diff --git a/lang/en/webservice.php b/lang/en/webservice.php
index e818856537e..741543a7ef0 100644
--- a/lang/en/webservice.php
+++ b/lang/en/webservice.php
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ $string['deleteservice'] = 'Delete the service: {$a->name} (id: {$a->id})';
 $string['deleteserviceconfirm'] = 'Deleting a service will also delete the tokens related to this service. Do you really want to delete external service "{$a}"?';
 $string['deletetoken'] = 'Delete token';
 $string['deletetokenconfirm'] = 'Do you really want to delete this web service token for <strong>{$a->user}</strong> on the service <strong>{$a->service}</strong>?';
+$string['deprecated'] = 'Deprecated';
 $string['disabledwarning'] = 'All web service protocols are disabled.  The "Enable web services" setting can be found in Advanced features.';
 $string['doc'] = 'Documentation';
 $string['docaccessrefused'] = 'You are not allowed to see the documentation for this token';
diff --git a/webservice/renderer.php b/webservice/renderer.php
index 3ad1001b1bb..5a2d08e3264 100644
--- a/webservice/renderer.php
+++ b/webservice/renderer.php
@@ -658,16 +658,21 @@ EOF;
         //(opened if printableformat = true)
         foreach ($functions as $functionname => $description) {
 
+            $tags = '';
+            if (!empty($description->deprecated)) {
+                $tags .= ' ' . html_writer::span(get_string('deprecated', 'core_webservice'), 'badge badge-warning');
+            }
+
             if (empty($printableformat)) {
                 $documentationhtml .= print_collapsible_region_start('',
                                 'aera_' . $functionname,
                                 html_writer::start_tag('strong', array())
-                                . $functionname . html_writer::end_tag('strong'),
+                                . $functionname . html_writer::end_tag('strong') . $tags,
                                 false,
                                 !$printableformat,
                                 true);
             } else {
-                $documentationhtml .= html_writer::tag('strong', $functionname);
+                $documentationhtml .= html_writer::tag('strong', $functionname) . $tags;
                 $documentationhtml .= $br;
             }