diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileStyle.spec.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileStyle.spec.ts
index 9b7e7c53710..f4fecfaef68 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(`:deep(.foo) { .bar { .baz { color: red; } } }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "[data-v-test] .foo {
+      .bar {
+      .baz { color: red;
+      }
+      }
+      }"
+    `)
+    expect(compileScoped(`.outer { :deep(.foo) { * .bar { color: red; } } }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      ".outer {
+      [data-v-test] .foo {
+      * .bar { color: red;
+      }
+      }
+      }"
+    `)
   })
 
   test('::v-slotted', () => {
@@ -397,6 +415,116 @@ color: red
       ).toHaveBeenWarned()
     })
   })
+
+  test('should keep leading universal selector before non-space combinator', () => {
+    expect(compileScoped(`* > .section { color: red; }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "* > .section[data-v-test] { color: red;
+      }"
+    `)
+    expect(compileScoped(`* + .section { color: red; }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "* + .section[data-v-test] { color: red;
+      }"
+    `)
+    expect(compileScoped(`* ~ .section { color: red; }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "* ~ .section[data-v-test] { color: red;
+      }"
+    `)
+  })
+
+  test('should keep leading universal selector in nested rules', () => {
+    expect(compileScoped(`* .section { color: red; }`)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      ".section[data-v-test] { color: red;
+      }"
+    `)
+    expect(compileScoped(`.outer { * .section { color: red; } }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      ".outer {
+      * .section[data-v-test] { color: red;
+      }
+      }"
+    `)
+    expect(compileScoped(`.outer { * > .section { color: red; } }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      ".outer {
+      * > .section[data-v-test] { color: red;
+      }
+      }"
+    `)
+    expect(compileScoped(`.outer { *.foo { color: red; } }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      ".outer {
+      .foo[data-v-test] { color: red;
+      }
+      }"
+    `)
+    expect(compileScoped(`.outer { * { color: red; } }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      ".outer {
+      [data-v-test] { color: red;
+      }
+      }"
+    `)
+    expect(compileScoped(`@media screen { * .section { color: red; } }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "@media screen {
+      .section[data-v-test] { color: red;
+      }
+      }"
+    `)
+    expect(
+      compileScoped(`.outer { @media screen { * .section { color: red; } } }`),
+    ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      ".outer[data-v-test] {
+      @media screen {
+      * .section[data-v-test] { color: red;
+      }
+      }
+      }"
+    `)
+  })
+
+  test('should keep leading universal selector in :is() in nested rules', () => {
+    expect(compileScoped(`.outer { :is(* .foo) { color: red; } }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      ".outer {
+      :is(* .foo[data-v-test]) { color: red;
+      }
+      }"
+    `)
+  })
+
+  test('should keep leading universal selector in :where() in nested rules', () => {
+    expect(compileScoped(`.outer { :where(* .foo) { color: red; } }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      ".outer {
+      :where(* .foo[data-v-test]) { color: red;
+      }
+      }"
+    `)
+  })
+
+  test('should keep leading universal selector before non-space combinator in :is() in nested rules', () => {
+    expect(compileScoped(`.outer { :is(* > .foo) { color: red; } }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      ".outer {
+      :is(* > .foo[data-v-test]) { color: red;
+      }
+      }"
+    `)
+  })
+
+  test('should keep leading universal selector in ::v-slotted() in nested rules', () => {
+    expect(compileScoped(`.outer { ::v-slotted(* .foo) { color: red; } }`))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      ".outer {
+      * .foo[data-v-test-s] { color: red;
+      }
+      }"
+    `)
+  })
 })
 
 describe('SFC CSS modules', () => {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/style/pluginScoped.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/style/pluginScoped.ts
index 81c735a6c3f..1506012eca9 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/style/pluginScoped.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/style/pluginScoped.ts
@@ -76,17 +76,20 @@ function processRule(id: string, rule: Rule) {
   }
   processedRules.add(rule)
   let deep = false
+  let isNested = false
   let parent: Document | Container | undefined = rule.parent
   while (parent && parent.type !== 'root') {
     if ((parent as any).__deep) {
       deep = true
-      break
+    }
+    if (parent.type === 'rule') {
+      isNested = true
     }
     parent = parent.parent
   }
   rule.selector = selectorParser(selectorRoot => {
     selectorRoot.each(selector => {
-      rewriteSelector(id, rule, selector, selectorRoot, deep)
+      rewriteSelector(id, rule, selector, selectorRoot, deep, false, isNested)
     })
   }).processSync(rule.selector)
 }
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ function rewriteSelector(
   selectorRoot: selectorParser.Root,
   deep: boolean,
   slotted = false,
+  isNested = false,
 ) {
   let node: selectorParser.Node | null = null
   let shouldInject = !deep
@@ -170,6 +174,7 @@ function rewriteSelector(
           selectorRoot,
           deep,
           true /* slotted */,
+          isNested,
         )
         let last: selectorParser.Selector['nodes'][0] = n
         n.nodes[0].each(ss => {
@@ -199,9 +204,16 @@ function rewriteSelector(
       if (!prev) {
         // * .foo {} -> .foo[xxxxxxx] {}
         if (next) {
-          if (next.type === 'combinator' && next.value === ' ') {
-            selector.removeChild(next)
+          if (next.type === 'combinator') {
+            if (next.value === ' ' && !isNested) {
+              // * .foo {} -> .foo[xxxxxxx] {}
+              selector.removeChild(next)
+              selector.removeChild(n)
+            }
+            // keep *: nested .outer { * .foo {} } or non-space combinator (* > .foo etc.)
+            return
           }
+          // *.foo {} -> .foo[xxxxxxx] {}
           selector.removeChild(n)
           return
         } else {
@@ -244,7 +256,7 @@ function rewriteSelector(
     const { type, value } = node as selectorParser.Node
     if (type === 'pseudo' && (value === ':is' || value === ':where')) {
       ;(node as selectorParser.Pseudo).nodes.forEach(value =>
-        rewriteSelector(id, rule, value, selectorRoot, deep, slotted),
+        rewriteSelector(id, rule, value, selectorRoot, deep, slotted, isNested),
       )
       shouldInject = false
     }