diff --git a/doc/api/next_api_changes/deprecations/20543-AL.rst b/doc/api/next_api_changes/deprecations/20543-AL.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..49f696172902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/api/next_api_changes/deprecations/20543-AL.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+``@pytest.mark.style`` is deprecated
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Use ``@mpl.style.context``, which has the same effect.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/testing/conftest.py b/lib/matplotlib/testing/conftest.py
index 804115939958..f35eddf96b00 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/testing/conftest.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/testing/conftest.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
         ("markers", "flaky: (Provided by pytest-rerunfailures.)"),
         ("markers", "timeout: (Provided by pytest-timeout.)"),
         ("markers", "backend: Set alternate Matplotlib backend temporarily."),
-        ("markers", "style: Set alternate Matplotlib style temporarily."),
+        ("markers",
+         "style: Set alternate Matplotlib style temporarily (deprecated)."),
         ("markers", "baseline_images: Compare output against references."),
         ("markers", "pytz: Tests that require pytz to be installed."),
         ("markers", "network: Tests that reach out to the network."),
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ def mpl_test_settings(request):
         if style_marker is not None:
             assert len(style_marker.args) == 1, \
                 "Marker 'style' must specify 1 style."
+            _api.warn_deprecated("3.5", name="style", obj_type="pytest marker",
+                                 alternative="@mpl.style.context(...)")
             style, = style_marker.args
 
         matplotlib.testing.setup()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py b/lib/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py
index 6989640ca770..a38d55fd1dcc 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/testing/decorators.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 from matplotlib import ft2font
 from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
 from matplotlib import ticker
-
 from .compare import comparable_formats, compare_images, make_test_filename
 from .exceptions import ImageComparisonFailure
 
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ def decorator(func):
 
         @functools.wraps(func)
         @pytest.mark.parametrize('extension', extensions)
-        @pytest.mark.style(style)
+        @matplotlib.style.context(style)
         @_checked_on_freetype_version(freetype_version)
         @functools.wraps(func)
         def wrapper(*args, extension, request, **kwargs):
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
index 0a9c30558d12..2c43ef4a5dbc 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ def test_autoscale_tiny_range():
         ax.plot([0, 1], [1, 1 + y1])
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_autoscale_tight():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, 1)
     ax.plot([1, 2, 3, 4])
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ def test_autoscale_tight():
     assert_allclose(ax.get_ylim(), (1.0, 4.0))
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_autoscale_log_shared():
     # related to github #7587
     # array starts at zero to trigger _minpos handling
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ def test_autoscale_log_shared():
     assert_allclose(ax2.get_ylim(), (x[0], x[-1]))
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_use_sticky_edges():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     ax.imshow([[0, 1], [2, 3]], origin='lower')
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ def test_nonfinite_limits():
     ax.plot(x, y)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('plot_fun',
                          ['scatter', 'plot', 'fill_between'])
 @check_figures_equal(extensions=["png"])
@@ -1696,8 +1696,8 @@ def test_bar_pandas_indexed(pd):
     ax.bar(df.x, 1., width=df.width)
 
 
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 @check_figures_equal()
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
 def test_bar_hatches(fig_test, fig_ref):
     ax_test = fig_test.subplots()
     ax_ref = fig_ref.subplots()
@@ -2190,7 +2190,7 @@ def test_scatter_unfilled(self):
                                                    [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1]])
         assert_array_equal(coll.get_linewidths(), [1.1, 1.2, 1.3])
 
-    @pytest.mark.style('default')
+    @mpl.style.context('default')
     def test_scatter_unfillable(self):
         coll = plt.scatter([0, 1, 2], [1, 3, 2], c=['0.1', '0.3', '0.5'],
                            marker='x',
@@ -2340,7 +2340,7 @@ def get_next_color():
                     c=c_case, edgecolors="black", kwargs={}, xsize=xsize,
                     get_next_color_func=get_next_color)
 
