diff --git a/include/qapi/util.h b/include/qapi/util.h
index d7bfb30e25..257c600f99 100644
--- a/include/qapi/util.h
+++ b/include/qapi/util.h
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@
 #ifndef QAPI_UTIL_H
 #define QAPI_UTIL_H
 
+/* QEnumLookup flags */
+#define QAPI_ENUM_DEPRECATED 1
+
 typedef struct QEnumLookup {
     const char *const *array;
-    int size;
+    const unsigned char *const flags;
+    const int size;
 } QEnumLookup;
 
 const char *qapi_enum_lookup(const QEnumLookup *lookup, int val);
diff --git a/qapi/compat.json b/qapi/compat.json
index 1d2b76f00c..74a8493d3d 100644
--- a/qapi/compat.json
+++ b/qapi/compat.json
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 # with feature 'deprecated'.  We may want to extend it to cover
 # semantic aspects, CLI, and experimental features.
 #
-# Limitation: not implemented for deprecated enumeration values.
+# Limitation: deprecated-output policy @hide is not implemented for
+# enumeration values.  They behave the same as with policy @accept.
 #
 # @deprecated-input: how to handle deprecated input (default 'accept')
 # @deprecated-output: how to handle deprecated output (default 'accept')
diff --git a/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c b/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
index 93fb154ef3..617ef3fa46 100644
--- a/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
+++ b/qapi/qapi-visit-core.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static bool input_type_enum(Visitor *v, const char *name, int *obj,
                             const QEnumLookup *lookup, Error **errp)
 {
     int64_t value;
-    char *enum_str;
+    g_autofree char *enum_str = NULL;
 
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &enum_str, errp)) {
         return false;
@@ -403,11 +403,23 @@ static bool input_type_enum(Visitor *v, const char *name, int *obj,
     if (value < 0) {
         error_setg(errp, "Parameter '%s' does not accept value '%s'",
                    name ? name : "null", enum_str);
-        g_free(enum_str);
         return false;
     }
 
-    g_free(enum_str);
+    if (lookup->flags && (lookup->flags[value] & QAPI_ENUM_DEPRECATED)) {
+        switch (v->compat_policy.deprecated_input) {
+        case COMPAT_POLICY_INPUT_ACCEPT:
+            break;
+        case COMPAT_POLICY_INPUT_REJECT:
+            error_setg(errp, "Deprecated value '%s' disabled by policy",
+                       enum_str);
+            return false;
+        case COMPAT_POLICY_INPUT_CRASH:
+        default:
+            abort();
+        }
+    }
+
     *obj = value;
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/types.py b/scripts/qapi/types.py
index 831294fe42..ab2441adc9 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/types.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/types.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ objects_seen = set()
 def gen_enum_lookup(name: str,
                     members: List[QAPISchemaEnumMember],
                     prefix: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+    max_index = c_enum_const(name, '_MAX', prefix)
+    flags = ''
     ret = mcgen('''
 
 const QEnumLookup %(c_name)s_lookup = {
@@ -52,13 +54,26 @@ const QEnumLookup %(c_name)s_lookup = {
 ''',
                      index=index, name=memb.name)
         ret += memb.ifcond.gen_endif()
+        if 'deprecated' in (f.name for f in memb.features):
+            flags += mcgen('''
+        [%(index)s] = QAPI_ENUM_DEPRECATED,
+''',
+                           index=index)
+
+    if flags:
+        ret += mcgen('''
+    },
+    .flags = (const unsigned char[%(max_index)s]) {
+''',
+                     max_index=max_index)
+        ret += flags
 
     ret += mcgen('''
     },
     .size = %(max_index)s
 };
 ''',
-                 max_index=c_enum_const(name, '_MAX', prefix))
+                 max_index=max_index)
     return ret