diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-services/nifi-hwx-schema-registry-bundle/nifi-hwx-schema-registry-service/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/schemaregistry/hortonworks/HortonworksSchemaRegistry.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-services/nifi-hwx-schema-registry-bundle/nifi-hwx-schema-registry-service/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/schemaregistry/hortonworks/HortonworksSchemaRegistry.java
index a6a03cdc61..610463c12b 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-services/nifi-hwx-schema-registry-bundle/nifi-hwx-schema-registry-service/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/schemaregistry/hortonworks/HortonworksSchemaRegistry.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-services/nifi-hwx-schema-registry-bundle/nifi-hwx-schema-registry-service/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/schemaregistry/hortonworks/HortonworksSchemaRegistry.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.hortonworks.registries.schemaregistry.errors.SchemaNotFoundException;
 import org.apache.avro.Schema;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.nifi.annotation.documentation.CapabilityDescription;
+import org.apache.nifi.annotation.documentation.DeprecationNotice;
 import org.apache.nifi.annotation.documentation.Tags;
 import org.apache.nifi.annotation.lifecycle.OnDisabled;
 import org.apache.nifi.annotation.lifecycle.OnEnabled;
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 @Tags({"schema", "registry", "avro", "hortonworks", "hwx"})
 @CapabilityDescription("Provides a Schema Registry Service that interacts with a Hortonworks Schema Registry, available at https://github.com/hortonworks/registry")
+@DeprecationNotice(reason = "This controller service is deprecated and will be removed in NiFi 2.x.")
 public class HortonworksSchemaRegistry extends AbstractControllerService implements SchemaRegistry {
     private static final Set<SchemaField> schemaFields = EnumSet.of(SchemaField.SCHEMA_NAME,
             SchemaField.SCHEMA_BRANCH_NAME,