diff --git a/forms/ImageFormAction.php b/forms/ImageFormAction.php
index 957d6e8e2..d6dd77b10 100644
--- a/forms/ImageFormAction.php
+++ b/forms/ImageFormAction.php
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * Action that uses an image instead of a button
+ * Action that uses an image instead of a button.
+ *
+ * @deprecated 3.0 Use FormAction with setAttribute('src', 'myimage.png') and custom JavaScript to achieve hover effect
  * @package forms
  * @subpackage actions
  */
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ class ImageFormAction extends FormAction {
 	 * @param form The parent form, auto-set when the field is placed inside a form 
 	 */
 	function __construct($action, $title = "", $image = "", $hoverImage = null, $className = null, $form = null) {
+		Deprecation::notice('3.0', "Use FormAction with setAttribute('src', 'myimage.png') and custom JavaScript to achieve hover effect");
+
 		$this->image = $image;
 		$this->hoverImage = $hoverImage;
 		$this->className = $className;