diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/cache.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/cache.go
index 50d57ca9aa..7933f4f7ec 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/cache.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/cache.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ var addCacheCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Add an image to local cache.",
 	Long:  "Add an image to local cache.",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		out.WarningT("\"minikube cache\" will be deprecated in upcoming versions, please switch to \"minikube image load\"")
 		// Cache and load images into docker daemon
 		if err := machine.CacheAndLoadImages(args, cacheAddProfiles()); err != nil {
 			exit.Error(reason.InternalCacheLoad, "Failed to cache and load images", err)