diff --git a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb
index 94994dcaa..4288d882c 100644
--- a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/settings.rb
@@ -586,6 +586,34 @@ module LogStash
         coerce(value)
       end
     end
+
+    ##
+    # Instances of `DeprecatedSetting` can be registered, but will fail with helpful guidance when encountering any
+    # configuration that attempts to explicitly set the value. They should be used in the Major version immediately
+    # following a deprecation to assist users who are porting forward configurations.
+    class DeprecatedSetting < Setting
+      def initialize(name, guidance='please remove the setting from your configuration and try again.')
+        super(name, Object)
+        @guidance = guidance
+      end
+
+      def set(value)
+        fail(RuntimeError, "The setting `#{name}` has been deprecated and removed from Logstash; #{@guidance}")
+      end
+
+      def value
+        fail(ArgumentError, "The setting `#{name}` has been deprecated and removed from Logstash")
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Useful when a setting has been renamed but otherwise is semantically identical
+    class DeprecatedAndRenamed < DeprecatedSetting
+      attr_reader :new_name
+      def initialize(name, new_name)
+        super(name, "please update your configuration to use `#{new_name}` instead.")
+        @new_name = new_name
+      end
+    end
   end
 
 
diff --git a/logstash-core/spec/logstash/settings/deprecated_and_renamed_spec.rb b/logstash-core/spec/logstash/settings/deprecated_and_renamed_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74ce828ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logstash-core/spec/logstash/settings/deprecated_and_renamed_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'logstash/settings'
+
+describe LogStash::Setting::DeprecatedAndRenamed do
+  subject(:setting) { described_class.new("option.deprecated", "option.current") }
+  let(:value) { Object.new }
+
+  describe '#set' do
+    it 'fails with deprecation runtime error and helpful guidance' do
+      expect { setting.set(value) }.to raise_exception do |exception|
+        expect(exception).to be_a_kind_of(RuntimeError)
+        expect(exception.message).to match(/deprecated and removed/)
+        expect(exception.message).to include("option.deprecated")
+        expect(exception.message).to include("option.current")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#value' do
+    it 'fails with deprecation argument error' do
+      expect { setting.value }.to raise_exception do |exception|
+        expect(exception).to be_a_kind_of(ArgumentError)
+        expect(exception.message).to match(/deprecated and removed/)
+        expect(exception.message).to include("option.deprecated")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/x-pack/lib/config_management/extension.rb b/x-pack/lib/config_management/extension.rb
index 06e55feaa..f71248065 100644
--- a/x-pack/lib/config_management/extension.rb
+++ b/x-pack/lib/config_management/extension.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ module LogStash
         settings.register(LogStash::Setting::NullableString.new("xpack.management.elasticsearch.ssl.keystore.password"))
         settings.register(LogStash::Setting::String.new("xpack.management.elasticsearch.ssl.verification_mode", "certificate", true, ["none", "certificate"]))
         settings.register(LogStash::Setting::Boolean.new("xpack.management.elasticsearch.sniffing", false))
+
+        # These Settings were renamed and deprecated in 6.x timeframe and removed for 7.0; provide guidance to ease transition.
+        settings.register(LogStash::Setting::DeprecatedAndRenamed.new("xpack.management.elasticsearch.url", "xpack.management.elasticsearch.hosts"))
+        settings.register(LogStash::Setting::DeprecatedAndRenamed.new("xpack.management.elasticsearch.ssl.ca", "xpack.management.elasticsearch.ssl.certificate_authority"))
+
+
       rescue => e
         logger.error("Cannot register new settings", :message => e.message, :backtrace => e.backtrace)
         raise e
diff --git a/x-pack/lib/monitoring/monitoring.rb b/x-pack/lib/monitoring/monitoring.rb
index 15e0cef7f..0975d5386 100644
--- a/x-pack/lib/monitoring/monitoring.rb
+++ b/x-pack/lib/monitoring/monitoring.rb
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ module LogStash
       settings.register(LogStash::Setting::Boolean.new("xpack.monitoring.collection.pipeline.details.enabled", true))
       settings.register(LogStash::Setting::Boolean.new("xpack.monitoring.collection.config.enabled", true))
 
+      # These Settings were renamed and deprecated in 6.x timeframe and removed for 7.0; provide guidance to ease transition.
+      settings.register(LogStash::Setting::DeprecatedAndRenamed.new("xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.url",    "xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.hosts"))
+      settings.register(LogStash::Setting::DeprecatedAndRenamed.new("xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.ssl.ca", "xpack.monitoring.elasticsearch.ssl.certificate_authority"))
+
       settings.register(LogStash::Setting::String.new("node.uuid", ""))
     rescue => e
       logger.error e.message
diff --git a/x-pack/spec/config_management/extension_spec.rb b/x-pack/spec/config_management/extension_spec.rb
index d25a87672..1ad4e9c0c 100644
--- a/x-pack/spec/config_management/extension_spec.rb
+++ b/x-pack/spec/config_management/extension_spec.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ describe LogStash::ConfigManagement::Extension do
         "xpack.management.elasticsearch.ssl.keystore.path" => [LogStash::Setting::NullableString, nil],
         "xpack.management.elasticsearch.ssl.keystore.password" => [LogStash::Setting::NullableString, nil]
       )
+
+      describe 'deprecated and renamed settings' do
+        define_deprecated_and_renamed_settings(
+            "xpack.management.elasticsearch.url"    => "xpack.management.elasticsearch.hosts",
+            "xpack.management.elasticsearch.ssl.ca" => "xpack.management.elasticsearch.ssl.certificate_authority"
+        )
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/x-pack/spec/support/helpers.rb b/x-pack/spec/support/helpers.rb
index eb26a1262..6e8ba7903 100644
--- a/x-pack/spec/support/helpers.rb
+++ b/x-pack/spec/support/helpers.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@ def define_settings(settings_options)
   end
 end
 
+def define_deprecated_and_renamed_settings(settings_map)
+  settings_map.each do |deprecated_name, new_name|
+    it "define deprecated-and-renamed stub setting: `#{deprecated_name}` with guidance pointing to use `#{new_name}` instead" do
+      deprecated_setting = settings.get_setting(deprecated_name)
+
+      expect(deprecated_setting).to be_kind_of(LogStash::Setting::DeprecatedAndRenamed)
+      expect(deprecated_setting.name).to eq(deprecated_name)
+      expect(deprecated_setting.new_name).to eq(new_name)
+
+      expect { deprecated_setting.set(true) }.to raise_exception(ArgumentError, /deprecated and removed/)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 def apply_settings(settings_values, settings = nil)
   settings = settings.nil? ? LogStash::SETTINGS.clone : settings