diff --git a/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake b/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake
index ab1f6f59cda13b..411398b0ae8dbc 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/extensions.cmake
@@ -3251,8 +3251,9 @@ function(zephyr_get variable)
       set(sysbuild_global_${var})
     endif()
 
-    if(TARGET snippets_scope)
-      get_property(snippets_${var} TARGET snippets_scope PROPERTY ${var})
+    zephyr_scope_exists(scope_defined snippets)
+    if(scope_defined)
+      zephyr_get_scoped(snippets_${var} snippets ${var})
     endif()
   endforeach()
 
@@ -3317,11 +3318,54 @@ endfunction(zephyr_get variable)
 # <scope>: Name of new scope.
 #
 function(zephyr_create_scope scope)
-  if(TARGET ${scope}_scope)
+  zephyr_scope_exists(scope_defined ${scope})
+  if(scope_defined)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "zephyr_create_scope(${scope}) already exists.")
   endif()
 
-  add_custom_target(${scope}_scope)
+  set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY scope:${scope} TRUE)
+endfunction()
+
+# Usage:
+#   zephyr_scope_exists(<result> <scope>)
+#
+# Check if <scope> exists.
+#
+# <result>: Variable to set with result.
+#           TRUE if scope exists, FALSE otherwise.
+# <scope> : Name of scope.
+#
+function(zephyr_scope_exists result scope)
+  get_property(scope_defined GLOBAL PROPERTY scope:${scope})
+  if(scope_defined)
+    set(${result} TRUE PARENT_SCOPE)
+  else()
+    set(${result} FALSE PARENT_SCOPE)
+  endif()
+endfunction()
+
+# Usage:
+#   zephyr_get_scoped(<output> <scope> <var>)
+#
+# Get the current value of <var> in a specific <scope>, as defined by a
+# previous zephyr_set() call. The value will be stored in the <output> var.
+#
+# <output> : Variable to store the value in
+# <scope>  : Scope for the variable look up
+# <var>    : Name to look up in the specific scope
+#
+function(zephyr_get_scoped output scope var)
+  zephyr_scope_exists(scope_defined ${scope})
+  if(NOT scope_defined)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "zephyr_get_scoped(): scope ${scope} doesn't exists.")
+  endif()
+
+  get_property(value GLOBAL PROPERTY ${scope}_scope:${var})
+  if(DEFINED value)
+    set(${output} "${value}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+  else()
+    unset(${output} PARENT_SCOPE)
+  endif()
 endfunction()
 
 # Usage:
@@ -3342,7 +3386,8 @@ function(zephyr_set variable)
 
   zephyr_check_arguments_required_all(zephyr_set SET_VAR SCOPE)
 
-  if(NOT TARGET ${SET_VAR_SCOPE}_scope)
+  zephyr_scope_exists(scope_defined ${SET_VAR_SCOPE})
+  if(NOT scope_defined)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "zephyr_set(... SCOPE ${SET_VAR_SCOPE}) doesn't exists.")
   endif()
 
@@ -3350,8 +3395,8 @@ function(zephyr_set variable)
     set(property_args APPEND)
   endif()
 
-  set_property(TARGET ${SET_VAR_SCOPE}_scope ${property_args}
-               PROPERTY ${variable} ${SET_VAR_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS}
+  set_property(GLOBAL ${property_args} PROPERTY
+               ${SET_VAR_SCOPE}_scope:${variable} ${SET_VAR_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS}
   )
 endfunction()
 
@@ -5886,16 +5931,11 @@ if(CMAKE_SCRIPT_MODE_FILE)
     # This silence the error: 'set_target_properties command is not scriptable'
   endfunction()
 
-  function(zephyr_set variable)
-    # This silence the error: zephyr_set(...  SCOPE <scope>) doesn't exists.
-  endfunction()
-
   # Build info creates a custom target for handling of build info.
   # build_info is not needed in script mode but still called by Zephyr CMake
   # modules. Therefore disable build_info(...) in when including
   # extensions.cmake in script mode.
   function(build_info)
-    # This silence the error: 'YAML context 'build_info' does not exist.'
-    #                         'Remember to create a YAML context'
+    # This silence the error: 'Unknown CMake command "yaml_context"'
   endfunction()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/modules/yaml.cmake b/cmake/modules/yaml.cmake
index 50d6c7cc74622d..9ab9b333fa46cc 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/yaml.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/yaml.cmake
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ function(yaml_context)
     )
   endif()
 
