diff --git a/.changeset/fair-bars-fail.md b/.changeset/fair-bars-fail.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f40384248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fair-bars-fail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@solidjs/vite-plugin-nitro-2": patch
+---
+
+fix: add deprecation note and warn at build time that the Nitro v2 plugin is deprecated and guide users to Nitro v3.
diff --git a/packages/start-nitro-v2-vite-plugin/README.md b/packages/start-nitro-v2-vite-plugin/README.md
index 2f690e318..968cdb3a4 100644
--- a/packages/start-nitro-v2-vite-plugin/README.md
+++ b/packages/start-nitro-v2-vite-plugin/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Vite-Plugin-Nitro-2
 
+> [!WARNING]
+> This Nitro v2 plugin is deprecated. For new projects, use Nitro v3 and its official Vite plugin instead:
+>
+> ```ts
+> import { solidStart } from "@solidjs/start/config";
+> import { nitro } from "nitro/vite";
+> import { defineConfig } from "vite";
+>
+> export default defineConfig({
+>   plugins: [solidStart(), nitro({ preset: "node-server" })]
+> });
+> ```
+>
+> See the official [SolidStart Vite configuration](https://github.com/solidjs/templates/blob/main/solid-start-v2/bare/vite.config.ts) for an up-to-date example and the [Nitro Vite integration guide](https://nitro.build/docs#vite-integration) for general configuration.
+
 This package moves Nitro into a Vite-Plugin to consolidate the API surface between Nitro v2 and v3.
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/packages/start-nitro-v2-vite-plugin/src/index.ts b/packages/start-nitro-v2-vite-plugin/src/index.ts
index 7db44d76b..54d4712ba 100644
--- a/packages/start-nitro-v2-vite-plugin/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/start-nitro-v2-vite-plugin/src/index.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,19 @@ let ssrEntryFile: string;
 export type UserNitroConfig = Omit<NitroConfig, "dev" | "publicAssets" | "renderer">;
 
 export function nitroV2Plugin(nitroConfig?: UserNitroConfig): PluginOption {
+  let didWarn = false;
+
   return [
     {
       name: "solid-start-vite-plugin-nitro",
+      configResolved(config) {
+        if (config.command === "build" && !didWarn) {
+          didWarn = true;
+          config.logger.warn(
+            "[@solidjs/vite-plugin-nitro-2] This plugin is deprecated. Migrate to Nitro v3 using the official `nitro/vite` plugin. See https://github.com/solidjs/templates/blob/main/solid-start-v2/bare/vite.config.ts for a SolidStart example and https://nitro.build/docs#vite-integration for general configuration.",
+          );
+        }
+      },
       generateBundle: {
         handler(_options, bundle) {
           if (this.environment.name !== "ssr") {