diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a07190114..5935ff50e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function usage() {
 	echo " --without-iscsi-initiator No path required."
 	echo " --with-vtune=DIR          Required to profile I/O under Intel VTune Amplifier XE. (Deprecated)"
 	echo " --without-vtune           example: /opt/intel/vtune_amplifier_xe_version"
-	echo " --with-ocf[=DIR]          Build OCF library and bdev module."
+	echo " --with-ocf[=DIR]          Build OCF library and bdev module. (Deprecated)"
 	echo " --without-ocf             If argument is directory, interpret it as root of OCF repo"
 	echo "                           If argument is file, interpret it as compiled OCF lib"
 	echo "                           If no argument is specified, OCF git submodule is used by default"
@@ -1110,6 +1110,7 @@ if echo -e '#include <stdlib.h>\nint main(void) { arc4random(); return 0; }\n' \
 fi
 
 if [[ "${CONFIG[OCF]}" = "y" ]]; then
+	echo "WARNING: OCF - bdev_ocf is deprecated."
 	# If OCF_PATH is a file, assume it is a library and use it to compile with
 	if [ -f ${CONFIG[OCF_PATH]} ]; then
 		CONFIG[CUSTOMOCF]=y
diff --git a/deprecation.md b/deprecation.md
index 9f864d2b6..81bd82d34 100644
--- a/deprecation.md
+++ b/deprecation.md
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ without the benefits of persistency.
 
 VTune integration is in now deprecated and will be removed in SPDK 23.05.
 
+### OCF
+
+#### `bdev_ocf`
+
+The Open CAS Framework (OCF) integration via bdev module and env_ocf is now deprecated
+and will be removed in SPDK 23.05.
+
 ### nvme
 
 #### `nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset`
diff --git a/module/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.c b/module/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.c
index 50dc77448..0c12856f0 100644
--- a/module/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.c
+++ b/module/bdev/ocf/vbdev_ocf.c
@@ -1256,6 +1256,8 @@ error_free:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+SPDK_LOG_DEPRECATION_REGISTER(bdev_ocf, "bdev_ocf support", "SPDK 23.05", 0);
+
 /* Read configuration file at the start of SPDK application
  * This adds vbdevs to global list if some mentioned in config */
 static int
@@ -1263,6 +1265,8 @@ vbdev_ocf_init(void)
 {
 	int status;
 
+	SPDK_LOG_DEPRECATED(bdev_ocf);
+
 	status = vbdev_ocf_ctx_init();
 	if (status) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("OCF ctx initialization failed with=%d\n", status);