diff --git a/config.xsd b/config.xsd
index b87f8c7db..232cff023 100644
--- a/config.xsd
+++ b/config.xsd
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
             <xs:element name="ConflictingReferenceConstraint" type="IssueHandlerType" minOccurs="0" />
             <xs:element name="DeprecatedClass" type="IssueHandlerType" minOccurs="0" />
             <xs:element name="DeprecatedMethod" type="IssueHandlerType" minOccurs="0" />
+            <xs:element name="DeprecatedProperty" type="IssueHandlerType" minOccurs="0" />
             <xs:element name="DuplicateParam" type="IssueHandlerType" minOccurs="0" />
             <xs:element name="DuplicateClass" type="IssueHandlerType" minOccurs="0" />
             <xs:element name="FailedTypeResolution" type="IssueHandlerType" minOccurs="0" />
diff --git a/psalm.xml b/psalm.xml
index 6a6a0c1b9..f6315e348 100644
--- a/psalm.xml
+++ b/psalm.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         <MisplacedRequiredParam errorLevel="suppress" />
         <PossiblyNullOperand errorLevel="suppress" />
         <MissingConstructor errorLevel="suppress" />
+        <DeprecatedProperty errorLevel="suppress" />
 
         <PossiblyUnusedVariable>
             <errorLevel type="suppress">
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Checker/ClassLikeChecker.php b/src/Psalm/Checker/ClassLikeChecker.php
index 6638cf87d..9046391dc 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Checker/ClassLikeChecker.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Checker/ClassLikeChecker.php
@@ -1044,18 +1044,17 @@ abstract class ClassLikeChecker extends SourceChecker implements StatementsSourc
         Config $config
     ) {
         $comment = $stmt->getDocComment();
-        $type_in_comment = null;
+        $var_comment = null;
         $property_type_line_number = null;
         $storage = self::$storage[strtolower($this->fq_class_name)];
 
         if ($comment && $comment->getText() && $config->use_docblock_types) {
             try {
                 $property_type_line_number = $comment->getLine();
-                $type_in_comment = CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment(
+                $var_comment = CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment(
                     $comment->getText(),
                     null,
                     $this,
-                    null,
                     $storage->template_types,
                     $property_type_line_number
                 );
@@ -1071,7 +1070,7 @@ abstract class ClassLikeChecker extends SourceChecker implements StatementsSourc
             }
         }
 
-        $property_group_type = $type_in_comment ?: null;
+        $property_group_type = $var_comment ? $var_comment->type : null;
 
         foreach ($stmt->props as $property) {
             $property_type_location = null;
@@ -1098,20 +1097,21 @@ abstract class ClassLikeChecker extends SourceChecker implements StatementsSourc
                 $property_type = count($stmt->props) === 1 ? $property_group_type : clone $property_group_type;
             }
 
-            $storage->properties[$property->name] = new PropertyStorage();
-            $storage->properties[$property->name]->is_static = (bool)$stmt->isStatic();
-            $storage->properties[$property->name]->type = $property_type;
-            $storage->properties[$property->name]->location = new CodeLocation($this, $property);
-            $storage->properties[$property->name]->type_location = $property_type_location;
-            $storage->properties[$property->name]->has_default = $property->default ? true : false;
-            $storage->properties[$property->name]->suggested_type = $property_group_type ? null : $default_type;
+            $property_storage = $storage->properties[$property->name] = new PropertyStorage();
+            $property_storage->is_static = (bool)$stmt->isStatic();
+            $property_storage->type = $property_type;
+            $property_storage->location = new CodeLocation($this, $property);
+            $property_storage->type_location = $property_type_location;
+            $property_storage->has_default = $property->default ? true : false;
+            $property_storage->suggested_type = $property_group_type ? null : $default_type;
+            $property_storage->deprecated = $var_comment ? $var_comment->deprecated : false;
 
             if ($stmt->isPublic()) {
-                $storage->properties[$property->name]->visibility = self::VISIBILITY_PUBLIC;
+                $property_storage->visibility = self::VISIBILITY_PUBLIC;
             } elseif ($stmt->isProtected()) {
-                $storage->properties[$property->name]->visibility = self::VISIBILITY_PROTECTED;
+                $property_storage->visibility = self::VISIBILITY_PROTECTED;
             } elseif ($stmt->isPrivate()) {
-                $storage->properties[$property->name]->visibility = self::VISIBILITY_PRIVATE;
+                $property_storage->visibility = self::VISIBILITY_PRIVATE;
             }
 
