diff --git a/changelog.d/341.misc b/changelog.d/341.misc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d49db60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/341.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add entrypoint to allow running Sygnal by running the `sygnal` script.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2ebd7ee1..7088a77e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -112,4 +112,7 @@ dev = [
 homepage = "https://github.com/matrix-org/sygnal"
 documentation = "https://github.com/matrix-org/sygnal/tree/main/docs"
 repository = "https://github.com/matrix-org/sygnal.git"
-changelog = "https://github.com/matrix-org/sygnal/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md"
\ No newline at end of file
+changelog = "https://github.com/matrix-org/sygnal/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md"
+
+[project.scripts]
+sygnal = "sygnal.sygnal:main"
diff --git a/sygnal/sygnal.py b/sygnal/sygnal.py
index 6b5761b1..ce3ca5cf 100644
--- a/sygnal/sygnal.py
+++ b/sygnal/sygnal.py
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ def merge_left_with_defaults(
     return result
 
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+def main():
     # TODO we don't want to have to install the reactor, when we can get away with
     #   it
     asyncioreactor.install()
@@ -356,3 +356,7 @@ def merge_left_with_defaults(
     custom_reactor = cast(SygnalReactor, asyncioreactor.AsyncioSelectorReactor())
     sygnal = Sygnal(config, custom_reactor)
     sygnal.run()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()