diff --git a/packages/react/src/PageMenu/PageMenu.tsx b/packages/react/src/PageMenu/PageMenu.tsx
index 9775b08673..72eeca7cbd 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/PageMenu/PageMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/PageMenu/PageMenu.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export type PageMenuProps = {
   wrap?: boolean
 } & PropsWithChildren<HTMLAttributes<HTMLUListElement>>
 
+/** @deprecated Use the menuItems prop of Header or the Footer.Menu subcomponent instead. */
 const PageMenuRoot = forwardRef(
   (
     { alignEnd, children, className, wrap = true, ...restProps }: PageMenuProps,
diff --git a/storybook/src/components/PageMenu/PageMenu.docs.mdx b/storybook/src/components/PageMenu/PageMenu.docs.mdx
index ce9088e205..6de6ae96f6 100644
--- a/storybook/src/components/PageMenu/PageMenu.docs.mdx
+++ b/storybook/src/components/PageMenu/PageMenu.docs.mdx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { StatusBadge } from "../../docs/components/StatusBadge";
 
 <Meta of={PageMenuStories} />
 
-<StatusBadge description="Will be affected by changes to Header and/or have its name changed." />
+<StatusBadge status="deprecated" description="Header and Footer now implement their own menus – use those instead." />
 
 <Markdown>{README}</Markdown>