diff --git a/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py
index 5e28777e673..cfc093c7762 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ from homeassistant.core import (
     Event,
     HomeAssistant,
     State,
+    async_get_hass,
     callback,
     split_entity_id,
 )
-from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv
+from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv, issue_registry
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
 from homeassistant.helpers.event import (
     async_track_point_in_utc_time,
@@ -87,15 +88,6 @@ STAT_VALUE_MAX = "value_max"
 STAT_VALUE_MIN = "value_min"
 STAT_VARIANCE = "variance"
 
-DEPRECATION_WARNING_CHARACTERISTIC = (
-    "The configuration parameter 'state_characteristic' will become "
-    "mandatory in a future release of the statistics integration. "
-    "Please add 'state_characteristic: %s' to the configuration of "
-    "sensor '%s' to keep the current behavior. Read the documentation "
-    "for further details: "
-    "https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/statistics/"
-)
-
 # Statistics supported by a sensor source (numeric)
 STATS_NUMERIC_SUPPORT = {
     STAT_AVERAGE_LINEAR,
@@ -189,7 +181,6 @@ CONF_QUANTILE_INTERVALS = "quantile_intervals"
 CONF_QUANTILE_METHOD = "quantile_method"
 
 DEFAULT_NAME = "Stats"
-DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = 20
 DEFAULT_PRECISION = 2
 DEFAULT_QUANTILE_INTERVALS = 4
 DEFAULT_QUANTILE_METHOD = "exclusive"
@@ -202,10 +193,19 @@ def valid_state_characteristic_configuration(config: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str
 
     if config.get(CONF_STATE_CHARACTERISTIC) is None:
         config[CONF_STATE_CHARACTERISTIC] = STAT_COUNT if is_binary else STAT_MEAN
-        _LOGGER.warning(
-            DEPRECATION_WARNING_CHARACTERISTIC,
-            config[CONF_STATE_CHARACTERISTIC],
-            config[CONF_NAME],
+        issue_registry.async_create_issue(
+            hass=async_get_hass(),
+            domain=DOMAIN,
+            issue_id=f"{config[CONF_ENTITY_ID]}_default_characteristic",
+            breaks_in_ha_version="2022.12.0",
+            is_fixable=False,
+            severity=issue_registry.IssueSeverity.WARNING,
+            translation_key="deprecation_warning_characteristic",
+            translation_placeholders={
+                "entity": config[CONF_NAME],
+                "characteristic": config[CONF_STATE_CHARACTERISTIC],
+            },
+            learn_more_url="https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/60402",
         )
 
     characteristic = cast(str, config[CONF_STATE_CHARACTERISTIC])
@@ -220,15 +220,32 @@ def valid_state_characteristic_configuration(config: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str
     return config
 
 
+def valid_boundary_configuration(config: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Validate that sampling_size, max_age, or both are provided."""
+
+    if config.get(CONF_SAMPLES_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE) is None:
+        config[CONF_SAMPLES_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE] = 20
+        issue_registry.async_create_issue(
+            hass=async_get_hass(),
+            domain=DOMAIN,
+            issue_id=f"{config[CONF_ENTITY_ID]}_invalid_boundary_config",
+            breaks_in_ha_version="2022.12.0",
+            is_fixable=False,
+            severity=issue_registry.IssueSeverity.WARNING,
+            translation_key="deprecation_warning_size",
+            translation_placeholders={"entity": config[CONF_NAME]},
+            learn_more_url="https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/69700",
+        )
+    return config
+
+
 _PLATFORM_SCHEMA_BASE = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend(
     {
         vol.Required(CONF_ENTITY_ID): cv.entity_id,
         vol.Optional(CONF_NAME, default=DEFAULT_NAME): cv.string,
         vol.Optional(CONF_UNIQUE_ID): cv.string,
         vol.Optional(CONF_STATE_CHARACTERISTIC): cv.string,
-        vol.Optional(
-            CONF_SAMPLES_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE, default=DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE
-        ): vol.All(vol.Coerce(int), vol.Range(min=1)),
+        vol.Optional(CONF_SAMPLES_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE): vol.Coerce(int),
         vol.Optional(CONF_MAX_AGE): cv.time_period,
         vol.Optional(CONF_PRECISION, default=DEFAULT_PRECISION): vol.Coerce(int),
         vol.Optional(
@@ -242,6 +259,7 @@ _PLATFORM_SCHEMA_BASE = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend(
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA = vol.All(
     _PLATFORM_SCHEMA_BASE,
     valid_state_characteristic_configuration,
+    valid_boundary_configuration,
 )
 
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/statistics/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/statistics/strings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0cca71f172f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/statistics/strings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "issues": {
+    "deprecation_warning_characteristic": {
+      "description": "The configuration parameter `state_characteristic` of the statistics integration will become mandatory.\n\nPlease add `state_characteristic: {characteristic}` to the configuration of sensor `{entity}` to keep the current behavior.\n\nRead the documentation of the statistics integration for further details: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/statistics/",
+      "title": "Mandatory 'state_characteristic' assumed for a Statistics entity"
+    },
+    "deprecation_warning_size": {
+      "description": "The configuration parameter `sampling_size` of the statistics integration defaulted to the value 20 so far, which will change.\n\nPlease check the configuration for sensor `{entity}` and add suited boundaries, e.g., `sampling_size: 20` to keep the current behavior. The configuration of the statistics integration will become more flexible with version 2022.12.0 and accept either `sampling_size` or `max_age`, or both settings. The request above prepares your configuration for this otherwise breaking change.\n\nRead the documentation of the statistics integration for further details: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/statistics/",
+      "title": "Implicit 'sampling_size' assumed for a Statistics entity"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/statistics/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/statistics/translations/en.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..730f5a5656d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/statistics/translations/en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+    "issues": {
+        "deprecation_warning_characteristic": {
+            "description": "The configuration parameter `state_characteristic` of the statistics integration will become mandatory.\n\nPlease add `state_characteristic: {characteristic}` to the configuration of sensor `{entity}` to keep the current behavior.\n\nRead the documentation of the statistics integration for further details: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/statistics/",
+            "title": "Mandatory 'state_characteristic' assumed for a Statistics entity"
+        },
+        "deprecation_warning_size": {
+            "description": "The configuration parameter `sampling_size` of the statistics integration defaulted to the value 20 so far, which will change.\n\nPlease check the configuration for sensor `{entity}` and add suited boundaries, e.g., `sampling_size: 20` to keep the current behavior. The configuration of the statistics integration will become more flexible with version 2022.12.0 and accept either `sampling_size` or `max_age`, or both settings. The request above prepares your configuration for this otherwise breaking change.\n\nRead the documentation of the statistics integration for further details: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/statistics/",
+            "title": "Implicit 'sampling_size' assumed for a Statistics entity"
+        }
+    }
+}
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