diff --git a/manifests/wsgi/apache_api.pp b/manifests/wsgi/apache_api.pp
index 1183669d6..df4b67534 100644
--- a/manifests/wsgi/apache_api.pp
+++ b/manifests/wsgi/apache_api.pp
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ class nova::wsgi::apache_api (
     fail('::nova::api class must be declared in composition layer.')
   }
 
+  warning('deploying Nova API in WSGI with Apache is not recommended by Nova team. See LP#1661360.')
+
   ::openstacklib::wsgi::apache { 'nova_api_wsgi':
     bind_host                 => $bind_host,
     bind_port                 => $api_port,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova_wsgi-a9ee8c336a67a7ac.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nova_wsgi-a9ee8c336a67a7ac.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb79ed3a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nova_wsgi-a9ee8c336a67a7ac.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+issues:
+  - Using nova::wsgi::apache_api to deploy Nova in WSGI with Apache is not
+    recommended by Nova team. See `bug 1661360
+    <https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1661360>`__.