diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileStyle.spec.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileStyle.spec.ts
index 9b7e7c537..abee9b595 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileStyle.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileStyle.spec.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,24 @@ color: red
       }
       }"
     `)
+    expect(compileScoped(`.foo { :deep(.bar) { color: red; }}`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        ".foo {
+        &[data-v-test] .bar { color: red;
+        }}"
+      `)
+    expect(compileScoped(`.foo { :deep(.bar),:deep(.baz) { color: red; }}`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        ".foo {
+        &[data-v-test] .bar,&[data-v-test] .baz { color: red;
+        }}"
+      `)
+    expect(compileScoped(`.foo { & :deep(.bar) { color: red; }}`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        ".foo {
+        &[data-v-test] .bar { color: red;
+        }}"
+      `)
   })
 
   test('::v-slotted', () => {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/style/pluginScoped.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/style/pluginScoped.ts
index d0aaddd76..0c7f700e1 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/style/pluginScoped.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/style/pluginScoped.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,22 @@ function rewriteSelector(
             selector.insertAfter(last, ss)
             last = ss
           })
+
+          // if css nesting is used, we need to insert a nesting selector
+          // before the ::v-deep's inner selector.
+          // .foo { ::v-deep(.bar) } -> .foo { &[xxxxxxx] .bar }
+          const isNestedRule = rule.parent && rule.parent.type === 'rule'
+          if (isNestedRule && n.parent) {
+            const hasNestingSelector = n.parent.nodes
+              .slice(0, n.parent.index(n))
+              .some(node => node.type === 'nesting')
+
+            if (!hasNestingSelector) {
+              node = selectorParser.nesting()
+              selector.insertBefore(n, node)
+            }
+          }
+
           // insert a space combinator before if it doesn't already have one
           const prev = selector.at(selector.index(n) - 1)
           if (!prev || !isSpaceCombinator(prev)) {