diff --git a/doc/api/deprecations.md b/doc/api/deprecations.md
index 38e1b6efc9aafd..924175af4e996b 100644
--- a/doc/api/deprecations.md
+++ b/doc/api/deprecations.md
@@ -3731,6 +3731,9 @@ and [`crypto.setEngine()`][] all depend on this functionality from OpenSSL.
 
 <!-- YAML
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/55718
+    description: Runtime deprecation.
   - version:
     - v22.9.0
     - v20.18.0
@@ -3738,7 +3741,7 @@ changes:
     description: Documentation-only deprecation.
 -->
 
-Type: Documentation-only
+Type: Runtime
 
 Instantiating classes without the `new` qualifier exported by the `node:zlib` module is deprecated.
 It is recommended to use the `new` qualifier instead. This applies to all Zlib classes, such as `Deflate`,
diff --git a/lib/zlib.js b/lib/zlib.js
index d79781de481b76..0132a25fb1f8b9 100644
--- a/lib/zlib.js
+++ b/lib/zlib.js
@@ -686,32 +686,44 @@ Zlib.prototype.params = function params(level, strategy, callback) {
 // generic zlib
 // minimal 2-byte header
 function Deflate(opts) {
-  if (!(this instanceof Deflate))
+  if (!(this instanceof Deflate)) {
+    process.emitWarning(`Instantiating Deflate class without 'new' is deprecated.`,
+                        'DeprecationWarning', 'DEP0184');
     return new Deflate(opts);
+  }
   ReflectApply(Zlib, this, [opts, DEFLATE]);
 }
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Deflate.prototype, Zlib.prototype);
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Deflate, Zlib);
 
 function Inflate(opts) {
-  if (!(this instanceof Inflate))
+  if (!(this instanceof Inflate)) {
+    process.emitWarning(`Instantiating Inflate class without 'new' is deprecated.`,
+                        'DeprecationWarning', 'DEP0184');
     return new Inflate(opts);
+  }
   ReflectApply(Zlib, this, [opts, INFLATE]);
 }
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Inflate.prototype, Zlib.prototype);
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Inflate, Zlib);
 
 function Gzip(opts) {
-  if (!(this instanceof Gzip))
+  if (!(this instanceof Gzip)) {
+    process.emitWarning(`Instantiating Gzip class without 'new' is deprecated.`,
+                        'DeprecationWarning', 'DEP0184');
     return new Gzip(opts);
+  }
   ReflectApply(Zlib, this, [opts, GZIP]);
 }
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Gzip.prototype, Zlib.prototype);
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Gzip, Zlib);
 
 function Gunzip(opts) {
-  if (!(this instanceof Gunzip))
+  if (!(this instanceof Gunzip)) {
+    process.emitWarning(`Instantiating Gunzip class without 'new' is deprecated.`,
+                        'DeprecationWarning', 'DEP0184');
     return new Gunzip(opts);
+  }
   ReflectApply(Zlib, this, [opts, GUNZIP]);
 }
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Gunzip.prototype, Zlib.prototype);
@@ -719,24 +731,33 @@ ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Gunzip, Zlib);
 
 function DeflateRaw(opts) {
   if (opts && opts.windowBits === 8) opts.windowBits = 9;
-  if (!(this instanceof DeflateRaw))
+  if (!(this instanceof DeflateRaw)) {
+    process.emitWarning(`Instantiating DeflateRaw class without 'new' is deprecated.`,
+                        'DeprecationWarning', 'DEP0184');
     return new DeflateRaw(opts);
+  }
   ReflectApply(Zlib, this, [opts, DEFLATERAW]);
 }
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(DeflateRaw.prototype, Zlib.prototype);
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(DeflateRaw, Zlib);
 
 function InflateRaw(opts) {
-  if (!(this instanceof InflateRaw))
+  if (!(this instanceof InflateRaw)) {
+    process.emitWarning(`Instantiating InflateRaw class without 'new' is deprecated.`,
+                        'DeprecationWarning', 'DEP0184');
     return new InflateRaw(opts);
+  }
   ReflectApply(Zlib, this, [opts, INFLATERAW]);
 }
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(InflateRaw.prototype, Zlib.prototype);
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(InflateRaw, Zlib);
 
 function Unzip(opts) {
-  if (!(this instanceof Unzip))
+  if (!(this instanceof Unzip)) {
+    process.emitWarning(`Instantiating Unzip class without 'new' is deprecated.`,
+                        'DeprecationWarning', 'DEP0184');
     return new Unzip(opts);
+  }
   ReflectApply(Zlib, this, [opts, UNZIP]);
 }
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Unzip.prototype, Zlib.prototype);
@@ -801,16 +822,22 @@ ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Brotli.prototype, Zlib.prototype);
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(Brotli, Zlib);
 
 function BrotliCompress(opts) {
-  if (!(this instanceof BrotliCompress))
+  if (!(this instanceof BrotliCompress)) {
+    process.emitWarning(`Instantiating BrotliCompress class without 'new' is deprecated.`,
+                        'DeprecationWarning', 'DEP0184');
     return new BrotliCompress(opts);
+  }
   ReflectApply(Brotli, this, [opts, BROTLI_ENCODE]);
 }
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(BrotliCompress.prototype, Brotli.prototype);
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(BrotliCompress, Brotli);
 
 function BrotliDecompress(opts) {
-  if (!(this instanceof BrotliDecompress))
+  if (!(this instanceof BrotliDecompress)) {
+    process.emitWarning(`Instantiating BrotliDecompress class without 'new' is deprecated.`,
+                        'DeprecationWarning', 'DEP0184');
     return new BrotliDecompress(opts);
+  }
   ReflectApply(Brotli, this, [opts, BROTLI_DECODE]);
 }
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(BrotliDecompress.prototype, Brotli.prototype);