diff --git a/code/Controller/AssetAdminFieldsExtension.php b/code/Controller/AssetAdminFieldsExtension.php
index 9b4ebe261..fe50e8cea 100644
--- a/code/Controller/AssetAdminFieldsExtension.php
+++ b/code/Controller/AssetAdminFieldsExtension.php
@@ -4,13 +4,23 @@
 
 use SilverStripe\Admin\LeftAndMain;
 use SilverStripe\Core\Extension;
+use SilverStripe\Dev\Deprecation;
 use SilverStripe\View\Requirements;
 
 /**
  * @extends Extension<LeftAndMain>
+ * @deprecated 5.3.0 Will be replaced with YAML configuration
  */
 class AssetAdminFieldsExtension extends Extension
 {
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        Deprecation::withNoReplacement(
+            fn () => Deprecation::notice('5.3.0', 'Will be replaced with YAML configuration', Deprecation::SCOPE_CLASS)
+        );
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
     public function init()
     {
         Requirements::add_i18n_javascript('silverstripe/asset-admin:client/lang', false);