diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index 0228ac665..31a348ce4 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ Moto is written by Steve Pulec with contributions from:
 * [Craig Anderson](https://github.com/craiga)
 * [Robert Lewis](https://github.com/ralewis85)
 * [Kyle Jones](https://github.com/Kerl1310)
+* [Ariel Beck](https://github.com/arielb135)
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diff --git a/moto/iot/models.py b/moto/iot/models.py
index 706582ac9..ad0e459f7 100644
--- a/moto/iot/models.py
+++ b/moto/iot/models.py
@@ -515,6 +515,12 @@ class IoTBackend(BaseBackend):
             if len(filtered_thing_types) == 0:
                 raise ResourceNotFoundException()
             thing_type = filtered_thing_types[0]
+
+            if thing_type.metadata["deprecated"]:
+                # note - typo (depreated) exists also in the original exception.
+                raise InvalidRequestException(
+                    msg=f"Can not create new thing with depreated thing type:{thing_type_name}"
+                )
         if attribute_payload is None:
             attributes = {}
         elif "attributes" not in attribute_payload:
@@ -662,6 +668,12 @@ class IoTBackend(BaseBackend):
             if len(filtered_thing_types) == 0:
                 raise ResourceNotFoundException()
             thing_type = filtered_thing_types[0]
+
+            if thing_type.metadata["deprecated"]:
+                raise InvalidRequestException(
+                    msg=f"Can not update a thing to use deprecated thing type: {thing_type_name}"
+                )
+
             thing.thing_type = thing_type
 
         if remove_thing_type:
@@ -1365,7 +1377,7 @@ class IoTBackend(BaseBackend):
             topic_pattern=topic,
             sql=sql,
             region_name=self.region_name,
-            **kwargs
+            **kwargs,
         )
 
     def replace_topic_rule(self, rule_name, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tests/test_iot/test_iot.py b/tests/test_iot/test_iot.py
index ac32dc3af..d4505df1a 100644
--- a/tests/test_iot/test_iot.py
+++ b/tests/test_iot/test_iot.py
@@ -2240,3 +2240,39 @@ class TestTopicRules:
             client.deprecate_thing_type(
                 thingTypeName=thing_type_name, undoDeprecate=False
             )
+
+    @mock_iot
+    def test_create_thing_with_deprecated_type(self):
+        client = boto3.client("iot", region_name="ap-northeast-1")
+        thing_type_name = "my-type-name"
+        client.create_thing_type(
+            thingTypeName=thing_type_name,
+            thingTypeProperties={"searchableAttributes": ["s1", "s2", "s3"]},
+        )
+        client.deprecate_thing_type(thingTypeName=thing_type_name, undoDeprecate=False)
+        with pytest.raises(client.exceptions.InvalidRequestException):
+            client.create_thing(thingName="thing-name", thingTypeName=thing_type_name)
+
+    @mock_iot
+    def test_update_thing_with_deprecated_type(self):
+        client = boto3.client("iot", region_name="ap-northeast-1")
+        thing_type_name = "my-type-name"
+        thing_name = "thing-name"
+
+        client.create_thing_type(
+            thingTypeName=thing_type_name,
+            thingTypeProperties={"searchableAttributes": ["s1", "s2", "s3"]},
+        )
+        deprecated_thing_type_name = "my-type-name-deprecated"
+        client.create_thing_type(
+            thingTypeName=deprecated_thing_type_name,
+            thingTypeProperties={"searchableAttributes": ["s1", "s2", "s3"]},
+        )
+        client.deprecate_thing_type(
+            thingTypeName=deprecated_thing_type_name, undoDeprecate=False
+        )
+        client.create_thing(thingName=thing_name, thingTypeName=thing_type_name)
+        with pytest.raises(client.exceptions.InvalidRequestException):
+            client.update_thing(
+                thingName=thing_name, thingTypeName=deprecated_thing_type_name
+            )