diff --git a/src/workspace-view.coffee b/src/workspace-view.coffee
index 98e9051c7..556d37fde 100644
--- a/src/workspace-view.coffee
+++ b/src/workspace-view.coffee
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ class WorkspaceView extends View
           deprecate('Use Editor::onDidChangeCursorPosition instead')
         when 'pane:active-item-changed'
           deprecate('Use Pane::onDidChangeActiveItem instead')
+        when 'pane:became-active'
+          deprecate('Use Pane::onDidActivate instead')
         when 'pane:removed'
           deprecate('Use Pane::onDidDestroy instead')
         when 'pane-container:active-pane-item-changed'