diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/check.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/check.rs
index 6411b6203f181..d6cf18a5390a0 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/check.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/check.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use crate::commands::project::{
     validate_project_requires_python,
 };
 use crate::commands::reporters::PythonDownloadReporter;
+use crate::commands::workspace::list::find_scripts;
 use crate::commands::{ExitStatus, diagnostics, project};
 use crate::printer::Printer;
 use crate::settings::{FrozenSource, LockCheck, ResolverInstallerSettings};
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn check(
     // The most common case this is handling is a non-virtual workspace, where the root
     // package will almost always have the other packages nested under it, and we need a
     // way to select just the workspace root.
-    let excluded_targets = if let Some(project) = project.as_ref()
+    let mut excluded_targets = if let Some(project) = project.as_ref()
         && !defacto_all_packages
     {
         project
@@ -269,6 +270,21 @@ pub(crate) async fn check(
         Vec::new()
     };
 
+    // PEP 723 scripts have independent environments and must be checked explicitly with
+    // `uv check --script`. Reuse `uv workspace list --scripts` discovery so scripts nested in
+    // selected workspace members are not checked against the project environment.
+    if let Some(project) = project.as_ref() {
+        excluded_targets.extend(
+            find_scripts(project.workspace().install_path(), cache)?
+                .into_iter()
+                .filter(|script| {
+                    check_targets
+                        .iter()
+                        .any(|target| script.starts_with(target))
+                }),
+        );
+    }
+
     let groups = if let Some(project) = &project {
         groups.with_defaults(default_dependency_groups(project.pyproject_toml())?)
     } else {
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/workspace/list.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/workspace/list.rs
index 04d1d01a78a46..2ee938648bdcf 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/workspace/list.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/workspace/list.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn list(
 ///
 /// Respects ignore files and excludes repository internals, virtual environments, and the uv cache
 /// from traversal.
-fn find_scripts(workspace_root: &Path, cache: &Cache) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
+pub(crate) fn find_scripts(workspace_root: &Path, cache: &Cache) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
     // Avoid descending into the cache when it is inside the workspace. If the workspace itself is
     // inside the cache, it is still the requested search root and must not be excluded.
     let cache_root = if cache.root().is_absolute() {
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/project/check.rs b/crates/uv/tests/project/check.rs
index 6555a16273111..5ed55be9cd8e2 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/project/check.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/project/check.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,92 @@ fn check_project() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Check PEP 723 scripts only when explicitly selected, not as part of a workspace member.
+#[test]
+fn check_workspace_excludes_pep723_scripts() -> Result<()> {
+    let context =
+        uv_test::test_context!("3.12").with_filter((r"WARN Failed to fetch `ty`[^\n]*\n", ""));
+    context
+        .temp_dir
+        .child("pyproject.toml")
+        .write_str(indoc! {r#"
+            [project]
+            name = "project"
+            version = "0.1.0"
+            requires-python = ">=3.12"
+            dependencies = []
+
+            [tool.uv.workspace]
+            members = ["packages/*"]
+        "#})?;
+    context
+        .temp_dir
+        .child("main.py")
+        .write_str("value: int = 'project'\n")?;
+    context.temp_dir.child("script.py").write_str(indoc! {r#"
+        # /// script
+        # requires-python = ">=3.12"
+        # dependencies = []
+        # ///
+        value: int = "script"
+    "#})?;
+
+    write_workspace_member(&context, "member", "value: int = 'member'\n")?;
+    context
+        .temp_dir
+        .child("packages/member/script.py")
+        .write_str(indoc! {r#"
+            # /// script
+            # requires-python = ">=3.12"
+            # dependencies = []
+            # ///
+            value: int = "member-script"
+        "#})?;
+
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), workspace_check(&context), @r#"
+    exit_code: 1 (failure)
+    ----- stdout -----
+    main.py:1:14: error[invalid-assignment] Object of type `Literal["project"]` is not assignable to `int`
+    Found 1 diagnostic
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    warning: `uv check` is experimental and may change without warning. Pass `--preview-features check-command` to disable this warning.
+    "#);
+
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), workspace_check(&context).arg("--package").arg("member"), @r#"
+    exit_code: 1 (failure)
+    ----- stdout -----
+    main.py:1:14: error[invalid-assignment] Object of type `Literal["member"]` is not assignable to `int`
+    Found 1 diagnostic
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    warning: `uv check` is experimental and may change without warning. Pass `--preview-features check-command` to disable this warning.
+    "#);
+
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), workspace_check(&context).arg("--all-packages"), @r#"
+    exit_code: 1 (failure)
+    ----- stdout -----
+    main.py:1:14: error[invalid-assignment] Object of type `Literal["project"]` is not assignable to `int`
+    packages/member/main.py:1:14: error[invalid-assignment] Object of type `Literal["member"]` is not assignable to `int`
+    Found 2 diagnostics
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    warning: `uv check` is experimental and may change without warning. Pass `--preview-features check-command` to disable this warning.
+    "#);
+
+    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), workspace_check(&context).arg("--script").arg("script.py"), @r#"
+    exit_code: 1 (failure)
+    ----- stdout -----
+    script.py:5:14: error[invalid-assignment] Object of type `Literal["script"]` is not assignable to `int`
+    Found 1 diagnostic
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    warning: `uv check` is experimental and may change without warning. Pass `--preview-features check-command` to disable this warning.
+    "#);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Check only the selected workspace member, whether selected implicitly or explicitly.
 #[test]
 fn check_workspace_member_selection() -> Result<()> {