diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 9240bfd95..68381b03d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@ Unreleased
 
 This release introduces breaking changes in order to be more in line with the official gherkin specification.
 
-- Cleanup of the documentation and tests related to parametrization (elchupanebrej)
-- Removed feature level examples for the gherkin compatibility (olegpidsadnyi)
-- Removed vertical examples for the gherkin compatibility (olegpidsadnyi)
-- Step arguments are no longer fixtures (olegpidsadnyi)
-- Drop support of python 3.6, pytest 4 (elchupanebrej)
-- Step definitions can have "yield" statements again (4.0 release broke it). They will be executed as normal fixtures: code after the yield is executed during teardown of the test. (youtux)
-- Scenario outlines unused example parameter validation is removed (olegpidsadnyi)
-- Add type decorations
-- ``pytest_bdd.parsers.StepParser`` now is an Abstract Base Class. Subclasses must make sure to implement the abstract methods.
+- Cleanup of the documentation and tests related to parametrization (elchupanebrej) https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-bdd/pull/469
+- Removed feature level examples for the gherkin compatibility (olegpidsadnyi) https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-bdd/pull/490
+- Removed vertical examples for the gherkin compatibility (olegpidsadnyi) https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-bdd/pull/492
+- Step arguments are no longer fixtures (olegpidsadnyi) https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-bdd/pull/493
+- Drop support of python 3.6, pytest 4 (elchupanebrej) https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-bdd/pull/495 https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-bdd/pull/504
+- Step definitions can have "yield" statements again (4.0 release broke it). They will be executed as normal fixtures: code after the yield is executed during teardown of the test. (youtux) https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-bdd/pull/503
+- Scenario outlines unused example parameter validation is removed (olegpidsadnyi) https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-bdd/pull/499
+- Add type annotations (youtux) https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-bdd/pull/505
+- ``pytest_bdd.parsers.StepParser`` now is an Abstract Base Class. Subclasses must make sure to implement the abstract methods. (youtux) https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-bdd/pull/505
+- Angular brackets in step definitions are only parsed in "Scenario Outline" (previously they were parsed also in normal "Scenario"s) (youtux) https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-bdd/pull/524.
 
 
 
diff --git a/pytest_bdd/parser.py b/pytest_bdd/parser.py
index 0929208c1..051346580 100644
--- a/pytest_bdd/parser.py
+++ b/pytest_bdd/parser.py
@@ -153,11 +153,17 @@ def parse_feature(basedir: str, filename: str, encoding: str = "utf-8") -> Featu
 
         # Remove Feature, Given, When, Then, And
         keyword, parsed_line = parse_line(clean_line)
+
         if mode in [types.SCENARIO, types.SCENARIO_OUTLINE]:
             tags = get_tags(prev_line)
-            feature.scenarios[parsed_line] = scenario = ScenarioTemplate(
-                feature=feature, name=parsed_line, line_number=line_number, tags=tags
+            scenario = ScenarioTemplate(
+                feature=feature,
+                name=parsed_line,
+                line_number=line_number,
+                tags=tags,
+                templated=mode == types.SCENARIO_OUTLINE,
             )
+            feature.scenarios[parsed_line] = scenario
         elif mode == types.BACKGROUND:
             feature.background = Background(feature=feature, line_number=line_number)
         elif mode == types.EXAMPLES:
@@ -210,7 +216,7 @@ class ScenarioTemplate:
 
     Created when parsing the feature file, it will then be combined with the examples to create a Scenario."""
 
-    def __init__(self, feature: Feature, name: str, line_number: int, tags=None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, feature: Feature, name: str, line_number: int, templated: bool, tags=None) -> None:
         """
 
         :param str name: Scenario name.
@@ -223,6 +229,7 @@ def __init__(self, feature: Feature, name: str, line_number: int, tags=None) ->
         self.examples = Examples()
         self.line_number = line_number
         self.tags = tags or set()
+        self.templated = templated
 
     def add_step(self, step: Step) -> None:
         """Add step to the scenario.
@@ -238,16 +245,21 @@ def steps(self) -> list[Step]:
         return (background.steps if background else []) + self._steps
 
     def render(self, context: Mapping[str, Any]) -> Scenario:
-        steps = [
-            Step(
-                name=templated_step.render(context),
-                type=templated_step.type,
-                indent=templated_step.indent,
-                line_number=templated_step.line_number,
-                keyword=templated_step.keyword,
-            )
-            for templated_step in self.steps
-        ]
+        background_steps = self.feature.background.steps if self.feature.background else []
+        if not self.templated:
+            scenario_steps = self._steps
+        else:
+            scenario_steps = [
+                Step(
+                    name=step.render(context),
+                    type=step.type,
+                    indent=step.indent,
+                    line_number=step.line_number,
+                    keyword=step.keyword,
+                )
+                for step in self._steps
+            ]
+        steps = background_steps + scenario_steps
         return Scenario(feature=self.feature, name=self.name, line_number=self.line_number, steps=steps, tags=self.tags)
 
 
@@ -255,7 +267,7 @@ class Scenario:
 
     """Scenario."""
 
-    def __init__(self, feature: Feature, name: str, line_number: int, steps: list[Step], tags=None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, feature: Feature, name: str, line_number: int, steps: list[Step] = None, tags=None) -> None:
         """Scenario constructor.
 
         :param pytest_bdd.parser.Feature feature: Feature.
@@ -263,6 +275,8 @@ def __init__(self, feature: Feature, name: str, line_number: int, steps: list[St
         :param int line_number: Scenario line number.
         :param set tags: Set of tags.
         """
+        if steps is None:
+            steps = []
         self.feature = feature
         self.name = name
         self.steps = steps
diff --git a/pytest_bdd/scenario.py b/pytest_bdd/scenario.py
index cc43d5f23..7adb206c0 100644
--- a/pytest_bdd/scenario.py
+++ b/pytest_bdd/scenario.py
@@ -74,18 +74,18 @@ def _find_step_function(request: FixtureRequest, step: Step, scenario: Scenario)
     try:
         # Simple case where no parser is used for the step
         return request.getfixturevalue(get_step_fixture_name(name, step.type))
-    except FixtureLookupError:
+    except FixtureLookupError as e:
         try:
             # Could not find a fixture with the same name, let's see if there is a parser involved
             argumented_name = find_argumented_step_fixture_name(name, step.type, request._fixturemanager, request)
             if argumented_name:
                 return request.getfixturevalue(argumented_name)
-            raise
-        except FixtureLookupError:
+            raise e
+        except FixtureLookupError as e2:
             raise exceptions.StepDefinitionNotFoundError(
                 f"Step definition is not found: {step}. "
                 f'Line {step.line_number} in scenario "{scenario.name}" in the feature "{scenario.feature.filename}"'
-            )
+            ) from e2
 
 
 def _execute_step_function(request: FixtureRequest, scenario: Scenario, step: Step, step_func: Callable) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/feature/test_cucumber_json.py b/tests/feature/test_cucumber_json.py
index 580874dcc..bd6273912 100644
--- a/tests/feature/test_cucumber_json.py
+++ b/tests/feature/test_cucumber_json.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def test_step_trace(testdir):
             And a failing step
 
         @scenario-outline-passing-tag
-        Scenario: Passing outline
+        Scenario Outline: Passing outline
             Given type <type> and value <value>
 
             Examples: example1
diff --git a/tests/feature/test_report.py b/tests/feature/test_report.py
index 9acb3ac00..a8794f5c3 100644
--- a/tests/feature/test_report.py
+++ b/tests/feature/test_report.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ def test_complex_types(testdir, pytestconfig):
             """
     Feature: Report serialization containing parameters of complex types
 
-    Scenario: Complex
+    Scenario Outline: Complex
         Given there is a coordinate <point>
 
         Examples:
diff --git a/tests/feature/test_scenario.py b/tests/feature/test_scenario.py
index 2caeee7ea..e6cc179e4 100644
--- a/tests/feature/test_scenario.py
+++ b/tests/feature/test_scenario.py
@@ -148,3 +148,49 @@ def bar():
     )
     result = testdir.runpytest_subprocess(*pytest_params)
     result.assert_outcomes(passed=1)
+
+
+def test_angular_brakets_are_not_parsed(testdir):
+    """Test that angular brackets are not parsed for "Scenario"s.
+
+    (They should be parsed only when used in "Scenario Outline")
+
+    """
+    testdir.makefile(
+        ".feature",
+        simple="""
+        Feature: Simple feature
+            Scenario: Simple scenario
+                Given I have a <tag>
+                Then pass
+
+            Scenario Outline: Outlined scenario
+                Given I have a templated <foo>
+                Then pass
+
+            Examples:
+                | foo |
+                | bar |
+        """,
+    )
+    testdir.makepyfile(
+        """
+        from pytest_bdd import scenarios, given, then, parsers
+
+        scenarios("simple.feature")
+
+        @given("I have a <tag>")
+        def bar():
+            return "tag"
+
+        @given(parsers.parse("I have a templated {foo}"))
+        def bar(foo):
+            return "foo"
+
+        @then("pass")
+        def bar():
+            pass
+        """
+    )
+    result = testdir.runpytest()
+    result.assert_outcomes(passed=2)