diff --git a/src/pylast/__init__.py b/src/pylast/__init__.py
index 21e2140..fb2de22 100644
--- a/src/pylast/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pylast/__init__.py
@@ -1726,6 +1726,15 @@ class Artist(_BaseObject, _Taggable):
             SIZE_SMALL
         """
 
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Artist.get_cover_image is deprecated and will be removed in a future "
+            "version. In the meantime, only default star images are available. "
+            "See https://github.com/pylast/pylast/issues/317 and "
+            "https://support.last.fm/t/api-announcement/202",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+
         if "image" not in self.info:
             self.info["image"] = _extract_all(
                 self._request(self.ws_prefix + ".getInfo", cacheable=True), "image"
diff --git a/tests/test_artist.py b/tests/test_artist.py
index aa3e007..435db95 100755
--- a/tests/test_artist.py
+++ b/tests/test_artist.py
@@ -250,7 +250,10 @@ class TestPyLastArtist(TestPyLastWithLastFm):
         # Act
         url = artist1.get_url()
         mbid = artist1.get_mbid()
-        image = artist1.get_cover_image()
+
+        with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
+            image = artist1.get_cover_image()
+
         playcount = artist1.get_playcount()
         streamable = artist1.is_streamable()
         name = artist1.get_name(properly_capitalized=False)