diff --git a/distribution/pull_v2.go b/distribution/pull_v2.go
index 8a5989597e..dd91ff2157 100644
--- a/distribution/pull_v2.go
+++ b/distribution/pull_v2.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/distribution/metadata"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/distribution/xfer"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/image/v1"
+	v1 "github.com/docker/docker/image/v1"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/layer"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/progress"
@@ -392,6 +392,10 @@ func (p *v2Puller) pullV2Tag(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named, platform
 		if p.config.RequireSchema2 {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid manifest: not schema2")
 		}
+		msg := schema1DeprecationMessage(ref)
+		logrus.Warn(msg)
+		progress.Message(p.config.ProgressOutput, "", msg)
+
 		id, manifestDigest, err = p.pullSchema1(ctx, ref, v, platform)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
@@ -787,6 +791,10 @@ func (p *v2Puller) pullManifestList(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named, mf
 
 	switch v := manifest.(type) {
 	case *schema1.SignedManifest:
+		msg := schema1DeprecationMessage(ref)
+		logrus.Warn(msg)
+		progress.Message(p.config.ProgressOutput, "", msg)
+
 		platform := toOCIPlatform(manifestMatches[0].Platform)
 		id, _, err = p.pullSchema1(ctx, manifestRef, v, &platform)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/distribution/push_v2.go b/distribution/push_v2.go
index bbd14da1cb..e15384eba7 100644
--- a/distribution/push_v2.go
+++ b/distribution/push_v2.go
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ func (p *v2Pusher) pushV2Tag(ctx context.Context, ref reference.NamedTagged, id
 
 		logrus.Warnf("failed to upload schema2 manifest: %v - falling back to schema1", err)
 
+		msg := schema1DeprecationMessage(ref)
+		logrus.Warn(msg)
+		progress.Message(p.config.ProgressOutput, "", msg)
+
 		manifestRef, err := reference.WithTag(p.repo.Named(), ref.Tag())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/distribution/registry.go b/distribution/registry.go
index d81530b75c..c474d14473 100644
--- a/distribution/registry.go
+++ b/distribution/registry.go
@@ -156,3 +156,7 @@ func (th *existingTokenHandler) AuthorizeRequest(req *http.Request, params map[s
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", th.token))
 	return nil
 }
+
+func schema1DeprecationMessage(ref reference.Named) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[DEPRECATION NOTICE] registry v2 schema1 support will be removed in an upcoming release. Please contact admins of the %s registry NOW to avoid future disruption.", reference.Domain(ref))
+}