diff --git a/ajax/brick/templates/information.html b/ajax/brick/templates/information.html
index 92bbebd70a0df154f2e106a5648eef7fdbf75949..985107721da59d4be4f5e19c2e295d12649a58f5 100644
--- a/ajax/brick/templates/information.html
+++ b/ajax/brick/templates/information.html
@@ -54,4 +54,11 @@
         </tr>
         </tbody>
     </table>
+
+    <div class="deprecated-messages quiqqer-message quiqqer-message-error"
+         style="display: none; width: 100%; max-width: 100%">
+        <div class="quiqqer-message-text">
+            {locale group="quiqqer/bricks" var="brick.deprecated"}
+        </div>
+    </div>
 </form>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/BrickEdit.js b/bin/BrickEdit.js
index 9e1274932b661928a2c88fc11fca8d86fae70040..607ed20f2bf92212a338d2e278685a5ec2a4d1ed 100644
--- a/bin/BrickEdit.js
+++ b/bin/BrickEdit.js
@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ define('package/quiqqer/bricks/bin/BrickEdit', [
          * @returns {Promise}
          */
         showInformation: function () {
-            const self = this;
+            const self = this,
+                  data = self.getAttribute('data');
 
             return this.$hideCategory().then(function () {
                 return Template.get('ajax/brick/templates/information', false, {
@@ -460,6 +461,10 @@ define('package/quiqqer/bricks/bin/BrickEdit', [
             }).then(function (html) {
                 self.$Container.set('html', html);
                 self.$load();
+
+                if (typeof data.attributes.deprecated !== 'undefined' && data.attributes.deprecated) {
+                    self.$Container.getElements('.deprecated-messages').setStyle('display', 'inline-block');
+                }
             }).then(function () {
                 return Bricks.getAvailableBricks();
             }).then(function (bricks) {
diff --git a/bin/Manager.js b/bin/Manager.js
index bd3dd1f8d8b7f0e331b0b49cda718c9cb2aff206..d5719f1399e9ec85daae6106a24282ff6969fa5e 100644
--- a/bin/Manager.js
+++ b/bin/Manager.js
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ define('package/quiqqer/bricks/bin/Manager', [
         initialize: function (options) {
             this.parent(options);
 
-            this.$Grid          = false;
+            this.$Grid = false;
             this.$ProjectSelect = false;
-            this.$ProjectLangs  = false;
+            this.$ProjectLangs = false;
 
             this.addEvents({
                 onCreate : this.$onCreate,
@@ -237,27 +237,32 @@ define('package/quiqqer/bricks/bin/Manager', [
             );
 
             this.$Grid = new Grid(Container, {
-                columnModel      : [{
-                    header   : QUILocale.get('quiqqer/quiqqer', 'id'),
-                    dataIndex: 'id',
-                    dataType : 'integer',
-                    width    : 40
-                }, {
-                    header   : QUILocale.get('quiqqer/quiqqer', 'title'),
-                    dataIndex: 'title',
-                    dataType : 'string',
-                    width    : 140
-                }, {
-                    header   : QUILocale.get('quiqqer/quiqqer', 'description'),
-                    dataIndex: 'description',
-                    dataType : 'string',
-                    width    : 300
-                }, {
-                    header   : QUILocale.get(lg, 'brick.type'),
-                    dataIndex: 'type',
-                    dataType : 'string',
-                    width    : 200
-                }],
+                columnModel      : [
+                    {
+                        header   : QUILocale.get('quiqqer/quiqqer', 'id'),
+                        dataIndex: 'id',
+                        dataType : 'integer',
+                        width    : 40
+                    },
+                    {
+                        header   : QUILocale.get('quiqqer/quiqqer', 'title'),
+                        dataIndex: 'title',
+                        dataType : 'string',
+                        width    : 140
+                    },
+                    {
+                        header   : QUILocale.get('quiqqer/quiqqer', 'description'),
+                        dataIndex: 'description',
+                        dataType : 'string',
+                        width    : 300
+                    },
+                    {
+                        header   : QUILocale.get(lg, 'brick.type'),
+                        dataIndex: 'type',
+                        dataType : 'string',
+                        width    : 200
+                    }
+                ],
                 multipleSelection: true,
                 pagination       : true
             });
@@ -366,7 +371,7 @@ define('package/quiqqer/bricks/bin/Manager', [
                     }
 
                     var langs = projects[project].langs;
-                    langs     = langs.split(',');
+                    langs = langs.split(',');
 
                     self.$ProjectLangs.clear();
 
@@ -424,7 +429,7 @@ define('package/quiqqer/bricks/bin/Manager', [
                                 return;
                             }
 
