diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 13788ea5d..8513a28c6 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ luaA_client_get(lua_State *L)
     return 1;
 }
 
-/** Get only visible clients for a screen.
+/** Get only visible clients for a screen (DEPRECATED).
  * \param L The Lua VM state.
  * \luastack
  * \lparam A screen number.
@@ -911,6 +911,8 @@ luaA_client_visible_get(lua_State *L)
 
     luaA_checkscreen(screen);
 
+    deprecate();
+
     lua_newtable(L);
 
     for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)