diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c7cfd8f0da..62b9ef67c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Ansible Changes By Release
 * panos_nat_policy: use M(panos_nat_rule) instead
 * s3: replaced by aws_s3
 * ec2_remote_facts: replaced by 
+* win_msi: use M(win_package) instead
 
 #### Removed Modules (previouslly deprecated):
 * eos_template: use eos_config instead
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_msi.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/_win_msi.ps1
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_msi.ps1
rename to lib/ansible/modules/windows/_win_msi.ps1
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_msi.py b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/_win_msi.py
similarity index 97%
rename from lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_msi.py
rename to lib/ansible/modules/windows/_win_msi.py
index b0ad285fe1..a6858003e8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_msi.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/_win_msi.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 ---
 module: win_msi
 version_added: '1.7'
+deprecated: In 2.4 and will be removed in 2.6, use M(win_package) instead.
 short_description: Installs and uninstalls Windows MSI files
 description:
     - Installs or uninstalls a Windows MSI file that is already located on the