diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 952cc8c0..5fbf1259 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+v4.4.0
+=======
+
+* #300: Restore compatibility in the result from
+  ``Distribution.entry_points`` (``EntryPoints``) to honor
+  expectations in older implementations and issuing
+  deprecation warnings for these cases:
+
+  - ``EntryPoints`` objects are once again mutable, allowing
+    for ``sort()`` and other list-based mutation operations.
+    Avoid deprecation warnings by casting to a
+    mutable sequence (e.g.
+    ``list(dist.entry_points).sort()``).
+
+  - ``EntryPoints`` results once again allow
+    for access by index. To avoid deprecation warnings,
+    cast the result to a Sequence first
+    (e.g. ``tuple(dist.entry_points)[0]``).
+
 v4.3.1
 =======
 
diff --git a/importlib_metadata/__init__.py b/importlib_metadata/__init__.py
index acb45046..0ad0196e 100644
--- a/importlib_metadata/__init__.py
+++ b/importlib_metadata/__init__.py
@@ -209,7 +209,100 @@ def matches(self, **params):
         return all(map(operator.eq, params.values(), attrs))
 
 
-class EntryPoints(tuple):
+class DeprecatedList(list):
+    """
+    Allow an otherwise immutable object to implement mutability
+    for compatibility.
+
+    >>> recwarn = getfixture('recwarn')
+    >>> dl = DeprecatedList(range(3))
+    >>> dl[0] = 1
+    >>> dl.append(3)
+    >>> del dl[3]
+    >>> dl.reverse()
+    >>> dl.sort()
+    >>> dl.extend([4])
+    >>> dl.pop(-1)
+    4
+    >>> dl.remove(1)
+    >>> dl += [5]
+    >>> dl + [6]
+    [1, 2, 5, 6]
+    >>> dl + (6,)
+    [1, 2, 5, 6]
+    >>> dl.insert(0, 0)
+    >>> dl
+    [0, 1, 2, 5]
+    >>> dl == [0, 1, 2, 5]
+    True
+    >>> dl == (0, 1, 2, 5)
+    True
+    >>> len(recwarn)
+    1
+    """
+
+    _warn = functools.partial(
+        warnings.warn,
+        "EntryPoints list interface is deprecated. Cast to list if needed.",
+        DeprecationWarning,
+        stacklevel=2,
+    )
+
+    def __setitem__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._warn()
+        return super().__setitem__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def __delitem__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._warn()
+        return super().__delitem__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def append(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._warn()
+        return super().append(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def reverse(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._warn()
+        return super().reverse(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def extend(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._warn()
+        return super().extend(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def pop(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._warn()
+        return super().pop(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def remove(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._warn()
+        return super().remove(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def __iadd__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._warn()
+        return super().__iadd__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def __add__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, tuple):
+            self._warn()
+            other = tuple(other)
+        return self.__class__(tuple(self) + other)
+
+    def insert(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._warn()
+        return super().insert(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def sort(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._warn()
+        return super().sort(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, tuple):
+            self._warn()
+            other = tuple(other)
+
+        return tuple(self).__eq__(other)
+
+
+class EntryPoints(DeprecatedList):
     """
     An immutable collection of selectable EntryPoint objects.
     """
@@ -220,6 +313,14 @@ def __getitem__(self, name):  # -> EntryPoint:
         """
         Get the EntryPoint in self matching name.
         """
+        if isinstance(name, int):
+            warnings.warn(
+                "Accessing entry points by index is deprecated. "
+                "Cast to tuple if needed.",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+            return super().__getitem__(name)
         try:
             return next(iter(self.select(name=name)))
         except StopIteration:
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index b3c8c2f8..819d4841 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -133,6 +133,22 @@ def test_entry_points_dict_construction(self):
         assert expected.category is DeprecationWarning
         assert "Construction of dict of EntryPoints is deprecated" in str(expected)
 
+    def test_entry_points_by_index(self):
+        """
+        Prior versions of Distribution.entry_points would return a
+        tuple that allowed access by index.
+        Capture this now deprecated use-case
+        See python/importlib_metadata#300 and bpo-44246.
+        """
+        eps = distribution('distinfo-pkg').entry_points
+        with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as caught:
+            eps[0]
+
+        # check warning
+        expected = next(iter(caught))
+        assert expected.category is DeprecationWarning
+        assert "Accessing entry points by index is deprecated" in str(expected)
+
     def test_entry_points_groups_getitem(self):
         """
         Prior versions of entry_points() returned a dict. Ensure