that case):
+>
+        let g:tagbar_scopestrs = {
+            \    'class': "\uf0e8",
+            \    'const': "\uf8ff",
+            \    'constant': "\uf8ff",
+            \    'enum': "\uf702",
+            \    'field': "\uf30b",
+            \    'func': "\uf794",
+            \    'function': "\uf794",
+            \    'getter': "\ufab6",
+            \    'implementation': "\uf776",
+            \    'interface': "\uf7fe",
+            \    'map': "\ufb44",
+            \    'member': "\uf02b",
+            \    'method': "\uf6a6",
+            \    'setter': "\uf7a9",
+            \    'variable': "\uf71b",
+            \ }
+
+
 <
 
                                                         *g:tagbar_autoshowtag*
diff --git a/plugin/tagbar.vim b/plugin/tagbar.vim
index 58d53a8..3b1bc31 100644
--- a/plugin/tagbar.vim
+++ b/plugin/tagbar.vim
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ function! s:setup_options() abort
         \ ['hide_nonpublic', 0],
         \ ['height', 10],
         \ ['indent', 2],
+        \ ['scopestrs', {}],
         \ ['left', 0],
         \ ['position', default_pos],
         \ ['previewwin_pos', previewwin_pos],