diff --git a/lib/Cake/Core/App.php b/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
index 4df1dc8fb..0c478c606 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ class App {
  * @param string $plugin CamelCased/lower_cased plugin name to find the path of.
  * @return string full path to the plugin.
  * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-utility-libraries/app.html#App::pluginPath
+ * @deprecated 2.6 Use `CakePlugin::path()` instead.
  */
 	public static function pluginPath($plugin) {
 		return CakePlugin::path($plugin);