diff --git a/numpyro/distributions/batch_util.py b/numpyro/distributions/batch_util.py
index cc13dbf40..48688ac10 100644
--- a/numpyro/distributions/batch_util.py
+++ b/numpyro/distributions/batch_util.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 from numpyro.distributions.distribution import (
     Distribution,
     ExpandedDistribution,
+    Independent,
     MaskedDistribution,
     Unit,
 )
@@ -572,6 +573,15 @@ def _promote_batch_shape_masked(d: MaskedDistribution):
     return new_self
 
 
+@promote_batch_shape.register
+def _promote_batch_shape_independent(d: Independent):
+    new_self = copy.copy(d)
+    new_base_dist = promote_batch_shape(d.base_dist)
+    new_self._batch_shape = new_base_dist.batch_shape[: d.event_dim]
+    new_self.base_dist = new_base_dist
+    return new_self
+
+
 @promote_batch_shape.register
 def _promote_batch_shape_unit(d: Unit):
     return d
diff --git a/test/contrib/test_control_flow.py b/test/contrib/test_control_flow.py
index c4b2e641d..6ccc84605 100644
--- a/test/contrib/test_control_flow.py
+++ b/test/contrib/test_control_flow.py
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 import numpyro
 from numpyro.contrib.control_flow import cond, scan
 import numpyro.distributions as dist
-from numpyro.handlers import seed, substitute, trace
+from numpyro.handlers import mask, seed, substitute, trace
 from numpyro.infer import MCMC, NUTS, SVI, Predictive, Trace_ELBO
-from numpyro.infer.util import potential_energy
+from numpyro.infer.util import log_density, potential_energy
 
 
 def test_scan():
@@ -210,3 +210,34 @@ def transition_fn(c, val):
     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)
+
+
+def test_scan_plate_mask():
+    def model(y=None, T=10):
+        def transition(carry, y_curr):
+            x_prev, t = carry
+            with numpyro.plate("N", 10, dim=-1):
+                with mask(mask=(t < T)):
+                    x_curr = numpyro.sample(
+                        "x",
+                        dist.Normal(jnp.zeros((10, 3)), jnp.ones((10, 3))).to_event(1),
+                    )
+                    y_curr = numpyro.sample(
+                        "y",
+                        dist.Normal(x_curr, jnp.ones((10, 3))).to_event(1),
+                        obs=y_curr,
+                    )
+                    return (x_curr, t + 1), None
+
+        x0 = numpyro.sample(
+            "x_0", dist.Normal(jnp.zeros((10, 3)), jnp.ones((10, 3))).to_event(1)
+        )
+
+        x, t = scan(transition, (x0, 0), y, length=T)
+        return (x, y)
+
+    with numpyro.handlers.seed(rng_seed=0):
+        model_density, model_trace = log_density(model, (None, 10), {}, {})
+        assert model_density
+        assert model_trace["x"]["fn"].batch_shape == (10,)
+        assert model_trace["x"]["fn"].event_shape == (3,)