diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/link/__tests__/link.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/link/__tests__/link.test.ts
index bcb7021cc..69817b746 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/link/__tests__/link.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/link/__tests__/link.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import {func as link} from '../link';
 import loadConfig from '../../../tools/config';
 import makeHook from '../makeHook';
-jest.mock('chalk', () => ({grey: str => str, bold: str => str}));
+jest.mock('chalk', () => ({
+  grey: jest.fn(),
+  bold: jest.fn(),
+  dim: {underline: jest.fn()},
+}));
 jest.mock('../../../tools/config');
 jest.mock('../makeHook', () => {
   return jest.fn(() => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/link/link.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/link/link.ts
index d1cf9bba7..84aefcb1d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/link/link.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/link/link.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import linkDependency from './linkDependency';
 import linkAssets from './linkAssets';
 import linkAll from './linkAll';
 import makeHook from './makeHook';
+import printDeprecationWarning from './printDeprecationWarning';
 
 type FlagsType = {
   platforms?: Array<string>;
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ async function link(
     return linkAll(ctx, {linkDeps: opts.all, linkAssets: true});
   }
 
+  printDeprecationWarning('react-native link [packageName]');
+
   // Trim the version / tag out of the package name (eg. package@latest)
   const packageName = rawPackageName.replace(/^(.+?)(@.+?)$/gi, '$1');
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/link/linkAll.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/link/linkAll.ts
index 3ff6f37f5..184ae4fd4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/link/linkAll.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/link/linkAll.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {Config} from '@react-native-community/cli-types';
 import linkAssets from './linkAssets';
 import linkDependency from './linkDependency';
 import makeHook from './makeHook';
+import printDeprecationWarning from './printDeprecationWarning';
 
 const dedupeAssets = (assets: Array<string>): Array<string> =>
   uniqBy(assets, asset => path.basename(asset));
@@ -17,16 +18,8 @@ type Options = {
 
 async function linkAll(config: Config, options: Options) {
   if (options.linkDeps) {
+    printDeprecationWarning('react-native link --all');
     logger.debug('Linking all dependencies');
-    logger.info(
-      `Linking dependencies using "${chalk.bold(
-        'link',
-      )}" command is now legacy and most likely unnecessary. We encourage you to try ${chalk.bold(
-        'autolinking',
-      )} that comes with React Native v0.60 default template. Autolinking happens at build time – during CocoaPods install or Gradle install phase. More information: ${chalk.dim.underline(
-        'https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/blob/master/docs/autolinking.md',
-      )}`,
-    );
 
     for (let key in config.dependencies) {
       const dependency = config.dependencies[key];
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/link/printDeprecationWarning.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/link/printDeprecationWarning.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74e980d2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/link/printDeprecationWarning.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import chalk from 'chalk';
+import {logger} from '@react-native-community/cli-tools';
+
+export default function printDeprecationWarning(command: string) {
+  logger.warn(
+    `Calling ${chalk.bold(
+      command,
+    )} is deprecated in favor of autolinking. It will be removed in the next major release.\nAutolinking documentation: ${chalk.dim.underline(
+      'https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/blob/master/docs/autolinking.md',
+    )}`,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/link/unlink.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/link/unlink.ts
index 59759d905..f6aef7252 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/link/unlink.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/link/unlink.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from '@react-native-community/cli-types';
 import getPlatformName from './getPlatformName';
 import makeHook from './makeHook';
+import printDeprecationWarning from './printDeprecationWarning';
 
 type Flags = {
   platforms?: Array<string>;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ const unlinkDependency = (
   packageName: string,
   otherDependencies: Array<Dependency>,
 ) => {
+  printDeprecationWarning('react-native unlink [packageName]');
   Object.keys(platforms || {}).forEach(platform => {
     const projectConfig: AndroidProjectConfig | IOSProjectConfig =
       project[platform];