diff --git a/lib/Server.js b/lib/Server.js
index ff8e0ea5e1..65be89fde6 100644
--- a/lib/Server.js
+++ b/lib/Server.js
@@ -949,6 +949,24 @@ class Server {
       options.open = [...getOpenItemsFromObject(options.open)];
     }
 
+    if (options.onAfterSetupMiddleware) {
+      // TODO: remove in the next major release
+      util.deprecate(
+        () => {},
+        "'onAfterSetupMiddleware' option is deprecated. Please use the 'setupMiddlewares' option.",
+        `DEP_WEBPACK_DEV_SERVER_ON_AFTER_SETUP_MIDDLEWARE`
+      )();
+    }
+
+    if (options.onBeforeSetupMiddleware) {
+      // TODO: remove in the next major release
+      util.deprecate(
+        () => {},
+        "'onBeforeSetupMiddleware' option is deprecated. Please use the 'setupMiddlewares' option.",
+        `DEP_WEBPACK_DEV_SERVER_ON_BEFORE_SETUP_MIDDLEWARE`
+      )();
+    }
+
     if (typeof options.port === "string" && options.port !== "auto") {
       options.port = Number(options.port);
     }
diff --git a/test/e2e/on-after-setup-middleware.test.js b/test/e2e/on-after-setup-middleware.test.js
index e24ddcefbb..f7534b8db2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/on-after-setup-middleware.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e/on-after-setup-middleware.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
+const util = require("util");
 const webpack = require("webpack");
 const Server = require("../../lib/Server");
 const config = require("../fixtures/client-config/webpack.config");
@@ -13,9 +14,13 @@ describe("onAfterSetupMiddleware option", () => {
   let browser;
   let pageErrors;
   let consoleMessages;
+  let utilSpy;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     compiler = webpack(config);
+
+    utilSpy = jest.spyOn(util, "deprecate");
+
     server = new Server(
       {
         onAfterSetupMiddleware: (devServer) => {
@@ -58,6 +63,10 @@ describe("onAfterSetupMiddleware option", () => {
         pageErrors.push(error);
       });
 
+    expect(utilSpy.mock.calls[0][1]).toBe(
+      "'onAfterSetupMiddleware' option is deprecated. Please use the 'setupMiddlewares' option."
+    );
+
     const response = await page.goto(
       `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/after/some/path`,
       {
@@ -94,6 +103,10 @@ describe("onAfterSetupMiddleware option", () => {
         interceptedRequest.continue({ method: "POST" });
       });
 
+    expect(utilSpy.mock.calls[0][1]).toBe(
+      "'onAfterSetupMiddleware' option is deprecated. Please use the 'setupMiddlewares' option."
+    );
+
     const response = await page.goto(
       `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/after/some/path`,
       {
diff --git a/test/e2e/on-before-setup-middleware.test.js b/test/e2e/on-before-setup-middleware.test.js
index 7d8efc446f..579c882ea1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/on-before-setup-middleware.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e/on-before-setup-middleware.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
+const util = require("util");
 const webpack = require("webpack");
 const Server = require("../../lib/Server");
 const config = require("../fixtures/client-config/webpack.config");
@@ -13,9 +14,13 @@ describe("onBeforeSetupMiddleware option", () => {
   let browser;
   let pageErrors;
   let consoleMessages;
+  let utilSpy;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     compiler = webpack(config);
+
+    utilSpy = jest.spyOn(util, "deprecate");
+
     server = new Server(
       {
         onBeforeSetupMiddleware: (devServer) => {
@@ -58,6 +63,10 @@ describe("onBeforeSetupMiddleware option", () => {
         pageErrors.push(error);
       });
 
+    expect(utilSpy.mock.calls[0][1]).toBe(
+      "'onBeforeSetupMiddleware' option is deprecated. Please use the 'setupMiddlewares' option."
+    );
+
     const response = await page.goto(
       `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/before/some/path`,
       {
@@ -94,6 +103,10 @@ describe("onBeforeSetupMiddleware option", () => {
         interceptedRequest.continue({ method: "POST" });
       });
 
+    expect(utilSpy.mock.calls[0][1]).toBe(
+      "'onBeforeSetupMiddleware' option is deprecated. Please use the 'setupMiddlewares' option."
+    );
+
     const response = await page.goto(
       `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/before/some/path`,
       {