diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 60933bd975..7f59b1ba96 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
 * The function pthread_yield has been deprecated; programs should use
   the equivalent standard function sched_yield instead.
 
+* Various rarely-used functions declared in <resolv.h> and
+  <arpa/nameser.h> have been deprecated.  Applications are encouraged to
+  use dedicated DNS processing libraries if applicable.
+
 * The pthread cancellation handler is now installed with SA_RESTART and
   pthread_cancel will always send the internal SIGCANCEL on a cancellation
   request.  It should not be visible to application since the cancellation
diff --git a/resolv/arpa/nameser.h b/resolv/arpa/nameser.h
index a99d5ec508..017d7b194a 100644
--- a/resolv/arpa/nameser.h
+++ b/resolv/arpa/nameser.h
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#ifdef _LIBC
+# define __NAMESER_DEPRECATED
+#else
+# define __NAMESER_DEPRECATED __attribute_deprecated__
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Define constants based on RFC 883, RFC 1034, RFC 1035
  */
@@ -401,14 +407,18 @@ int		ns_skiprr (const unsigned char *, const unsigned char *,
 int		ns_parserr (ns_msg *, ns_sect, int, ns_rr *) __THROW;
 int		ns_sprintrr (const ns_msg *, const ns_rr *,
 			     const char *, const char *, char *, size_t)
-     __THROW;
+  __THROW __NAMESER_DEPRECATED;
 int		ns_sprintrrf (const unsigned char *, size_t, const char *,
 			      ns_class, ns_type, unsigned long,
 			      const unsigned char *, size_t, const char *,
-			      const char *, char *, size_t) __THROW;
-int		ns_format_ttl (unsigned long, char *, size_t) __THROW;
-int		ns_parse_ttl (const char *, unsigned long *) __THROW;
-uint32_t	ns_datetosecs (const char *, int *) __THROW;
+			      const char *, char *, size_t)
+  __THROW __NAMESER_DEPRECATED;
+int		ns_format_ttl (unsigned long, char *, size_t)
+  __THROW __NAMESER_DEPRECATED;
+int		ns_parse_ttl (const char *, unsigned long *)
+  __THROW __NAMESER_DEPRECATED;
+uint32_t	ns_datetosecs (const char *, int *)
+  __THROW __NAMESER_DEPRECATED;
 int		ns_name_ntol (const unsigned char *, unsigned char *, size_t)
      __THROW;
 int		ns_name_ntop (const unsigned char *, char *, size_t) __THROW;
@@ -431,10 +441,15 @@ int		ns_name_skip (const unsigned char **, const unsigned char *)
 void		ns_name_rollback (const unsigned char *,
 				  const unsigned char **,
 				  const unsigned char **) __THROW;
-int		ns_samedomain (const char *, const char *) __THROW;
-int		ns_subdomain (const char *, const char *) __THROW;
-int		ns_makecanon (const char *, char *, size_t) __THROW;
-int		ns_samename (const char *, const char *) __THROW;
+
+int		ns_samedomain (const char *, const char *) __THROW
+  __NAMESER_DEPRECATED;
+int		ns_subdomain (const char *, const char *) __THROW
+  __NAMESER_DEPRECATED;
+int		ns_makecanon (const char *, char *, size_t) __THROW
+  __NAMESER_DEPRECATED;
+int		ns_samename (const char *, const char *) __THROW
+  __NAMESER_DEPRECATED;
 __END_DECLS
 
 #include <arpa/nameser_compat.h>
diff --git a/resolv/resolv.h b/resolv/resolv.h
index a039a9e636..d55942a6b6 100644
--- a/resolv/resolv.h
+++ b/resolv/resolv.h
@@ -174,14 +174,27 @@ __END_DECLS
 #define res_search		__res_search
 #define res_send		__res_send
 
