diff --git a/src/compiler/program.ts b/src/compiler/program.ts
index e56c0353cd3bc..eff0fdb86abc0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/program.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/program.ts
@@ -4526,6 +4526,9 @@ export function createProgram(_rootNamesOrOptions: readonly string[] | CreatePro
         });
 
         checkDeprecations("6.0", "7.0", createDiagnostic, createDeprecatedDiagnostic => {
+            if (options.alwaysStrict === false) {
+                createDeprecatedDiagnostic("alwaysStrict", "false", /*useInstead*/ undefined, /*related*/ undefined);
+            }
             if (options.moduleResolution === ModuleResolutionKind.Node10) {
                 createDeprecatedDiagnostic("moduleResolution", "node10", /*useInstead*/ undefined, Diagnostics.Visit_https_Colon_Slash_Slashaka_ms_Slashts6_for_migration_information);
             }
diff --git a/src/testRunner/unittests/tscWatch/programUpdates.ts b/src/testRunner/unittests/tscWatch/programUpdates.ts
index 7fab62c966987..336af8e0657a1 100644
--- a/src/testRunner/unittests/tscWatch/programUpdates.ts
+++ b/src/testRunner/unittests/tscWatch/programUpdates.ts
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ foo().hello`,
             },
             {
                 caption: "Set always strict false",
-                edit: sys => sys.writeFile(`/user/username/projects/myproject/tsconfig.json`, jsonToReadableText({ compilerOptions: { strict: true, alwaysStrict: false } })), // Avoid changing 'alwaysStrict' or must re-bind
+                edit: sys => sys.writeFile(`/user/username/projects/myproject/tsconfig.json`, jsonToReadableText({ compilerOptions: { strict: true, alwaysStrict: false, ignoreDeprecations: "6.0" } })), // Avoid changing 'alwaysStrict' or must re-bind
                 timeouts: sys => sys.runQueuedTimeoutCallbacks(),
             },
             {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecation.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecation.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..022c45ebf2369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecation.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/foo/tsconfig.json(3,25): error TS5107: Option 'alwaysStrict=false' is deprecated and will stop functioning in TypeScript 7.0. Specify compilerOption '"ignoreDeprecations": "6.0"' to silence this error.
+
+
+==== /foo/tsconfig.json (1 errors) ====
+    {
+        "compilerOptions": {
+            "alwaysStrict": false
+                            ~~~~~
+!!! error TS5107: Option 'alwaysStrict=false' is deprecated and will stop functioning in TypeScript 7.0. Specify compilerOption '"ignoreDeprecations": "6.0"' to silence this error.
+        }
+    }
+    
+==== /foo/a.ts (0 errors) ====
+    const a = 1;
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecation.js b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c83c5c4a3cd3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/alwaysStrictDeprecation.ts] ////
+
+//// [a.ts]
+const a = 1;
+
+
+//// [a.js]
+var a = 1;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecation.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecation.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b7f2e1f27ecd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecation.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/alwaysStrictDeprecation.ts] ////
+
+=== /foo/a.ts ===
+const a = 1;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(a.ts, 0, 5))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecation.types b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecation.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e333b2124670c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecation.types
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/alwaysStrictDeprecation.ts] ////
+
+=== /foo/a.ts ===
+const a = 1;
+>a : 1
+>  : ^
+>1 : 1
+>  : ^
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.js b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f2b75001311a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.ts] ////
+
+//// [a.ts]
+const a = 1;
+
+
+//// [a.js]
+var a = 1;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6156f09729ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.ts] ////
+
+=== /foo/a.ts ===
+const a = 1;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(a.ts, 0, 5))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.types b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3797936457f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.types
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.ts] ////
+
+=== /foo/a.ts ===
+const a = 1;
+>a : 1
+>  : ^
+>1 : 1
+>  : ^
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/updates-errors-when-strictNullChecks-changes.js b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/updates-errors-when-strictNullChecks-changes.js
index 81477c69017a4..9d90a508b614b 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/updates-errors-when-strictNullChecks-changes.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/updates-errors-when-strictNullChecks-changes.js
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ Input::
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
     "strict": true,
-    "alwaysStrict": false
+    "alwaysStrict": false,
+    "ignoreDeprecations": "6.0"
   }
 }
 
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ Program root files: [
 Program options: {
   "strict": true,
   "alwaysStrict": false,
+  "ignoreDeprecations": "6.0",
   "watch": true,
   "configFilePath": "/user/username/projects/myproject/tsconfig.json"
 }
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/alwaysStrictDeprecation.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/alwaysStrictDeprecation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f91ef75370663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/alwaysStrictDeprecation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// @typeScriptVersion: 6.0
+// @filename: /foo/tsconfig.json
+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "alwaysStrict": false
+    }
+}
+
+// @filename: /foo/a.ts
+const a = 1;
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a944da4bc5907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/alwaysStrictDeprecationSilenced.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// @typeScriptVersion: 6.0
+// @filename: /foo/tsconfig.json
+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "alwaysStrict": false,
+        "ignoreDeprecations": "6.0"
+    }
+}
+
+// @filename: /foo/a.ts
+const a = 1;