diff --git a/include/znc/Message.h b/include/znc/Message.h
index eb3f5cb4..b9bde632 100644
--- a/include/znc/Message.h
+++ b/include/znc/Message.h
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@
 #define ZNC_LVREFQUAL
 #endif
 
+#ifdef SWIG
+#define ZNC_MSG_DEPRECATED(msg, repl)
+#elif defined(__clang__)
+#define ZNC_MSG_DEPRECATED(msg, repl) __attribute__((deprecated(msg, repl)))
+#else
+#define ZNC_MSG_DEPRECATED(msg, repl) __attribute__((deprecated(msg)))
+#endif
+
 #include <znc/zncconfig.h>
 #include <znc/ZNCString.h>
 #include <znc/Nick.h>
@@ -55,7 +63,8 @@ class CIRCNetwork;
  * - `nick` is the sender, which can be obtained with GetNick()
  * - `cmd` is command, which is obtained via GetCommand()
  * - `0`, `1`, ... are parameters, available via GetParam(n), which removes the
- *   leading colon (:). If you don't want to remove the colon, use GetParams().
+ *   leading colon (:). If you don't want to remove the colon, use
+ *   GetParamsColon().
  *
  * For certain events, like a PRIVMSG, convienience commands like GetChan() and
  * GetNick() are available, this is not true for all CMessage extensions.
@@ -114,9 +123,15 @@ class CMessage {
     void SetCommand(const CString& sCommand);
 
     const VCString& GetParams() const { return m_vsParams; }
-    CString GetParams(unsigned int uIdx, unsigned int uLen = -1) const;
     void SetParams(const VCString& vsParams);
 
+    /// @deprecated use GetParamsColon() instead.
+    CString GetParams(unsigned int uIdx, unsigned int uLen = -1) const
+        ZNC_MSG_DEPRECATED("Use GetParamsColon() instead", "GetParamsColon") {
+        return GetParamsColon(uIdx, uLen);
+    }
+    CString GetParamsColon(unsigned int uIdx, unsigned int uLen = -1) const;
+
     CString GetParam(unsigned int uIdx) const;
     void SetParam(unsigned int uIdx, const CString& sParam);
 
diff --git a/src/Message.cpp b/src/Message.cpp
index d0696ffa..1beed063 100644
--- a/src/Message.cpp
+++ b/src/Message.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void CMessage::SetCommand(const CString& sCommand) {
     InitType();
 }
 
-CString CMessage::GetParams(unsigned int uIdx, unsigned int uLen) const {
+CString CMessage::GetParamsColon(unsigned int uIdx, unsigned int uLen) const {
     if (m_vsParams.empty() || uLen == 0) {
         return "";
     }