-    @pytest.mark.style('default')
+    @mpl.style.context('default')
     @check_figures_equal(extensions=["png"])
     def test_scatter_single_color_c(self, fig_test, fig_ref):
         rgb = [[1, 0.5, 0.05]]
@@ -5575,7 +5575,7 @@ def test_loglog_nonpos():
                 ax.set_yscale("log", nonpositive=mcy)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_axes_margins():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     ax.plot([0, 1, 2, 3])
@@ -6060,7 +6060,7 @@ def test_tick_param_label_rotation():
         assert text.get_rotation() == 35
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_fillbetween_cycle():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
@@ -6878,7 +6878,7 @@ def test_polar_interpolation_steps_variable_r(fig_test, fig_ref):
         np.linspace(0, np.pi/2, 101), np.linspace(1, 2, 101))
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_autoscale_tiny_sticky():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     ax.bar(0, 1e-9)
@@ -6908,7 +6908,7 @@ def test_ytickcolor_is_not_yticklabelcolor():
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('size', [size for size in mfont_manager.font_scalings
                                   if size is not None] + [8, 10, 12])
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_relative_ticklabel_sizes(size):
     mpl.rcParams['xtick.labelsize'] = size
     mpl.rcParams['ytick.labelsize'] = size
@@ -7066,7 +7066,7 @@ def test_patch_bounds():  # PR 19078
         np.array((-0.525, -(bot+0.05), 1.05, bot+0.1)), ax.dataLim.bounds, 16)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_warn_ignored_scatter_kwargs():
     with pytest.warns(UserWarning,
                       match=r"You passed a edgecolor/edgecolors"):
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pdf.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pdf.py
index 06bfe1cdb1ab..384b88250c7f 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pdf.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pdf.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def psfont(*args, **kwargs):
         fig.savefig(tmpfile, format='pdf')
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 @check_figures_equal(extensions=["pdf", "eps"])
 def test_pdf_eps_savefig_when_color_is_none(fig_test, fig_ref):
     ax_test = fig_test.add_subplot()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pgf.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pgf.py
index 55e375311e3c..a463c96e61fc 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pgf.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_pgf.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def test_pdflatex():
 # test updating the rc parameters for each figure
 @needs_xelatex
 @needs_pdflatex
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 @pytest.mark.backend('pgf')
 def test_rcupdate():
     rc_sets = [{'font.family': 'sans-serif',
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def test_rcupdate():
 
 # test backend-side clipping, since large numbers are not supported by TeX
 @needs_xelatex
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 @pytest.mark.backend('pgf')
 def test_pathclip():
     np.random.seed(19680801)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def test_mixedmode():
 
 # test bbox_inches clipping
 @needs_xelatex
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 @pytest.mark.backend('pgf')
 def test_bbox_inches():
     mpl.rcParams.update({'font.family': 'serif', 'pgf.rcfonts': False})
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def test_bbox_inches():
                    tol=0)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 @pytest.mark.backend('pgf')
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('system', [
     pytest.param('lualatex', marks=[needs_lualatex]),
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def test_pdf_pages(system):
         assert pdf.get_pagecount() == 3
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 @pytest.mark.backend('pgf')
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('system', [
     pytest.param('lualatex', marks=[needs_lualatex]),
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_svg.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_svg.py
index f3dfadff93df..353603a9c093 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_svg.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_svg.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def psfont(*args, **kwargs):
 
 
 # Use Computer Modern Sans Serif, not Helvetica (which has no \textwon).
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 @needs_usetex
 def test_unicode_won():
     fig = Figure()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_category.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_category.py
index f920819b4823..f0e424bd8e6e 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_category.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_category.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import pytest
 import numpy as np
 
