diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f1e58bf..8947443d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ would be roughly like this:
 	+ desktop shell
 	+ ivi-shell
 	+ fullscreen shell
-	+ weston-info, weston-terminal, etc. we install by default
+	+ weston-info (deprecated), weston-terminal, etc. we install by default
 	+ screen-share
 
 - weston demos (not parallel-installable)
diff --git a/clients/weston-info.c b/clients/weston-info.c
index a26f0bf0..97725273 100644
--- a/clients/weston-info.c
+++ b/clients/weston-info.c
@@ -1861,6 +1861,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "*** Please use wayland-info instead\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "*** weston-info is deprecated and will be removed in a future version\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+
 	info.tablet_info = NULL;
 	info.xdg_output_manager_v1_info = NULL;
 	wl_list_init(&info.infos);