diff --git a/service_container/alias_private.rst b/service_container/alias_private.rst
index 756ab691b68..eda3658c778 100644
--- a/service_container/alias_private.rst
+++ b/service_container/alias_private.rst
@@ -146,6 +146,69 @@ This means that when using the container directly, you can access the
# ...
app.mailer: '@App\Mail\PhpMailer'
+Deprecating Service Aliases
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If you decide to deprecate the use of a service alias (because it is outdated
+or you decided not to maintain it anymore), you can deprecate its definition:
+
+.. configuration-block::
+
+ .. code-block:: yaml
+
+ app.mailer:
+ alias: '@AppBundle\Mail\PhpMailer'
+
+ # this will display a generic deprecation message...
+ deprecated: true
+
+ # ...but you can also define a custom deprecation message
+ deprecated: 'The "%alias_id%" alias is deprecated. Don\'t use it anymore.'
+
+ .. code-block:: xml
+
+
+
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