diff --git a/poetry/core/json/schemas/poetry-schema.json b/poetry/core/json/schemas/poetry-schema.json
index 3773e49b3..16c81bc76 100644
--- a/poetry/core/json/schemas/poetry-schema.json
+++ b/poetry/core/json/schemas/poetry-schema.json
@@ -163,8 +163,17 @@
     "scripts": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "A hash of scripts to be installed.",
-      "items": {
-        "type": "string"
+      "patternProperties": {
+        "^[a-zA-Z-_.0-9]+$": {
+          "oneOf": [
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/script-legacy"
+            },
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/script-table"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
       }
     },
     "plugins": {
@@ -513,32 +522,59 @@
         ]
       }
     },
-    "scripts": {
+    "script-table": {
       "type": "object",
-      "patternProperties": {
-        "^[a-zA-Z-_.0-9]+$": {
-          "oneOf": [
-            {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/script"
-            },
-            {
-              "$ref": "#/definitions/extra-script"
-            }
-          ]
+      "oneOf": [
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/extra-script-legacy"
+        },
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/extra-scripts"
         }
-      }
+      ]
     },
-    "script": {
+    "script-legacy": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "A simple script pointing to a callable object."
     },
-    "extra-script": {
+    "extra-scripts": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Either a console entry point or a script file that'll be included in the distribution package.",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "reference": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "If type is file this is the relative path of the script file, if console it is the module name."
+        },
+        "type": {
+          "description": "Value can be either file or console.",
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": [
+            "file",
+            "console"
+          ]
+        },
+        "extras": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "The required extras for this script. Only applicable if type is console.",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "reference",
+        "type"
+      ]
+    },
+    "extra-script-legacy": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "A script that should be installed only if extras are activated.",
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
         "callable": {
-          "$ref": "#/definitions/script"
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/script-legacy",
+          "description": "The entry point of the script. Deprecated in favour of reference."
         },
         "extras": {
           "type": "array",
diff --git a/poetry/core/masonry/builders/builder.py b/poetry/core/masonry/builders/builder.py
index 513c26960..7aa2dfd7c 100644
--- a/poetry/core/masonry/builders/builder.py
+++ b/poetry/core/masonry/builders/builder.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
+import warnings
 
 from collections import defaultdict
 from contextlib import contextmanager
@@ -285,12 +286,43 @@ def convert_entry_points(self) -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
 
         # Scripts -> Entry points
         for name, ep in self._poetry.local_config.get("scripts", {}).items():
-            extras = ""
-            if isinstance(ep, dict):
+            extras: str = ""
+            module_path: str = ""
+
+            # Currently we support 2 legacy and 1 new format:
+            # (legacy)    my_script = 'my_package.main:entry'
+            # (legacy)    my_script = { callable = 'my_package.main:entry' }
+            # (supported) my_script = { reference = 'my_package.main:entry', type = "console" }
+
+            if isinstance(ep, str):
+                warnings.warn(
+                    "This way of declaring console scripts is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. "
+                    'Use reference = "{}", type = "console" instead.'.format(ep),
+                    DeprecationWarning,
+                )
+                extras = ""
+                module_path = ep
+            elif isinstance(ep, dict) and (
+                ep.get("type") == "console"
+                or "callable" in ep  # Supporting both new and legacy format for now
+            ):
+                if "callable" in ep:
+                    warnings.warn(
+                        "Using the keyword callable is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. "
+                        'Use reference = "{}", type = "console" instead.'.format(
+                            ep["callable"]
+                        ),
+                        DeprecationWarning,
+                    )
+
                 extras = "[{}]".format(", ".join(ep["extras"]))
-                ep = ep["callable"]
+                module_path = ep.get("reference", ep.get("callable"))
+            else:
+                continue
 
-            result["console_scripts"].append("{} = {}{}".format(name, ep, extras))
+            result["console_scripts"].append(
+                "{} = {}{}".format(name, module_path, extras)
+            )
 
         # Plugins -> entry points
         plugins = self._poetry.local_config.get("plugins", {})
@@ -303,6 +335,29 @@ def convert_entry_points(self) -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
 
         return dict(result)
 
