diff --git a/src/client/websocket/WebSocketConnection.js b/src/client/websocket/WebSocketConnection.js
index 2937f62c1..4ea078b12 100644
--- a/src/client/websocket/WebSocketConnection.js
+++ b/src/client/websocket/WebSocketConnection.js
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ const erlpack = (function findErlpack() {
 const WebSocket = (function findWebSocket() {
   if (browser) return window.WebSocket; // eslint-disable-line no-undef
   try {
-    return require('@discordjs/uws');
+    const uws = require('@discordjs/uws');
+    process.emitWarning('uws support is being removed in the next version of discord.js',
+      'DeprecationWarning', findWebSocket);
+    return uws;
   } catch (e) {
     return require('ws');
   }