diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/src/errors.rs b/crates/nargo_cli/src/errors.rs
index 45d2dbae827..e671dc2459f 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/src/errors.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/src/errors.rs
@@ -123,8 +123,13 @@ pub(crate) enum ManifestError {
     #[error("Unxpected workspace definition found in {0}")]
     UnexpectedWorkspace(PathBuf),
 
-    #[error("Cannot find file {0} which is required due to specifying the `{1}` package type")]
-    MissingEntryFile(PathBuf, PackageType),
+    #[error("Cannot find file {entry} which was specified as the `entry` field in {toml}")]
+    MissingEntryFile { toml: PathBuf, entry: PathBuf },
+
+    #[error(
+        r#"Cannot find file {entry} which is defaulted due to specifying `type = "{package_type}"` in {toml}"#
+    )]
+    MissingDefaultEntryFile { toml: PathBuf, entry: PathBuf, package_type: PackageType },
 
     /// Invalid character `-` in package name
     #[error("invalid character `-` in package name")]
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/src/manifest.rs b/crates/nargo_cli/src/manifest.rs
index a01fbe15c4c..adf5000d9f0 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/src/manifest.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/src/manifest.rs
@@ -43,22 +43,44 @@ impl PackageConfig {
             None => return Err(ManifestError::MissingPackageType(root_dir.join("Nargo.toml"))),
         };
 
-        let entry_path = match package_type {
-            PackageType::Library => root_dir.join("src").join("lib").with_extension(FILE_EXTENSION),
-            PackageType::Binary => root_dir.join("src").join("main").with_extension(FILE_EXTENSION),
+        let entry_path = if let Some(entry_path) = &self.package.entry {
+            let custom_entry_path = root_dir.join(entry_path);
+            if custom_entry_path.exists() {
+                custom_entry_path
+            } else {
+                return Err(ManifestError::MissingEntryFile {
+                    toml: root_dir.join("Nargo.toml"),
+                    entry: custom_entry_path,
+                });
+            }
+        } else {
+            let default_entry_path = match package_type {
+                PackageType::Library => {
+                    root_dir.join("src").join("lib").with_extension(FILE_EXTENSION)
+                }
+                PackageType::Binary => {
+                    root_dir.join("src").join("main").with_extension(FILE_EXTENSION)
+                }
+            };
+
+            if default_entry_path.exists() {
+                default_entry_path
+            } else {
+                return Err(ManifestError::MissingDefaultEntryFile {
+                    toml: root_dir.join("Nargo.toml"),
+                    entry: default_entry_path,
+                    package_type,
+                });
+            }
         };
 
-        if entry_path.exists() {
-            Ok(Package {
-                root_dir: root_dir.to_path_buf(),
-                entry_path,
-                package_type,
-                name,
-                dependencies,
-            })
-        } else {
-            Err(ManifestError::MissingEntryFile(entry_path, package_type))
-        }
+        Ok(Package {
+            root_dir: root_dir.to_path_buf(),
+            entry_path,
+            package_type,
+            name,
+            dependencies,
+        })
     }
 }
 
@@ -116,6 +138,7 @@ struct PackageMetadata {
     name: String,
     #[serde(alias = "type")]
     package_type: Option<String>,
+    entry: Option<PathBuf>,
     description: Option<String>,
     authors: Option<Vec<String>>,
     // If not compiler version is supplied, the latest is used
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/config.toml b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/config.toml
index 4f09fe87b12..6de06aa8a12 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/config.toml
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/config.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ exclude = []
 # List of tests (as their directory name) expecting to fail: if the test pass, we report an error.
 fail = [
     "brillig_assert_fail",
+    "custom_entry_not_found",
     "dep_impl_primitive",
     "depend_on_bin",
     "workspace_fail",
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry/Nargo.toml b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8cc75072b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "custom_entry"
+type = "bin"
+entry = "src/foobarbaz.nr"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = "0.1"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry/Prover.toml b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry/Prover.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4dd6b405159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry/Prover.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+x = "1"
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry/src/foobarbaz.nr b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry/src/foobarbaz.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00e94414c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry/src/foobarbaz.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main(x: Field) {
+    assert(x == 1);
+}
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry_not_found/Nargo.toml b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry_not_found/Nargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ccb94aff1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry_not_found/Nargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[package]
+name = "custom_entry"
+type = "bin"
+# Testing that this file is missing and doesn't fallback to default `main.nr` file
+entry = "src/foobarbaz.nr"
+authors = [""]
+compiler_version = "0.1"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry_not_found/Prover.toml b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry_not_found/Prover.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4dd6b405159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry_not_found/Prover.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+x = "1"
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry_not_found/src/main.nr b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry_not_found/src/main.nr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00e94414c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/custom_entry_not_found/src/main.nr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main(x: Field) {
+    assert(x == 1);
+}