diff --git a/plugins/reporters/static-html/src/main/kotlin/StaticHtmlReporter.kt b/plugins/reporters/static-html/src/main/kotlin/StaticHtmlReporter.kt
index 3302dd3e982c4..53351541dee16 100644
--- a/plugins/reporters/static-html/src/main/kotlin/StaticHtmlReporter.kt
+++ b/plugins/reporters/static-html/src/main/kotlin/StaticHtmlReporter.kt
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class StaticHtmlReporter : Reporter {
                 if (row.scopes.isNotEmpty()) {
                     ul {
                         row.scopes.forEach { scope ->
-                            val excludedClass = if (scope.excludes.isNotEmpty()) "excluded" else ""
+                            val excludedClass = "excluded".takeIf { scope.isExcluded() }.orEmpty()
                             li(excludedClass) {
                                 +scope.name
                                 if (scope.excludes.isNotEmpty()) {
diff --git a/plugins/reporters/static-html/src/main/kotlin/TablesReport.kt b/plugins/reporters/static-html/src/main/kotlin/TablesReport.kt
index f4afc268ff6cc..731aa6cfe1ba3 100644
--- a/plugins/reporters/static-html/src/main/kotlin/TablesReport.kt
+++ b/plugins/reporters/static-html/src/main/kotlin/TablesReport.kt
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ internal data class ProjectTable(
         /**
          * Return true if and only if this [Row] is excluded by any [ScopeExclude]s
          */
-        fun isExcluded(): Boolean = scopes.isNotEmpty() && scopes.all { it.excludes.isNotEmpty() }
+        fun isExcluded(): Boolean = scopes.isNotEmpty() && scopes.all { it.isExcluded() }
     }
 
     data class Scope(
@@ -199,7 +199,12 @@ internal data class ProjectTable(
          * The excludes matching this scope.
          */
         val excludes: List<ScopeExclude>
-    )
+    ) {
+        /**
+         * Return true if an only if this scope is matched by any [ScopeExclude]'s.
+         */
+        fun isExcluded(): Boolean = excludes.isNotEmpty()
+    }
 }
 
 internal data class TablesReportIssue(