+import matplotlib as mpl
 from matplotlib._api import MatplotlibDeprecationWarning
 from matplotlib.axes import Axes
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ def test_mixed_type_update_exception(self, plotter, xdata):
             plotter(ax, xdata, [1, 2])
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 @check_figures_equal(extensions=["png"])
 def test_overriding_units_in_plot(fig_test, fig_ref):
     from datetime import datetime
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_collections.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_collections.py
index 4d8df2dc6a81..79578ed3bb50 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_collections.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_collections.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def test_add_collection():
     assert ax.dataLim.bounds == bounds
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('mpl20')
+@mpl.style.context('mpl20')
 @check_figures_equal(extensions=['png'])
 def test_collection_log_datalim(fig_test, fig_ref):
     # Data limits should respect the minimum x/y when using log scale.
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def test_pandas_indexing(pd):
     Collection(antialiaseds=aa)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_lslw_bcast():
     col = mcollections.PathCollection([])
     col.set_linestyles(['-', '-'])
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ def test_lslw_bcast():
     assert (col.get_linewidths() == [1, 2, 3]).all()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_capstyle():
     col = mcollections.PathCollection([], capstyle='round')
     assert col.get_capstyle() == 'round'
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ def test_capstyle():
     assert col.get_capstyle() == 'butt'
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_joinstyle():
     col = mcollections.PathCollection([], joinstyle='round')
     assert col.get_joinstyle() == 'round'
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ def test_legend_inverse_size_label_relationship():
     assert_array_almost_equal(handle_sizes, legend_sizes, decimal=1)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('pcfunc', [plt.pcolor, plt.pcolormesh])
 def test_color_logic(pcfunc):
     z = np.arange(12).reshape(3, 4)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_contour.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_contour.py
index e64c5ec5a6db..6396105f12ec 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_contour.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_contour.py
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ def test_contour_line_start_on_corner_edge():
     cbar.add_lines(lines)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style("default")
+@mpl.style.context("default")
 def test_contour_autolabel_beyond_powerlimits():
     ax = plt.figure().add_subplot()
     cs = plt.contour(np.geomspace(1e-6, 1e-4, 100).reshape(10, 10),
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
index e566b3ba6f06..ccb1381fa5b5 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ def test_autofmt_xdate(which):
             assert int(label.get_rotation()) == angle
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_change_dpi():
     fig = plt.figure(figsize=(4, 4))
     fig.draw_no_output()
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ def test_removed_axis():
     fig.canvas.draw()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('mpl20')
+@mpl.style.context('mpl20')
 def test_picking_does_not_stale():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     col = ax.scatter([0], [0], [1000], picker=True)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_image.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_image.py
index 42ed7479ae54..fdece5d2593f 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_image.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_image.py
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ def test_image_array_alpha_validation():
         plt.imshow(np.zeros((2, 2)), alpha=[1, 1])
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('mpl20')
+@mpl.style.context('mpl20')
 def test_exact_vmin():
     cmap = copy(plt.cm.get_cmap("autumn_r"))
     cmap.set_under(color="lightgrey")
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_patches.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_patches.py
index 138541149ef4..81f1d8e018ec 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_patches.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_patches.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from numpy.testing import assert_almost_equal, assert_array_equal
 import pytest
 
+import matplotlib as mpl
 from matplotlib.patches import (Annulus, Patch, Polygon, Rectangle,
                                 FancyArrowPatch)
 from matplotlib.testing.decorators import image_comparison, check_figures_equal
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 from matplotlib import (
     collections as mcollections, colors as mcolors, patches as mpatches,
-    path as mpath, style as mstyle, transforms as mtransforms, rcParams)
+    path as mpath, transforms as mtransforms, rcParams)
 
 import sys
 on_win = (sys.platform == 'win32')
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ def test_patch_alpha_override():
     ax.set_ylim([-1, 2])
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_patch_color_none():
     # Make sure the alpha kwarg does not override 'none' facecolor.
     # Addresses issue #7478.
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ def test_multi_color_hatch():
     ax.autoscale(False)
 
     for i in range(5):
-        with mstyle.context({'hatch.color': 'C{}'.format(i)}):
+        with mpl.style.context({'hatch.color': 'C{}'.format(i)}):
             r = Rectangle((i - .8 / 2, 5), .8, 1, hatch='//', fc='none')
         ax.add_patch(r)
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_ticker.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_ticker.py
index 56ca73905cc5..d99fd5a306b9 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_ticker.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_ticker.py
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ class TestLogFormatterSciNotation:
         (10, 500000, '$\\mathdefault{5\\times10^{5}}$'),
     ]
 
-    @pytest.mark.style('default')
+    @mpl.style.context('default')
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('base, value, expected', test_data)
     def test_basic(self, base, value, expected):
         formatter = mticker.LogFormatterSciNotation(base=base)
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ def _sub_labels(self, axis, subs=()):
         label_test = [fmt(x) != '' for x in minor_tlocs]
         assert label_test == label_expected
 
-    @pytest.mark.style('default')
+    @mpl.style.context('default')
     def test_sublabel(self):
         # test label locator
         fig, ax = plt.subplots()
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ def test_bad_locator_subs(sub):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('numticks', [1, 2, 3, 9])
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 def test_small_range_loglocator(numticks):
     ll = mticker.LogLocator()
     ll.set_params(numticks=numticks)
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_mplot3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_mplot3d.py
index 0cb9c3922fdd..ae8e91ddc24d 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_mplot3d.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/tests/test_mplot3d.py
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ def convert_lim(dmin, dmax):
     assert z_center != pytest.approx(z_center0)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.style('default')
+@mpl.style.context('default')
 @check_figures_equal(extensions=["png"])
 def test_scalarmap_update(fig_test, fig_ref):