diff --git a/pandas/core/indexes/accessors.py b/pandas/core/indexes/accessors.py
index 4f529b71c867f..f86728ad8b686 100644
--- a/pandas/core/indexes/accessors.py
+++ b/pandas/core/indexes/accessors.py
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@ def to_pydatetime(self) -> np.ndarray:
         """
         Return the data as an array of :class:`datetime.datetime` objects.
 
+        .. deprecated:: 2.1.0
+
+            The current behavior of dt.to_pydatetime is deprecated.
+            In a future version this will return a Series containing python
+            datetime objects instead of a ndarray.
+
         Timezone information is retained if present.
 
         .. warning::