diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/appservice/commands.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/appservice/commands.py
index e39d0f5e2a1..a212934b5e6 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/appservice/commands.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/appservice/commands.py
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ def load_command_table(self, _):
 
     with self.command_group('webapp', webapp_sdk) as g:
         g.custom_command('create', 'create_webapp', exception_handler=ex_handler_factory(), validator=validate_vnet_integration)
-        g.custom_command('up', 'webapp_up', exception_handler=ex_handler_factory(), validator=validate_webapp_up)
+        g.custom_command('up', 'webapp_up', exception_handler=ex_handler_factory(), validator=validate_webapp_up,
+                         deprecate_info=g.deprecate(redirect='webapp create and webapp deploy'))
         g.custom_command('ssh', 'ssh_webapp', exception_handler=ex_handler_factory(), is_preview=True)
         g.custom_command('list', 'list_webapp', table_transformer=transform_web_list_output)
         g.custom_show_command('show', 'show_app', table_transformer=transform_web_output)