diff --git a/builtin/survey.c b/builtin/survey.c
index 719e2e21e915d3..4d0f0f86c46649 100644
--- a/builtin/survey.c
+++ b/builtin/survey.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "trace2.h"
 #include "tree.h"
 #include "tree-walk.h"
+#include "color.h"
 
 static const char * const survey_usage[] = {
 	N_("(EXPERIMENTAL!) git survey <options>"),
@@ -2265,6 +2266,10 @@ int cmd_survey(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, survey_options, survey_usage, 0);
 
+	color_fprintf_ln(stderr,
+			 want_color_fd(2, GIT_COLOR_AUTO) ? GIT_COLOR_YELLOW : "",
+			 "(THIS IS EXPERIMENTAL, EXPECT THE OUTPUT FORMAT TO CHANGE!)");
+
 	prepare_repo_settings(the_repository);
 
 	if (survey_opts.show_progress < 0)