diff --git a/Doc/library/imageop.rst b/Doc/library/imageop.rst
index 8ced5bd..758d23c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/imageop.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/imageop.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 .. module:: imageop
    :synopsis: Manipulate raw image data.
-
+   :deprecated:
+   
+.. deprecated:: 2.6
+    The :mod:`imageop` module has been removed in Python 3.0.
 
 The :mod:`imageop` module contains some useful operations on images. It operates
 on images consisting of 8 or 32 bit pixels stored in Python strings.  This is
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_imageop.py b/Lib/test/test_imageop.py
index 3b14357..8cd2dc1 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_imageop.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_imageop.py
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@
    Roger E. Masse
 """
 
-from test.test_support import verbose, unlink
+from test.test_support import verbose, unlink, import_module
 
-import imageop, uu, os, imgfile
-
-import warnings
+imageop = import_module('imageop', deprecated=True)
+import uu, os, imgfile
 
 def test_main():
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
index 85a772d..a4c24d4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@
                         'Bastion', 'compiler', 'dircache', 'fpformat',
                         'ihooks', 'mhlib')
     inclusive_platforms = {'irix':('pure',)}
-    # XXX Don't know if lib-tk is only installed if _tkinter is built.
-    optional_modules = ('bsddb185', 'Canvas', 'dl', 'linuxaudiodev')
+    optional_modules = ('bsddb185', 'Canvas', 'dl', 'linuxaudiodev', 'imageop')
 
     def check_removal(self, module_name, optional=False):
         """Make sure the specified module, when imported, raises a
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 230632e..252dbe3 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- The imageop module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
+
 - #2250: Exceptions raised during evaluation of names in rlcompleter's
   ``Completer.complete()`` method are now caught and ignored.
 
diff --git a/Modules/imageop.c b/Modules/imageop.c
index 92f805a..f67cd60 100644
--- a/Modules/imageop.c
+++ b/Modules/imageop.c
@@ -775,6 +775,11 @@
 initimageop(void)
 {
 	PyObject *m;
+	
+	if (PyErr_WarnPy3k("the imageop module has been removed in "
+	                   "Python 3.0", 2) < 0)
+	    return;
+	
 	m = Py_InitModule("imageop", imageop_methods);
 	if (m == NULL)
 		return;