diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/huawei/huawei_driver.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/huawei/huawei_driver.py
index 1baf82dc438..7248b59f23d 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/huawei/huawei_driver.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/huawei/huawei_driver.py
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ class HuaweiBaseDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
     # ThirdPartySytems wiki page
     CI_WIKI_NAME = "Huawei_volume_CI"
 
+    # TODO(smcginnis) Either remove this if CI requirements are met, or
+    # remove this driver in the Pike release per normal deprecation
+    SUPPORTED = False
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(HuaweiBaseDriver, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/mark-huawei-unsupported-d48ab48033b363f9.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/mark-huawei-unsupported-d48ab48033b363f9.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d936ca2902e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/mark-huawei-unsupported-d48ab48033b363f9.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - The Huawei driver has been marked as unsupported and is
+    now deprecated. enable_unsupported_drivers will need to
+    be set to True in cinder.conf to continue to use it.
+deprecations:
+  - The Huawei driver has been marked as unsupported and is
+    now deprecated. enable_unsupported_drivers will need to
+    be set to True in cinder.conf to continue to use it. If
+    its support status does not change it will be removed in
+    the next release.