diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/convert.h b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/convert.h
index 35bfd60db9..af4dcb796c 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/convert.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/convert.h
@@ -396,6 +396,10 @@ UBool isAmbiguous(void) const;
 
 };
 
+/**
+ * Typedef for backward compatibility
+ * @deprecated: Remove in 2.0 release
+ */
 typedef UnicodeConverter UnicodeConverterCPP;   /* Backwards compatibility. */
 
 #endif