-  if(TARGET ${ARG_YAML_NAME}_scope)
+  zephyr_scope_exists(scope_defined ${ARG_YAML_NAME})
+  if(scope_defined)
     list(POP_FRONT ARG_YAML_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS out-var)
     set(${out-var} TRUE PARENT_SCOPE)
   else()
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ function(yaml_get out_var)
   zephyr_check_arguments_required_all(${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION} ARG_YAML NAME KEY)
   internal_yaml_context_required(NAME ${ARG_YAML_NAME})
 
-  get_property(json_content TARGET ${ARG_YAML_NAME}_scope PROPERTY JSON)
+  zephyr_get_scoped(json_content ${ARG_YAML_NAME} JSON)
 
   # We specify error variable to avoid a fatal error.
   # If key is not found, then type becomes '-NOTFOUND' and value handling is done below.
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ function(yaml_length out_var)
   zephyr_check_arguments_required_all(${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION} ARG_YAML NAME KEY)
   internal_yaml_context_required(NAME ${ARG_YAML_NAME})
 
-  get_property(json_content TARGET ${ARG_YAML_NAME}_scope PROPERTY JSON)
+  zephyr_get_scoped(json_content ${ARG_YAML_NAME} JSON)
 
   string(JSON type ERROR_VARIABLE error TYPE "${json_content}" ${ARG_YAML_KEY})
   if(type STREQUAL ARRAY)
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ function(yaml_set)
   zephyr_check_arguments_exclusive(${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION} ARG_YAML VALUE LIST)
   internal_yaml_context_required(NAME ${ARG_YAML_NAME})
 
-  get_property(json_content TARGET ${ARG_YAML_NAME}_scope PROPERTY JSON)
+  zephyr_get_scoped(json_content ${ARG_YAML_NAME} JSON)
 
   set(yaml_key_undefined ${ARG_YAML_KEY})
   foreach(k ${yaml_key_undefined})
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ function(yaml_remove)
   zephyr_check_arguments_required_all(${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION} ARG_YAML NAME KEY)
   internal_yaml_context_required(NAME ${ARG_YAML_NAME})
 
-  get_property(json_content TARGET ${ARG_YAML_NAME}_scope PROPERTY JSON)
+  zephyr_get_scoped(json_content ${ARG_YAML_NAME} JSON)
   string(JSON json_content REMOVE "${json_content}" ${ARG_YAML_KEY})
 
   zephyr_set(JSON "${json_content}" SCOPE ${ARG_YAML_NAME})
@@ -359,18 +360,18 @@ function(yaml_save)
   zephyr_check_arguments_required(${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION} ARG_YAML NAME)
   internal_yaml_context_required(NAME ${ARG_YAML_NAME})
 
-  get_target_property(yaml_file ${ARG_YAML_NAME}_scope FILE)
+  zephyr_get_scoped(yaml_file ${ARG_YAML_NAME} FILE)
   if(NOT yaml_file)
     zephyr_check_arguments_required(${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION} ARG_YAML FILE)
   endif()
 
-  get_property(json_content TARGET ${ARG_YAML_NAME}_scope PROPERTY JSON)
+  zephyr_get_scoped(json_content ${ARG_YAML_NAME} JSON)
   to_yaml("${json_content}" 0 yaml_out)
 
   if(DEFINED ARG_YAML_FILE)
     set(yaml_file ${ARG_YAML_FILE})
   else()
-    get_property(yaml_file TARGET ${ARG_YAML_NAME}_scope PROPERTY FILE)
+    zephyr_get_scoped(yaml_file ${ARG_YAML_NAME} FILE)
   endif()
   if(EXISTS ${yaml_file})
     FILE(RENAME ${yaml_file} ${yaml_file}.bak)
diff --git a/tests/cmake/zephyr_get/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/cmake/zephyr_get/CMakeLists.txt
index a6516bfba735ce..c76d910e55406a 100644
--- a/tests/cmake/zephyr_get/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/cmake/zephyr_get/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -490,7 +490,8 @@ endfunction()
 
 
 function(test_snippets_scope)
-  if(NOT TARGET snippets_scope)
+  zephyr_scope_exists(snippets_defined snippets)
+  if(NOT snippets_defined)
     zephyr_create_scope(snippets)
   endif()