             $property_id = $this->fq_class_name . '::$' . $property->name;
@@ -1136,7 +1136,6 @@ abstract class ClassLikeChecker extends SourceChecker implements StatementsSourc
     private function checkForMissingPropertyType(PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Property $stmt)
     {
         $comment = $stmt->getDocComment();
-        $type_in_comment = null;
         $property_type_line_number = null;
         $storage = self::$storage[strtolower($this->fq_class_name)];
 
@@ -1194,14 +1193,14 @@ abstract class ClassLikeChecker extends SourceChecker implements StatementsSourc
         Config $config
     ) {
         $comment = $stmt->getDocComment();
-        $type_in_comment = null;
+        $var_comment = null;
         $storage = self::$storage[strtolower((string)$class_context->self)];
 
         if ($comment && $config->use_docblock_types && count($stmt->consts) === 1) {
-            $type_in_comment = CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment((string) $comment, null, $this);
+            $var_comment = CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment((string) $comment, null, $this);
         }
 
-        $const_type = $type_in_comment ? $type_in_comment : Type::getMixed();
+        $const_type = $var_comment ? $var_comment->type : Type::getMixed();
 
         foreach ($stmt->consts as $const) {
             if ($stmt->isProtected()) {
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Checker/CommentChecker.php b/src/Psalm/Checker/CommentChecker.php
index 670c0c2e9..fac502ebf 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Checker/CommentChecker.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Checker/CommentChecker.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Psalm\Exception\TypeParseTreeException;
 use Psalm\FunctionDocblockComment;
 use Psalm\StatementsSource;
 use Psalm\Type;
+use Psalm\VarDocblockComment;
 
 class CommentChecker
 {
@@ -17,11 +18,10 @@ class CommentChecker
      * @param  string           $comment
      * @param  Context|null     $context
      * @param  StatementsSource $source
-     * @param  string           $var_id
      * @param  array<string, string>|null   $template_types
      * @param  int|null         $var_line_number
      * @param  int|null         $came_from_line_number what line number in $source that $comment came from
-     * @return Type\Union|null
+     * @return VarDocblockComment|null
      * @throws DocblockParseException If there was a problem parsing the docblock.
      * @psalm-suppress MixedArrayAccess
      */
@@ -29,14 +29,13 @@ class CommentChecker
         $comment,
         $context,
         StatementsSource $source,
-        $var_id = null,
         array $template_types = null,
-        &$var_line_number = null,
+        $var_line_number = null,
         $came_from_line_number = null
     ) {
-        $type_in_comments_var_id = null;
+        $var_id = null;
 
-        $type_in_comments = null;
+        $var_type_string = null;
 
         $comments = self::parseDocComment($comment, $var_line_number);
 
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ class CommentChecker
                 }
 
                 if ($line_parts && $line_parts[0]) {
-                    $type_in_comments = FunctionLikeChecker::fixUpLocalType(
+                    $var_type_string = FunctionLikeChecker::fixUpLocalType(
                         $line_parts[0],
                         $source,
                         $template_types
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ class CommentChecker
                     // support PHPStorm-style docblocks like
                     // @var Type $variable
                     if (count($line_parts) > 1 && $line_parts[1][0] === '$') {
-                        $type_in_comments_var_id = $line_parts[1];
+                        $var_id = $line_parts[1];
                     }
 
                     break;
@@ -79,16 +78,16 @@ class CommentChecker
             }
         }
 
-        if (!$type_in_comments) {
+        if (!$var_type_string) {
             return null;
         }
 
