diff --git a/numpyro/contrib/control_flow/scan.py b/numpyro/contrib/control_flow/scan.py
index 2b12dd637..593baff3e 100644
--- a/numpyro/contrib/control_flow/scan.py
+++ b/numpyro/contrib/control_flow/scan.py
@@ -300,7 +300,15 @@ def body_fn(wrapped_carry, x):
         return (i + 1, rng_key, carry), (PytreeTrace(trace), y)
 
     wrapped_carry = device_put((0, rng_key, init))
-    return lax.scan(body_fn, wrapped_carry, xs, length=length, reverse=reverse)
+    last_carry, (pytree_trace, ys) = lax.scan(
+        body_fn, wrapped_carry, xs, length=length, reverse=reverse
+    )
+    for name, site in pytree_trace.trace.items():
+        if site["type"] != "sample":
+            continue
+        # we haven't promote shapes of values yet during `lax.scan`, so we do it here
+        site["value"] = _promote_scanned_value_shapes(site["value"], site["fn"])
+    return last_carry, (pytree_trace, ys)
 
 
 def scan(f, init, xs, length=None, reverse=False, history=1):
diff --git a/test/contrib/test_control_flow.py b/test/contrib/test_control_flow.py
index 61eca0025..c4b2e641d 100644
--- a/test/contrib/test_control_flow.py
+++ b/test/contrib/test_control_flow.py
@@ -196,3 +196,17 @@ def false_fun(_):
         atol=0.1,
     )
     assert_allclose([x.mean(), x.std()], [2.0, jnp.sqrt(5.0)], atol=0.5)
+
+
+def test_scan_promote():
+    def model():
+        def transition_fn(c, val):
+            with numpyro.plate("N", 3, dim=-1):
+                numpyro.sample("x", dist.Normal(0, 1), obs=1.0)
+            return None, None
+
+        scan(transition_fn, None, None, length=10)
+
+    tr = numpyro.handlers.trace(model).get_trace()
+    assert tr["x"]["value"].shape == (10, 1)
+    assert tr["x"]["fn"].log_prob(tr["x"]["value"]).shape == (10, 3)