diff --git a/packages/extension/src/background/transaction/baseValidatedTxnWrap.ts b/packages/extension/src/background/transaction/baseValidatedTxnWrap.ts
index 5f1d53d1..795dcb74 100644
--- a/packages/extension/src/background/transaction/baseValidatedTxnWrap.ts
+++ b/packages/extension/src/background/transaction/baseValidatedTxnWrap.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ export class BaseValidatedTxnWrap {
     const missingFields = [];
     const extraFields = [];
 
+    if(v1Validations) {
+      this.validityObject['v1'] = new ValidationResponse({
+        status: ValidationStatus.Warning,
+        info: 'Version 1 transactions have been deprecated.',
+      });
+    }
+
     // Cycle base transaction fields for this type of transaction to verify require fields are present.
     // Nullable type fields are being initialized to null instead of undefined.
     Object.entries(this.transaction).forEach(([key, value]) => {