diff --git a/jax/config.py b/jax/config.py
index 947c5abf8230..9435308d157f 100644
--- a/jax/config.py
+++ b/jax/config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# TODO(phawkins): fix users of this alias and delete this file.
+from jax._src.config import config as _deprecated_config  # noqa: F401
 
-from jax._src.config import config  # noqa: F401
+# Deprecations
+
+_deprecations = {
+    # Added October 27, 2023
+    "config": (
+        "Accessing jax.config via the jax.config submodule is deprecated.",
+        _deprecated_config),
+}
+
+import typing
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+  config = _deprecated_config
+else:
+  from jax._src.deprecations import deprecation_getattr as _deprecation_getattr
+  __getattr__ = _deprecation_getattr(__name__, _deprecations)
+  del _deprecation_getattr
+del typing
+del _deprecated_config