diff --git a/changelog.d/1557.change.rst b/changelog.d/1557.change.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f8af4a6cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1557.change.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Deprecated eggsecutable scripts and updated docs.
diff --git a/docs/setuptools.txt b/docs/setuptools.txt
index f84837ff48..efcd0a8671 100644
--- a/docs/setuptools.txt
+++ b/docs/setuptools.txt
@@ -560,6 +560,8 @@ Services and Plugins`_.
 "Eggsecutable" Scripts
 ----------------------
 
+.. deprecated:: 45.3.0
+
 Occasionally, there are situations where it's desirable to make an ``.egg``
 file directly executable.  You can do this by including an entry point such
 as the following::
diff --git a/setuptools/command/bdist_egg.py b/setuptools/command/bdist_egg.py
index 98470f1715..1b28d4c938 100644
--- a/setuptools/command/bdist_egg.py
+++ b/setuptools/command/bdist_egg.py
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
 import re
 import textwrap
 import marshal
+import warnings
 
 from setuptools.extern import six
 
 from pkg_resources import get_build_platform, Distribution, ensure_directory
 from pkg_resources import EntryPoint
 from setuptools.extension import Library
-from setuptools import Command
+from setuptools import Command, SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning
 
 try:
     # Python 2.7 or >=3.2
@@ -278,6 +279,12 @@ def gen_header(self):
         if ep is None:
             return 'w'  # not an eggsecutable, do it the usual way.
 
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Eggsecutables are deprecated and will be removed in a future "
+            "version.",
+            SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning
+        )
+
         if not ep.attrs or ep.extras:
             raise DistutilsSetupError(
                 "eggsecutable entry point (%r) cannot have 'extras' "
diff --git a/setuptools/tests/test_bdist_egg.py b/setuptools/tests/test_bdist_egg.py
index fb5b90b1a3..8760ea304c 100644
--- a/setuptools/tests/test_bdist_egg.py
+++ b/setuptools/tests/test_bdist_egg.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from setuptools.dist import Distribution
+from setuptools import SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning
 
 from . import contexts
 
@@ -64,3 +65,17 @@ def test_exclude_source_files(self, setup_context, user_override):
         names = list(zi.filename for zi in zip.filelist)
         assert 'hi.pyc' in names
         assert 'hi.py' not in names
+
+    def test_eggsecutable_warning(self, setup_context, user_override):
+        dist = Distribution(dict(
+            script_name='setup.py',
+            script_args=['bdist_egg'],
+            name='foo',
+            py_modules=['hi'],
+            entry_points={
+                'setuptools.installation':
+                    ['eggsecutable = my_package.some_module:main_func']},
+        ))
+        dist.parse_command_line()
+        with pytest.warns(SetuptoolsDeprecationWarning):
+            dist.run_commands()