1diff --git a/plugins/transfer/README.md b/plugins/transfer/README.md
2index 5fa0644451e06857c677adfb178e3c841f4a51e2..37c7ca2f7c41b4e2494f831e8a0afde4c742ad5e 100644
3--- a/plugins/transfer/README.md
4+++ b/plugins/transfer/README.md
5@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
6 # `transfer` plugin
7 8+**NOTICE: The `transfer` plugin is deprecated and will be removed soon, since the [transfer.sh](https://transfer.sh) service will be shutdown on 30th November 30th, 2018. Please move your files to an alternative file sharing service provider.**
9+
10+----
11+
12 [`transfer.sh`](https://transfer.sh) is an easy to use file sharing service from the command line
1314 ## Usage
15diff --git a/plugins/transfer/transfer.plugin.zsh b/plugins/transfer/transfer.plugin.zsh
16index 7a7cd85ec1847af2354444de753f41e039227536..8fd09ef043d62cdb329cde3bd294dc86c62e215d 100644
17--- a/plugins/transfer/transfer.plugin.zsh
18+++ b/plugins/transfer/transfer.plugin.zsh
19@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
20 # Modified to use tar command instead of zip
21 #
2223+echo -ne '\e[1;33m'
24+cat <<-EOF
25+ [oh-my-zsh] WARNING: The 'transfer' plugin is deprecated and will be removed after
26+ [oh-my-zsh] transfer.sh shuts down on November 30th. We suggest you stop using the
27+ [oh-my-zsh] plugin and find an alternative file hosting service.
28+EOF
29+echo -ne '\e[0m'
30+
31 curl --version 2>&1 > /dev/null
32 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
33 echo "Could not find curl."
34@@ -64,4 +72,4 @@ transfer() {
3536 # cleanup
37 rm -f $tmpfile
38-}
39+}