diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/core/scalar.py b/python/cudf/cudf/core/scalar.py
index 263469f07f2..1e998ae37e2 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/core/scalar.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/core/scalar.py
@@ -56,7 +56,14 @@ def __init__(self, value, dtype=None):
         self._host_value = None
         self._host_dtype = None
         self._device_value = None
-        if isinstance(value, DeviceScalar):
+
+        if isinstance(value, Scalar):
+            if value._is_host_value_current:
+                self._host_value = value._host_value
+                self._host_dtype = value._host_dtype
+            else:
+                self._device_value = value._device_value
+        elif isinstance(value, DeviceScalar):
             self._device_value = value
         else:
             self._host_value, self._host_dtype = self._preprocess_host_value(
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_scalar.py b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_scalar.py
index 003e46c7e0d..1a8aca2b2a3 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_scalar.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_scalar.py
@@ -289,3 +289,14 @@ def test_device_scalar_direct_construction(value):
         assert s.dtype == "object"
     else:
         assert s.dtype == dtype
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("value", SCALAR_VALUES)
+def test_construct_from_scalar(value):
+    value = cudf.utils.utils.to_cudf_compatible_scalar(value)
+    x = cudf.Scalar(1, value.dtype)
+    y = cudf.Scalar(x)
+    assert x.value == y.value
+
+    # check that this works:
+    y.device_value