diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
index 8b9534a40..b9c041cec 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
@@ -1688,6 +1688,9 @@ class Model extends CakeObject implements CakeEventListener {
  * Saves the value of a single field to the database, based on the current
  * model ID.
  *
+ * @deprecated 3.0.0 To ease migration to the new major, do not use this method anymore.
+ *   Stateful model usage will be removed. Use the existing save() methods instead.
+ *
  * @param string $name Name of the table field
  * @param mixed $value Value of the field
  * @param bool|array $validate Either a boolean, or an array.