diff --git a/sphinx_js/typedoc.py b/sphinx_js/typedoc.py
index 0f03f364..3936dc9f 100644
--- a/sphinx_js/typedoc.py
+++ b/sphinx_js/typedoc.py
@@ -437,7 +437,9 @@ def short_name(self) -> str:
 
     def _top_level_properties(self) -> TopLevelPropertiesDict:
         deprecated: Sequence[ir.DescriptionItem] | bool
-        deprecated = self.comment.get_tag_one("deprecated") or False
+        deprecated = self.comment.get_tag_one("deprecated")
+        if not deprecated:
+            deprecated = "deprecated" in self.comment.tags
         return dict(
             name=self.short_name(),
             path=ir.Pathname(self.path),
diff --git a/tests/test_build_ts/source/class.ts b/tests/test_build_ts/source/class.ts
index efc70a47..c9c0ca06 100644
--- a/tests/test_build_ts/source/class.ts
+++ b/tests/test_build_ts/source/class.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ export function selfReferential(b: typeof selfReferential)  {}
 /**
  * @deprecated since v20!
  */
-export function deprecatedFunction() {}
+export function deprecatedFunction1() {}
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated
+ */
+export function deprecatedFunction2() {}
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/test_build_ts/source/docs/deprecated.rst b/tests/test_build_ts/source/docs/deprecated.rst
index 2814240d..cee9d261 100644
--- a/tests/test_build_ts/source/docs/deprecated.rst
+++ b/tests/test_build_ts/source/docs/deprecated.rst
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-.. js:autofunction:: deprecatedFunction
+.. js:autofunction:: deprecatedFunction1
+
+.. js:autofunction:: deprecatedFunction2
diff --git a/tests/test_build_ts/test_build_ts.py b/tests/test_build_ts/test_build_ts.py
index 82db4d25..74d7e7f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_build_ts/test_build_ts.py
+++ b/tests/test_build_ts/test_build_ts.py
@@ -111,11 +111,17 @@ def test_deprecated(self):
             "deprecated",
             dedent(
                 """\
-                deprecatedFunction()
+                deprecatedFunction1()
 
                    Note:
 
                      Deprecated: since v20!
+
+                deprecatedFunction2()
+
+                   Note:
+
+                     Deprecated.
                 """
             ),
         )