         try {
-            $defined_type = Type::parseString($type_in_comments);
+            $defined_type = Type::parseString($var_type_string);
         } catch (TypeParseTreeException $e) {
             if (is_int($came_from_line_number)) {
                 throw new DocblockParseException(
-                    $type_in_comments .
+                    $var_type_string .
                     ' is not a valid type' .
                     ' (from ' .
                     $source->getCheckedFilePath() .
@@ -97,18 +96,19 @@ class CommentChecker
                     ')'
                 );
             }
-            throw new DocblockParseException($type_in_comments . ' is not a valid type');
+
+            throw new DocblockParseException($var_type_string . ' is not a valid type');
         }
 
         $defined_type->setFromDocblock();
 
-        if ($context && $type_in_comments_var_id && $type_in_comments_var_id !== $var_id) {
-            $context->vars_in_scope[$type_in_comments_var_id] = $defined_type;
+        $var_comment = new VarDocblockComment();
+        $var_comment->type = $defined_type;
+        $var_comment->var_id = $var_id;
+        $var_comment->line_number = $var_line_number;
+        $var_comment->deprecated = isset($comments['specials']['deprecated']);
 
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return $defined_type;
+        return $var_comment;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class CommentChecker
 
         // Parse @specials.
         $matches = [];
-        $have_specials = preg_match_all('/^\s?@([\w\-:]+)\s*([^\n]*)/m', $docblock, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER);
+        $have_specials = preg_match_all('/^\s?@([\w\-:]+)[\t ]*([^\n]*)/m', $docblock, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER);
         if ($have_specials) {
             $docblock = preg_replace('/^\s?@([\w\-:]+)\s*([^\n]*)/m', '', $docblock);
             /** @var string[] $match */
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Block/ForeachChecker.php b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Block/ForeachChecker.php
index ef41032fc..dfee87045 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Block/ForeachChecker.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Block/ForeachChecker.php
@@ -222,12 +222,15 @@ class ForeachChecker
         $doc_comment_text = (string)$stmt->getDocComment();
 
         if ($doc_comment_text) {
-            CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment(
+            $var_comment = CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment(
                 $doc_comment_text,
                 $foreach_context,
-                $statements_checker->getSource(),
-                null
+                $statements_checker->getSource()
             );
+
+            if ($var_comment && $var_comment->var_id) {
+                $context->vars_in_scope[$var_comment->var_id] = $var_comment->type;
+            }
         }
 
         $changed_vars = Context::getNewOrUpdatedVarIds($before_context, $foreach_context);
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/AssignmentChecker.php b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/AssignmentChecker.php
index 25f3a24cc..30f342d98 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/AssignmentChecker.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/AssignmentChecker.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use Psalm\Checker\StatementsChecker;
 use Psalm\Checker\TypeChecker;
 use Psalm\CodeLocation;
 use Psalm\Context;
+use Psalm\Issue\DeprecatedProperty;
 use Psalm\Issue\FailedTypeResolution;
 use Psalm\Issue\InvalidArrayAssignment;
 use Psalm\Issue\InvalidPropertyAssignment;
@@ -73,19 +74,21 @@ class AssignmentChecker
             $statements_checker
         );
 
+        $var_comment = null;
+
         if ($doc_comment) {
-            $null = null;
-            $type_in_comments = CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment(
+            $var_comment = CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment(
                 $doc_comment,
                 $context,
                 $statements_checker->getSource(),
-                $var_id,
                 null,
-                $null,
+                null,
                 $came_from_line_number
             );
-        } else {
-            $type_in_comments = null;
+
+            if ($var_comment && $var_comment->var_id && $var_comment->var_id !== $var_id) {
+                $context->vars_in_scope[$var_comment->var_id] = $var_comment->type;
+            }
         }
 
         if ($assign_value && ExpressionChecker::analyze($statements_checker, $assign_value, $context) === false) {
@@ -95,14 +98,17 @@ class AssignmentChecker
                 }
 
