diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ssh_args.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/ssh_args.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a25f0821b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ssh_args.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+deprecated_features:
+  - The ssh_*_args options are now marked that they will be removed after 2026-01-01.
diff --git a/docs/ansible.netcommon.libssh_connection.rst b/docs/ansible.netcommon.libssh_connection.rst
index 513cd2276..42a5b4628 100644
--- a/docs/ansible.netcommon.libssh_connection.rst
+++ b/docs/ansible.netcommon.libssh_connection.rst
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ Parameters
                 <td>
                         <div>Arguments to pass to all ssh CLI tools.</div>
                         <div>ProxyCommand is the only supported argument.</div>
-                        <div>This option is deprecated in favor of <em>proxy_command</em>.</div>
+                        <div>This option is deprecated in favor of <em>proxy_command</em> and will be removed in a release after 2026-01-01.</div>
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ Parameters
                 <td>
                         <div>Common extra arguments for all ssh CLI tools.</div>
                         <div>ProxyCommand is the only supported argument.</div>
-                        <div>This option is deprecated in favor of <em>proxy_command</em>.</div>
+                        <div>This option is deprecated in favor of <em>proxy_command</em> and will be removed in a release after 2026-01-01.</div>
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ Parameters
                 <td>
                         <div>Extra arguments exclusive to the &#x27;ssh&#x27; CLI tool.</div>
                         <div>ProxyCommand is the only supported argument.</div>
-                        <div>This option is deprecated in favor of <em>proxy_command</em>.</div>
+                        <div>This option is deprecated in favor of <em>proxy_command</em> and will be removed in a release after 2026-01-01.</div>
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr>
diff --git a/plugins/connection/libssh.py b/plugins/connection/libssh.py
index e76d25a94..a9ff73f5f 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/libssh.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/libssh.py
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@
           description:
            - Arguments to pass to all ssh CLI tools.
            - ProxyCommand is the only supported argument.
-           - This option is deprecated in favor of I(proxy_command).
+           - This option is deprecated in favor of I(proxy_command) and will be removed
+             in a release after 2026-01-01.
           type: string
           ini:
               - section: 'ssh_connection'
@@ -146,7 +147,8 @@
           description:
            - Common extra arguments for all ssh CLI tools.
            - ProxyCommand is the only supported argument.
-           - This option is deprecated in favor of I(proxy_command).
+           - This option is deprecated in favor of I(proxy_command) and will be removed
+             in a release after 2026-01-01.
           type: string
           ini:
               - section: 'ssh_connection'
@@ -162,7 +164,8 @@
           description:
            - Extra arguments exclusive to the 'ssh' CLI tool.
            - ProxyCommand is the only supported argument.
-           - This option is deprecated in favor of I(proxy_command).
+           - This option is deprecated in favor of I(proxy_command) and will be removed
+             in a release after 2026-01-01.
           type: string
           vars:
               - name: ansible_ssh_extra_args
@@ -314,6 +317,9 @@ def _get_proxy_command(self, port=22):
         ]
 
         if any(ssh_args):
+            display.warning(
+                "The ssh_*_args options are deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2026-01-01. Please use the proxy_command option instead."
+            )
             args = self._split_ssh_args(" ".join(ssh_args))
             for i, arg in enumerate(args):
                 if arg.lower() == "proxycommand":