diff --git a/source/blender/python/gpu/gpu_py_shader.cc b/source/blender/python/gpu/gpu_py_shader.cc
index 85f5ecc9062..e9b4a87bc0f 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/gpu/gpu_py_shader.cc
+++ b/source/blender/python/gpu/gpu_py_shader.cc
@@ -929,6 +929,8 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(
     ".. class:: GPUShader(vertexcode, fragcode, geocode=None, libcode=None, defines=None, "
     "name='pyGPUShader')\n"
     "\n"
+    "   Deprecated, use gpu.shader.create_from_info(shader_info) instead.\n"
+    "\n"
     "   GPUShader combines multiple GLSL shaders into a program used for drawing.\n"
     "   It must contain at least a vertex and fragment shaders.\n"
     "\n"