diff --git a/DEPRECATED_APIs.md b/DEPRECATED_APIs.md
index c39b41d8ad275..78d21b8dab5f7 100644
--- a/DEPRECATED_APIs.md
+++ b/DEPRECATED_APIs.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 | Module | API Element | Message |
 |--------|-------------|---------|
+| aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53 | RecordSetOptions.​deleteExisting | This property is dangerous and can lead to unintended record deletion in case of deployment failure.|
 | @aws-cdk/core | AppProps.​runtimeInfo | use `versionReporting` instead |
 | @aws-cdk/core | Arn.​parse() | use split instead |
 | @aws-cdk/core | ArnComponents.​sep | use arnFormat instead |
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/lib/record-set.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/lib/record-set.ts
index 568bc127d437a..315998792f51e 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/lib/record-set.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/lib/record-set.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ export interface RecordSetOptions {
    * > an existing Record Set's `deleteExisting` property from `false -> true` after deployment
    * > will delete the record!
    *
+   * @deprecated This property is dangerous and can lead to unintended record deletion in case of deployment failure.
    * @default false
    */
   readonly deleteExisting?: boolean;
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@ export class RecordSet extends Resource implements IRecordSet {
     this.domainName = recordSet.ref;
 
     if (props.deleteExisting) {
+      Annotations.of(this).addWarningV2('@aws-cdk/aws-route53:deleteExisting', 'deleteExisting field is deprecated do not use it');
       // Delete existing record before creating the new one
       const provider = DeleteExistingRecordSetProvider.getOrCreateProvider(this, DELETE_EXISTING_RECORD_SET_RESOURCE_TYPE, {
         policyStatements: [{ // IAM permissions for all providers