diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Specific/IAndroidView.cs b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Specific/IAndroidView.cs
index c72de8e197..056912835a 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Specific/IAndroidView.cs
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Specific/IAndroidView.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+using System;
 using Android.Views;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Android.Platform.Specific
 {
     public interface IAndroidView
     {
+        [Obsolete("Use TopLevel.TryGetPlatformHandle instead, which can be casted to AndroidViewControlHandle.")]
         View View { get; }
     }
 }