-                            var i, len, group, title, val;
+                            var i, len, group, title, val, text;
                             var Select = Body.getElement('select'),
                                 Title  = Body.getElement('[name="title"]');
 
@@ -433,15 +438,21 @@ define('package/quiqqer/bricks/bin/Manager', [
 
                                 if ('group' in title) {
                                     group = title.group;
-                                    val   = title.var;
+                                    val = title.var;
                                 } else {
                                     group = title[0];
-                                    val   = title[1];
+                                    val = title[1];
+                                }
+
+                                text = QUILocale.get(group, val);
+
+                                if (bricklist[i].deprecated) {
+                                    text = text + ' (deprecated)';
                                 }
 
                                 new Element('option', {
                                     value: bricklist[i].control,
-                                    html : QUILocale.get(group, val)
+                                    html : text
                                 }).inject(Select);
                             }
 
@@ -584,7 +595,7 @@ define('package/quiqqer/bricks/bin/Manager', [
                             Bricks.getBrick(brickId).then(function (data) {
                                 var Form = Content.getElement('form');
 
-                                Form.elements.title.value       = data.attributes.title;
+                                Form.elements.title.value = data.attributes.title;
                                 Form.elements.description.value = data.attributes.description;
 
                                 Win.Loader.hide();
@@ -598,7 +609,7 @@ define('package/quiqqer/bricks/bin/Manager', [
                         var Content = Win.getContent(),
                             Form    = Content.getElement('form');
 
-                        var Select   = Content.getElement('.dialog-bricks-copy-languages [data-quiid]');
+                        var Select = Content.getElement('.dialog-bricks-copy-languages [data-quiid]');
                         var Language = QUI.Controls.getById(Select.get('data-quiid'));
 
                         Bricks.copyBrick(brickId, {
diff --git a/bricks.xml b/bricks.xml
index a946d8036383670a0db1af2284a230215ceb310b..f87f3ccb0984febbd3603f2de9b949c354e7ec12 100644
--- a/bricks.xml
+++ b/bricks.xml
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@
                 <setting name="preloadFirstImage" type="checkbox">
                     <locale group="quiqqer/bricks" var="brick.control.promosliderWallpaper.settings.preloadFirstImage"/>
                     <description>
-                        <locale group="quiqqer/bricks" var="brick.control.promosliderWallpaper.settings.preloadFirstImage.desc"/>
+                        <locale group="quiqqer/bricks"
+                                var="brick.control.promosliderWallpaper.settings.preloadFirstImage.desc"/>
                     </description>
                 </setting>
                 <setting type="select" name="showarrows">
@@ -495,7 +496,8 @@
                 <setting name="preloadFirstImage" type="checkbox">
                     <locale group="quiqqer/bricks" var="brick.control.promosliderWallpaper.settings.preloadFirstImage"/>
                     <description>
-                        <locale group="quiqqer/bricks" var="brick.control.promosliderWallpaper.settings.preloadFirstImage.desc"/>
+                        <locale group="quiqqer/bricks"
+                                var="brick.control.promosliderWallpaper.settings.preloadFirstImage.desc"/>
                     </description>
                 </setting>
 
diff --git a/locale.xml b/locale.xml
index 9e8117a8aef4cf79684d45bb75d51ee27135af29..6a2eab8fd0a93faac0ae5e6cdbc181969abcc0cb 100644
--- a/locale.xml
+++ b/locale.xml
@@ -724,6 +724,16 @@
             Error in brick type. The block type is not permitted and is therefore not saved.
             ]]></en>
         </locale>
+        <locale name="brick.deprecated">
+            <de><![CDATA[
+            Dieser Brick ist deprecated und sollte nicht mehr genutzt werden.
+            Beachte das in neueren Version dieser Brick nicht mehr einwandfrei funktionieren kann.
+            ]]></de>
+            <en><![CDATA[
+            This brick is deprecated and should not be used anymore.
+            Note that in newer versions this brick may not work properly.
+            ]]></en>
+        </locale>
     </groups>
     <groups name="quiqqer/bricks" datatype="js">
         <locale name="brick.type">
diff --git a/src/QUI/Bricks/Brick.php b/src/QUI/Bricks/Brick.php
index 22b4abe91f1ffe61483fdb8f5a38a93818825553..01c423d87708bd6b977c11c8d99780eafe3d0004 100644
--- a/src/QUI/Bricks/Brick.php
+++ b/src/QUI/Bricks/Brick.php
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 
 use Exception;
 use QUI;
-
 use QUI\Control;
 
 use function array_filter;
 use function array_flip;
 use function array_merge;
 use function array_unique;
+use function array_values;
 use function class_exists;
 use function dirname;
 use function explode;
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ public function __construct($params = [])
             'classes'       => '',
             'frontendTitle' => '',
             'hasContent'    => 1,
-            'cacheable'     => 1    // if the brick is cacheable or not
+            'cacheable'     => 1, // if the brick is cacheable or not
+            'deprecated'    => 0
         ];
 
