diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
index da862201ba..5e8346f7bf 100644
--- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
@@ -264,6 +264,12 @@ chardev client socket with ``wait`` option (since 4.0)
 Character devices creating sockets in client mode should not specify
 the 'wait' field, which is only applicable to sockets in server mode
 
+``nbd-server-add`` and ``nbd-server-remove`` (since 5.2)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Use the more generic commands ``block-export-add`` and ``block-export-del``
+instead.
+
 Human Monitor Protocol (HMP) commands
 -------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/qapi/block-export.json b/qapi/block-export.json
index 3ce4d6276b..65804834d9 100644
--- a/qapi/block-export.json
+++ b/qapi/block-export.json
@@ -108,13 +108,16 @@
 #
 # The export name will be used as the id for the resulting block export.
 #
+# Features:
+# @deprecated: This command is deprecated. Use @block-export-add instead.
+#
 # Returns: error if the server is not running, or export with the same name
 #          already exists.
 #
 # Since: 1.3.0
 ##
 { 'command': 'nbd-server-add',
-  'data': 'NbdServerAddOptions', 'boxed': true }
+  'data': 'NbdServerAddOptions', 'boxed': true, 'features': ['deprecated'] }
 
 ##
 # @BlockExportRemoveMode:
@@ -147,6 +150,9 @@
 # @mode: Mode of command operation. See @BlockExportRemoveMode description.
 #        Default is 'safe'.
 #
+# Features:
+# @deprecated: This command is deprecated. Use @block-export-del instead.
+#
 # Returns: error if
 #            - the server is not running
 #            - export is not found
@@ -155,7 +161,8 @@
 # Since: 2.12
 ##
 { 'command': 'nbd-server-remove',
-  'data': {'name': 'str', '*mode': 'BlockExportRemoveMode'} }
+  'data': {'name': 'str', '*mode': 'BlockExportRemoveMode'},
+  'features': ['deprecated'] }
 
 ##
 # @nbd-server-stop: