diff --git a/mlflow/cli.py b/mlflow/cli.py
index 4271be78fc3f2..48c57dbbf7094 100644
--- a/mlflow/cli.py
+++ b/mlflow/cli.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import contextlib
-import importlib.metadata
 import json
 import logging
 import os
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@
 from mlflow.tracking import _get_store
 from mlflow.utils import cli_args
 from mlflow.utils.logging_utils import eprint
-from mlflow.utils.os import is_windows
+from mlflow.utils.os import get_entry_points, is_windows
 from mlflow.utils.process import ShellCommandException
 from mlflow.utils.server_cli_utils import (
     artifacts_only_config_validation,
@@ -353,7 +352,7 @@ def _validate_static_prefix(ctx, param, value):  # pylint: disable=unused-argume
 @click.option(
     "--app-name",
     default=None,
-    type=click.Choice([e.name for e in importlib.metadata.entry_points().get("mlflow.app", [])]),
+    type=click.Choice([e.name for e in get_entry_points("mlflow.app")]),
     show_default=True,
     help=(
         "Application name to be used for the tracking server. "
diff --git a/mlflow/server/__init__.py b/mlflow/server/__init__.py
index 3177d63e93104..2c57dac526008 100644
--- a/mlflow/server/__init__.py
+++ b/mlflow/server/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     search_datasets_handler,
     upload_artifact_handler,
 )
-from mlflow.utils.os import is_windows
+from mlflow.utils.os import get_entry_points, is_windows
 from mlflow.utils.process import _exec_cmd
 from mlflow.version import VERSION
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def serve():
 
 
 def _find_app(app_name: str) -> str:
-    apps = importlib.metadata.entry_points().get("mlflow.app", [])
+    apps = get_entry_points("mlflow.app")
     for app in apps:
         if app.name == app_name:
             return app.value
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def get_app_client(app_name: str, *args, **kwargs):
     Returns:
         An app client instance.
     """
-    clients = importlib.metadata.entry_points().get("mlflow.app.client", [])
+    clients = get_entry_points("mlflow.app.client")
     for client in clients:
         if client.name == app_name:
             cls = client.load()
diff --git a/mlflow/utils/os.py b/mlflow/utils/os.py
index ff5be9b4d685c..ad50f005adf7d 100644
--- a/mlflow/utils/os.py
+++ b/mlflow/utils/os.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import importlib.metadata
 import os
+import sys
 
 
 def is_windows():
@@ -10,3 +12,13 @@ def is_windows():
 
     """
     return os.name == "nt"
+
+
+def get_entry_points(namespace):
+    if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
+        return importlib.metadata.entry_points(group=namespace)
+    else:
+        try:
+            return importlib.metadata.entry_points().get(namespace, [])
+        except AttributeError:
+            return importlib.metadata.entry_points().select(group=namespace)