diff --git a/setuptools/config/_apply_pyprojecttoml.py b/setuptools/config/_apply_pyprojecttoml.py
index 5fe1108dc8..2d64860b04 100644
--- a/setuptools/config/_apply_pyprojecttoml.py
+++ b/setuptools/config/_apply_pyprojecttoml.py
@@ -296,6 +296,16 @@ def _get_previous_entrypoints(dist: "Distribution") -> Dict[str, list]:
     return {k: v for k, v in value.items() if k not in ignore}
 
 
+def _get_previous_scripts(dist: "Distribution") -> Optional[list]:
+    value = getattr(dist, "entry_points", None) or {}
+    return value.get("console_scripts")
+
+
+def _get_previous_gui_scripts(dist: "Distribution") -> Optional[list]:
+    value = getattr(dist, "entry_points", None) or {}
+    return value.get("gui_scripts")
+
+
 def _attrgetter(attr):
     """
     Similar to ``operator.attrgetter`` but returns None if ``attr`` is not found
@@ -371,6 +381,8 @@ def _acessor(obj):
     "classifiers": _attrgetter("metadata.classifiers"),
     "urls": _attrgetter("metadata.project_urls"),
     "entry-points": _get_previous_entrypoints,
+    "scripts": _get_previous_scripts,
+    "gui-scripts": _get_previous_gui_scripts,
     "dependencies": _some_attrgetter("_orig_install_requires", "install_requires"),
     "optional-dependencies": _some_attrgetter("_orig_extras_require", "extras_require"),
 }