                 // if we're not exiting immediately, make everything mixed
-                $context->vars_in_scope[$var_id] = $type_in_comments ?: Type::getMixed();
+                $context->vars_in_scope[$var_id] =
+                    $var_comment && (!$var_comment->var_id || $var_comment->var_id === $var_id)
+                        ? $var_comment->type
+                        : Type::getMixed();
             }
 
             return false;
         }
 
-        if ($type_in_comments) {
-            $assign_value_type = $type_in_comments;
+        if ($var_comment && (!$var_comment->var_id || $var_comment->var_id === $var_id)) {
+            $assign_value_type = $var_comment->type;
         } elseif (!$assign_value_type) {
             if (isset($assign_value->inferredType)) {
                 /** @var Type\Union */
@@ -667,6 +673,18 @@ class AssignmentChecker
                 $property_storage =
                     ClassLikeChecker::$storage[strtolower((string)$declaring_property_class)]->properties[$stmt->name];
 
+                if ($property_storage->deprecated) {
+                    if (IssueBuffer::accepts(
+                        new DeprecatedProperty(
+                            $property_id . ' is marked deprecated',
+                            new CodeLocation($statements_checker->getSource(), $stmt)
+                        ),
+                        $statements_checker->getSuppressedIssues()
+                    )) {
+                        // fall through
+                    }
+                }
+
                 $class_property_type = $property_storage->type;
 
                 if ($class_property_type === false) {
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/FetchChecker.php b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/FetchChecker.php
index 57365abaf..f529ec8f4 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/FetchChecker.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/Expression/FetchChecker.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Psalm\Checker\StatementsChecker;
 use Psalm\Checker\TraitChecker;
 use Psalm\CodeLocation;
 use Psalm\Context;
+use Psalm\Issue\DeprecatedProperty;
 use Psalm\Issue\InaccessibleClassConstant;
 use Psalm\Issue\InvalidArrayAccess;
 use Psalm\Issue\InvalidArrayAssignment;
@@ -287,6 +288,18 @@ class FetchChecker
 
             $property_storage = $declaring_class_storage->properties[$stmt->name];
 
+            if ($property_storage->deprecated) {
+                if (IssueBuffer::accepts(
+                    new DeprecatedProperty(
+                        $property_id . ' is marked deprecated',
+                        new CodeLocation($statements_checker->getSource(), $stmt)
+                    ),
+                    $statements_checker->getSuppressedIssues()
+                )) {
+                    // fall through
+                }
+            }
+
             $class_property_type = $property_storage->type;
 
             if ($class_property_type === false) {
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/ExpressionChecker.php b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/ExpressionChecker.php
index 491e900ad..c305f3db0 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/ExpressionChecker.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Checker/Statements/ExpressionChecker.php
@@ -1623,14 +1623,18 @@ class ExpressionChecker
     ) {
         $doc_comment_text = (string)$stmt->getDocComment();
 
+        $var_comment = null;
+
         if ($doc_comment_text) {
-            $type_in_comments = CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment(
+            $var_comment = CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment(
                 $doc_comment_text,
                 $context,
-                $statements_checker->getSource()
+                $statements_checker
             );
-        } else {
-            $type_in_comments = null;
+
+            if ($var_comment && $var_comment->var_id) {
+                $context->vars_in_scope[$var_comment->var_id] = $var_comment->type;
+            }
         }
 
