diff --git a/components/lib/tabview/BaseTabView.vue b/components/lib/tabview/BaseTabView.vue
index 6a13a00ff..8701ce0e0 100644
--- a/components/lib/tabview/BaseTabView.vue
+++ b/components/lib/tabview/BaseTabView.vue
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export default {
     style: TabViewStyle,
     provide() {
         return {
+            $pcTabs: undefined, // Backwards compatible to prevent <TabPanel> component from breaking
             $parentInstance: this
         };
     }
diff --git a/components/lib/tabview/TabView.d.ts b/components/lib/tabview/TabView.d.ts
index 5ed5d6ebf..04c22bf73 100755
--- a/components/lib/tabview/TabView.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/tabview/TabView.d.ts
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ export interface TabViewEmits {
 }
 
 /**
+ * @deprecated Deprecated since v4. Use Tabs component instead.
+ *
  * **PrimeVue - TabView**
  *
  * _TabView is a container component to group content with tabs._
diff --git a/components/lib/tabview/TabView.vue b/components/lib/tabview/TabView.vue
index 5528c38b9..14ac4c223 100755
--- a/components/lib/tabview/TabView.vue
+++ b/components/lib/tabview/TabView.vue
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ export default {
         }
     },
     mounted() {
+        console.warn('Deprecated since v4. Use Tabs component instead.');
+
         this.id = this.id || UniqueComponentId();
         this.updateInkBar();
         this.scrollable && this.updateButtonState();