diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index dc818f1..cf2d9aa 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*global console */
 var core = require('./core'),
     mesh = require('./mesh'),
+    particles = require('./particles'),
     extras = require('./extras'),
     filters = require('./filters');
 
@@ -101,6 +102,21 @@
     /**
      * @class
      * @private
+     * @name ParticleContainer
+     * @memberof PIXI
+     * @see PIXI.particles.ParticleContainer
+     * @deprecated since version 4.0.0
+     */
+    ParticleContainer: {
+        get: function() {
+            console.warn('The ParticleContainer class has been moved to particles.ParticleContainer, please useparticles.ParticleContainer from now on.');
+            return particles.ParticleContainer;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @class
+     * @private
      * @name MovieClip
      * @memberof PIXI
      * @see PIXI.extras.MovieClip

diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index dc818f1..cf2d9aa 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*global console */
 var core = require('./core'),
     mesh = require('./mesh'),
+    particles = require('./particles'),
     extras = require('./extras'),
     filters = require('./filters');
 
@@ -101,6 +102,21 @@
     /**
      * @class
      * @private
+     * @name ParticleContainer
+     * @memberof PIXI
+     * @see PIXI.particles.ParticleContainer
+     * @deprecated since version 4.0.0
+     */
+    ParticleContainer: {
+        get: function() {
+            console.warn('The ParticleContainer class has been moved to particles.ParticleContainer, please useparticles.ParticleContainer from now on.');
+            return particles.ParticleContainer;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @class
+     * @private
      * @name MovieClip
      * @memberof PIXI
      * @see PIXI.extras.MovieClip
diff --git a/src/particles/ParticleContainer.js b/src/particles/ParticleContainer.js
index 0a2e9e6..ab7752a 100644
--- a/src/particles/ParticleContainer.js
+++ b/src/particles/ParticleContainer.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * @class
  * @extends PIXI.Container
- * @memberof PIXI
+ * @memberof PIXI.particles
  * @param [maxSize=15000] {number} The maximum number of particles that can be renderer by the container.
  * @param [properties] {object} The properties of children that should be uploaded to the gpu and applied.
  * @param [properties.scale=false] {boolean} When true, scale be uploaded and applied.