diff --git a/django/utils/html.py b/django/utils/html.py
index c32a36fa93..56d65a8d21 100644
--- a/django/utils/html.py
+++ b/django/utils/html.py
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 import html
 import json
 import re
+import warnings
 from html.parser import HTMLParser
 from urllib.parse import parse_qsl, quote, unquote, urlencode, urlsplit, urlunsplit
 
+from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango60Warning
 from django.utils.encoding import punycode
 from django.utils.functional import Promise, keep_lazy, keep_lazy_text
 from django.utils.http import RFC3986_GENDELIMS, RFC3986_SUBDELIMS
@@ -100,6 +102,13 @@ def format_html(format_string, *args, **kwargs):
     and call mark_safe() on the result. This function should be used instead
     of str.format or % interpolation to build up small HTML fragments.
     """
+    if not (args or kwargs):
+        # RemovedInDjango60Warning: when the deprecation ends, replace with:
+        # raise ValueError("args or kwargs must be provided.")
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Calling format_html() without passing args or kwargs is deprecated.",
+            RemovedInDjango60Warning,
+        )
     args_safe = map(conditional_escape, args)
     kwargs_safe = {k: conditional_escape(v) for (k, v) in kwargs.items()}
     return mark_safe(format_string.format(*args_safe, **kwargs_safe))
diff --git a/docs/internals/deprecation.txt b/docs/internals/deprecation.txt
index b27348adb0..fa2a1c0a0c 100644
--- a/docs/internals/deprecation.txt
+++ b/docs/internals/deprecation.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ details on these changes.
 * The default scheme for ``forms.URLField`` will change from ``"http"`` to
   ``"https"``.
 
+* Support for calling ``format_html()`` without passing args or kwargs will be
+  removed.
+
 .. _deprecation-removed-in-5.1:
 
 5.1
diff --git a/docs/ref/utils.txt b/docs/ref/utils.txt
index e37e59ddf2..acbe5d51a6 100644
--- a/docs/ref/utils.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/utils.txt
@@ -651,6 +651,11 @@ escaping HTML.
     through :func:`conditional_escape` which (ultimately) calls
     :func:`~django.utils.encoding.force_str` on the values.
 
+    .. deprecated:: 5.0
+
+        Support for calling ``format_html()`` without passing args or kwargs is
+        deprecated.
+
 .. function:: format_html_join(sep, format_string, args_generator)
 
     A wrapper of :func:`format_html`, for the common case of a group of
diff --git a/docs/releases/5.0.txt b/docs/releases/5.0.txt
index 38b49986c5..98bd5d2a9f 100644
--- a/docs/releases/5.0.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/5.0.txt
@@ -454,6 +454,9 @@ Miscellaneous
 * The default scheme for ``forms.URLField`` will change from ``"http"`` to
   ``"https"`` in Django 6.0.
 
+* Support for calling ``format_html()`` without passing args or kwargs will be
+  removed.
+
 Features removed in 5.0
 =======================
 
diff --git a/tests/utils_tests/test_html.py b/tests/utils_tests/test_html.py
index b7a7396075..ad31b8cc5b 100644
--- a/tests/utils_tests/test_html.py
+++ b/tests/utils_tests/test_html.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 
 from django.core.serializers.json import DjangoJSONEncoder
 from django.test import SimpleTestCase
+from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango60Warning
 from django.utils.functional import lazystr
 from django.utils.html import (
     conditional_escape,
@@ -65,6 +66,15 @@ class TestUtilsHtml(SimpleTestCase):
             "&lt; Dangerous &gt; <b>safe</b> &lt; dangerous again <i>safe again</i>",
         )
 
+    def test_format_html_no_params(self):
+        msg = "Calling format_html() without passing args or kwargs is deprecated."
+        # RemovedInDjango60Warning: when the deprecation ends, replace with:
+        # msg = "args or kwargs must be provided."
+        # with self.assertRaisesMessage(ValueError, msg):
+        with self.assertWarnsMessage(RemovedInDjango60Warning, msg):
+            name = "Adam"
+            self.assertEqual(format_html(f"<i>{name}</i>"), "<i>Adam</i>")
+
     def test_linebreaks(self):
         items = (
             ("para1\n\npara2\r\rpara3", "<p>para1</p>\n\n<p>para2</p>\n\n<p>para3</p>"),