diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/xio.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/xio.py
index 771b36ae1be..18e039012cf 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/xio.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/xio.py
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ class XIOISEDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
     # ThirdPartySystems wiki page
     CI_WIKI_NAME = "X-IO_technologies_CI"
 
+    # TODO(smcginnis) Remove driver in Queens if CI is not fixed
+    SUPPORTED = False
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(XIOISEDriver, self).__init__()
         LOG.debug("XIOISEDriver __init__ called.")
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/mark-xio-deprecated-18c914e15695d793.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/mark-xio-deprecated-18c914e15695d793.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2bd023fd8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/mark-xio-deprecated-18c914e15695d793.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The X-IO 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 X-IO 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, they will be
+    removed in the Queens development cycle.