diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/ConsoleShell.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/ConsoleShell.php
index 051afd2d5..b2a4431a2 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/ConsoleShell.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/ConsoleShell.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ App::uses('AppShell', 'Console/Command');
  * Provides a very basic 'interactive' console for CakePHP apps.
  *
  * @package       Cake.Console.Command
+ * @deprecated Deprecated since version 2.4, will be removed in 3.0
  */
 class ConsoleShell extends AppShell {