diff --git a/akka-distributed-data/build.sbt b/akka-distributed-data/build.sbt
index e065dffb63..5619335700 100644
--- a/akka-distributed-data/build.sbt
+++ b/akka-distributed-data/build.sbt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import com.typesafe.tools.mima.plugin.MimaKeys
 
 AkkaBuild.defaultSettings
 
+AkkaBuild.experimentalSettings
+
 Formatting.formatSettings
 
 OSGi.distributedData
@@ -12,3 +14,5 @@ Dependencies.distributedData
 //MimaKeys.previousArtifact := akkaPreviousArtifact("akka-distributed-data").value
 
 enablePlugins(MultiNodeScalaTest)
+
+
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/java/distributed-data.rst b/akka-docs/rst/java/distributed-data.rst
index 125f3494c7..79a4982ad6 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/java/distributed-data.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/java/distributed-data.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ It is eventually consistent and geared toward providing high read and write avai
 (partition tolerance), with low latency. Note that in an eventually consistent system a read may return an 
 out-of-date value.
 
+.. warning::
+
+  This module is marked as **“experimental”** as of its introduction in Akka 2.4.0. We will continue to
+  improve this API based on our users’ feedback, which implies that while we try to keep incompatible
+  changes to a minimum the binary compatibility guarantee for maintenance releases does not apply to the
+  contents of the ``akka.persistence`` package.
+
 Using the Replicator
 ====================
 
@@ -502,13 +509,13 @@ To use Distributed Data you must add the following dependency in your project.
 
 sbt::
 
-    "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-distributed-data" % "@version@" @crossString@
+    "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-distributed-data-experimental" % "@version@" @crossString@
 
 maven::
 
   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>
-    <artifactId>akka-distributed-data_@binVersion@</artifactId>
+    <artifactId>akka-distributed-data-experimental_@binVersion@</artifactId>
     <version>@version@</version>
   </dependency>
 
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/scala/distributed-data.rst b/akka-docs/rst/scala/distributed-data.rst
index 78d14da06b..327efd9822 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/scala/distributed-data.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/scala/distributed-data.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ It is eventually consistent and geared toward providing high read and write avai
 (partition tolerance), with low latency. Note that in an eventually consistent system a read may return an 
 out-of-date value.
 
+.. warning::
+
+  This module is marked as **“experimental”** as of its introduction in Akka 2.4.0. We will continue to
+  improve this API based on our users’ feedback, which implies that while we try to keep incompatible
+  changes to a minimum the binary compatibility guarantee for maintenance releases does not apply to the
+  contents of the ``akka.persistence`` package.
+
 Using the Replicator
 ====================
 
@@ -490,13 +497,13 @@ To use Distributed Data you must add the following dependency in your project.
 
 sbt::
 
-    "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-distributed-data" % "@version@" @crossString@
+    "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-distributed-data-experimental" % "@version@" @crossString@
 
 maven::
 
   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>
-    <artifactId>akka-distributed-data_@binVersion@</artifactId>
+    <artifactId>akka-distributed-data-experimental_@binVersion@</artifactId>
     <version>@version@</version>
   </dependency>
 
diff --git a/project/AkkaBuild.scala b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
index e05c999f27..a4b4ec4b92 100644
--- a/project/AkkaBuild.scala
+++ b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ object AkkaBuild extends Build {
   ) configs (MultiJvm)
   
   lazy val distributedData = Project(
-    id = "akka-distributed-data",
+    id = "akka-distributed-data-experimental",
     base = file("akka-distributed-data"),
     dependencies = Seq(cluster % "compile->compile;test->test;multi-jvm->multi-jvm")
   ) configs (MultiJvm)