diff --git a/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_service_offering.go b/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_service_offering.go
index b2b2b92d..323e3b81 100644
--- a/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_service_offering.go
+++ b/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_service_offering.go
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ func resourceCloudStackServiceOffering() *schema.Resource {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		DeprecationMessage: "cloudstack_service_offering is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use the following resources instead: " +
+			"cloudstack_service_offering_constrained, cloudstack_service_offering_unconstrained or cloudstack_service_offering_fixed.",
 	}
 }