+    def convert_script_files(self) -> List[Path]:
+        script_files: List[Path] = []
+
+        for _, ep in self._poetry.local_config.get("scripts", {}).items():
+            if isinstance(ep, dict) and ep.get("type") == "file":
+                source = ep["reference"]
+
+                if Path(source).is_absolute():
+                    raise RuntimeError(
+                        "{} is an absolute path. Expected relative path.".format(source)
+                    )
+
+                abs_path = Path.joinpath(self._path, source)
+
+                if not abs_path.exists():
+                    raise RuntimeError("{} file-script is not found.".format(abs_path))
+                if not abs_path.is_file():
+                    raise RuntimeError("{} file-script is not a file.".format(abs_path))
+
+                script_files.append(abs_path)
+
+        return script_files
+
     @classmethod
     def convert_author(cls, author: str) -> Dict[str, str]:
         m = AUTHOR_REGEX.match(author)
diff --git a/poetry/core/masonry/builders/sdist.py b/poetry/core/masonry/builders/sdist.py
index e0438cd10..752cbb700 100644
--- a/poetry/core/masonry/builders/sdist.py
+++ b/poetry/core/masonry/builders/sdist.py
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ def build_setup(self) -> bytes:
             before.append("entry_points = \\\n{}\n".format(pformat(entry_points)))
             extra.append("'entry_points': entry_points,")
 
+        script_files = self.convert_script_files()
+        if script_files:
+            rel_paths = [str(p.relative_to(self._path)) for p in script_files]
+            before.append('scripts = \\\n["{}"]\n'.format('", "'.join(rel_paths)))
+            extra.append("'scripts': scripts,")
+
         if self._package.python_versions != "*":
             python_requires = self._meta.requires_python
 
@@ -314,6 +320,9 @@ def find_files_to_add(self, exclude_build: bool = False) -> Set[BuildIncludeFile
             license_file for license_file in self._path.glob("LICENSE*")
         }
 
+        # add script files
+        additional_files.update(self.convert_script_files())
+
         # Include project files
         additional_files.add("pyproject.toml")
 
diff --git a/poetry/core/masonry/builders/wheel.py b/poetry/core/masonry/builders/wheel.py
index 1f4c4af87..29bff308c 100644
--- a/poetry/core/masonry/builders/wheel.py
+++ b/poetry/core/masonry/builders/wheel.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ def build(self) -> None:
                     self._copy_module(zip_file)
                     self._build(zip_file)
 
+                self._copy_file_scripts(zip_file)
                 self._write_metadata(zip_file)
                 self._write_record(zip_file)
 
@@ -164,6 +165,16 @@ def _build(self, wheel: zipfile.ZipFile) -> None:
 
                         self._add_file(wheel, pkg, rel_path)
 
+    def _copy_file_scripts(self, wheel: zipfile.ZipFile) -> None:
+        file_scripts = self.convert_script_files()
+
+        for abs_path in file_scripts:
+            self._add_file(
+                wheel,
+                abs_path,
+                Path.joinpath(Path(self.wheel_data_folder), "scripts", abs_path.name),
+            )
+
     def _run_build_command(self, setup: Path) -> None:
         subprocess.check_call(
             [
@@ -238,6 +249,10 @@ def _write_record(self, wheel: zipfile.ZipFile) -> None:
     def dist_info(self) -> str:
         return self.dist_info_name(self._package.name, self._meta.version)
 
+    @property
+    def wheel_data_folder(self) -> str:
+        return "{}-{}.data".format(self._package.name, self._meta.version)
+
     @property
     def wheel_filename(self) -> str:
         return "{}-{}-{}.whl".format(
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/complete.toml b/tests/fixtures/complete.toml
index a894a89c6..8d45ac0c2 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/complete.toml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/complete.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ pytest-cov = "^2.4"
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 my-script = 'my_package:main'
+sample_pyscript = { reference = "script-files/sample_script.py", type= "file" }
+sample_shscript = { reference = "script-files/sample_script.sh", type= "file" }
 
