diff --git a/fastapi/applications.py b/fastapi/applications.py
index 4af1146b0d..d2db5bb1cc 100644
--- a/fastapi/applications.py
+++ b/fastapi/applications.py
@@ -509,6 +509,14 @@ class FastAPI(Starlette):
                 Read more in the [FastAPI docs for `lifespan`](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/advanced/events/).
                 """
             ),
+            deprecated(
+                """
+                **Attention**: This parameter is deprecated.
+
+                The recommended approach for managing startup and shutdown
+                is by utilizing the lifespan parameter within the FastAPI app.
+                """
+            ),
         ] = None,
         on_shutdown: Annotated[
             Sequence[Callable[[], Any]] | None,
@@ -522,6 +530,14 @@ class FastAPI(Starlette):
                 [FastAPI docs for `lifespan`](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/advanced/events/).
                 """
             ),
+            deprecated(
+                """
+                **Attention**: This parameter is deprecated.
+
+                The recommended approach for managing startup and shutdown
+                is by utilizing the lifespan parameter within the FastAPI app.
+                """
+            ),
         ] = None,
         lifespan: Annotated[
             Lifespan[AppType] | None,
diff --git a/fastapi/routing.py b/fastapi/routing.py
index 36acb6b89d..ee29dd5bd9 100644
--- a/fastapi/routing.py
+++ b/fastapi/routing.py
@@ -1173,6 +1173,14 @@ class APIRouter(routing.Router):
                 Read more in the [FastAPI docs for `lifespan`](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/advanced/events/).
                 """
             ),
+            deprecated(
+                """
+                **Attention**: This parameter is deprecated.
+
+                The recommended approach for managing startup and shutdown
+                is by utilizing the lifespan parameter within the APIRouter.
+                """
+            ),
         ] = None,
         on_shutdown: Annotated[
             Sequence[Callable[[], Any]] | None,
@@ -1186,6 +1194,14 @@ class APIRouter(routing.Router):
                 [FastAPI docs for `lifespan`](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/advanced/events/).
                 """
             ),
+            deprecated(
+                """
+                **Attention**: This parameter is deprecated.
+
+                The recommended approach for managing startup and shutdown
+                is by utilizing the lifespan parameter within the APIRouter.
+                """
+            ),
         ] = None,
         # the generic to Lifespan[AppType] is the type of the top level application
         # which the router cannot know statically, so we use typing.Any