diff --git a/UPGRADING b/UPGRADING
index a2426ad40cc..aad55c83197 100644
--- a/UPGRADING
+++ b/UPGRADING
@@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ PHP 8.1 UPGRADE NOTES
     instead.
     RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_1
 
+- IMAP:
+  . The NIL constant has been deprecated. Use 0 instead.
+    RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_1
+
 - Intl:
   . Calling IntlCalendar::roll() with bool argument is deprecated. Pass 1 and -1
     instead of true and false respectively.
diff --git a/ext/imap/php_imap.c b/ext/imap/php_imap.c
index 8a57d39cb60..37d4681d484 100644
--- a/ext/imap/php_imap.c
+++ b/ext/imap/php_imap.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(imap)
 	imap_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
 
 	/* lets allow NIL */
-	REGISTER_LONG_CONSTANT("NIL", NIL, CONST_PERSISTENT | CONST_CS);
+	REGISTER_LONG_CONSTANT("NIL", NIL, CONST_PERSISTENT | CONST_CS | CONST_DEPRECATED);
 
 	/* plug in our gets */
 	mail_parameters(NIL, SET_GETS, (void *) NIL);
diff --git a/ext/imap/tests/imap_open_error.phpt b/ext/imap/tests/imap_open_error.phpt
index 8cd9c385cf7..965109db5e8 100644
--- a/ext/imap/tests/imap_open_error.phpt
+++ b/ext/imap/tests/imap_open_error.phpt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ try {
 }
 
 try {
-    imap_open('', '', '', NIL, -1);
+    imap_open('', '', '', 0, -1);
 } catch (\ValueError $e) {
     echo $e->getMessage() . \PHP_EOL;
 }
diff --git a/ext/imap/tests/nil_constant.phpt b/ext/imap/tests/nil_constant.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbf07aa2b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/imap/tests/nil_constant.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--TEST--
+NIL constant is deprecated
+--EXTENSIONS--
+imap
+--FILE--
+<?php
+var_dump(NIL);
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Deprecated: Constant NIL is deprecated in %s on line %d
+int(0)