diff --git a/audio/audio-hmp-cmds.c b/audio/audio-hmp-cmds.c
index 1e56af21ab..1ffb5ebc74 100644
--- a/audio/audio-hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/audio/audio-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qobject/qdict.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 
 static QLIST_HEAD (capture_list_head, CaptureState) capture_head;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ void hmp_info_capture(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     int i;
     CaptureState *s;
 
+    warn_report_once("'info capture' is deprecated since v10.2, to be removed");
+
     for (s = capture_head.lh_first, i = 0; s; s = s->entries.le_next, ++i) {
         monitor_printf(mon, "[%d]: ", i);
         s->ops.info (s->opaque);
@@ -48,6 +51,8 @@ void hmp_stopcapture(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     int n = qdict_get_int(qdict, "n");
     CaptureState *s;
 
+    warn_report_once("'stopcapture' is deprecated since v10.2, to be removed");
+
     for (s = capture_head.lh_first, i = 0; s; s = s->entries.le_next, ++i) {
         if (i == n) {
             s->ops.destroy (s->opaque);
@@ -69,6 +74,8 @@ void hmp_wavcapture(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     AudioBackend *as = audio_be_by_name(audiodev, &local_err);
 
+    warn_report_once("'wavcapture' is deprecated since v10.2, to be removed");
+
     if (!as) {
         error_report_err(local_err);
         return;
diff --git a/audio/meson.build b/audio/meson.build
index 37789437fb..b2dca2c640 100644
--- a/audio/meson.build
+++ b/audio/meson.build
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 system_ss.add(files(
   'audio.c',
-  'audio-hmp-cmds.c',
   'mixeng.c',
   'noaudio.c',
   'wavaudio.c',
-  'wavcapture.c',
 ))
 
+# deprecated since v10.2, to be removed
+system_ss.add(files('audio-hmp-cmds.c', 'wavcapture.c'))
+
 system_ss.add(when: coreaudio, if_true: files('coreaudio.m'))
 system_ss.add(when: dsound, if_true: files('dsoundaudio.c', 'audio_win_int.c'))
 
diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index ca6b3769b5..4ee98d6646 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -169,6 +169,26 @@ Use ``job-finalize`` instead.
 
 This argument has always been ignored.
 
+Human Machine Protocol (HMP) commands
+-------------------------------------
+
+``wavcapture`` (since 10.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``wavcapture`` command is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+
+Use ``-audiodev wav`` or your host audio system to capture audio.
+
+``stopcapture`` (since 10.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``stopcapture`` command is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+
+``info`` argument ``capture`` (since 10.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``info capture`` command is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+
 Host Architectures
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/hmp-commands-info.hx b/hmp-commands-info.hx
index 2a7f5810d7..41674dcbe1 100644
--- a/hmp-commands-info.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands-info.hx
@@ -363,18 +363,20 @@ SRST
     Show host USB devices.
 ERST
 
+/* BEGIN deprecated */
     {
         .name       = "capture",
         .args_type  = "",
         .params     = "",
-        .help       = "show capture information",
+        .help       = "show capture information (deprecated)",
         .cmd        = hmp_info_capture,
     },
 
 SRST
   ``info capture``
-    Show capture information.
+    Show capture information (deprecated).
 ERST
+/* END deprecated */
 
     {
         .name       = "snapshots",
diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index 15f6082596..5cc4788f12 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -764,11 +764,12 @@ SRST
 
 ERST
 
+/* BEGIN deprecated */
     {
         .name       = "wavcapture",
         .args_type  = "path:F,audiodev:s,freq:i?,bits:i?,nchannels:i?",
         .params     = "path audiodev [frequency [bits [channels]]]",
-        .help       = "capture audio to a wave file (default frequency=44100 bits=16 channels=2)",
+        .help       = "capture audio to a wave file (deprecated, default frequency=44100 bits=16 channels=2)",
         .cmd        = hmp_wavcapture,
     },
 SRST
@@ -782,13 +783,15 @@ SRST
   - Sample rate = 44100 Hz - CD quality
   - Bits = 16
   - Number of channels = 2 - Stereo
+
+  Deprecated.
 ERST
 
     {
         .name       = "stopcapture",
         .args_type  = "n:i",
         .params     = "capture index",
-        .help       = "stop capture",
+        .help       = "stop capture (deprecated)",
         .cmd        = hmp_stopcapture,
     },
 SRST
@@ -797,7 +800,9 @@ SRST
 
     info capture
 
+  Deprecated.
 ERST
+/* END deprecated */
 
     {
         .name       = "memsave",