diff --git a/webrtc/BUILD.gn b/webrtc/BUILD.gn
index db0c067209..863f0620bc 100644
--- a/webrtc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/webrtc/BUILD.gn
@@ -231,6 +231,20 @@ rtc_source_set("video_stream_api") {
   ]
 }
 
+# Contents of video_frame.h is moved from top-level down to common_video/.
+# Nothing in webrtc includes the backwards-compatibility header, so this target
+# is only for completeness.
+# TODO(nisse): Delete together with the header file once downstream applications
+# no longer use it.
+rtc_source_set("video_frame_deprecated") {
+  sources = [
+    "video_frame.h",
+  ]
+  deps = [
+    "common_video",
+  ]
+}
+
 if (!build_with_chromium) {
   # Target to build all the WebRTC production code.
   rtc_static_library("webrtc") {
diff --git a/webrtc/DEPS b/webrtc/DEPS
index d4ebc55da8..0f6d23722d 100644
--- a/webrtc/DEPS
+++ b/webrtc/DEPS
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ include_rules = [
   "+webrtc/config.h",
   "+webrtc/transport.h",
   "+webrtc/typedefs.h",
-  "+webrtc/video_frame.h",
   "+webrtc/video_receive_stream.h",
   "+webrtc/video_send_stream.h",
   "+webrtc/voice_engine_configurations.h",
diff --git a/webrtc/api/video_codecs/BUILD.gn b/webrtc/api/video_codecs/BUILD.gn
index 5562eec659..d435534d83 100644
--- a/webrtc/api/video_codecs/BUILD.gn
+++ b/webrtc/api/video_codecs/BUILD.gn
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ rtc_source_set("video_codecs_api") {
   ]
 
   deps = [
-    # TODO(ilnik): Add dependency on webrtc/video_frame.h when it will have it's
-    # own build target.
-
     "..:video_frame_api",
     "../..:webrtc_common",
     "../../base:rtc_base_approved",
+    "../../common_video",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/webrtc/api/video_codecs/video_decoder.h b/webrtc/api/video_codecs/video_decoder.h
index 04deaeda33..ea531e4c1a 100644
--- a/webrtc/api/video_codecs/video_decoder.h
+++ b/webrtc/api/video_codecs/video_decoder.h
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 #include "webrtc/api/video/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/common_types.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/typedefs.h"
-#include "webrtc/video_frame.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
 
