diff --git a/doc/cli/npm-tag.md b/doc/cli/npm-tag.md
index 28a1c9334fb0b..d7118d4e581a2 100644
--- a/doc/cli/npm-tag.md
+++ b/doc/cli/npm-tag.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ npm-tag(1) -- Tag a published version
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
 
+THIS COMMAND IS DEPRECATED. See npm-dist-tag(1) for details.
+
 Tags the specified version of the package with the specified tag, or the
 `--tag` config if not specified.
 
diff --git a/lib/tag.js b/lib/tag.js
index bc7ec918796dc..75da0b2174fff 100644
--- a/lib/tag.js
+++ b/lib/tag.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var npm = require("./npm.js")
   , mapToRegistry = require("./utils/map-to-registry.js")
   , npa = require("npm-package-arg")
   , semver = require("semver")
+  , log = require("npmlog")
 
 function tag (args, cb) {
   var thing = npa(args.shift() || "")
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ function tag (args, cb) {
     return cb(er)
   }
 
+  log.warn("tag", "This command is deprecated. Use `npm dist-tag` instead.")
+
   mapToRegistry(project, npm.config, function (er, uri, auth) {
     if (er) return cb(er)