diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/lib/dart/analysis/analysis_context.dart b/pkg/analyzer/lib/dart/analysis/analysis_context.dart
index 3fdecdd6e57..4c4d1205d41 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/lib/dart/analysis/analysis_context.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/lib/dart/analysis/analysis_context.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:analyzer/dart/analysis/context_root.dart';
 import 'package:analyzer/dart/analysis/session.dart';
 import 'package:analyzer/file_system/file_system.dart';
 import 'package:analyzer/src/generated/engine.dart';
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 
 /// A representation of a body of code and the context in which the code is to
 /// be analyzed.
@@ -61,5 +62,9 @@ abstract class AnalysisContext {
   void changeFile(String path);
 
   /// Get the [AnalysisOptions] instance for the given [file].
+  ///
+  /// NOTE: this API is experimental and subject to change in a future
+  /// release (see https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/issues/53876 for context).
+  @experimental
   AnalysisOptions getAnalysisOptionsForFile(File file);
 }
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/dart/analysis/driver.dart b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/dart/analysis/driver.dart
index 3088786d31e..c277fa8ff61 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/dart/analysis/driver.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/dart/analysis/driver.dart
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import 'package:analyzer/src/utilities/extensions/async.dart';
 import 'package:analyzer/src/utilities/extensions/collection.dart';
 import 'package:analyzer/src/utilities/extensions/string.dart';
 import 'package:analyzer/src/utilities/uri_cache.dart';
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 
 /// This class computes analysis results for Dart files.
 ///
@@ -700,6 +701,9 @@ class AnalysisDriver {
     return completer.future;
   }
 
+  /// NOTE: this API is experimental and subject to change in a future
+  /// release (see https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/issues/53876 for context).
+  @experimental
   AnalysisOptionsImpl getAnalysisOptionsForFile(File file) =>
       analysisOptionsMap.getOptions(file);
 
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/generated/engine.dart b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/generated/engine.dart
index 5e273d1445a..f29293861f3 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/generated/engine.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/generated/engine.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import 'package:analyzer/src/dart/analysis/experiments.dart';
 import 'package:analyzer/src/generated/source.dart' show SourceFactory;
 import 'package:analyzer/src/services/lint.dart';
 import 'package:analyzer/src/summary/api_signature.dart';
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 import 'package:pub_semver/pub_semver.dart';
 
 export 'package:analyzer/dart/analysis/analysis_options.dart';
@@ -82,6 +83,10 @@ abstract class AnalysisContext {
   SourceFactory get sourceFactory;
 
   /// Get the [AnalysisOptions] instance for the given [file].
+  ///
+  /// NOTE: this API is experimental and subject to change in a future
+  /// release (see https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/issues/53876 for context).
+  @experimental
   AnalysisOptions getAnalysisOptionsForFile(File file);
 }