diff --git a/webrtc/api/video_codecs/video_encoder.h b/webrtc/api/video_codecs/video_encoder.h
index 5d21ed97b3..0c95dfab1f 100644
--- a/webrtc/api/video_codecs/video_encoder.h
+++ b/webrtc/api/video_codecs/video_encoder.h
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 #include "webrtc/api/video/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/checks.h"
 #include "webrtc/common_types.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/typedefs.h"
-#include "webrtc/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/optional.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
diff --git a/webrtc/common_video/BUILD.gn b/webrtc/common_video/BUILD.gn
index d6005d0195..043e19da49 100644
--- a/webrtc/common_video/BUILD.gn
+++ b/webrtc/common_video/BUILD.gn
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ rtc_static_library("common_video") {
     "include/i420_buffer_pool.h",
     "include/incoming_video_stream.h",
     "include/video_bitrate_allocator.h",
+    "include/video_frame.h",
     "include/video_frame_buffer.h",
     "incoming_video_stream.cc",
     "libyuv/include/webrtc_libyuv.h",
diff --git a/webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h b/webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e8f37c171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2014 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+#ifndef WEBRTC_COMMON_VIDEO_INCLUDE_VIDEO_FRAME_H_
+#define WEBRTC_COMMON_VIDEO_INCLUDE_VIDEO_FRAME_H_
+
+// TODO(nisse): This header file should eventually be deleted. The
+// EncodedImage class stays in this file until we have figured out how
+// to refactor and clean up related interfaces, at which point it
+// should be moved to somewhere under api/.
+
+#include "webrtc/common_types.h"
+#include "webrtc/typedefs.h"
+
+namespace webrtc {
+
+// TODO(pbos): Rename EncodedFrame and reformat this class' members.
+class EncodedImage {
+ public:
+  static const size_t kBufferPaddingBytesH264;
+
+  // Some decoders require encoded image buffers to be padded with a small
+  // number of additional bytes (due to over-reading byte readers).
+  static size_t GetBufferPaddingBytes(VideoCodecType codec_type);
+
+  EncodedImage() : EncodedImage(nullptr, 0, 0) {}
+
+  EncodedImage(uint8_t* buffer, size_t length, size_t size)
+      : _buffer(buffer), _length(length), _size(size) {}
+
+  // TODO(kthelgason): get rid of this struct as it only has a single member
+  // remaining.
+  struct AdaptReason {
+    AdaptReason() : bw_resolutions_disabled(-1) {}
+    int bw_resolutions_disabled;  // Number of resolutions that are not sent
+                                  // due to bandwidth for this frame.
+                                  // Or -1 if information is not provided.
+  };
+  uint32_t _encodedWidth = 0;
+  uint32_t _encodedHeight = 0;
+  uint32_t _timeStamp = 0;
+  // NTP time of the capture time in local timebase in milliseconds.
+  int64_t ntp_time_ms_ = 0;
+  int64_t capture_time_ms_ = 0;
+  FrameType _frameType = kVideoFrameDelta;
+  uint8_t* _buffer;
+  size_t _length;
+  size_t _size;
+  VideoRotation rotation_ = kVideoRotation_0;
+  VideoContentType content_type_ = VideoContentType::UNSPECIFIED;
+  bool _completeFrame = false;
+  AdaptReason adapt_reason_;
+  int qp_ = -1;  // Quantizer value.
+
+  // When an application indicates non-zero values here, it is taken as an
+  // indication that all future frames will be constrained with those limits
+  // until the application indicates a change again.
+  PlayoutDelay playout_delay_ = {-1, -1};
+};
+
+}  // namespace webrtc
+
+#endif  // WEBRTC_COMMON_VIDEO_INCLUDE_VIDEO_FRAME_H_
diff --git a/webrtc/common_video/include/video_image.h b/webrtc/common_video/include/video_image.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a6e451c0f..0000000000
--- a/webrtc/common_video/include/video_image.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  Copyright (c) 2012 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
- *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
- *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
- *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
- *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
- */
-
-#ifndef WEBRTC_COMMON_VIDEO_INCLUDE_VIDEO_IMAGE_H_
-#define WEBRTC_COMMON_VIDEO_INCLUDE_VIDEO_IMAGE_H_
-
-// TODO(pbos): Remove this file and include webrtc/video_frame.h instead.
-#include "webrtc/video_frame.h"
-
-#endif  // WEBRTC_COMMON_VIDEO_INCLUDE_VIDEO_IMAGE_H_
diff --git a/webrtc/common_video/video_frame.cc b/webrtc/common_video/video_frame.cc
index 55eb5351c3..f062b732ef 100644
--- a/webrtc/common_video/video_frame.cc
+++ b/webrtc/common_video/video_frame.cc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
  */
 
-#include "webrtc/video_frame.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/test/mock/mock_packet_manipulator.h b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/test/mock/mock_packet_manipulator.h
index f00302ef30..a086a88131 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/test/mock/mock_packet_manipulator.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/test/mock/mock_packet_manipulator.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/test/packet_manipulator.h"
 #include "webrtc/test/gmock.h"
 #include "webrtc/typedefs.h"
-#include "webrtc/video_frame.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
 namespace test {
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/test/stats.h b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/test/stats.h
index d2dd303ee0..452ab6e5db 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/test/stats.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/test/stats.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_image.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_types.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
 namespace test {
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/simulcast_unittest.h b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/simulcast_unittest.h
index 6c37202dc7..dfb15a9571 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/simulcast_unittest.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/simulcast_unittest.h
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 #include "webrtc/api/video/i420_buffer.h"
 #include "webrtc/api/video/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/checks.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/common_video/libyuv/include/webrtc_libyuv.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/include/vp8.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/simulcast_rate_allocator.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/temporal_layers.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/include/mock/mock_video_codec_interface.h"
 #include "webrtc/test/gtest.h"
-#include "webrtc/video_frame.h"
 
