diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9eeffc951b0..5b0462d4440 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 ### Changed
 
 - Improved the `show` command to make it easier to check if packages are properly installed.
+- The `script` command has been deprecated, use `run` instead.
 - Expanded version constraints now keep the original version's precision.
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/docs/docs/cli.md b/docs/docs/cli.md
index 7aa5a64b9c5..0558a5a5e4a 100644
--- a/docs/docs/cli.md
+++ b/docs/docs/cli.md
@@ -289,11 +289,7 @@ The `run` command executes the given command inside the project's virtualenv.
 poetry run python -V
 ```
 
-Note that this command has no option.
-
-## script
-
-The `script` executes one of the scripts defined in `pyproject.toml`.
+It can also executes one of the scripts defined in `pyproject.toml`.
 
 So, if you have a script defined like this:
 
@@ -305,7 +301,7 @@ my-script = "my_module:main"
 You can execute it like so:
 
 ```bash
-poetry script my-script
+poetry run my-script
 ```
 
 Note that this command has no option.
diff --git a/poetry/console/commands/run.py b/poetry/console/commands/run.py
index 8bba1ba367f..37919900f82 100644
--- a/poetry/console/commands/run.py
+++ b/poetry/console/commands/run.py
@@ -11,11 +11,47 @@ class RunCommand(VenvCommand):
 
     def handle(self):
         args = self.argument('args')
+        script = args[0]
+        scripts = self.poetry.local_config.get('scripts')
+
+        if scripts and script in scripts:
+            return self.run_script(scripts[script], args)
 
         venv = self.venv
 
         return venv.execute(*args)
 
+    def run_script(self, script, args):
+        module, callable_ = script.split(':')
+
+        src_in_sys_path = 'sys.path.append(\'src\'); ' \
+            if self._module.is_in_src() else ''
+
+        cmd = ['python', '-c']
+
+        cmd += [
+            '"import sys; '
+            'from importlib import import_module; '
+            'sys.argv = {!r}; {}'
+            'import_module(\'{}\').{}()"'.format(
+                args, src_in_sys_path, module, callable_
+            )
+        ]
+
+        return self.venv.run(*cmd, shell=True, call=True)
+
+    @property
+    def _module(self):
+        from ...masonry.utils.module import Module
+
+        poetry = self.poetry
+        package = poetry.package
+        path = poetry.file.parent
+        module = Module(
+            package.name, path.as_posix()
+        )
+        return module
+
     def merge_application_definition(self, merge_args=True):
         if self._application is None \
                 or (self._application_definition_merged
diff --git a/poetry/console/commands/script.py b/poetry/console/commands/script.py
index 8108ad21b93..4bfed2e90bf 100644
--- a/poetry/console/commands/script.py
+++ b/poetry/console/commands/script.py
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-import sys
-
-from ...masonry.utils.module import Module
 from .venv_command import VenvCommand
 
 
 class ScriptCommand(VenvCommand):
     """
-    Executes a script defined in <comment>pyproject.toml</comment>
+    Executes a script defined in <comment>pyproject.toml</comment>. (<error>Deprecated</error>)
 
     script
         { script-name : The name of the script to execute }
@@ -14,6 +11,9 @@ class ScriptCommand(VenvCommand):
     """
 
     def handle(self):
+        self.line('<warning>script is deprecated use run instead.</warning>')
+        self.line('')
+
         script = self.argument('script-name')
         argv = [script] + self.argument('args')
 
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ def handle(self):
 
     @property
     def _module(self):
+        from ...masonry.utils.module import Module
+
         poetry = self.poetry
         package = poetry.package
         path = poetry.file.parent