diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/7901-consul-acl-deprecation.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/7901-consul-acl-deprecation.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9480b04ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/7901-consul-acl-deprecation.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+deprecated_features:
+  - "consul_acl - the module has been deprecated and will be removed in community.general 10.0.0. ``consul_token`` and ``consul_policy``
+     can be used instead (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7901)."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/meta/runtime.yml b/meta/runtime.yml
index 5710e0abe0..4fe80ca257 100644
--- a/meta/runtime.yml
+++ b/meta/runtime.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ plugin_routing:
     nios_next_network:
       redirect: infoblox.nios_modules.nios_next_network
   modules:
+    consul_acl:
+      deprecation:
+        removal_version: 10.0.0
+        warning_text: Use community.general.consul_token and/or community.general.consul_policy instead.
     rax_cbs_attachments:
       deprecation:
         removal_version: 9.0.0
diff --git a/plugins/modules/consul_acl.py b/plugins/modules/consul_acl.py
index 7be34a6463..4617090fd3 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/consul_acl.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/consul_acl.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ attributes:
     support: none
   diff_mode:
     support: none
+deprecated:
+  removed_in: 10.0.0
+  why: The legacy ACL system was removed from Consul.
+  alternative: Use M(community.general.consul_token) and/or M(community.general.consul_policy) instead.
 options:
   mgmt_token:
     description: