diff --git a/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests.js b/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests.js
index 1dfa518e..2d0d83f3 100644
--- a/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests.js
+++ b/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests.js
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ export { recommendedTest_6_2_8 } from './recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_8.
 export { recommendedTest_6_2_9 } from './recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_9.js'
 export { recommendedTest_6_2_3 } from './recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_3.js'
 export { recommendedTest_6_2_22 } from './recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_22.js'
+export { recommendedTest_6_2_38 } from './recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_38.js'
diff --git a/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_38.js b/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_38.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..038b7823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csaf_2_1/recommendedTests/recommendedTest_6_2_38.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import Ajv from 'ajv/dist/jtd.js'
+
+const ajv = new Ajv()
+
+const inputSchema = /** @type {const} */ ({
+  additionalProperties: true,
+  properties: {
+    document: {
+      additionalProperties: true,
+      properties: {
+        category: { type: 'string' },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+})
+
+const validate = ajv.compile(inputSchema)
+
+/**
+ * This implements the recommended test 6.2.38 of the CSAF 2.1 standard.
+ *
+/**
+ * @param {any} doc
+ */
+export function recommendedTest_6_2_38(doc) {
+  /** @type {Array<{ message: string; instancePath: string }>} */
+  const warnings = []
+  const context = { warnings }
+
+  if (!validate(doc)) {
+    return context
+  }
+
+  if (doc.document.category.match(/^csaf_deprecated_.*$/)) {
+    context.warnings.push({
+      message:
+        'The document category indicates the usage of a deprecated profile as it starts with "csaf_deprecated_"',
+      instancePath: '/document/category',
+    })
+  }
+
+  return context
+}
diff --git a/tests/csaf_2_1/oasis.js b/tests/csaf_2_1/oasis.js
index a071b93b..88c5fff7 100644
--- a/tests/csaf_2_1/oasis.js
+++ b/tests/csaf_2_1/oasis.js
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ const excluded = [
   '6.2.35',
   '6.2.36',
   '6.2.37',
-  '6.2.38',
   '6.2.39.1',
   '6.2.39.2',
   '6.2.39.3',
diff --git a/tests/csaf_2_1/recommendedTest_6_2_38.js b/tests/csaf_2_1/recommendedTest_6_2_38.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a356ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/csaf_2_1/recommendedTest_6_2_38.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert'
+import { recommendedTest_6_2_38 } from '../../csaf_2_1/recommendedTests.js'
+
+describe('recommendedTest_6_2_38', function () {
+  it('only runs on relevant documents', function () {
+    assert.equal(
+      recommendedTest_6_2_38({ vulnerabilities: 'mydoc' }).warnings.length,
+      0
+    )
+  })
+})