diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/bidi/HasBiDi.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/bidi/HasBiDi.java
index 25666301b52f5..cc74d0962eda3 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/bidi/HasBiDi.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/bidi/HasBiDi.java
@@ -22,10 +22,20 @@
 
 @Beta
 public interface HasBiDi {
+  /**
+   * @deprecated BiDi is an internal implementation detail. Direct access to the BiDi object from
+   *     drivers will be removed in a future release.
+   */
+  @Deprecated(since = "4.46", forRemoval = true)
   default BiDi getBiDi() {
     return maybeGetBiDi()
         .orElseThrow(() -> new BiDiException("Unable to create a BiDi connection"));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated BiDi is an internal implementation detail. Direct access to the BiDi object from
+   *     drivers will be removed in a future release.
+   */
+  @Deprecated(since = "4.46", forRemoval = true)
   Optional<BiDi> maybeGetBiDi();
 }