+#ifdef _LIBC
+# define __RESOLV_DEPRECATED
+# define __RESOLV_DEPRECATED_MSG(msg)
+#else
+# define __RESOLV_DEPRECATED __attribute_deprecated__
+# define __RESOLV_DEPRECATED_MSG(msg) __attribute_deprecated_msg__ (msg)
+#endif
+
 __BEGIN_DECLS
-void		fp_nquery (const unsigned char *, int, FILE *) __THROW;
-void		fp_query (const unsigned char *, FILE *) __THROW;
-const char *	hostalias (const char *) __THROW;
-void		p_query (const unsigned char *) __THROW;
+void		fp_nquery (const unsigned char *, int, FILE *) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
+void		fp_query (const unsigned char *, FILE *) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
+const char *	hostalias (const char *) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED_MSG ("use getaddrinfo instead");
+void		p_query (const unsigned char *) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
 void		res_close (void) __THROW;
 int		res_init (void) __THROW;
-int		res_isourserver (const struct sockaddr_in *) __THROW;
+int		res_isourserver (const struct sockaddr_in *) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
 int		res_mkquery (int, const char *, int, int,
 			     const unsigned char *, int, const unsigned char *,
 			     unsigned char *, int) __THROW;
@@ -238,50 +251,61 @@ int		res_hnok (const char *) __THROW;
 int		res_ownok (const char *) __THROW;
 int		res_mailok (const char *) __THROW;
 int		res_dnok (const char *) __THROW;
-int		sym_ston (const struct res_sym *, const char *, int *) __THROW;
-const char *	sym_ntos (const struct res_sym *, int, int *) __THROW;
-const char *	sym_ntop (const struct res_sym *, int, int *) __THROW;
+int		sym_ston (const struct res_sym *, const char *, int *) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
+const char *	sym_ntos (const struct res_sym *, int, int *) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
+const char *	sym_ntop (const struct res_sym *, int, int *) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
 int		b64_ntop (const unsigned char *, size_t, char *, size_t)
-     __THROW;
+  __THROW;
 int		b64_pton (char const *, unsigned char *, size_t) __THROW;
-int		loc_aton (const char *__ascii, unsigned char *__binary) __THROW;
-const char *	loc_ntoa (const unsigned char *__binary, char *__ascii) __THROW;
+int		loc_aton (const char *__ascii, unsigned char *__binary) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
+const char *	loc_ntoa (const unsigned char *__binary, char *__ascii) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
 int		dn_skipname (const unsigned char *, const unsigned char *)
-     __THROW;
-void		putlong (uint32_t, unsigned char *) __THROW;
-void		putshort (uint16_t, unsigned char *) __THROW;
-const char *	p_class (int) __THROW;
-const char *	p_time (uint32_t) __THROW;
-const char *	p_type (int) __THROW;
-const char *	p_rcode (int) __THROW;
-const unsigned char * p_cdnname (const unsigned char *,
-				 const unsigned char *, int, FILE *) __THROW;
+  __THROW;
+void		putlong (uint32_t, unsigned char *) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED_MSG ("use NS_PUT16 instead");
+void		putshort (uint16_t, unsigned char *) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED_MSG ("use NS_PUT32 instead");
+const char *	p_class (int) __THROW __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
+const char *	p_time (uint32_t) __THROW __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
+const char *	p_type (int) __THROW __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
+const char *	p_rcode (int) __THROW __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
+const unsigned char * p_cdnname (const unsigned char *, const unsigned char *,
+				 int, FILE *) __THROW __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
 const unsigned char * p_cdname (const unsigned char *, const unsigned char *,
-				FILE *) __THROW;
+				FILE *) __THROW __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
 const unsigned char * p_fqnname (const unsigned char *__cp,
 				 const unsigned char *__msg,
-				 int, char *, int) __THROW;
-const unsigned char * p_fqname (const unsigned char *,
-				const unsigned char *, FILE *) __THROW;
-const char *	p_option (unsigned long __option) __THROW;
+				 int, char *, int) __THROW __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
+const unsigned char * p_fqname (const unsigned char *, const unsigned char *,
+				FILE *) __THROW __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
+const char *	p_option (unsigned long __option) __THROW __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
 int		dn_count_labels (const char *) __THROW;
 int		dn_comp (const char *, unsigned char *, int, unsigned char **,
 			 unsigned char **) __THROW;
 int		dn_expand (const unsigned char *, const unsigned char *,
 			   const unsigned char *, char *, int) __THROW;
-unsigned int	res_randomid (void) __THROW;
+unsigned int	res_randomid (void) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED_MSG ("use getentropy instead");
 int		res_nameinquery (const char *, int, int,
 				 const unsigned char *,
-				 const unsigned char *) __THROW;
+				 const unsigned char *) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
 int		res_queriesmatch (const unsigned char *,
 				  const unsigned char *,
 				  const unsigned char *,
-				  const unsigned char *) __THROW;
+				  const unsigned char *) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
 /* Things involving a resolver context. */
 int		res_ninit (res_state) __THROW;
-void		fp_resstat (const res_state, FILE *) __THROW;
+void		fp_resstat (const res_state, FILE *) __THROW
+  __RESOLV_DEPRECATED;
 const char *	res_hostalias (const res_state, const char *, char *, size_t)
-     __THROW;
+     __THROW __RESOLV_DEPRECATED_MSG ("use getaddrinfo instead");
 int		res_nquery (res_state, const char *, int, int,
 			    unsigned char *, int) __THROW;
 int		res_nsearch (res_state, const char *, int, int,