         $this->setAttributes($default);
@@ -205,6 +206,26 @@ public function __construct($params = [])
             }
         }
 
+        // deprecated
+        $BricksManager = QUI\Bricks\Manager::init();
+        $type          = $this->getAttribute('type');
+
+        $brick = array_filter($BricksManager->getAvailableBricks(), function ($brick) use ($type) {
+            if (!isset($brick['control'])) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return $brick['control'] === $type;
+        });
+
+        if ($brick) {
+            $brick = array_values($brick)[0];
+
+            if (!empty($brick['deprecated'])) {
+                $this->setAttribute('deprecated', 1);
+            }
+        }
+
         $this->hash = $this->createBrickHash();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/QUI/Bricks/Manager.php b/src/QUI/Bricks/Manager.php
index cbed5148c3d063cee323b324639bc7213f60f9eb..be144eb952711b79f7bd4396e61354c2e5a5cea1 100644
--- a/src/QUI/Bricks/Manager.php
+++ b/src/QUI/Bricks/Manager.php
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ public function getAreasByProject(Project $Project, $layoutType = false): array
 
         // get bricks
         foreach ($templates as $template) {
-            $brickXML = realpath(OPT_DIR.$template.'/bricks.xml');
+            $brickXML = realpath(OPT_DIR . $template . '/bricks.xml');
 
             if (!$brickXML) {
                 continue;
@@ -453,7 +453,8 @@ public function getAvailableBricks(): array
                 'quiqqer/bricks',
                 'brick.content.description'
             ],
-            'control'     => 'content'
+            'control'     => 'content',
+            'deprecated'  => 0
         ];
 
         foreach ($xmlFiles as $bricksXML) {
@@ -590,7 +591,7 @@ public function getBrickByUID(string $uid, ?QUI\Interfaces\Projects\Site $Site =
      */
     public function getAvailableBrickSettingsByBrickType($brickType): array
     {
-        $cache = 'quiqqer/bricks/brickType/'.md5($brickType);
+        $cache = 'quiqqer/bricks/brickType/' . md5($brickType);
 
         try {
             return QUI\Cache\Manager::get($cache);
@@ -944,7 +945,7 @@ public function saveBrick($brickId, array $brickData)
         }
 
         if (!empty($areas)) {
-            $areaString = ','.implode(',', $areas).',';
+            $areaString = ',' . implode(',', $areas) . ',';
         }
 
         $Brick->setAttributes($brickData);
@@ -1098,7 +1099,7 @@ public function saveBrick($brickId, array $brickData)
         QUI\Cache\Manager::clear($cache);
 
         QUI\Cache\Manager::clear(
-            self::getBrickCacheNamespace().md5($Brick->getType())
+            self::getBrickCacheNamespace() . md5($Brick->getType())
         );
 
         QUI::getEvents()->fireEvent('quiqqerBricksSave', [$brickId]);
@@ -1301,7 +1302,7 @@ public function getAlternateClass($control, $template = false): string
             // package bricks
             foreach ($packages as $package) {
                 $packageName = $package['name'];
-                $bricksXML   = OPT_DIR.$packageName.'/bricks.xml';
+                $bricksXML   = OPT_DIR . $packageName . '/bricks.xml';
 
                 if (!file_exists($bricksXML)) {
                     continue;
diff --git a/src/QUI/Bricks/Utils.php b/src/QUI/Bricks/Utils.php
index 7511a002fba121b0a336c97151df0bcddd9f58c1..1653a5698ae6c3efeaa95283c6bff7af22c11aa6 100644
--- a/src/QUI/Bricks/Utils.php
+++ b/src/QUI/Bricks/Utils.php
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ public static function parseAreaToArray(DOMElement $Brick, DOMXPath $Path): arra
 
         $hasContent = 1;
         $cacheable  = 1;
+        $deprecated = 0;
+
+        if ($Brick->hasAttribute('deprecated')
+            && (int)$Brick->getAttribute('deprecated') === 1) {
+            $deprecated = 1;
+        }
 
         if ($Brick->hasAttribute('hasContent')
             && (int)$Brick->getAttribute('hasContent') === 0) {
@@ -172,7 +178,8 @@ public static function parseAreaToArray(DOMElement $Brick, DOMXPath $Path): arra
             'title'       => $title,
             'description' => $description,
             'inheritance' => $Brick->getAttribute('inheritance'),
-            'priority'    => $Brick->getAttribute('priority')
+            'priority'    => $Brick->getAttribute('priority'),
+            'deprecated'  => $deprecated
         ];
     }