diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/HueBindingConstants.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/HueBindingConstants.java
index 67af11d4c995c..1f93315fe46f1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/HueBindingConstants.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/HueBindingConstants.java
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public class HueBindingConstants {
     public static final String CHANNEL_STATUS = "status";
     public static final String CHANNEL_FLAG = "flag";
     public static final String CHANNEL_SCENE = "scene";
+    public static final String CHANNEL_TYPE_2_SCENE = "scene-v2";
 
     // List all triggers
     public static final String EVENT_DIMMER_SWITCH = "dimmer_switch_event";
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/Clip2ThingHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/Clip2ThingHandler.java
index 30a49dc3c195d..575ee05915f19 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/Clip2ThingHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.hue/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/hue/internal/handler/Clip2ThingHandler.java
@@ -82,9 +82,11 @@
 import org.openhab.core.thing.binding.BaseThingHandler;
 import org.openhab.core.thing.binding.BridgeHandler;
 import org.openhab.core.thing.binding.ThingHandlerService;
+import org.openhab.core.thing.binding.builder.ChannelBuilder;
 import org.openhab.core.thing.binding.builder.ThingBuilder;
 import org.openhab.core.thing.link.ItemChannelLink;
 import org.openhab.core.thing.link.ItemChannelLinkRegistry;
+import org.openhab.core.thing.type.ChannelTypeUID;
 import org.openhab.core.types.Command;
 import org.openhab.core.types.RefreshType;
 import org.openhab.core.types.State;
@@ -1212,6 +1214,14 @@ public synchronized boolean updateSceneContributors(List<Resource> allScenes) {
                 State state = scenes.stream().filter(s -> s.getSceneActive().orElse(false)).map(s -> s.getSceneState())
                         .findAny().orElse(UnDefType.UNDEF);
 
+                // create scene channel if it is missing
+                if (getThing().getChannel(CHANNEL_2_SCENE) == null) {
+                    updateThing(editThing()
+                            .withChannel(ChannelBuilder.create(new ChannelUID(getThing().getUID(), CHANNEL_2_SCENE))
+                                    .withType(new ChannelTypeUID(BINDING_ID, CHANNEL_TYPE_2_SCENE)).build())
+                            .build());
+                }
+
                 updateState(CHANNEL_2_SCENE, state, true);
 
                 stateDescriptionProvider.setStateOptions(new ChannelUID(thing.getUID(), CHANNEL_2_SCENE), scenes