diff --git a/lib/persisted-model.js b/lib/persisted-model.js
index 6e9d07e5..13ca19c4 100644
--- a/lib/persisted-model.js
+++ b/lib/persisted-model.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var registry = require('./registry');
 var runtime = require('./runtime');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var async = require('async');
+var deprecated = require('depd')('loopback');
 
 /**
  * Extends Model with basic query and CRUD support.
@@ -1041,6 +1042,15 @@ PersistedModel.enableChangeTracking = function() {
   assert(this.dataSource, 'Cannot enableChangeTracking(): ' + this.modelName +
     ' is not attached to a dataSource');
 
+  var idName = this.getIdName();
+  var idProp = this.definition.properties[idName];
+  var idType = idProp && idProp.type;
+  var idDefn = idProp && idProp.defaultFn;
+  if (idType !== String || !(idDefn === 'uuid' || idDefn === 'guid')) {
+    deprecated('The model ' + this.modelName + ' is tracking changes, ' +
+      'which requries a string id with GUID/UUID default value.');
+  }
+
   Change.attachTo(this.dataSource);
   Change.getCheckpointModel().attachTo(this.dataSource);
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 198a29ce..b0196f31 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "canonical-json": "0.0.4",
     "continuation-local-storage": "~3.1.1",
     "debug": "~2.0.0",
+    "depd": "^1.0.0",
     "ejs": "~1.0.0",
     "express": "^4.10.2",
     "inflection": "~1.4.2",
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@
     "underscore.string": "~2.3.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "loopback-datasource-juggler": "^2.17.0"
+    "loopback-datasource-juggler": "^2.19.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "browserify": "~4.2.3",
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
     "karma-phantomjs-launcher": "~0.1.4",
     "karma-script-launcher": "~0.1.0",
     "loopback-boot": "^1.1.0",
-    "loopback-datasource-juggler": "^2.17.0",
+    "loopback-datasource-juggler": "^2.19.0",
     "loopback-testing": "~0.2.0",
     "mocha": "~1.21.4",
     "strong-task-emitter": "0.0.x",
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@
     "./lib/server-app.js": "./lib/browser-express.js",
     "connect": false,
     "nodemailer": false,
+    "depd": "loopback-datasource-juggler/lib/browser.depd.js",
     "bcrypt": false
   },
   "license": {