diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/hpe/hpe_xp_fc.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/hpe/hpe_xp_fc.py
index 5b3e3fd43e6..c8f5495b1d6 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/hpe/hpe_xp_fc.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/hpe/hpe_xp_fc.py
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class HPEXPFCDriver(driver.FibreChannelDriver):
     # ThirdPartySystems wiki page
     CI_WIKI_NAME = "XP_Storage_CI"
 
+    # TODO(smcginnis) Either remove this if CI requirements are met, or
+    # remove this driver in the Pike release per normal deprecation
+    SUPPORTED = False
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Initialize the driver."""
         super(HPEXPFCDriver, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/mark-hpe-xp-unsupported-c9ce6cfbab622e46.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/mark-hpe-xp-unsupported-c9ce6cfbab622e46.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..028720447e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/mark-hpe-xp-unsupported-c9ce6cfbab622e46.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - The HPE XP driver has been marked as unsupported and is
+    now deprecated. enable_unsupported_drivers will need to
+    be set to True in cinder.conf to continue to use it.
+deprecations:
+  - The HPE XP driver has been marked as unsupported and is
+    now deprecated. enable_unsupported_drivers will need to
+    be set to True in cinder.conf to continue to use it. If
+    its support status does not change it will be removed in
+    the next release.