diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/deprecate-hipchat.yml b/changelogs/fragments/deprecate-hipchat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..256991ce3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/deprecate-hipchat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+deprecated_features:
+  - "hipchat - the hipchat service has been discontinued and the self-hosted variant has been End of Life since 2020. The module is therefore deprecated and will be removed from community.general 11.0.0 if nobody provides compelling reasons to still keep it (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8919)."
diff --git a/meta/runtime.yml b/meta/runtime.yml
index 4f5007b4a4..5d4ed8cb89 100644
--- a/meta/runtime.yml
+++ b/meta/runtime.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ plugin_routing:
       deprecation:
         removal_version: 10.0.0
         warning_text: Use community.general.consul_token and/or community.general.consul_policy instead.
+    hipchat:
+      deprecation:
+        removal_version: 11.0.0
+        warning_text: The hipchat service has been discontinued and the self-hosted variant has been End of Life since 2020.
     rax_cbs_attachments:
       tombstone:
         removal_version: 9.0.0
diff --git a/plugins/modules/hipchat.py b/plugins/modules/hipchat.py
index 83e253679c..399d5c3bef 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/hipchat.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/hipchat.py
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ description:
    - Send a message to a Hipchat room, with options to control the formatting.
 extends_documentation_fragment:
   - community.general.attributes
+deprecated:
+  removed_in: 11.0.0
+  why: The hipchat service has been discontinued and the self-hosted variant has been End of Life since 2020.
+  alternative: There is none.
 attributes:
   check_mode:
     support: full