diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/_docker.py
similarity index 99%
rename from lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker.py
rename to lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/_docker.py
index eb36cdebb85..321cf4665c7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/_docker.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 module: docker
 version_added: "1.4"
 short_description: manage docker containers
+deprecated: In 2.2 use M(docker_container) and M(docker_image) instead.
 description:
   - This is the original Ansible module for managing the Docker container life cycle.
   - "NOTE: Additional and newer modules are available. For the latest on orchestrating containers with Ansible