diff --git a/packages/oc-pages/project_overview/store/modules/environments.js b/packages/oc-pages/project_overview/store/modules/environments.js
index 6fd50300..89b52fa0 100644
--- a/packages/oc-pages/project_overview/store/modules/environments.js
+++ b/packages/oc-pages/project_overview/store/modules/environments.js
@@ -674,7 +674,11 @@ const getters = {
         if(environment.instances) result = Object.values(environment.instances).filter(conn => {
             const connExtends = [
                 ...(resolver(conn.type)?.extends || []),
-                ...(conn.metadata?.extends || [])
+                ...(conn.metadata?.extends || []),
+                // allow types declaring deprecates to substitute for any type they deprecate
+                ...(resolver(conn.type)?.metadata?.deprecates || [])
+                    .map(deprecated => resolver(deprecated)?.extends || [])
+                    .flat()
             ]
             return connExtends?.includes(constraintType)
         })
diff --git a/packages/oc-pages/project_overview/store/modules/template_resources.js b/packages/oc-pages/project_overview/store/modules/template_resources.js
index 4d6258d3..45626d96 100644
--- a/packages/oc-pages/project_overview/store/modules/template_resources.js
+++ b/packages/oc-pages/project_overview/store/modules/template_resources.js
@@ -1093,10 +1093,26 @@ const getters = {
         return function(requirement, all=false) {
             if(!requirement) return []
             const types = all? state.availableResourceTypes: getters.instantiableResourceTypes
-            return types.filter(type => {
-                const isValidImplementation =  type.extends?.includes(requirement.constraint?.resourceType)
+            const validSubclasses = types.filter(type => {
+                const isValidImplementation = [
+                    ...(type.extends || []),
+                    // allow types declaring deprecates to substitute for any type they deprecate
+                    ...(type.metadata.deprecates || [])
+                        .map(deprecated => getters.resolveResourceTypeFromAny(deprecated)?.extends)
+                        .flat()
+                ].includes(requirement.constraint?.resourceType)
                 return isValidImplementation
             })
+
+            // if a type is marked as deprecated by another type among validSubclasses, filter it out
+            let deprecatedTypes = []
+            validSubclasses.forEach(type => {
+                if(type.metadata.deprecates) {
+                    deprecatedTypes = _.union(deprecatedTypes, type.metadata.deprecates)
+                }
+            })
+
+            return validSubclasses.filter(type => !deprecatedTypes.includes(type.name))
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/packages/oc-pages/vue_shared/lib/normalize.js b/packages/oc-pages/vue_shared/lib/normalize.js
index 8aeacd91..a9f4897e 100644
--- a/packages/oc-pages/vue_shared/lib/normalize.js
+++ b/packages/oc-pages/vue_shared/lib/normalize.js
@@ -57,10 +57,21 @@ const transforms = {
             resourceType.requirements = []
         }
 
-        if(resourceType.metadata?.alias) {
+        if(!resourceType.metadata) {
+            resourceType.metadata = {}
+        }
+
+        if(resourceType.metadata.alias) {
             resourceType.implementations = []
         }
 
+        if(resourceType.metadata.deprecates) {
+            const deprecates = resourceType.metadata.deprecates
+            if(!Array.isArray(deprecates)) {
+                resourceType.metadata.deprecates = [deprecates]
+            }
+        }
+
         normalizeDirectives(resourceType.directives)
 
         const utilization = resourceType.directives?.includes('substitute')? 0: 1