 
 [[tool.poetry.source]]
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/script-files/sample_script.py b/tests/fixtures/script-files/sample_script.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b73fa429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/script-files/sample_script.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+hello = "Hello World!"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/script-files/sample_script.sh b/tests/fixtures/script-files/sample_script.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6954d951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/script-files/sample_script.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo "Hello World!"
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/case_sensitive_exclusions/pyproject.toml b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/case_sensitive_exclusions/pyproject.toml
index 57d25a431..3bf793edc 100644
--- a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/case_sensitive_exclusions/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/case_sensitive_exclusions/pyproject.toml
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ time = ["pendulum"]
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 my-script = "my_package:main"
 my-2nd-script = "my_package:main2"
-extra-script = {callable = "my_package.extra:main", extras = ["time"]}
+extra-script = {reference = "my_package.extra:main", extras = ["time"], type = "console"}
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/complete/bin/script1.sh b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/complete/bin/script1.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a9686ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/complete/bin/script1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo "Hello World!"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/complete/pyproject.toml b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/complete/pyproject.toml
index d6455b7dd..711005450 100644
--- a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/complete/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/complete/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ time = ["pendulum"]
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 my-script = "my_package:main"
 my-2nd-script = "my_package:main2"
-extra-script = {callable = "my_package.extra:main", extras = ["time"]}
+extra-script-legacy = {callable = "my_package.extra_legacy:main", extras = ["time"]}
+extra-script = {reference = "my_package.extra:main", extras = ["time"], type = "console"}
+sh-script = {reference = "bin/script1.sh", type = "file"}
+
 
 [tool.poetry.urls]
 "Issue Tracker" = "https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/issues"
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/invalid_case_sensitive_exclusions/pyproject.toml b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/invalid_case_sensitive_exclusions/pyproject.toml
index 6ef10e595..44e226ccc 100644
--- a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/invalid_case_sensitive_exclusions/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/invalid_case_sensitive_exclusions/pyproject.toml
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ time = ["pendulum"]
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 my-script = "my_package:main"
 my-2nd-script = "my_package:main2"
-extra-script = {callable = "my_package.extra:main", extras = ["time"]}
+extra-script = {reference = "my_package.extra:main", extras = ["time"], type = "console"}
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/licenses_and_copying/pyproject.toml b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/licenses_and_copying/pyproject.toml
index b56bbe637..70880bcda 100644
--- a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/licenses_and_copying/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/licenses_and_copying/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ time = ["pendulum"]
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 my-script = "my_package:main"
 my-2nd-script = "my_package:main2"
-extra-script = {callable = "my_package.extra:main", extras = ["time"]}
+extra-script = {reference = "my_package.extra:main", extras = ["time"], type = "console"}
 
 [tool.poetry.urls]
 "Issue Tracker" = "https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/issues"
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/missing_script_files/README.rst b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/missing_script_files/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f127696c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/missing_script_files/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Missing Script Files
+========
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/missing_script_files/missing_script_files/__init__.py b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/missing_script_files/missing_script_files/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/missing_script_files/pyproject.toml b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/missing_script_files/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94eee3fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/missing_script_files/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[tool.poetry]
+name = "missing-script-files"
+version = "0.1"
+description = "Some description."
+authors = [
+    "Sébastien Eustace <sebastien@eustace.io>"
+]
+readme = "README.rst"
+
+[tool.poetry.scripts]
+missing_file = {reference = "not_existing_folder/not_existing_file.sh", type = "file"}
+
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+python = "3.6"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/script_file_invalid_definition/README.rst b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/script_file_invalid_definition/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f2f20661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/script_file_invalid_definition/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Script File Invalid Definition
+========
+
+This is a use case where the user provides a pyproject.toml where the file script definition is wrong.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/script_file_invalid_definition/bin/script.sh b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/script_file_invalid_definition/bin/script.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2fcee7113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/script_file_invalid_definition/bin/script.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+echo "Hello World"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/script_file_invalid_definition/pyproject.toml b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/script_file_invalid_definition/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f2601769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/script_file_invalid_definition/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[tool.poetry]
+name = "script_file_invalid_definition"
+version = "0.1"
+description = "Some description."
+authors = [
+    "Sébastien Eustace <sebastien@eustace.io>"
+]
+readme = "README.rst"
+
+[tool.poetry.scripts]
+invalid_definition = {reference = "bin/script.sh", type = "ffiillee"}
+
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+python = "3.6"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/script_file_invalid_definition/script_file_invalid_definition/__init__.py b/tests/masonry/builders/fixtures/script_file_invalid_definition/script_file_invalid_definition/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/test_builder.py b/tests/masonry/builders/test_builder.py
index c178ea6b8..af634e5e4 100644
--- a/tests/masonry/builders/test_builder.py
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/test_builder.py
@@ -154,3 +154,28 @@ def test_metadata_with_url_dependencies():
         "demo @ https://python-poetry.org/distributions/demo-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl"
         == requires_dist
     )
+
+
+def test_missing_script_files_throws_error():
+    builder = Builder(
+        Factory().create_poetry(
+            Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures" / "missing_script_files"
+        )
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError) as err:
+        builder.convert_script_files()
+
+    assert "file-script is not found." in err.value.args[0]
+
+
+def test_invalid_script_files_definition():
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError) as err:
+        Builder(
+            Factory().create_poetry(
+                Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures" / "script_file_invalid_definition"
+            )
+        )
+
+    assert "configuration is invalid" in err.value.args[0]
+    assert "[scripts.invalid_definition]" in err.value.args[0]
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/test_complete.py b/tests/masonry/builders/test_complete.py
index 8d7e647ee..7b7a986c8 100644
--- a/tests/masonry/builders/test_complete.py
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/test_complete.py
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ def test_complete():
 
