diff --git a/src/react.ts b/src/react.ts
index 48a35e3f89..f833bdb449 100644
--- a/src/react.ts
+++ b/src/react.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type ExtractState<S> = S extends { getState: () => infer T } ? T : never
 type ReadonlyStoreApi<T> = Pick<StoreApi<T>, 'getState' | 'subscribe'>
 
 type WithReact<S extends ReadonlyStoreApi<unknown>> = S & {
+  /** @deprecated please use api.getState() */
   getServerState?: () => ExtractState<S>
 }
 
diff --git a/src/traditional.ts b/src/traditional.ts
index 478f986725..167f975388 100644
--- a/src/traditional.ts
+++ b/src/traditional.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type ExtractState<S> = S extends { getState: () => infer T } ? T : never
 type ReadonlyStoreApi<T> = Pick<StoreApi<T>, 'getState' | 'subscribe'>
 
 type WithReact<S extends ReadonlyStoreApi<unknown>> = S & {
+  /** @deprecated please use api.getState() */
   getServerState?: () => ExtractState<S>
 }