diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 17ff809f328bfb..5a28d323a30e56 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -6657,11 +6657,17 @@ The path to the parent directory of the file this {fs.Dirent} object refers to.
 added:
   - v20.1.0
   - v18.17.0
+changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/51050
+    description: Accessing this property emits a warning. It is now read-only.
 -->
 
+> Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`dirent.parentPath`][] instead.
+
 * {string}
 
-Alias for `dirent.parentPath`.
+Alias for `dirent.parentPath`. Read-only.
 
 ### Class: `fs.FSWatcher`
 
@@ -8214,6 +8220,7 @@ the file contents.
 [`Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number/MAX_SAFE_INTEGER
 [`ReadDirectoryChangesW`]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/winbase/nf-winbase-readdirectorychangesw
 [`UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE`]: cli.md#uv_threadpool_sizesize
+[`dirent.parentPath`]: #direntparentpath
 [`event ports`]: https://illumos.org/man/port_create
 [`filehandle.createReadStream()`]: #filehandlecreatereadstreamoptions
 [`filehandle.createWriteStream()`]: #filehandlecreatewritestreamoptions