diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/ValueProviderResultExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/ValueProviderResultExtensions.cs
index 54e6229dc8..2b956278b6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/ValueProviderResultExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/ValueProviderResultExtensions.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding
     /// <summary>
     /// Extensions methods for <see cref="ValueProviderResult"/>.
     /// </summary>
+    [Obsolete("This type is obsolete and will be removed in a future version. " +
+        "The recommended alternative is System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor.GetConverter().")]
     public static class ValueProviderResultExtensions
     {
         /// <summary>