diff --git a/pip/index.py b/pip/index.py
index 0db8c28b94f..9ba6f02ef7f 100644
--- a/pip/index.py
+++ b/pip/index.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from pip.utils import (
     Inf, cached_property, normalize_name, splitext, is_prerelease,
 )
-from pip.utils.deprecation import RemovedInPip7Warning
+from pip.utils.deprecation import RemovedInPip7Warning, RemovedInPip8Warning
 from pip.utils.logging import indent_log
 from pip.exceptions import (
     DistributionNotFound, BestVersionAlreadyInstalled, InvalidWheelFilename,
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ def mkurl_pypi_url(url):
             return loc
 
         url_name = req.url_name
+
         # Only check main index if index URL is given:
         main_index_url = None
         if self.index_urls:
@@ -249,6 +250,14 @@ def mkurl_pypi_url(url):
 
             page = self._get_page(main_index_url, req)
             if page is None:
+                warnings.warn(
+                    "One or more of your dependencies required using a "
+                    "deprecated fallback to looking at /simple/ to discover "
+                    "it's real name. It is suggested to upgrade your index to "
+                    " support normalized names as the name in /simple/{name}.",
+                    RemovedInPip8Warning,
+                )
+
                 url_name = self._find_url_name(
                     Link(self.index_urls[0], trusted=True),
                     url_name, req