diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index f6e5a6dc..e1ef90b4 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ function configure_gnocchi {
         rm -f "$GNOCCHI_UWSGI_FILE"
 
         iniset "$GNOCCHI_UWSGI_FILE" uwsgi http $GNOCCHI_SERVICE_HOST:$GNOCCHI_SERVICE_PORT
-        iniset "$GNOCCHI_UWSGI_FILE" uwsgi wsgi-file "$GNOCCHI_DIR/gnocchi/rest/app.wsgi"
+        iniset "$GNOCCHI_UWSGI_FILE" uwsgi wsgi-file "/usr/local/bin/gnocchi-api"
         # This is running standalone
         iniset "$GNOCCHI_UWSGI_FILE" uwsgi master true
         # Set die-on-term & exit-on-reload so that uwsgi shuts down
diff --git a/doc/source/running.rst b/doc/source/running.rst
index 1880fde2..e9ffc325 100644
--- a/doc/source/running.rst
+++ b/doc/source/running.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The following uwsgi configuration file can be used::
   [uwsgi]
   http = localhost:8041
   # Set the correct path depending on your installation
-  wsgi-file = /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gnocchi/rest/app.wsgi
+  wsgi-file = /usr/local/bin/gnocchi-api
   master = true
   die-on-term = true
   threads = 32
diff --git a/gnocchi/rest/app.wsgi b/gnocchi/rest/app.wsgi
index b7fefed1..475d9acb 100644
--- a/gnocchi/rest/app.wsgi
+++ b/gnocchi/rest/app.wsgi
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
 
 See http://pecan.readthedocs.org/en/latest/deployment.html for details.
 """
+
+import debtcollector
+
 from gnocchi.rest import app
 
 application = app.build_wsgi_app()
+debtcollector.deprecate(prefix="The wsgi script gnocchi/rest/app.wsgi is deprecated",
+                        postfix=", please use gnocchi-api binary as wsgi script instead",
+                        version="4.0", removal_version="4.1",
+                        category=RuntimeWarning)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/wsgi-script-deprecation-c6753a844ca0b411.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/wsgi-script-deprecation-c6753a844ca0b411.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2739ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/wsgi-script-deprecation-c6753a844ca0b411.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The custom gnocchi/rest/app.wsgi is now deprecated, the gnocchi-api binary
+    should be used as wsgi script file. For example, with uwsgi "--wsgi-file
+    /usr/lib/python2.7/gnocchi/rest/app.wsgi" should be replaced by
+    "--wsgi-file /usr/bin/gnocchi-api".