diff --git a/src/config/ConfigTemplates.cxx b/src/config/ConfigTemplates.cxx
index 7d28d9ffc..44eb6c252 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigTemplates.cxx
+++ b/src/config/ConfigTemplates.cxx
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ const ConfigTemplate config_param_templates[] = {
 	{ "gapless_mp3_playback" },
 	{ "auto_update" },
 	{ "auto_update_depth" },
-	{ "despotify_user" },
-	{ "despotify_password" },
-	{ "despotify_high_bitrate" },
+	{ "despotify_user", false, true },
+	{ "despotify_password", false, true },
+	{ "despotify_high_bitrate", false, true },
 };
 
 static constexpr unsigned n_config_param_templates =
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigTemplates.hxx b/src/config/ConfigTemplates.hxx
index 7b01ad40f..3a18ebdc8 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigTemplates.hxx
+++ b/src/config/ConfigTemplates.hxx
@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@ struct ConfigTemplate {
 	const char *const name;
 	const bool repeatable;
 
+	// TODO: print warning when a deprecated option is used
+	const bool deprecated;
+
 	constexpr ConfigTemplate(const char *_name,
-				 bool _repeatable=false)
-		:name(_name), repeatable(_repeatable) {}
+				 bool _repeatable=false,
+				 bool _deprecated=false)
+		:name(_name), repeatable(_repeatable),
+		 deprecated(_deprecated) {}
 };
 
 extern const ConfigTemplate config_param_templates[];