         if ($stmt->key) {
@@ -1644,8 +1648,8 @@ class ExpressionChecker
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if ($type_in_comments) {
-                $stmt->inferredType = $type_in_comments;
+            if ($var_comment && !$var_comment->var_id) {
+                $stmt->inferredType = $var_comment->type;
             } elseif (isset($stmt->value->inferredType)) {
                 $stmt->inferredType = $stmt->value->inferredType;
             } else {
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Checker/StatementsChecker.php b/src/Psalm/Checker/StatementsChecker.php
index 2c02c5c96..259f68ab8 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Checker/StatementsChecker.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Checker/StatementsChecker.php
@@ -299,11 +299,15 @@ class StatementsChecker extends SourceChecker implements StatementsSource
                 $class_checker->analyze(null, $global_context);
             } elseif ($stmt instanceof PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Nop) {
                 if ((string)$stmt->getDocComment()) {
-                    CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment(
+                    $var_comment = CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment(
                         (string)$stmt->getDocComment(),
                         $context,
                         $this->getSource()
                     );
+
+                    if ($var_comment && $var_comment->var_id) {
+                        $context->vars_in_scope[$var_comment->var_id] = $var_comment->type;
+                    }
                 }
             } elseif ($stmt instanceof PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Goto_) {
                 // do nothing
@@ -673,14 +677,18 @@ class StatementsChecker extends SourceChecker implements StatementsSource
     {
         $doc_comment_text = (string)$stmt->getDocComment();
 
+        $var_comment = null;
+
         if ($doc_comment_text) {
-            $type_in_comments = CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment(
+            $var_comment = CommentChecker::getTypeFromComment(
                 $doc_comment_text,
                 $context,
                 $this->source
             );
-        } else {
-            $type_in_comments = null;
+
+            if ($var_comment && $var_comment->var_id) {
+                $context->vars_in_scope[$var_comment->var_id] = $var_comment->type;
+            }
         }
 
         if ($stmt->expr) {
@@ -688,8 +696,8 @@ class StatementsChecker extends SourceChecker implements StatementsSource
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if ($type_in_comments) {
-                $stmt->inferredType = $type_in_comments;
+            if ($var_comment && !$var_comment->var_id) {
+                $stmt->inferredType = $var_comment->type;
             } elseif (isset($stmt->expr->inferredType)) {
                 $stmt->inferredType = $stmt->expr->inferredType;
             } else {
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Issue/DeprecatedProperty.php b/src/Psalm/Issue/DeprecatedProperty.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4516210da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Psalm/Issue/DeprecatedProperty.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+namespace Psalm\Issue;
+
+class DeprecatedProperty extends CodeError
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Storage/PropertyStorage.php b/src/Psalm/Storage/PropertyStorage.php
index eeaf40f01..2956e05a0 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Storage/PropertyStorage.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Storage/PropertyStorage.php
@@ -40,4 +40,9 @@ class PropertyStorage
      * @var bool
      */
     public $has_default = false;
+
+    /**
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    public $deprecated = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/Psalm/VarDocblockComment.php b/src/Psalm/VarDocblockComment.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8392017be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Psalm/VarDocblockComment.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+namespace Psalm;
+
+class VarDocblockComment
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Type\Union
+     */
+    public $type;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string|null
+     */
+    public $var_id = null;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int|null
+     */
+    public $line_number;
+
+    /**
+     * Whether or not the function is deprecated
+     * @var boolean
+     */
+    public $deprecated = false;
+}
diff --git a/tests/AnnotationTest.php b/tests/AnnotationTest.php
index 1895678fa..d8c0b98e1 100644
--- a/tests/AnnotationTest.php
+++ b/tests/AnnotationTest.php
@@ -219,6 +219,31 @@ class AnnotationTest extends TestCase
                     $a = new Foo();',
                 'error_message' => 'DeprecatedClass'
             ],
+            'deprecatedPropertyGet' => [
+                '<?php
+                    class A{
+                      /**
+                       * @deprecated
+                       * @var ?int
+                       */
+                      public $foo;
+                    }
+                    echo (new A)->foo;',
+                'error_message' => 'DeprecatedProperty'
+            ],
+            'deprecatedPropertySet' => [
+                '<?php
+                    class A{
+                      /**
+                       * @deprecated
+                       * @var ?int
+                       */
+                      public $foo;
+                    }
+                    $a = new A;
+                    $a->foo = 5;',
+                'error_message' => 'DeprecatedProperty'
+            ],
             'invalidDocblockParam' => [
                 '<?php
                     /**