diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/__init__.py
index 59b8077e398b70..0fc257c463f667 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/__init__.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryNotReady, HomeAssistantError
+from homeassistant.helpers import issue_registry as ir
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -40,10 +41,24 @@
 TIMEOUT = 10
 CONF_STUN_SERVER = "stun_server"
 
+_DEPRECATED = "deprecated"
+
 
 async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
     """Set up RTSPtoWebRTC from a config entry."""
     hass.data.setdefault(DOMAIN, {})
+    ir.async_create_issue(
+        hass,
+        DOMAIN,
+        _DEPRECATED,
+        breaks_in_ha_version="2025.6.0",
+        is_fixable=False,
+        severity=ir.IssueSeverity.WARNING,
+        translation_key=_DEPRECATED,
+        translation_placeholders={
+            "go2rtc": "[go2rtc](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/go2rtc/)",
+        },
+    )
 
     client: WebRTCClientInterface
     try:
@@ -98,6 +113,7 @@ async def async_unload_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
     """Unload a config entry."""
     if DOMAIN in hass.data:
         del hass.data[DOMAIN]
+    ir.async_delete_issue(hass, DOMAIN, _DEPRECATED)
     return True
 
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/strings.json
index e52ab554473fa2..c8dcbb7f46293e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/strings.json
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
       "server_unreachable": "[%key:component::rtsp_to_webrtc::config::error::server_unreachable%]"
     }
   },
+  "issues": {
+    "deprecated": {
+      "title": "The RTSPtoWebRTC integration is deprecated",
+      "description": "The RTSPtoWebRTC integration is deprecated and will be removed. Please use the {go2rtc} integration instead,  which is enabled by default and provides a better experience. You only need to remove the RTSPtoWebRTC config entry."
+    }
+  },
   "options": {
     "step": {
       "init": {
diff --git a/tests/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/test_init.py b/tests/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/test_init.py
index 85155855a099b9..985e76fa1d1c5e 100644
--- a/tests/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/rtsp_to_webrtc/test_init.py
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
 from homeassistant.components.websocket_api import TYPE_RESULT
 from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntryState
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.helpers import issue_registry as ir
 from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
 
 from .conftest import SERVER_URL, STREAM_SOURCE, ComponentSetup
 
+from tests.common import MockConfigEntry
 from tests.test_util.aiohttp import AiohttpClientMocker
 from tests.typing import WebSocketGenerator
 
@@ -33,15 +35,28 @@ async def setup_homeassistant(hass: HomeAssistant):
     await async_setup_component(hass, "homeassistant", {})
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("rtsp_to_webrtc_client")
 async def test_setup_success(
-    hass: HomeAssistant, rtsp_to_webrtc_client: Any, setup_integration: ComponentSetup
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    issue_registry: ir.IssueRegistry,
 ) -> None:
     """Test successful setup and unload."""
-    await setup_integration()
+    config_entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, DOMAIN, {})
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    assert issue_registry.async_get_issue(DOMAIN, "deprecated")
 
     entries = hass.config_entries.async_entries(DOMAIN)
     assert len(entries) == 1
     assert entries[0].state is ConfigEntryState.LOADED
+    await hass.config_entries.async_unload(entries[0].entry_id)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert not hass.data.get(DOMAIN)
+    assert entries[0].state is ConfigEntryState.NOT_LOADED
+    assert not issue_registry.async_get_issue(DOMAIN, "deprecated")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("config_entry_data", [{}])