diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
index 0b0b2708b394..8820e6810e61 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
@@ -1275,6 +1275,7 @@ def __init__(self, x, y, dx, dy, width=0.001, length_includes_head=False,
 docstring.interpd.update({"FancyArrow": FancyArrow.__init__.__doc__})
 
 
+@cbook.deprecated("3.0", alternative="FancyArrowPatch")
 class YAArrow(Patch):
     """
     Yet another arrow class.