diff --git a/mesonbuild/msubprojects.py b/mesonbuild/msubprojects.py
index f4b4405634b2..4e770edf8c08 100755
--- a/mesonbuild/msubprojects.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/msubprojects.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 from .ast import IntrospectionInterpreter
 from .mesonlib import quiet_git, GitException, Popen_safe, MesonException, windows_proof_rmtree
 from .wrap.wrap import (Resolver, WrapException, ALL_TYPES,
-                        parse_patch_url, update_wrap_file, get_releases)
+                        parse_patch_url, update_wrap_file, get_releases,
+                        warn_if_deprecated)
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing_extensions import Protocol
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ def update_wrapdb(self) -> bool:
         if not info:
             self.log('  -> Wrap not found in wrapdb')
             return True
+        warn_if_deprecated(self.wrap.name, info)
 
         # Determine current version
         try:
diff --git a/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py b/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
index c675389aaaae..ecec3bd30788 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
@@ -164,6 +164,19 @@ def get_releases(allow_insecure: bool) -> T.Dict[str, T.Any]:
     data = get_releases_data(allow_insecure)
     return T.cast('T.Dict[str, T.Any]', json.loads(data.decode()))
 
+def warn_if_deprecated(name: str, info: T.Dict[str, T.Any]) -> None:
+    deprecated = info.get('deprecated')
+    if deprecated is None:
+        return
+    if 'replacement' in deprecated:
+        mlog.warning(f'Wrap {name} is deprecated: use {deprecated["replacement"]} instead')
+    elif 'successor' in deprecated:
+        mlog.warning(f'Wrap {name} is deprecated: port project to {deprecated["successor"]}')
+    elif 'reason' in deprecated:
+        mlog.warning(f'Wrap {name} is deprecated: {deprecated["reason"]}')
+    else:
+        mlog.warning(f'Wrap {name} is deprecated')
+
 def update_wrap_file(wrapfile: str, name: str, new_version: str, new_revision: str, allow_insecure: bool) -> None:
     url = open_wrapdburl(f'https://wrapdb.mesonbuild.com/v2/{name}_{new_version}-{new_revision}/{name}.wrap',
                          allow_insecure, True, True)
@@ -447,6 +460,7 @@ def get_from_wrapdb(self, subp_name: str) -> T.Optional[PackageDefinition]:
         info = self.wrapdb.get(subp_name)
         if not info:
             return None
+        warn_if_deprecated(subp_name, info)
         self.check_can_download()
         latest_version = info['versions'][0]
         version, revision = latest_version.rsplit('-', 1)
diff --git a/mesonbuild/wrap/wraptool.py b/mesonbuild/wrap/wraptool.py
index 85175114e289..5fbdbd076149 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/wrap/wraptool.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/wrap/wraptool.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 from glob import glob
 from .wrap import (open_wrapdburl, read_and_decompress, WrapException, get_releases,
-                   get_releases_data, parse_patch_url)
+                   get_releases_data, parse_patch_url, warn_if_deprecated)
 from .. import mesonlib, msubprojects
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -65,12 +65,15 @@ def add_arguments(parser: 'argparse.ArgumentParser') -> None:
 def list_projects(options: 'argparse.Namespace') -> None:
     releases = get_releases(options.allow_insecure)
     for p in releases.keys():
-        print(p)
+        if 'deprecated' not in releases[p]:
+            print(p)
 
 def search(options: 'argparse.Namespace') -> None:
     name = options.name
     releases = get_releases(options.allow_insecure)
     for p, info in releases.items():
+        if 'deprecated' in releases[p]:
+            continue
         if p.find(name) != -1:
             print(p)
         else:
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ def get_latest_version(name: str, allow_insecure: bool) -> T.Tuple[str, str]:
     info = releases.get(name)
     if not info:
         raise WrapException(f'Wrap {name} not found in wrapdb')
+    warn_if_deprecated(name, info)
     latest_version = info['versions'][0]
     version, revision = latest_version.rsplit('-', 1)
     return version, revision
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ def info(options: 'argparse.Namespace') -> None:
     info = releases.get(name)
     if not info:
         raise WrapException(f'Wrap {name} not found in wrapdb')
+    warn_if_deprecated(name, info)
     print(f'Available versions of {name}:')
     for v in info['versions']:
         print(' ', v)
diff --git a/tools/regenerate_docs.py b/tools/regenerate_docs.py
index b7484e7657dc..2097331abca5 100755
--- a/tools/regenerate_docs.py
+++ b/tools/regenerate_docs.py
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ def generate_wrapdb_table(output_dir: Path) -> None:
         f.write('| Project | Versions | Provided dependencies | Provided programs |\n')
         f.write('| ------- | -------- | --------------------- | ----------------- |\n')
         for name, info in releases.items():
+            if 'deprecated' in info:
+                continue
             versions = []
             added_tags = set()
             for v in info['versions']: