diff --git a/include/cantera/base/global.h b/include/cantera/base/global.h
index 75342b1d8..3a1d5309f 100644
--- a/include/cantera/base/global.h
+++ b/include/cantera/base/global.h
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ void writelogendl();
 //! @copydoc Application::Messages::logerror
 void error(const std::string& msg);
 
+//! @copydoc Application::warn_deprecated
+void warn_deprecated(const std::string& method, const std::string& extra="");
+
 //! @copydoc Application::Messages::setLogger
 void setLogger(Logger* logwriter);
 
diff --git a/src/base/application.cpp b/src/base/application.cpp
index 448a5b0de..a085695cf 100644
--- a/src/base/application.cpp
+++ b/src/base/application.cpp
@@ -366,6 +366,17 @@ void Application::ApplicationDestroy()
     }
 }
 
+void Application::warn_deprecated(const std::string& method,
+                                  const std::string& extra)
+{
+    if (warnings.count(method)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    warnings.insert(method);
+    writelog("WARNING: '" + method + "' is deprecated. " + extra);
+    writelogendl();
+}
+
 void Application::thread_complete()
 {
 #if defined(THREAD_SAFE_CANTERA)
diff --git a/src/base/application.h b/src/base/application.h
index 6c74eb709..a6959736e 100644
--- a/src/base/application.h
+++ b/src/base/application.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "cantera/base/logger.h"
 
 #include <map>
+#include <set>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -435,6 +436,12 @@ public:
         pMessenger->logerror(msg);
     }
 
+    //! Print a warning indicating that *method* is deprecated. Additional
+    //! information (removal version, alternatives) can be specified in
+    //! *extra*. Deprecation warnings are printed once per method per
+    //! invocation of the application.
+    void warn_deprecated(const std::string& method, const std::string& extra="");
+
     //! @copydoc Messages::setLogger
     void setLogger(Logger* logwriter) {
         pMessenger->setLogger(logwriter);
@@ -535,6 +542,9 @@ protected:
     std::string tmp_dir;
     //! Current vector of xml file trees that have been previously parsed
     std::map<std::string, XML_Node*> xmlfiles;
+    //! Vector of deprecation warnings that have been emitted (to suppress duplicates)
+    std::set<std::string> warnings;
+
     //! Current pointer to the logwriter
     //Logger* logwriter;
 #ifdef WITH_HTML_LOGS
diff --git a/src/base/global.cpp b/src/base/global.cpp
index 22bb40521..7426e2103 100644
--- a/src/base/global.cpp
+++ b/src/base/global.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ void error(const std::string& msg)
     app()->logerror(msg);
 }
 
+void warn_deprecated(const std::string& method, const std::string& extra)
+{
+    app()->warn_deprecated(method, extra);
+}
+
 // **************** HTML Logging ****************
 
 #ifdef WITH_HTML_LOGS