diff --git a/ecal/core/CMakeLists.txt b/ecal/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c2b6e33d2..2bc7fd38ac 100644
--- a/ecal/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ecal/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -447,7 +447,10 @@ target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}_c
   PUBLIC
     ASIO_STANDALONE
     ASIO_DISABLE_VISIBILITY
-  PRIVATE eCAL_EXPORTS)
+  PRIVATE 
+    eCAL_EXPORTS
+    ECAL_NO_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+)
 
 target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}
   PUBLIC
@@ -457,7 +460,9 @@ target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}
     eCAL_EXPORTS
     $<$<BOOL:${ECAL_HAS_CLOCKLOCK_MUTEX}>:ECAL_HAS_CLOCKLOCK_MUTEX>
     $<$<BOOL:${ECAL_HAS_ROBUST_MUTEX}>:ECAL_HAS_ROBUST_MUTEX>
-    $<$<BOOL:${ECAL_USE_CLOCKLOCK_MUTEX}>:ECAL_USE_CLOCKLOCK_MUTEX>)
+    $<$<BOOL:${ECAL_USE_CLOCKLOCK_MUTEX}>:ECAL_USE_CLOCKLOCK_MUTEX>
+    ECAL_NO_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+)
 
 if(ECAL_NPCAP_SUPPORT)
   target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}
diff --git a/ecal/core/include/ecal/ecal_deprecate.h b/ecal/core/include/ecal/ecal_deprecate.h
index 0debb4f39c..c583fbbdd5 100644
--- a/ecal/core/include/ecal/ecal_deprecate.h
+++ b/ecal/core/include/ecal/ecal_deprecate.h
@@ -26,32 +26,35 @@
 
 #include <ecal/ecal_defs.h>
 
-#if ECAL_VERSION_INTEGER >= ECAL_VERSION_CALCULATE(5, 4, 0)
+//uncomment this line if you do want to get deprecation warnings inside eCAL core
+//#undef ECAL_NO_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+
+#if !defined(ECAL_NO_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS) && ECAL_VERSION_INTEGER >= ECAL_VERSION_CALCULATE(5, 4, 0)
 #define ECAL_DEPRECATE_SINCE_5_4(__message__) [[deprecated(__message__)]] //!< Deprecate the following function with eCAL Version 5.4.0
 #else 
 #define ECAL_DEPRECATE_SINCE_5_4(__message__)                             //!< Deprecate the following function with eCAL Version 5.4.0
 #endif
 
 
-#if ECAL_VERSION_INTEGER >= ECAL_VERSION_CALCULATE(5, 10, 0)
+#if !defined(ECAL_NO_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS) && ECAL_VERSION_INTEGER >= ECAL_VERSION_CALCULATE(5, 10, 0)
 #define ECAL_DEPRECATE_SINCE_5_10(__message__) [[deprecated(__message__)]] //!< Deprecate the following function with eCAL Version 5.10.0
 #else 
 #define ECAL_DEPRECATE_SINCE_5_10(__message__)                             //!< Deprecate the following function with eCAL Version 5.10.0
 #endif
 
-#if ECAL_VERSION_INTEGER >= ECAL_VERSION_CALCULATE(5, 11, 0)
+#if !defined(ECAL_NO_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS) && ECAL_VERSION_INTEGER >= ECAL_VERSION_CALCULATE(5, 11, 0)
 #define ECAL_DEPRECATE_SINCE_5_11(__message__) [[deprecated(__message__)]] //!< Deprecate the following function with eCAL Version 5.11.0
 #else 
 #define ECAL_DEPRECATE_SINCE_5_11(__message__)                             //!< Deprecate the following function with eCAL Version 5.11.0
 #endif
 
-#if ECAL_VERSION_INTEGER >= ECAL_VERSION_CALCULATE(5, 12, 0)
+#if !defined(ECAL_NO_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS) && ECAL_VERSION_INTEGER >= ECAL_VERSION_CALCULATE(5, 12, 0)
 #define ECAL_DEPRECATE_SINCE_5_12(__message__) [[deprecated(__message__)]] //!< Deprecate the following function with eCAL Version 5.12.0
 #else 
 #define ECAL_DEPRECATE_SINCE_5_12(__message__)                             //!< Deprecate the following function with eCAL Version 5.12.0
 #endif
 
-#if ECAL_VERSION_INTEGER >= ECAL_VERSION_CALCULATE(5, 13, 0)
+#if !defined(ECAL_NO_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS) && ECAL_VERSION_INTEGER >= ECAL_VERSION_CALCULATE(5, 13, 0)
 #define ECAL_DEPRECATE_SINCE_5_13(__message__) [[deprecated(__message__)]] //!< Deprecate the following function with eCAL Version 5.13.0
 #else 
 #define ECAL_DEPRECATE_SINCE_5_13(__message__)                             //!< Deprecate the following function with eCAL Version 5.13.0