diff --git a/process.c b/process.c
index a8de48a27f..97db867e82 100644
--- a/process.c
+++ b/process.c
@@ -870,6 +870,8 @@ pst_equal(VALUE st1, VALUE st2)
  *  call-seq:
  *    stat & mask -> integer
  *
+ *  The use of this method is discouraged; use other attribute methods.
+ *
  *  Returns the logical AND of the value of #to_i with +mask+:
  *
  *    `cat /nop`
@@ -889,6 +891,25 @@ pst_bitand(VALUE st1, VALUE st2)
     if (mask < 0) {
         rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "negative mask value: %d", mask);
     }
+#define WARN_SUGGEST(suggest) rb_warn("Use " suggest " instead of Process::Status#&")
+    switch (mask) {
+      case 0x80:
+        WARN_SUGGEST("Process::Status#coredump?");
+        break;
+      case 0x7f:
+        WARN_SUGGEST("Process::Status#signaled? or Process::Status#termsig");
+        break;
+      case 0xff:
+        WARN_SUGGEST("Process::Status#exited?, Process::Status#stopped? or Process::Status#coredump?");
+        break;
+      case 0xff00:
+        WARN_SUGGEST("Process::Status#exitstatus or Process::Status#stopsig");
+        break;
+      default:
+        WARN_SUGGEST("other Process::Status predicates");
+        break;
+    }
+#undef WARN_SUGGEST
     status &= mask;
 
     return INT2NUM(status);
@@ -899,6 +920,8 @@ pst_bitand(VALUE st1, VALUE st2)
  *  call-seq:
  *    stat >> places -> integer
  *
+ *  The use of this method is discouraged; use other predicate methods.
+ *
  *  Returns the value of #to_i, shifted +places+ to the right:
  *
  *     `cat /nop`
@@ -919,6 +942,19 @@ pst_rshift(VALUE st1, VALUE st2)
     if (places < 0) {
         rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "negative shift value: %d", places);
     }
+#define WARN_SUGGEST(suggest) rb_warn("Use " suggest " instead of Process::Status#>>")
+    switch (places) {
+      case 7:
+        WARN_SUGGEST("Process::Status#coredump?");
+        break;
+      case 8:
+        WARN_SUGGEST("Process::Status#exitstatus or Process::Status#stopsig");
+        break;
+      default:
+        WARN_SUGGEST("other Process::Status attributes");
+        break;
+    }
+#undef WARN_SUGGEST
     status >>= places;
 
     return INT2NUM(status);
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_process.rb b/test/ruby/test_process.rb
index 341bbebb35..d1fb8d366a 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_process.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_process.rb
@@ -1451,8 +1451,12 @@ class TestProcess < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert_equal(s, s)
       assert_equal(s, s.to_i)
 
-      assert_equal(s.to_i & 0x55555555, s & 0x55555555)
-      assert_equal(s.to_i >> 1, s >> 1)
+      assert_warn(/\bUse .*Process::Status/) do
+        assert_equal(s.to_i & 0x55555555, s & 0x55555555)
+      end
+      assert_warn(/\bUse .*Process::Status/) do
+        assert_equal(s.to_i >> 1, s >> 1)
+      end
       assert_raise(ArgumentError) do
         s >> -1
       end