 using ::testing::_;
 using ::testing::AllOf;
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/temporal_layers.h b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/temporal_layers.h
index f5d2aabcbe..9b12291938 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/temporal_layers.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/temporal_layers.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_image.h"
 #include "webrtc/typedefs.h"
 
 struct vpx_codec_enc_cfg;
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/vp8_impl.h b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/vp8_impl.h
index 0d7ecbaa5f..376dde1280 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/vp8_impl.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/vp8_impl.h
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
 
 #include "webrtc/api/video/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/common_video/include/i420_buffer_pool.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/include/vp8.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/temporal_layers.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/include/video_codec_interface.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler.h"
-#include "webrtc/video_frame.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
 
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/encoded_frame.h b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/encoded_frame.h
index fc17264130..2d65e9c1e4 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/encoded_frame.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/encoded_frame.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "webrtc/common_types.h"
-#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_image.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/include/module_common_types.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/include/video_codec_interface.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/include/video_coding_defines.h"
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/include/video_coding_defines.h b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/include/video_coding_defines.h
index 278a6b50fd..b27bcd9ead 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/include/video_coding_defines.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/include/video_coding_defines.h
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "webrtc/api/video/video_frame.h"
+// For EncodedImage
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/include/module_common_types.h"
 #include "webrtc/typedefs.h"
-// For EncodedImage
-#include "webrtc/video_frame.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
 
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_file_writer.h b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_file_writer.h
index b556111aa5..374b80700a 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_file_writer.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_file_writer.h
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #include "webrtc/base/constructormagic.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/file.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/timeutils.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/include/module_common_types.h"
-#include "webrtc/video_frame.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
 
diff --git a/webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/h264_video_toolbox_decoder.cc b/webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/h264_video_toolbox_decoder.cc
index a910066572..efaaeebfe8 100644
--- a/webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/h264_video_toolbox_decoder.cc
+++ b/webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/h264_video_toolbox_decoder.cc
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 #include "webrtc/api/video/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/checks.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/logging.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/corevideo_frame_buffer.h"
 #include "webrtc/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/h264_video_toolbox_nalu.h"
-#include "webrtc/video_frame.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
 namespace {
diff --git a/webrtc/test/configurable_frame_size_encoder.cc b/webrtc/test/configurable_frame_size_encoder.cc
index bef62405dd..0cb90a67ee 100644
--- a/webrtc/test/configurable_frame_size_encoder.cc
+++ b/webrtc/test/configurable_frame_size_encoder.cc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "webrtc/base/checks.h"
-#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_image.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/include/video_codec_interface.h"
 #include "webrtc/test/gtest.h"
 
diff --git a/webrtc/video/overuse_frame_detector_unittest.cc b/webrtc/video/overuse_frame_detector_unittest.cc
index 044b11f1fb..bf1c8b4aca 100644
--- a/webrtc/video/overuse_frame_detector_unittest.cc
+++ b/webrtc/video/overuse_frame_detector_unittest.cc
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 #include "webrtc/api/video/i420_buffer.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/event.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/fakeclock.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/test/gmock.h"
 #include "webrtc/test/gtest.h"
 #include "webrtc/video/overuse_frame_detector.h"
-#include "webrtc/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/utility/quality_scaler.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
diff --git a/webrtc/video/video_send_stream_tests.cc b/webrtc/video/video_send_stream_tests.cc
index 23dbffaa42..58ac2b457c 100644
--- a/webrtc/video/video_send_stream_tests.cc
+++ b/webrtc/video/video_send_stream_tests.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "webrtc/base/timeutils.h"
 #include "webrtc/call/call.h"
 #include "webrtc/common_video/include/frame_callback.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/rtp_rtcp/include/rtp_header_parser.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/rtp_rtcp/include/rtp_rtcp.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtcp_sender.h"
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@
 
