diff --git a/jax/__init__.py b/jax/__init__.py
index 7086b9e9c66a..457b13ebf5b9 100644
--- a/jax/__init__.py
+++ b/jax/__init__.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 from jax._src.api import block_until_ready as block_until_ready
 from jax._src.ad_checkpoint import checkpoint_wrapper as checkpoint
 from jax._src.ad_checkpoint import checkpoint_policies as checkpoint_policies
-from jax._src.api import clear_backends as clear_backends
+from jax._src.api import clear_backends as _deprecated_clear_backends
 from jax._src.api import clear_caches as clear_caches
 from jax._src.custom_derivatives import closure_convert as closure_convert
 from jax._src.custom_derivatives import custom_gradient as custom_gradient
@@ -218,10 +218,16 @@
     "or jax.tree_util.tree_map (any JAX version).",
     _deprecated_tree_map
   ),
+  # Added Mar 15, 2024
+  "clear_backends": (
+    "jax.clear_backends is deprecated",
+    _deprecated_clear_backends
+  ),
 }
 
 import typing as _typing
 if _typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+  from jax._src.api import clear_backends as clear_backends
   from jax._src.tree_util import treedef_is_leaf as treedef_is_leaf
   from jax._src.tree_util import tree_flatten as tree_flatten
   from jax._src.tree_util import tree_leaves as tree_leaves