diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
index 024884dbdeb..db576fac181 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
@@ -514,6 +514,9 @@ static SpecialFlag const special_jvm_flags[] = {
   { "CheckEndorsedAndExtDirs",      JDK_Version::jdk(10), JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::undefined() },
   { "CompilerThreadHintNoPreempt",  JDK_Version::jdk(11), JDK_Version::jdk(12), JDK_Version::jdk(13) },
   { "VMThreadHintNoPreempt",        JDK_Version::jdk(11), JDK_Version::jdk(12), JDK_Version::jdk(13) },
+  { "PrintSafepointStatistics",     JDK_Version::jdk(11), JDK_Version::jdk(12), JDK_Version::jdk(13) },
+  { "PrintSafepointStatisticsTimeout", JDK_Version::jdk(11), JDK_Version::jdk(12), JDK_Version::jdk(13) },
+  { "PrintSafepointStatisticsCount",JDK_Version::jdk(11), JDK_Version::jdk(12), JDK_Version::jdk(13) },
 
   // --- Deprecated alias flags (see also aliased_jvm_flags) - sorted by obsolete_in then expired_in:
   { "DefaultMaxRAMFraction",        JDK_Version::jdk(8),  JDK_Version::undefined(), JDK_Version::undefined() },
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
index bcf1c20afde..7b51409b9a9 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
@@ -2444,15 +2444,15 @@ public:
           "ImplicitNullChecks don't work (PPC64).")                         \
                                                                             \
   product(bool, PrintSafepointStatistics, false,                            \
-          "Print statistics about safepoint synchronization")               \
+          "(Deprecated) Print statistics about safepoint synchronization")  \
                                                                             \
   product(intx, PrintSafepointStatisticsCount, 300,                         \
-          "Total number of safepoint statistics collected "                 \
+          "(Deprecated) Total number of safepoint statistics collected "    \
           "before printing them out")                                       \
           range(1, max_intx)                                                \
                                                                             \
   product(intx, PrintSafepointStatisticsTimeout,  -1,                       \
-          "Print safepoint statistics only when safepoint takes "           \
+          "(Deprecated) Print safepoint statistics only when safepoint takes "  \
           "more than PrintSafepointSatisticsTimeout in millis")             \
   LP64_ONLY(range(-1, max_intx/MICROUNITS))                                 \
   NOT_LP64(range(-1, max_intx))                                             \
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMDeprecatedOptions.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMDeprecatedOptions.java
index 8bb564e2033..0c12ba03a4a 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMDeprecatedOptions.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMDeprecatedOptions.java
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ public class VMDeprecatedOptions {
         {"UseMembar",                 "true"},
         {"CompilerThreadHintNoPreempt", "true"},
         {"VMThreadHintNoPreempt",       "false"},
+        {"PrintSafepointStatistics",    "false"},
+        {"PrintSafepointStatisticsCount", "3"},
+        {"PrintSafepointStatisticsTimeout", "3"},
 
         // deprecated alias flags (see also aliased_jvm_flags):
         {"DefaultMaxRAMFraction", "4"},