diff --git a/bundler.d/test.rb b/bundler.d/test.rb
index 765fe984c23..8975b23bac1 100644
--- a/bundler.d/test.rb
+++ b/bundler.d/test.rb
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@
   gem 'test_after_commit', '>= 0.4', '< 2.0'
   gem 'shoulda-matchers', '~> 3.0'
   gem 'shoulda-context', '~> 1.2'
+  gem 'as_deprecation_tracker', '~> 1.4'
 end
diff --git a/config/as_deprecation_whitelist.yaml b/config/as_deprecation_whitelist.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..250e174a7b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/as_deprecation_whitelist.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+# http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/7570
+- message: You didn't set `secret_key_base`. Read the upgrade documentation to learn
+    more about this new config option.
diff --git a/config/environments/test.rb b/config/environments/test.rb
index 8111f25bb64..ce17cf33caa 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.rb
+++ b/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# Track deprecation warnings in test environment as early as possible, but pause processing of
+# deprecations until all plugins are registered (prior to the finisher_hook initializer) to ensure
+# the whitelist is fully configured. This is done in the after_initialize block below.
+ASDeprecationTracker.pause!
+
 Foreman::Application.configure do
   # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb.
 
@@ -62,4 +67,15 @@
   config.active_support.test_order = :random
 
   config.webpack.dev_server.enabled = false
+
+  # Whitelist all plugin engines by default from raising errors on deprecation warnings for
+  # compatibility, allow them to override it by adding an ASDT configuration file.
+  config.after_initialize do
+    Foreman::Plugin.all.each do |plugin|
+      unless File.exist?(File.join(plugin.path, 'config', 'as_deprecation_whitelist.yaml'))
+        ASDeprecationTracker.whitelist.add(engine: plugin.id.to_s.gsub('-', '_'))
+      end
+    end
+    ASDeprecationTracker.resume!
+  end
 end
diff --git a/config/initializers/deprecations.rb b/config/initializers/deprecations.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..67703bf677b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/deprecations.rb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ActiveSupport::Deprecation.behavior = :silence if Rails.env.production?