diff --git a/lib/common/api/deprecate.ts b/lib/common/api/deprecate.ts
index c2c5ad26a6c1..f2bec5b9d961 100644
--- a/lib/common/api/deprecate.ts
+++ b/lib/common/api/deprecate.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const deprecate: ElectronInternal.DeprecationUtil = {
     }
   },
 
+  // change the name of a function
   function: (fn, newName) => {
     const warn = warnOnce(fn.name, newName)
     return function (this: any) {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ const deprecate: ElectronInternal.DeprecationUtil = {
     }
   },
 
+  // change the name of an event
   event: (emitter, oldName, newName) => {
     const warn = newName.startsWith('-') /* internal event */
       ? warnOnce(`${oldName} event`)
@@ -53,6 +55,28 @@ const deprecate: ElectronInternal.DeprecationUtil = {
     })
   },
 
+  // deprecate a getter/setter function in favor of a property
+  fnToProperty: <A extends Function, B extends Function>(propName: string, getterFn: A, setterFn: B) => {
+    const getterName = getterFn.name || 'function'
+    const setterName = setterFn.name || 'function'
+
+    const warnGetter = warnOnce(`${getterName} function`, `${propName} property `)
+    const warnSetter = warnOnce(`${setterName} function`, `${propName} property `)
+
+    const deprecatedGetter: unknown = function (this: any) {
+      warnGetter()
+      getterFn.apply(this, arguments)
+    }
+
+    const deprecatedSetter: unknown = function (this: any) {
+      warnSetter()
+      setterFn.apply(this, arguments)
+    }
+
+    return [deprecatedGetter as A, deprecatedSetter as B]
+  },
+
+  // remove a property with no replacement
   removeProperty: (o, removedName) => {
     // if the property's already been removed, warn about it
     if (!(removedName in o)) {
@@ -75,6 +99,7 @@ const deprecate: ElectronInternal.DeprecationUtil = {
     })
   },
 
+  // deprecate a callback-based function in favor of one returning a Promise
   promisify: <T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(fn: T): T => {
     const fnName = fn.name || 'function'
     const oldName = `${fnName} with callbacks`
@@ -105,6 +130,7 @@ const deprecate: ElectronInternal.DeprecationUtil = {
   },
 
   // convertPromiseValue: Temporarily disabled until it's used
+  // deprecate a callback-based function in favor of one returning a Promise
   promisifyMultiArg: <T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(fn: T /* convertPromiseValue: (v: any) => any */): T => {
     const fnName = fn.name || 'function'
     const oldName = `${fnName} with callbacks`
@@ -131,6 +157,7 @@ const deprecate: ElectronInternal.DeprecationUtil = {
     } as T
   },
 
+  // change the name of a property
   renameProperty: (o, oldName, newName) => {
     const warn = warnOnce(oldName, newName)
 
diff --git a/spec/api-deprecations-spec.js b/spec/api-deprecations-spec.js
index 03a630851795..b63ac0da7c8d 100644
--- a/spec/api-deprecations-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-deprecations-spec.js
@@ -144,6 +144,32 @@ describe('deprecations', () => {
     }).to.throw(/this is deprecated/)
   })
 
+  it('warns when a function is deprecated in favor of a property', () => {
+    const warnings = []
+    deprecations.setHandler(warning => warnings.push(warning))
+
+    function oldGetterFn () { return 'getter' }
+    function oldSetterFn () { return 'setter' }
+
+    const newProp = 'myRadProp'
+
+    const [
+      deprecatedGetter,
+      deprecatedSetter
+    ] = deprecate.fnToProperty(newProp, oldGetterFn, oldSetterFn)
+
+    deprecatedGetter()
+    deprecatedSetter()
+
+    expect(warnings).to.have.lengthOf(2)
+
+    expect(warnings[0]).to.include('oldGetterFn')
+    expect(warnings[0]).to.include(newProp)
+
+    expect(warnings[1]).to.include('oldSetterFn')
+    expect(warnings[1]).to.include(newProp)
+  })
+
   describe('promisify', () => {
     const expected = 'Hello, world!'
     let promiseFunc
diff --git a/typings/internal-electron.d.ts b/typings/internal-electron.d.ts
index b5557764785a..cb432191c38d 100644
--- a/typings/internal-electron.d.ts
+++ b/typings/internal-electron.d.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ declare namespace ElectronInternal {
     log(message: string): void;
     function(fn: Function, newName: string): Function;
     event(emitter: NodeJS.EventEmitter, oldName: string, newName: string): void;
+    fnToProperty<A extends Function, B extends Function>(propName: string, getterFn: A, setterFn: B): [A, B];
     removeProperty<T, K extends (keyof T & string)>(object: T, propertyName: K): T;
     renameProperty<T, K extends (keyof T & string)>(object: T, oldName: string, newName: K): T;