diff --git a/ext/net/01_net.js b/ext/net/01_net.js
index ffae6c56f6..73d8bad49c 100644
--- a/ext/net/01_net.js
+++ b/ext/net/01_net.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
+import { core, internals, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   BadResourcePrototype,
   InterruptedPrototype,
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ class Listener {
   }
 
   get rid() {
+    internals.warnOnDeprecatedApi(
+      "Deno.Listener.rid",
+      new Error().stack,
+      "Use `Deno.Listener` instance methods instead.",
+    );
     return this.#rid;
   }
 
@@ -227,10 +232,10 @@ class Listener {
     let promise;
     switch (this.addr.transport) {
       case "tcp":
-        promise = op_net_accept_tcp(this.rid);
+        promise = op_net_accept_tcp(this.#rid);
         break;
       case "unix":
-        promise = op_net_accept_unix(this.rid);
+        promise = op_net_accept_unix(this.#rid);
         break;
       default:
         throw new Error(`Unsupported transport: ${this.addr.transport}`);
@@ -276,7 +281,7 @@ class Listener {
   }
 
   close() {
-    core.close(this.rid);
+    core.close(this.#rid);
   }
 
   [SymbolDispose]() {
diff --git a/ext/net/lib.deno_net.d.ts b/ext/net/lib.deno_net.d.ts
index 2392c1ff46..a7ed95baea 100644
--- a/ext/net/lib.deno_net.d.ts
+++ b/ext/net/lib.deno_net.d.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ declare namespace Deno {
     /** Return the address of the `Listener`. */
     readonly addr: Addr;
 
-    /** Return the rid of the `Listener`. */
+    /**
+     * Return the rid of the `Listener`.
+     *
+     * @deprecated Use {@linkcode Deno.Listener} instance methods instead.
+     * {@linkcode Deno.Listener.rid} will be removed in Deno 2.0.
+     */
     readonly rid: number;
 
     [Symbol.asyncIterator](): AsyncIterableIterator<T>;