diff --git a/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util.go b/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util.go
index 4afb69c50b8..bf703f7aa69 100644
--- a/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util.go
+++ b/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util.go
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ func warningsForPersistentVolumeSpecAndMeta(fieldPath *field.Path, pvSpec *api.P
 		)
 	}
 
+	if pvSpec.PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy == api.PersistentVolumeReclaimRecycle {
+		warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: The Recycle reclaim policy is deprecated. Instead, the recommended approach is to use dynamic provisioning.", fieldPath.Child("spec", "persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy")))
+	}
+
 	if pvSpec.NodeAffinity != nil && pvSpec.NodeAffinity.Required != nil {
 		termFldPath := fieldPath.Child("spec", "nodeAffinity", "required", "nodeSelectorTerms")
 		// use of deprecated node labels in node affinity
diff --git a/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util_test.go b/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util_test.go
index b479aff55a7..d00aa9de060 100644
--- a/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/persistentvolume/util_test.go
@@ -174,6 +174,17 @@ func TestWarnings(t *testing.T) {
 				`spec.nodeAffinity.required.nodeSelectorTerms[0].matchExpressions[0].key: beta.kubernetes.io/os is deprecated since v1.14; use "kubernetes.io/os" instead`,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "PersistentVolumeReclaimRecycle deprecation warning",
+			template: &api.PersistentVolume{
+				Spec: api.PersistentVolumeSpec{
+					PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: api.PersistentVolumeReclaimRecycle,
+				},
+			},
+			expected: []string{
+				`spec.persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: The Recycle reclaim policy is deprecated. Instead, the recommended approach is to use dynamic provisioning.`,
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "PV CephFS deprecation warning",
 			template: &api.PersistentVolume{