diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vacuum/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/vacuum/__init__.py
index 2399e5d9b3b..8285e1d76d1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vacuum/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vacuum/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Support for vacuum cleaner robots (botvacs)."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import timedelta
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ from homeassistant.const import (  # noqa: F401 # STATE_PAUSED/IDLE are API
     STATE_ON,
     STATE_PAUSED,
 )
-from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
-import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
+from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv, issue_registry as ir
 from homeassistant.helpers.config_validation import (  # noqa: F401
     PLATFORM_SCHEMA,
     PLATFORM_SCHEMA_BASE,
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.entity import (
     ToggleEntityDescription,
 )
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_component import EntityComponent
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import EntityPlatform
 from homeassistant.helpers.icon import icon_for_battery_level
 from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType
 from homeassistant.loader import bind_hass
@@ -367,6 +369,45 @@ class VacuumEntityDescription(ToggleEntityDescription):
 class VacuumEntity(_BaseVacuum, ToggleEntity):
     """Representation of a vacuum cleaner robot."""
 
+    @callback
+    def add_to_platform_start(
+        self,
+        hass: HomeAssistant,
+        platform: EntityPlatform,
+        parallel_updates: asyncio.Semaphore | None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Start adding an entity to a platform."""
+        super().add_to_platform_start(hass, platform, parallel_updates)
+        # Don't report core integrations known to still use the deprecated base class;
+        # we don't worry about demo and mqtt has it's own deprecation warnings.
+        if self.platform.platform_name in ("demo", "mqtt"):
+            return
+        ir.async_create_issue(
+            hass,
+            DOMAIN,
+            f"deprecated_vacuum_base_class_{self.platform.platform_name}",
+            breaks_in_ha_version="2024.2.0",
+            is_fixable=False,
+            is_persistent=False,
+            issue_domain=self.platform.platform_name,
+            severity=ir.IssueSeverity.WARNING,
+            translation_key="deprecated_vacuum_base_class",
+            translation_placeholders={
+                "platform": self.platform.platform_name,
+            },
+        )
+        _LOGGER.warning(
+            (
+                "%s::%s is extending the deprecated base class VacuumEntity instead of "
+                "StateVacuumEntity, this is not valid and will be unsupported "
+                "from Home Assistant 2024.2. Please report it to the author of the '%s'"
+                " custom integration"
+            ),
+            self.platform.platform_name,
+            self.__class__.__name__,
+            self.platform.platform_name,
+        )
+
     entity_description: VacuumEntityDescription
     _attr_status: str | None = None
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vacuum/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/vacuum/strings.json
index a27a60bba4f..93ef1e8584c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vacuum/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vacuum/strings.json
@@ -28,5 +28,11 @@
         "returning": "Returning to dock"
       }
     }
+  },
+  "issues": {
+    "deprecated_vacuum_base_class": {
+      "title": "The {platform} custom integration is using deprecated vacuum feature",
+      "description": "The custom integration `{platform}` is extending the deprecated base class `VacuumEntity` instead of `StateVacuumEntity`.\n\nPlease report it to the author of the `{platform}` custom integration.\n\nOnce an updated version of `{platform}` is available, install it and restart Home Assistant to fix this issue."
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/components/vacuum/test_init.py b/tests/components/vacuum/test_init.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eaa39bceaec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/vacuum/test_init.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+"""The tests for the Vacuum entity integration."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Generator
+
+import pytest
+
+from homeassistant.components.vacuum import DOMAIN as VACUUM_DOMAIN, VacuumEntity
+from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry, ConfigFlow
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.helpers import issue_registry as ir
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddEntitiesCallback
+
+from tests.common import (
+    MockConfigEntry,
+    MockModule,
+    MockPlatform,
+    mock_config_flow,
+    mock_integration,
+    mock_platform,
+)
+
+TEST_DOMAIN = "test"
+
+
+class MockFlow(ConfigFlow):
+    """Test flow."""
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def config_flow_fixture(hass: HomeAssistant) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
+    """Mock config flow."""
+    mock_platform(hass, f"{TEST_DOMAIN}.config_flow")
+
+    with mock_config_flow(TEST_DOMAIN, MockFlow):
+        yield
+
+
+async def test_deprecated_base_class(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
+) -> None:
+    """Test warnings when adding VacuumEntity to the state machine."""
+
+    async def async_setup_entry_init(
+        hass: HomeAssistant, config_entry: ConfigEntry
+    ) -> bool:
+        """Set up test config entry."""
+        await hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_setup(config_entry, VACUUM_DOMAIN)
+        return True
+
+    mock_platform(hass, f"{TEST_DOMAIN}.config_flow")
+    mock_integration(
+        hass,
+        MockModule(
+            TEST_DOMAIN,
+            async_setup_entry=async_setup_entry_init,
+        ),
+    )
+
+    entity1 = VacuumEntity()
+    entity1.entity_id = "vacuum.test1"
+
+    async def async_setup_entry_platform(
+        hass: HomeAssistant,
+        config_entry: ConfigEntry,
+        async_add_entities: AddEntitiesCallback,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Set up test stt platform via config entry."""
+        async_add_entities([entity1])
+
+    mock_platform(
+        hass,
+        f"{TEST_DOMAIN}.{VACUUM_DOMAIN}",
+        MockPlatform(async_setup_entry=async_setup_entry_platform),
+    )
+
+    config_entry = MockConfigEntry(domain=TEST_DOMAIN)
+    config_entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+    assert await hass.config_entries.async_setup(config_entry.entry_id)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert hass.states.get(entity1.entity_id)
+
+    assert (
+        "test::VacuumEntity is extending the deprecated base class VacuumEntity"
+        in caplog.text
+    )
+
+    issue_registry = ir.async_get(hass)
+    issue = issue_registry.async_get_issue(
+        VACUUM_DOMAIN, f"deprecated_vacuum_base_class_{TEST_DOMAIN}"
+    )
+    assert issue.issue_domain == TEST_DOMAIN