diff --git a/guide/lib/helpers.rb b/guide/lib/helpers.rb
index 6b59b4cb..57c8b103 100644
--- a/guide/lib/helpers.rb
+++ b/guide/lib/helpers.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 require 'pry'
+require 'rails'
 require 'action_view'
 require 'active_model'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/string'
 require 'htmlbeautifier'
 require 'slim/erb_converter'
 
+Rails.logger = Logger.new($stdout)
+
 Dir.glob(File.join('./lib', '**', '*.rb')).sort.each { |f| require f }
 
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.expand_path("../../lib", "lib"))
diff --git a/lib/govuk_design_system_formbuilder/containers/supplemental.rb b/lib/govuk_design_system_formbuilder/containers/supplemental.rb
index b890cd75..bc5ba524 100644
--- a/lib/govuk_design_system_formbuilder/containers/supplemental.rb
+++ b/lib/govuk_design_system_formbuilder/containers/supplemental.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ def initialize(builder, object_name, attribute_name, content)
       def html
         return if @content.blank?
 
+        warn("Supplemental content is deprecated and support will soon be removed. See https://github.com/x-govuk/govuk-form-builder/issues/445")
+
         tag.div(id: supplemental_id) { @content }
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/support/shared/shared_block_examples.rb b/spec/support/shared/shared_block_examples.rb
index 1aad68da..28852ad0 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared/shared_block_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared/shared_block_examples.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@
         with_tag('p', text: block_p)
       end
     end
+
+    describe "deprecation warning message" do
+      before { allow(Rails).to receive_message_chain(:logger, :warn).with(any_args).and_return(true) }
+
+      specify 'logs a deprecation warning' do
+        subject
+        expect(Rails.logger).to have_received(:warn).with(/Supplemental content is deprecated/)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   context 'when no block is supplied' do