diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 8be27745b1..f1f0da1fed 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -1914,6 +1914,12 @@ execute-extended-command
           (while-no-input
             (setq binding (execute-extended-command--shorter
                            (symbol-name function) typed))))
+        (when-let (obsolete (with-temp-buffer
+                              (when (help-fns--obsolete function)
+                                (buffer-string)
+                                (goto-char (point-max))
+                                (delete-indentation 2))))
+          (message obsolete))
         (when binding
           (with-temp-message
               (format-message "You can run the command `%s' with %s"