diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index b45dc8c63f86b3..03123a54f1b088 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ added: v0.11.14
 
 Throw errors for deprecations.
 
+### `--deprecated-in-docs`
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+Show warnings for APIs that have been deprecated in the documentation.
+
 ### `--no-warnings`
 <!-- YAML
 added: v6.0.0
diff --git a/doc/node.1 b/doc/node.1
index ec41a44c7598c3..f2b32bdd8c09ab 100644
--- a/doc/node.1
+++ b/doc/node.1
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ Print stack traces for deprecations.
 .BR \-\-throw\-deprecation
 Throw errors for deprecations.
 
+.TP
+.BR \-\-deprecated-in-docs
+Show warnings for APIs that have been deprecated in the documentation.
+
 .TP
 .BR \-\-no\-warnings
 Silence all process warnings (including deprecations).
diff --git a/lib/internal/util.js b/lib/internal/util.js
index 4ada8dd0cc16f0..00262deb770fba 100644
--- a/lib/internal/util.js
+++ b/lib/internal/util.js
@@ -161,3 +161,33 @@ exports.cachedResult = function cachedResult(fn) {
     return result;
   };
 };
+
+// Used to emit a warning when a function has been deprecated
+// in the docs. Only has an effect when the --deprecated-in-docs
+// command line argument is used (off by default).
+exports.deprecatedInDocs = function(fn, msg) {
+  if (process.binding('config').deprecateInDocs !== true)
+    return fn;
+
+  var warned = false;
+  function deprecatedInDocs() {
+    if (!warned) {
+      warned = true;
+      process.emitWarning(msg, 'DeprecatedInDocsWarning', deprecatedInDocs);
+    }
+    if (new.target) {
+      return Reflect.construct(fn, arguments, new.target);
+    }
+    return fn.apply(this, arguments);
+  }
+  // The wrapper will keep the same prototype as fn to maintain prototype chain
+  Object.setPrototypeOf(deprecatedInDocs, fn);
+  if (fn.prototype) {
+    // Setting this (rather than using Object.setPrototype, as above) ensures
+    // that calling the unwrapped constructor gives an instanceof the wrapped
+    // constructor.
+    deprecatedInDocs.prototype = fn.prototype;
+  }
+
+  return deprecatedInDocs;
+};
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index ce49a5c431fd74..4926d2b6594a78 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ bool trace_warnings = false;
 // that is used by lib/module.js
 bool config_preserve_symlinks = false;
 
+// Set in node.cc by ParseArgs when --deprecated-in-docs is used.
+// Used in node_config.cc to set a constant on process.binding('config')
+// that is used by the emitDeprecatedInDocsWarning() method in
+// lib/internal/util.js
+bool config_deprecated_in_docs = false;
+
 bool v8_initialized = false;
 
 // process-relative uptime base, initialized at start-up
@@ -3539,6 +3545,8 @@ static void PrintHelp() {
          "  --trace-deprecation   show stack traces on deprecations\n"
          "  --throw-deprecation   throw an exception anytime a deprecated "
          "function is used\n"
+         "  --deprecated-in-docs  show warnings for APIs that are deprecated\n"
+         "                        in the docs\n"
          "  --no-warnings         silence all process warnings\n"
          "  --trace-warnings      show stack traces on process warnings\n"
          "  --trace-sync-io       show stack trace when use of sync IO\n"
@@ -3695,6 +3703,8 @@ static void ParseArgs(int* argc,
       track_heap_objects = true;
     } else if (strcmp(arg, "--throw-deprecation") == 0) {
       throw_deprecation = true;
+    } else if (strcmp(arg, "--deprecated-in-docs") == 0) {
+      config_deprecated_in_docs = true;
     } else if (strncmp(arg, "--security-revert=", 18) == 0) {
       const char* cve = arg + 18;
       Revert(cve);
diff --git a/src/node_config.cc b/src/node_config.cc
index 401345f6a608be..d148ce145adfdd 100644
--- a/src/node_config.cc
+++ b/src/node_config.cc
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ void InitConfig(Local<Object> target,
 
   if (config_preserve_symlinks)
     READONLY_BOOLEAN_PROPERTY("preserveSymlinks");
+
+  if (config_deprecated_in_docs)
+    READONLY_BOOLEAN_PROPERTY("deprecatedInDocs");
 }  // InitConfig
 
 }  // namespace node
diff --git a/src/node_internals.h b/src/node_internals.h
index ae284660782cfe..d356701b7566ec 100644
--- a/src/node_internals.h
+++ b/src/node_internals.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ extern const char* openssl_config;
 // that is used by lib/module.js
 extern bool config_preserve_symlinks;
 
+extern bool config_deprecated_in_docs;
+
 // Tells whether it is safe to call v8::Isolate::GetCurrent().
 extern bool v8_initialized;
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-deprecate-soon.js b/test/parallel/test-deprecate-soon.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..68635244482274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-deprecate-soon.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// Tests the --deprecated-in-docs command line option and warning emission.
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const spawnSync = require('child_process').spawnSync;
+const deprecateInDocs = process.binding('config').deprecateInDocs;
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
+  const util = require('internal/util');
+  const fn = util.deprecatedInDocs(() => {}, 'this is deprecated in the docs');
+
+  process.on('warning', common.mustCall((warning) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(warning.name, 'DeprecatedInDocsWarning');
+    assert.strictEqual(warning.message, 'this is deprecated in the docs');
+  }, deprecateInDocs ? 1 : 0));
+  fn();
+} else {
+  const options = [
+    '--expose-internals',
+    __filename,
+    'child'
+  ];
+
+  // Do not emit the deprecated in docs warning
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    spawnSync(process.execPath, options).status, 0,
+    'deprecation warning was printed');
+
+  options.unshift('--deprecated-in-docs');
+
+  // Emit the deprecated in docs warning
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    spawnSync(process.execPath, options).status, 0,
+    'deprecation warning was not printed properly');
+}