diff --git a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
index 6e386042ca..7fc2541a17 100644
--- a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ void nano::json_handler::process_request (bool unsafe_a)
 			}
 			else if (action == "history")
 			{
+				response_l.put ("deprecated", "1");
 				request.put ("head", request.get<std::string> ("hash"));
 				account_history ();
 			}