diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
index 764593d0f..84d58f754 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from freqtrade import OperationalException, constants
 from freqtrade.configuration.check_exchange import check_exchange
-from freqtrade.configuration.config_validation import (
-    validate_config_consistency, validate_config_schema)
+from freqtrade.configuration.config_validation import (validate_config_consistency,
+                                                       validate_config_schema)
+from freqtrade.configuration.deprecated_settings import process_temporary_deprecated_settings
 from freqtrade.configuration.directory_operations import (create_datadir,
                                                           create_userdata_dir)
 from freqtrade.configuration.load_config import load_config_file
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ class Configuration:
         # Normalize config
         if 'internals' not in config:
             config['internals'] = {}
+        # TODO: This can be deleted along with removal of deprecated
+        # experimental settings
+        if 'ask_strategy' not in config:
+            config['ask_strategy'] = {}
 
         # validate configuration before returning
         logger.info('Validating configuration ...')
@@ -106,6 +111,8 @@ class Configuration:
 
         self._resolve_pairs_list(config)
 
+        process_temporary_deprecated_settings(config)
+
         validate_config_consistency(config)
 
         return config
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/deprecated_settings.py b/freqtrade/configuration/deprecated_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..927497c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/deprecated_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"""
+Functions to handle deprecated warnings
+"""
+
+import logging
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
+from freqtrade import OperationalException
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def check_conflicting_settings(config: Dict[str, Any],
+                               section1: str, name1: str,
+                               section2: str, name2: str):
+    section1_config = config.get(section1, {})
+    section2_config = config.get(section2, {})
+    if name1 in section1_config and name2 in section2_config:
+        raise OperationalException(
+            f"Conflicting settings `{section1}.{name1}` and `{section2}.{name2}` "
+            "(DEPRECATED) detected in the configuration file. "
+            "This deprecated setting will be removed in the next versions of Freqtrade. "
+            f"Please delete it from your configuration and use the `{section1}.{name1}` "
+            "setting instead."
+        )
+
+
+def process_deprecated_setting(config: Dict[str, Any],
+                               section1: str, name1: str,
+                               section2: str, name2: str):
+    section2_config = config.get(section2, {})
+
+    if name2 in section2_config:
+        logger.warning(
+            "DEPRECATED: "
+            f"The `{section2}.{name2}` setting is deprecated and "
+            "will be removed in the next versions of Freqtrade. "
+            f"Please use the `{section1}.{name1}` setting in your configuration instead."
+        )
+        section1_config = config.get(section1, {})
+        section1_config[name1] = section2_config[name2]
+
+
+def process_temporary_deprecated_settings(config: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+
+    check_conflicting_settings(config, 'ask_strategy', 'use_sell_signal',
+                               'experimental', 'use_sell_signal')
+    check_conflicting_settings(config, 'ask_strategy', 'sell_profit_only',
+                               'experimental', 'sell_profit_only')
+    check_conflicting_settings(config, 'ask_strategy', 'ignore_roi_if_buy_signal',
+                               'experimental', 'ignore_roi_if_buy_signal')
+
+    process_deprecated_setting(config, 'ask_strategy', 'use_sell_signal',
+                               'experimental', 'use_sell_signal')
+    process_deprecated_setting(config, 'ask_strategy', 'sell_profit_only',
+                               'experimental', 'sell_profit_only')
+    process_deprecated_setting(config, 'ask_strategy', 'ignore_roi_if_buy_signal',
+                               'experimental', 'ignore_roi_if_buy_signal')