 #include "webrtc/video/send_statistics_proxy.h"
 #include "webrtc/video/transport_adapter.h"
-#include "webrtc/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/video_send_stream.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
diff --git a/webrtc/video/vie_encoder.cc b/webrtc/video/vie_encoder.cc
index ed6d07cdac..cd0f3eb897 100644
--- a/webrtc/video/vie_encoder.cc
+++ b/webrtc/video/vie_encoder.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "webrtc/base/timeutils.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/trace_event.h"
 #include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_bitrate_allocator.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/pacing/paced_sender.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/temporal_layers.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/include/video_codec_initializer.h"
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "webrtc/modules/video_coding/include/video_coding_defines.h"
 #include "webrtc/video/overuse_frame_detector.h"
 #include "webrtc/video/send_statistics_proxy.h"
-#include "webrtc/video_frame.h"
+
 namespace webrtc {
 
 namespace {
diff --git a/webrtc/video_frame.h b/webrtc/video_frame.h
index 93cc171367..76975e8d1b 100644
--- a/webrtc/video_frame.h
+++ b/webrtc/video_frame.h
@@ -11,60 +11,9 @@
 #ifndef WEBRTC_VIDEO_FRAME_H_
 #define WEBRTC_VIDEO_FRAME_H_
 
-// TODO(nisse): This header file should eventually be deleted. For
-// declarations of classes related to unencoded video frame, use the
-// headers under api/video instead. The EncodedImage class stays in
-// this file until we have figured out how to refactor and clean up
-// related interfaces.
+// TODO(nisse): Delete this wrapper file, as soon as downstream
+// projects are updated.
 
-#include "webrtc/common_types.h"
-#include "webrtc/typedefs.h"
+#include "webrtc/common_video/include/video_frame.h"
 
-namespace webrtc {
-
-// TODO(pbos): Rename EncodedFrame and reformat this class' members.
-class EncodedImage {
- public:
-  static const size_t kBufferPaddingBytesH264;
-
-  // Some decoders require encoded image buffers to be padded with a small
-  // number of additional bytes (due to over-reading byte readers).
-  static size_t GetBufferPaddingBytes(VideoCodecType codec_type);
-
-  EncodedImage() : EncodedImage(nullptr, 0, 0) {}
-
-  EncodedImage(uint8_t* buffer, size_t length, size_t size)
-      : _buffer(buffer), _length(length), _size(size) {}
-
-  // TODO(kthelgason): get rid of this struct as it only has a single member
-  // remaining.
-  struct AdaptReason {
-    AdaptReason() : bw_resolutions_disabled(-1) {}
-    int bw_resolutions_disabled;  // Number of resolutions that are not sent
-                                  // due to bandwidth for this frame.
-                                  // Or -1 if information is not provided.
-  };
-  uint32_t _encodedWidth = 0;
-  uint32_t _encodedHeight = 0;
-  uint32_t _timeStamp = 0;
-  // NTP time of the capture time in local timebase in milliseconds.
-  int64_t ntp_time_ms_ = 0;
-  int64_t capture_time_ms_ = 0;
-  FrameType _frameType = kVideoFrameDelta;
-  uint8_t* _buffer;
-  size_t _length;
-  size_t _size;
-  VideoRotation rotation_ = kVideoRotation_0;
-  VideoContentType content_type_ = VideoContentType::UNSPECIFIED;
-  bool _completeFrame = false;
-  AdaptReason adapt_reason_;
-  int qp_ = -1;  // Quantizer value.
-
-  // When an application indicates non-zero values here, it is taken as an
-  // indication that all future frames will be constrained with those limits
-  // until the application indicates a change again.
-  PlayoutDelay playout_delay_ = {-1, -1};
-};
-
-}  // namespace webrtc
 #endif  // WEBRTC_VIDEO_FRAME_H_