diff --git a/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/r/variable_deprecation.result b/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/r/variable_deprecation.result
index 06cd0d991f1..2a62c61ecc6 100644
--- a/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/r/variable_deprecation.result
+++ b/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/r/variable_deprecation.result
@@ -81,6 +81,31 @@ Warning	1287	'@@spider_xa_register_mode' is deprecated and will be removed in a
 SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "spider_xa_register_mode";
 Variable_name	Value
 spider_xa_register_mode	0
+# MDEV-28007 Deprecate Spider plugin variables regarding statistics persistence
+SET GLOBAL spider_store_last_sts = 0;
+Warnings:
+Warning	1287	'@@spider_store_last_sts' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release
+SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "spider_store_last_sts";
+Variable_name	Value
+spider_store_last_sts	0
+SET GLOBAL spider_store_last_crd = 0;
+Warnings:
+Warning	1287	'@@spider_store_last_crd' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release
+SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "spider_store_last_crd";
+Variable_name	Value
+spider_store_last_crd	0
+SET GLOBAL spider_load_sts_at_startup = 0;
+Warnings:
+Warning	1287	'@@spider_load_sts_at_startup' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release
+SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "spider_load_sts_at_startup";
+Variable_name	Value
+spider_load_sts_at_startup	0
+SET GLOBAL spider_load_crd_at_startup = 0;
+Warnings:
+Warning	1287	'@@spider_load_crd_at_startup' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release
+SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "spider_load_crd_at_startup";
+Variable_name	Value
+spider_load_crd_at_startup	0
 DROP DATABASE auto_test_local;
 for master_1
 for child2
diff --git a/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/t/variable_deprecation.test b/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/t/variable_deprecation.test
index 9da3793d690..04a2a64f2b0 100644
--- a/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/t/variable_deprecation.test
+++ b/storage/spider/mysql-test/spider/t/variable_deprecation.test
@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@ DROP TABLE tbl_b;
 SET spider_xa_register_mode = 0;
 SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "spider_xa_register_mode";
 
+--echo # MDEV-28007 Deprecate Spider plugin variables regarding statistics persistence
+SET GLOBAL spider_store_last_sts = 0;
+SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "spider_store_last_sts";
+
+SET GLOBAL spider_store_last_crd = 0;
+SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "spider_store_last_crd";
+
+SET GLOBAL spider_load_sts_at_startup = 0;
+SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "spider_load_sts_at_startup";
+
+SET GLOBAL spider_load_crd_at_startup = 0;
+SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "spider_load_crd_at_startup";
+
 DROP DATABASE auto_test_local;
 
 --disable_query_log
diff --git a/storage/spider/spd_param.cc b/storage/spider/spd_param.cc
index ddc7447b6ba..f8551779fda 100644
--- a/storage/spider/spd_param.cc
+++ b/storage/spider/spd_param.cc
@@ -3222,7 +3222,7 @@ static int spider_store_last_sts;
 static MYSQL_SYSVAR_INT(
   store_last_sts,
   spider_store_last_sts,
-  PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG,
+  PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG | PLUGIN_VAR_DEPRECATED,
   "Store last sts result into system table",
   NULL,
   spider_use_table_value_deprecated,
@@ -3249,7 +3249,7 @@ static int spider_store_last_crd;
 static MYSQL_SYSVAR_INT(
   store_last_crd,
   spider_store_last_crd,
-  PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG,
+  PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG | PLUGIN_VAR_DEPRECATED,
   "Store last crd result into system table",
   NULL,
   spider_use_table_value_deprecated,
@@ -3276,7 +3276,7 @@ static int spider_load_sts_at_startup;
 static MYSQL_SYSVAR_INT(
   load_sts_at_startup,
   spider_load_sts_at_startup,
-  PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG,
+  PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG | PLUGIN_VAR_DEPRECATED,
   "Load sts from system table at startup",
   NULL,
   spider_use_table_value_deprecated,
@@ -3303,7 +3303,7 @@ static int spider_load_crd_at_startup;
 static MYSQL_SYSVAR_INT(
   load_crd_at_startup,
   spider_load_crd_at_startup,
-  PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG,
+  PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG | PLUGIN_VAR_DEPRECATED,
   "Load crd from system table at startup",
   NULL,
   spider_use_table_value_deprecated,