     try:
         assert "my_package/sub_pgk1/extra_file.xml" not in zip.namelist()
+        assert "my-package-1.2.3.data/scripts/script1.sh" in zip.namelist()
+        assert (
+            "Hello World"
+            in zip.read("my-package-1.2.3.data/scripts/script1.sh").decode()
+        )
 
         entry_points = zip.read("my_package-1.2.3.dist-info/entry_points.txt")
 
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@ def test_complete():
             == """\
 [console_scripts]
 extra-script=my_package.extra:main[time]
+extra-script-legacy=my_package.extra_legacy:main[time]
 my-2nd-script=my_package:main2
 my-script=my_package:main
 
@@ -289,6 +295,28 @@ def test_complete():
 
 """
         )
+        actual_records = zip.read("my_package-1.2.3.dist-info/RECORD").decode()
+
+        # For some reason, the ordering of the files and the SHA hashes
+        # vary per operating systems and Python versions.
+        # So instead of 1:1 assertion, let's do a bit clunkier one:
+
+        expected_records = [
+            "my_package/__init__.py",
+            "my_package/data1/test.json",
+            "my_package/sub_pkg1/__init__.py",
+            "my_package/sub_pkg2/__init__.py",
+            "my_package/sub_pkg2/data2/data.json",
+            "my-package-1.2.3.data/scripts/script1.sh",
+            "my_package-1.2.3.dist-info/entry_points.txt",
+            "my_package-1.2.3.dist-info/LICENSE",
+            "my_package-1.2.3.dist-info/WHEEL",
+            "my_package-1.2.3.dist-info/METADATA",
+        ]
+
+        for expected_record in expected_records:
+            assert expected_record in actual_records
+
     finally:
         zip.close()
 
@@ -317,6 +345,7 @@ def test_complete_no_vcs():
         "my_package/sub_pkg1/__init__.py",
         "my_package/sub_pkg2/__init__.py",
         "my_package/sub_pkg2/data2/data.json",
+        "my-package-1.2.3.data/scripts/script1.sh",
         "my_package/sub_pkg3/foo.py",
         "my_package-1.2.3.dist-info/entry_points.txt",
         "my_package-1.2.3.dist-info/LICENSE",
@@ -335,6 +364,7 @@ def test_complete_no_vcs():
             == """\
 [console_scripts]
 extra-script=my_package.extra:main[time]
+extra-script-legacy=my_package.extra_legacy:main[time]
 my-2nd-script=my_package:main2
 my-script=my_package:main
 
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/test_sdist.py b/tests/masonry/builders/test_sdist.py
index effebd763..3bb8c0411 100644
--- a/tests/masonry/builders/test_sdist.py
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/test_sdist.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ def test_make_setup():
     assert ns["entry_points"] == {
         "console_scripts": [
             "extra-script = my_package.extra:main[time]",
+            "extra-script-legacy = my_package.extra_legacy:main[time]",
             "my-2nd-script = my_package:main2",
             "my-script = my_package:main",
         ]
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ def test_find_files_to_add():
         [
             Path("LICENSE"),
             Path("README.rst"),
+            Path("bin/script1.sh"),
             Path("my_package/__init__.py"),
             Path("my_package/data1/test.json"),
             Path("my_package/sub_pkg1/__init__.py"),
diff --git a/tests/masonry/test_api.py b/tests/masonry/test_api.py
index e0c73ab4c..47afe6ae7 100644
--- a/tests/masonry/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/masonry/test_api.py
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ def test_prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel():
     entry_points = """\
 [console_scripts]
 extra-script=my_package.extra:main[time]
+extra-script-legacy=my_package.extra_legacy:main[time]
 my-2nd-script=my_package:main2
 my-script=my_package:main