diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/gpfs.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/gpfs.py
index 2fedd349db0..9409dc64636 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/gpfs.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/gpfs.py
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ class GPFSDriver(driver.CloneableImageVD,
     # ThirdPartySystems wiki page
     CI_WIKI_NAME = "IBM_GPFS_CI"
 
+    # TODO(jsbryant) Remove driver in the 'U' release if CI is not fixed.
+    SUPPORTED = False
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(GPFSDriver, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.configuration.append_config_values(gpfs_opts)
diff --git a/doc/source/reference/support-matrix.ini b/doc/source/reference/support-matrix.ini
index ecf2ed3896c..fec3dd595e1 100644
--- a/doc/source/reference/support-matrix.ini
+++ b/doc/source/reference/support-matrix.ini
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ driver.huawei_fusionstorage=complete
 driver.infinidat=complete
 driver.ibm_ds8k=complete
 driver.ibm_flashsystem=complete
-driver.ibm_gpfs=complete
+driver.ibm_gpfs=missing
 driver.ibm_storwize=complete
 driver.ibm_xiv=complete
 driver.infortrend=complete
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ibm-gpfs-unsupported-b95274829573835d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ibm-gpfs-unsupported-b95274829573835d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6e7c34993a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ibm-gpfs-unsupported-b95274829573835d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The IBM GPFS driver has been marked as unsupported
+    and is now deprecated. ``enable_unsupported_driver`` will need
+    to be set to ``True`` in the driver's section in cinder.conf to
+    continue to use it.
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The IBM GPFS driver has been marked as unsupported
+    and is now deprecated. ``enable_unsupported_driver`` will need
+    to be set to ``True`` in the driver's section in cinder.conf to
+    continue to use it. If its support status does not change, it
+    will be removed in the 'U' development cycle.