diff --git a/docs/changelog/104574.yaml b/docs/changelog/104574.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..68be002142fd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/104574.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+pr: 104574
+summary: Deprecate `client.type`
+area: Infra/Core
+type: deprecation
+issues: []
+deprecation:
+  title: Deprecate `client.type`
+  area: Cluster and node setting
+  details: The node setting `client.type` has been ignored since the node client was removed in 8.0. The setting is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+  impact: Remove the `client.type` setting from `elasticsearch.yml`
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/internal/Client.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/internal/Client.java
index 668168764a4d0..c6a2b0fee767f 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/internal/Client.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/internal/Client.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public interface Client extends ElasticsearchClient {
             case "node", "transport" -> s;
             default -> throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can't parse [client.type] must be one of [node, transport]");
         };
-    }, Property.NodeScope);
+    }, Property.NodeScope, Property.Deprecated);
 
     /**
      * The admin client that can be used to perform administrative operations.