diff --git a/src/deprecation.cpp b/src/deprecation.cpp
index 9f394e720..b2e980bca 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.cpp
+++ b/src/deprecation.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "deprecation.h"
 
+#include "alert.h"
 #include "clientversion.h"
 #include "init.h"
 #include "ui_interface.h"
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 
 static const std::string CLIENT_VERSION_STR = FormatVersion(CLIENT_VERSION);
 
-void EnforceNodeDeprecation(int nHeight, bool forceLogging) {
+void EnforceNodeDeprecation(int nHeight, bool forceLogging, bool fThread) {
 
     // Do not enforce deprecation in regtest or on testnet
     std::string networkID = Params().NetworkIDString();
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ void EnforceNodeDeprecation(int nHeight, bool forceLogging) {
                                        "-disabledeprecation=", CLIENT_VERSION_STR);
             }
             LogPrintf("*** %s\n", msg);
+            CAlert::Notify(msg, fThread);
             uiInterface.ThreadSafeMessageBox(msg, "", CClientUIInterface::MSG_ERROR);
         }
         if (!disableDeprecation) {
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ void EnforceNodeDeprecation(int nHeight, bool forceLogging) {
                             "-disabledeprecation=", CLIENT_VERSION_STR);
         }
         LogPrintf("*** %s\n", msg);
+        CAlert::Notify(msg, fThread);
         uiInterface.ThreadSafeMessageBox(msg, "", CClientUIInterface::MSG_WARNING);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/deprecation.h b/src/deprecation.h
index 3e361cab7..bd68b42ce 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.h
+++ b/src/deprecation.h
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ static const int DEPRECATION_WARN_LIMIT = 14 * 24 * 24; // 2 weeks
 /**
  * Checks whether the node is deprecated based on the current block height, and
  * shuts down the node with an error if so (and deprecation is not disabled for
- * the current client version).
+ * the current client version). Warning and error messages are sent to the debug
+ * log, the metrics UI, and (if configured) -alertnofity.
+ *
+ * fThread means run -alertnotify in a free-running thread.
  */
-void EnforceNodeDeprecation(int nHeight, bool forceLogging=false);
+void EnforceNodeDeprecation(int nHeight, bool forceLogging=false, bool fThread=true);
 
 #endif // ZCASH_DEPRECATION_H
diff --git a/src/gtest/test_deprecation.cpp b/src/gtest/test_deprecation.cpp
index eb2d7bfc6..4f2526d65 100644
--- a/src/gtest/test_deprecation.cpp
+++ b/src/gtest/test_deprecation.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 #include <gmock/gmock.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include "chainparams.h"
 #include "clientversion.h"
 #include "deprecation.h"
 #include "init.h"
 #include "ui_interface.h"
 #include "util.h"
-#include "chainparams.h"
+
+#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
+#include <fstream>
 
 using ::testing::StrictMock;
 
@@ -43,6 +46,18 @@ protected:
     }
 
     StrictMock<MockUIInterface> mock_;
+
+    static std::vector<std::string> read_lines(boost::filesystem::path filepath) {
+        std::vector<std::string> result;
+
+        std::ifstream f(filepath.string().c_str());
+        std::string line;
+        while (std::getline(f,line)) {
+            result.push_back(line);
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
 };
 
 TEST_F(DeprecationTest, NonDeprecatedNodeKeepsRunning) {
@@ -119,4 +134,32 @@ TEST_F(DeprecationTest, DeprecatedNodeIgnoredOnTestnet) {
     EXPECT_FALSE(ShutdownRequested());
     EnforceNodeDeprecation(DEPRECATION_HEIGHT+1);
     EXPECT_FALSE(ShutdownRequested());
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+TEST_F(DeprecationTest, AlertNotify) {
+    boost::filesystem::path temp = GetTempPath() /
+        boost::filesystem::unique_path("alertnotify-%%%%.txt");
+
+    mapArgs["-alertnotify"] = std::string("echo %s >> ") + temp.string();
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(mock_, ThreadSafeMessageBox(::testing::_, "", CClientUIInterface::MSG_WARNING));
+    EnforceNodeDeprecation(DEPRECATION_HEIGHT - DEPRECATION_WARN_LIMIT, false, false);
+
+    std::vector<std::string> r = read_lines(temp);
+    EXPECT_EQ(r.size(), 1u);
+
+    // -alertnotify restricts the message to safe characters.
+    auto expectedMsg = strprintf(
+        "This version will be deprecated at block height %d, and will automatically shut down. You should upgrade to the latest version of Zcash. To disable deprecation for this version, set disabledeprecation%s.",
+        DEPRECATION_HEIGHT,
+        CLIENT_VERSION_STR);
+
+    // Windows built-in echo semantics are different than posixy shells. Quotes and
+    // whitespace are printed literally.
+#ifndef WIN32
+    EXPECT_EQ(r[0], expectedMsg);
+#else
+    EXPECT_EQ(r[0], strprintf("'%s' ", expectedMsg));
+#endif
+    boost::filesystem::remove(temp);
+}