diff --git a/src/ngTouch/directive/ngSwipe.js b/src/ngTouch/directive/ngSwipe.js
index e05632044747..5f31fa96470c 100644
--- a/src/ngTouch/directive/ngSwipe.js
+++ b/src/ngTouch/directive/ngSwipe.js
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
  * @ngdoc directive
  * @name ngSwipeLeft
  *
+ * @deprecated
+ * sinceVersion="1.7.0"
+ *
+ * See the {@link ngTouch module} documentation for more information.
+ *
  * @description
  * Specify custom behavior when an element is swiped to the left on a touchscreen device.
  * A leftward swipe is a quick, right-to-left slide of the finger.
@@ -42,6 +47,11 @@
  * @ngdoc directive
  * @name ngSwipeRight
  *
+ * @deprecated
+ * sinceVersion="1.7.0"
+ *
+ * See the {@link ngTouch module} documentation for more information.
+ *
  * @description
  * Specify custom behavior when an element is swiped to the right on a touchscreen device.
  * A rightward swipe is a quick, left-to-right slide of the finger.
diff --git a/src/ngTouch/swipe.js b/src/ngTouch/swipe.js
index 013eea3dc6bc..617747f77fab 100644
--- a/src/ngTouch/swipe.js
+++ b/src/ngTouch/swipe.js
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
      * @ngdoc service
      * @name $swipe
      *
+     * @deprecated
+     * sinceVersion="1.7.0"
+     *
+     * See the {@link ngTouch module} documentation for more information.
+     *
      * @description
      * The `$swipe` service is a service that abstracts the messier details of hold-and-drag swipe
      * behavior, to make implementing swipe-related directives more convenient.
diff --git a/src/ngTouch/touch.js b/src/ngTouch/touch.js
index 676f6f4a6c9b..d0c2745a876b 100644
--- a/src/ngTouch/touch.js
+++ b/src/ngTouch/touch.js
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
  *
  * See {@link ngTouch.$swipe `$swipe`} for usage.
  *
+ * @deprecated
+ * sinceVersion="1.7.0"
+ * The ngTouch module with the {@link ngTouch.$swipe `$swipe`} service and
+ * the {@link ngTouch.ngSwipeLeft} and {@link ngTouch.ngSwipeRight} directives are
+ * deprecated. Instead, stand-alone libraries for touch handling and gesture interaction
+ * should be used, for example [HammerJS](https://hammerjs.github.io/) (which is also used by
+ * Angular).
  */
 
 // define ngTouch module