diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_field_base.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_field_base.cc
index e2011b76..139cc753 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_field_base.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_field_base.cc
@@ -122,8 +122,10 @@ void FieldGeneratorBase::GenerateCodecCode(io::Printer* printer) {
 }
 
 void FieldGeneratorBase::AddDeprecatedFlag(io::Printer* printer) {
-  if (descriptor_->options().deprecated())
-  {
+  if (descriptor_->options().deprecated()) {
+    printer->Print("[global::System.ObsoleteAttribute]\n");
+  } else if (descriptor_->type() == FieldDescriptor::TYPE_MESSAGE &&
+           descriptor_->message_type()->options().deprecated()) {
     printer->Print("[global::System.ObsoleteAttribute]\n");
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_message.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_message.cc
index ed744854..b0cc6694 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_message.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_message.cc
@@ -98,12 +98,20 @@ const std::vector<const FieldDescriptor*>& MessageGenerator::fields_by_number()
   return fields_by_number_;
 }
 
+void MessageGenerator::AddDeprecatedFlag(io::Printer* printer) {
+  if (descriptor_->options().deprecated()) {
+    printer->Print("[global::System.ObsoleteAttribute]\n");
+  }
+}
+
 void MessageGenerator::Generate(io::Printer* printer) {
   map<string, string> vars;
   vars["class_name"] = class_name();
   vars["access_level"] = class_access_level();
 
   WriteMessageDocComment(printer, descriptor_);
+  AddDeprecatedFlag(printer);
+  
   printer->Print(
     vars,
     "$access_level$ sealed partial class $class_name$ : pb::IMessage<$class_name$> {\n");
@@ -115,6 +123,7 @@ void MessageGenerator::Generate(io::Printer* printer) {
 	  "private static readonly pb::MessageParser<$class_name$> _parser = new pb::MessageParser<$class_name$>(() => new $class_name$());\n");
 
   WriteGeneratedCodeAttributes(printer);
+
   printer->Print(
 	  vars,
 	  "public static pb::MessageParser<$class_name$> Parser { get { return _parser; } }\n\n");
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_message.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_message.h
index f794d68d..e7f3b4d0 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_message.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_message.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class MessageGenerator : public SourceGeneratorBase {
 
   bool HasNestedGeneratedTypes();
 
+  void AddDeprecatedFlag(io::Printer* printer);
+  
   std::string class_name();
   std::string full_class_name();