diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/models/project.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/models/project.ts
index 9d11e151cb..d5d7be147b 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/models/project.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/models/project.ts
@@ -122,13 +122,15 @@ export class Project implements ISqlProject {
 		// check if this is an sdk style project https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/project-sdk/overview
 		this._isSdkStyleProject = this.CheckForSdkStyleProject();
 
+		// get pre and post deploy scripts specified in the sqlproj
+		this._preDeployScripts = this.readPreDeployScripts();
+		this._postDeployScripts = this.readPostDeployScripts();
+		this._noneDeployScripts = this.readNoneDeployScripts();
+
 		// get files and folders
 		this._files = await this.readFilesInProject();
 		this.files.push(...await this.readFolders());
 
-		this._preDeployScripts = this.readPreDeployScripts();
-		this._postDeployScripts = this.readPostDeployScripts();
-		this._noneDeployScripts = this.readNoneDeployScripts();
 		this._databaseReferences = this.readDatabaseReferences();
 		this._importedTargets = this.readImportedTargets();
 
@@ -225,6 +227,13 @@ export class Project implements ISqlProject {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (this.isSdkStyleProject) {
+			// remove any pre/post/none deploy scripts that were specified in the sqlproj so they aren't counted twice
+			this.preDeployScripts.forEach(f => filesSet.delete(f.relativePath));
+			this.postDeployScripts.forEach(f => filesSet.delete(f.relativePath));
+			this.noneDeployScripts.forEach(f => filesSet.delete(f.relativePath));
+		}
+
 		// create a FileProjectEntry for each file
 		const fileEntries: FileProjectEntry[] = [];
 		filesSet.forEach(f => {
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/openSdkStyleSqlProjectWithGlobsSpecifiedBaseline.xml b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/openSdkStyleSqlProjectWithGlobsSpecifiedBaseline.xml
index e93de1e8c3..88a388508a 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/openSdkStyleSqlProjectWithGlobsSpecifiedBaseline.xml
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/openSdkStyleSqlProjectWithGlobsSpecifiedBaseline.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
     <Build Include="..\other\file1.sql" />
     <Build Include="folder1\*.sql" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PreDeploy Include="..\other\folder2\Script.PreDeployment1.sql" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+   <ItemGroup>
+    <PostDeploy Include="..\other\folder2\Script.PostDeployment1.sql" />
+    <None Include="..\other\folder2\Script.PostDeployment2.sql" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ArtifactReference Condition="'$(NetCoreBuild)' == 'true'" Include="$(NETCoreTargetsPath)\SystemDacpacs\150\master.dacpac">
       <SuppressMissingDependenciesErrors>False</SuppressMissingDependenciesErrors>
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/project.test.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/project.test.ts
index 7e8f32d21f..50310f8e7d 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/project.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/project.test.ts
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ describe('Project: sdk style project content operations', function (): void {
 
 		// Files and folders
 		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.Folder).length).equal(3);
-		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.File).length).equal(17);
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.File).length).equal(13);
 
 		// SqlCmdVariables
 		should(Object.keys(project.sqlCmdVariables).length).equal(2);
@@ -883,6 +883,27 @@ describe('Project: sdk style project content operations', function (): void {
 		should(project.files.filter(f => f.relativePath === 'folder1\\').length).equal(1);
 	});
 
+	it('Should handle pre/post/none deploy scripts outside of project folder', async function (): Promise<void> {
+		const testFolderPath = await testUtils.generateTestFolderPath();
+		const mainProjectPath =  path.join(testFolderPath, 'project');
+		const otherFolderPath = path.join(testFolderPath, 'other');
+		projFilePath = await testUtils.createTestSqlProjFile(baselines.openSdkStyleSqlProjectWithGlobsSpecifiedBaseline, mainProjectPath);
+		await testUtils.createDummyFileStructure(false, undefined, path.dirname(projFilePath));
+
+		// create files outside of project folder that are included in the project file
+		await fs.mkdir(otherFolderPath);
+		await testUtils.createOtherDummyFiles(otherFolderPath);
+
+		const project: Project = await Project.openProject(projFilePath);
+
+		// verify files, folders, pre/post/none deploy scripts were loaded correctly
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.Folder).length).equal(2);
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.File).length).equal(18);
+		should(project.preDeployScripts.length).equal(1);
+		should(project.postDeployScripts.length).equal(1);
+		should(project.noneDeployScripts.length).equal(1);
+	});
+
 	it('Should handle globbing patterns listed in sqlproj', async function (): Promise<void> {
 		const testFolderPath = await testUtils.generateTestFolderPath();
 		const mainProjectPath =  path.join(testFolderPath, 'project');
@@ -1056,15 +1077,17 @@ describe('Project: sdk style project content operations', function (): void {
 
 		const project: Project = await Project.openProject(projFilePath);
 
-		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.File).length).equal(17);
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.File).length).equal(13);
 		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.Folder).length).equal(3);
+		should(project.noneDeployScripts.length).equal(2);
 
 		// try to exclude a glob included folder
 		await project.exclude(project.files.find(f => f.relativePath === 'folder1\\')!);
 
 		// verify folder and contents are excluded
 		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.Folder).length).equal(1);
-		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.File).length).equal(9);
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.File).length).equal(6);
+		should(project.noneDeployScripts.length).equal(1, 'Script.PostDeployment2.sql should have been excluded');
 		should(project.files.find(f => f.relativePath === 'folder1\\')).equal(undefined);
 
 		// verify sqlproj has glob exclude for folder, but not for files and inner folder
@@ -1082,7 +1105,7 @@ describe('Project: sdk style project content operations', function (): void {
 
 		const project: Project = await Project.openProject(projFilePath);
 
-		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.File).length).equal(17);
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.File).length).equal(13);
 		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.Folder).length).equal(3);
 
 		// try to exclude a glob included folder
@@ -1090,7 +1113,7 @@ describe('Project: sdk style project content operations', function (): void {
 
 		// verify folder and contents are excluded
 		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.Folder).length).equal(2);
-		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.File).length).equal(15);
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.File).length).equal(11);
 		should(project.files.find(f => f.relativePath === 'folder1\\nestedFolder\\')).equal(undefined);
 
 		// verify sqlproj has glob exclude for folder, but not for files
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/testUtils.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/testUtils.ts
index e1242be5c0..a298a42b1a 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/testUtils.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/testUtils.ts
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ export async function createListOfFiles(filePath?: string): Promise<Uri[]> {
  *	 	- folder2
  * 			-file1.sql
  * 			-file2.sql
+ * 			- Script.PreDeployment1.sql
+ * 			- Script.PostDeployment1.sql
+ * 			- Script.PostDeployment2.sql
  *
  */
 export async function createOtherDummyFiles(testFolderPath: string): Promise<string> {
@@ -221,5 +224,13 @@ export async function createOtherDummyFiles(testFolderPath: string): Promise<str
 	const testLongerName = path.join(testFolderPath, 'folder1', 'testLongerName.sql');
 	await fs.writeFile(testLongerName, '');
 
+	const preDeploymentScript = path.join(testFolderPath, 'folder2', 'Script.PreDeployment1.sql');
+	await fs.writeFile(preDeploymentScript, '');
+
+	const postDeploymentScript1 = path.join(testFolderPath, 'folder2', 'Script.PostDeployment1.sql');
+	await fs.writeFile(postDeploymentScript1, '');
+
+	const postDeploymentScript2 = path.join(testFolderPath, 'folder2', 'Script.PostDeployment2.sql');
+	await fs.writeFile(postDeploymentScript2, '');
 	return testFolderPath;
 }