diff --git a/manifests/backend/vmdk.pp b/manifests/backend/vmdk.pp
index 248830d9..a3ccb5cf 100644
--- a/manifests/backend/vmdk.pp
+++ b/manifests/backend/vmdk.pp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # == define: cinder::backend::vmdk
 #
+# DEPRECATED !!
 # Configure the VMware VMDK driver for cinder.
 #
 # === Parameters
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ define cinder::backend::vmdk (
 
   include cinder::deps
 
+  warning('Support for VMWare storage driver has been deprecated')
+
   cinder_config {
     "${name}/volume_backend_name":                value => $volume_backend_name;
     "${name}/backend_availability_zone":          value => $backend_availability_zone;
diff --git a/manifests/vmware.pp b/manifests/vmware.pp
index e28c5868..4c005b89 100644
--- a/manifests/vmware.pp
+++ b/manifests/vmware.pp
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 # == Class: cinder::vmware
 #
+# DEPRECATED !!
 # Creates vmdk specific disk file type & clone type.
 #
 class cinder::vmware {
 
   include cinder::deps
 
+  warning('Support for VMWare storage driver has been deprecated')
+
   cinder_type { 'vmware-thin':
     ensure     => present,
     properties => ['vmware:vmdk_type=thin']
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-vmware-9628bcac0e2435e6.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-vmware-9628bcac0e2435e6.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ef692bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-vmware-9628bcac0e2435e6.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The following implementations have been deprecated and will be removed
+    in a future release.
+
+    - ``cinder::vmware`` class
+    - ``cinder::backend::vmdk`` defined resource type