diff --git a/nemo/utils/callbacks/preemption.py b/nemo/utils/callbacks/preemption.py
index 178fe94cee7c..eb8b70daf60d 100644
--- a/nemo/utils/callbacks/preemption.py
+++ b/nemo/utils/callbacks/preemption.py
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
 from lightning.pytorch.callbacks import Callback
 
 from nemo.utils import logging
+from nemo.utils.decorators import deprecated
 
 
+@deprecated(explanation="nemo.utils.callbacks.preemption.PreemptionCallback is deprecated in favor of nemo.lightning.pytorch.callbacks.preemption.PreemptionCallback")
 class PreemptionCallback(Callback):
     """
     PreemptionCallback class creates a callback that checks for preemption during training at the end of every step.