@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def deprecated_func(*args, **kwargs):
         deprecated_func = functools.wraps(func)(deprecated_func)
 
     deprecated_func.__doc__ = _deprecate_doc(deprecated_func.__doc__, message, since)
+    deprecated_func.__deprecated__ = message
 
     return func_wrapper(deprecated_func)
 
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ def _deprecate_class(cls, message, category, since):
         with pickle and will look weird in the Sphinx docs.
     """
     cls.__doc__ = _deprecate_doc(cls.__doc__, message, since)
+    cls.__deprecated__ = message
     if cls.__new__ is object.__new__:
         cls.__init__ = _deprecate_function(
             _get_function(cls.__init__), message, category, since