diff --git a/gwcs/coordinate_frames.py b/gwcs/coordinate_frames.py
index f4c4f9e4..b7752c58 100644
--- a/gwcs/coordinate_frames.py
+++ b/gwcs/coordinate_frames.py
@@ -282,6 +282,30 @@ def _world_axis_object_components(self):
         return [(f"{at}{i}" if i != 0 else at, 0, 'value') for i, at in enumerate(self._axes_type)]
 
 
+class PixelFrame(CoordinateFrame):
+    """
+    A coordinate frame describing pixels.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    naxes : int
+        The number of pixel dimensions described by the frame.
+    name : str, optional
+        The name of this frame.
+    axes_names : list of str, optional
+        The names of the pixel axes.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, naxes, axes_names=None, name=None):
+        super().__init__(
+            naxes,
+            ["PIXEL"]*naxes,
+            axes_order=list(range(naxes)),
+            unit=[u.pix]*naxes,
+            axes_names=axes_names,
+            name=name,
+        )
+
+
 class CelestialFrame(CoordinateFrame):
     """
     Celestial Frame Representation
@@ -757,6 +781,8 @@ def coordinate_to_quantity(self, *coords):
         return coords[0]
 
 
+@deprecated("0.19",
+            "Frame2D is deprecated, use PixelFrame for describing pixel axes or an instance of CoordinateFrame for custom use")
 class Frame2D(CoordinateFrame):
     """
     A 2D coordinate frame.