diff --git a/packaging/darwin/Distribution.in b/packaging/darwin/Distribution.in
index 46d4fa766e..8e77864a25 100755
--- a/packaging/darwin/Distribution.in
+++ b/packaging/darwin/Distribution.in
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ function installCheck() {
         my.result.type = 'Fatal';
         return false;
     }
+
+    if(!(system.compareVersions(system.version.ProductVersion, '13.0.0') >= 0)) {
+        my.result.title = 'Deprecation warning';
+        my.result.message = 'This version of macOS is going to be unsupported for Red Hat OpenShift Local, Please update to macOS 13 or newer';
+        my.result.type = 'Warning';
+        return true;
+    }
     return true;
 }
     </script>
diff --git a/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_checks_darwin.go b/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_checks_darwin.go
index 55a7da36d3..e0fd3b5b6f 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_checks_darwin.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_checks_darwin.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/crc-org/crc/v2/pkg/crc/machine/vfkit"
 	"github.com/crc-org/crc/v2/pkg/crc/version"
 	crcos "github.com/crc-org/crc/v2/pkg/os"
+	"github.com/crc-org/crc/v2/pkg/os/darwin"
 	"github.com/crc-org/crc/v2/pkg/os/darwin/launchd"
 	"github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
@@ -224,3 +225,14 @@ func fixPlistFileExists(agentConfig launchd.AgentConfig) error {
 	}
 	return waitForDaemonRunning()
 }
+
+func deprecationNotice() error {
+	supports, err := darwin.AtLeast("13.0.0")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !supports {
+		logging.Warnf("This version of macOS is going to be unsupported for CRC, Please update to macOS 13 or newer")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_darwin.go b/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_darwin.go
index 48f6735672..b4d963d11c 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_darwin.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_darwin.go
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/crc-org/crc/v2/pkg/os/darwin/launchd"
 )
 
+// Deprecate warning for older version of mac<13.x
+var deprecationWarning = Check{
+	configKeySuffix:  "check-mac-version",
+	checkDescription: "Checking if running macOS version >= 13.x",
+	check:            deprecationNotice,
+	fixDescription:   "This version of macOS is going to be unsupported on CRC",
+	flags:            NoFix,
+
+	labels: labels{Os: Darwin},
+}
+
 // SetupHost performs the prerequisite checks and setups the host to run the cluster
 var vfkitPreflightChecks = []Check{
 	{
@@ -105,6 +116,7 @@ func getAllPreflightChecks() []Check {
 func getChecks(_ network.Mode, bundlePath string, preset crcpreset.Preset, enableBundleQuayFallback bool) []Check {
 	checks := []Check{}
 
+	checks = append(checks, deprecationWarning)
 	checks = append(checks, nonWinPreflightChecks...)
 	checks = append(checks, genericPreflightChecks(preset)...)
 	checks = append(checks, memoryCheck(preset))
diff --git a/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_darwin_test.go b/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_darwin_test.go
index 12c2687ac6..4a1c83bf7c 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_darwin_test.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/preflight/preflight_darwin_test.go
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ import (
 func TestCountConfigurationOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := config.New(config.NewEmptyInMemoryStorage(), config.NewEmptyInMemorySecretStorage())
 	RegisterSettings(cfg)
-	assert.Len(t, cfg.AllConfigs(), 12)
+	assert.Len(t, cfg.AllConfigs(), 13)
 }
 
 func TestCountPreflights(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.Len(t, getPreflightChecks(true, network.SystemNetworkingMode, constants.GetDefaultBundlePath(preset.OpenShift), preset.OpenShift, false), 18)
-	assert.Len(t, getPreflightChecks(true, network.SystemNetworkingMode, constants.GetDefaultBundlePath(preset.OpenShift), preset.OpenShift, false), 18)
+	assert.Len(t, getPreflightChecks(true, network.SystemNetworkingMode, constants.GetDefaultBundlePath(preset.OpenShift), preset.OpenShift, false), 19)
+	assert.Len(t, getPreflightChecks(true, network.SystemNetworkingMode, constants.GetDefaultBundlePath(preset.OpenShift), preset.OpenShift, false), 19)
 
-	assert.Len(t, getPreflightChecks(true, network.UserNetworkingMode, constants.GetDefaultBundlePath(preset.OpenShift), preset.OpenShift, false), 17)
-	assert.Len(t, getPreflightChecks(true, network.UserNetworkingMode, constants.GetDefaultBundlePath(preset.OpenShift), preset.OpenShift, false), 17)
+	assert.Len(t, getPreflightChecks(true, network.UserNetworkingMode, constants.GetDefaultBundlePath(preset.OpenShift), preset.OpenShift, false), 18)
+	assert.Len(t, getPreflightChecks(true, network.UserNetworkingMode, constants.GetDefaultBundlePath(preset.OpenShift), preset.OpenShift, false), 18)
 }