diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index 2de7174556..191071b0ce 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ libavutil:     2021-04-27
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2023-xx-xx - xxxxxxxxxx - lavu 57.45.100 - frame.h
+  Deprecated AVFrame.coded_picture_number and display_picture_number.
+  Their usefulness are questionable and very few decoders set them.
+
 2023-xx-xx - xxxxxxxxxx - lavc 59.59.100 - avcodec.h
   Add AVCodecContext.frame_num as a 64bit version of frame_number.
   Deprecate AVCodecContext.frame_number.
diff --git a/doc/examples/demuxing_decoding.c b/doc/examples/demuxing_decoding.c
index 999a78db0d..54a82751e5 100644
--- a/doc/examples/demuxing_decoding.c
+++ b/doc/examples/demuxing_decoding.c
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ static int output_video_frame(AVFrame *frame)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    printf("video_frame n:%d coded_n:%d\n",
-           video_frame_count++, frame->coded_picture_number);
+    printf("video_frame n:%d\n",
+           video_frame_count++);
 
     /* copy decoded frame to destination buffer:
      * this is required since rawvideo expects non aligned data */
diff --git a/fftools/ffprobe.c b/fftools/ffprobe.c
index dfa7ff1b24..d6740ae400 100644
--- a/fftools/ffprobe.c
+++ b/fftools/ffprobe.c
@@ -2617,8 +2617,12 @@ static void show_frame(WriterContext *w, AVFrame *frame, AVStream *stream,
             print_str_opt("sample_aspect_ratio", "N/A");
         }
         print_fmt("pict_type",              "%c", av_get_picture_type_char(frame->pict_type));
+#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 59
+    AV_NOWARN_DEPRECATED(
         print_int("coded_picture_number",   frame->coded_picture_number);
         print_int("display_picture_number", frame->display_picture_number);
+    )
+#endif
         print_int("interlaced_frame",       frame->interlaced_frame);
         print_int("top_field_first",        frame->top_field_first);
         print_int("repeat_pict",            frame->repeat_pict);
diff --git a/libavcodec/diracdec.c b/libavcodec/diracdec.c
index 22a2925188..0ae582befe 100644
--- a/libavcodec/diracdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/diracdec.c
@@ -2103,7 +2103,11 @@ static int get_delayed_pic(DiracContext *s, AVFrame *picture, int *got_frame)
         out->reference ^= DELAYED_PIC_REF;
         if((ret = av_frame_ref(picture, out->avframe)) < 0)
             return ret;
+#if FF_API_FRAME_PICTURE_NUMBER
+FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
         picture->display_picture_number = out->picture_number;
+FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+#endif
         *got_frame = 1;
     }
 
@@ -2343,7 +2347,11 @@ static int dirac_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *picture,
             if((ret = av_frame_ref(picture, delayed_frame->avframe)) < 0)
                 return ret;
             s->frame_number = delayed_frame->picture_number + 1LL;
+#if FF_API_FRAME_PICTURE_NUMBER
+FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
             picture->display_picture_number = delayed_frame->picture_number;
+FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+#endif
             *got_frame = 1;
         }
     } else if (s->current_picture->picture_number == s->frame_number) {
@@ -2351,7 +2359,11 @@ static int dirac_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *picture,
         if((ret = av_frame_ref(picture, s->current_picture->avframe)) < 0)
             return ret;
         s->frame_number = s->current_picture->picture_number + 1LL;
+#if FF_API_FRAME_PICTURE_NUMBER
+FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
         picture->display_picture_number = s->current_picture->picture_number;
+FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+#endif
         *got_frame = 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
index 97e66a2907..7767e16cf1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_slice.c
@@ -489,7 +489,11 @@ static int h264_frame_start(H264Context *h)
     pic = &h->DPB[i];
 
     pic->reference              = h->droppable ? 0 : h->picture_structure;
+#if FF_API_FRAME_PICTURE_NUMBER
+FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
     pic->f->coded_picture_number = h->coded_picture_number++;
+FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+#endif
     pic->field_picture          = h->picture_structure != PICT_FRAME;
     pic->frame_num               = h->poc.frame_num;
     /*
diff --git a/libavcodec/libuavs3d.c b/libavcodec/libuavs3d.c
index f5a6e59496..b1ccb151e6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libuavs3d.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libuavs3d.c
@@ -81,8 +81,12 @@ static void uavs3d_output_callback(uavs3d_io_frm_t *dec_frame) {
     frm->pkt_dts   = dec_frame->dts;
     frm->pkt_pos   = dec_frame->pkt_pos;
     frm->pkt_size  = dec_frame->pkt_size;
+#if FF_API_FRAME_PICTURE_NUMBER
+FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
     frm->coded_picture_number   = dec_frame->dtr;
     frm->display_picture_number = dec_frame->ptr;
+FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+#endif
 
     if (dec_frame->type < 0 || dec_frame->type >= FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(ff_avs3_image_type)) {
         av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Error frame type in uavs3d: %d.\n", dec_frame->type);
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_dec.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_dec.c
index 12c7144ffb..7008a600a7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_dec.c
@@ -320,7 +320,11 @@ int ff_mpv_frame_start(MpegEncContext *s, AVCodecContext *avctx)
             pic->reference = 3;
     }
 
+#if FF_API_FRAME_PICTURE_NUMBER
+FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
     pic->f->coded_picture_number = s->coded_picture_number++;
+FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+#endif
 
     if (alloc_picture(s, pic) < 0)
         return -1;
diff --git a/libavutil/frame.c b/libavutil/frame.c
index fa9b11aa54..25f1f76bbc 100644
--- a/libavutil/frame.c
+++ b/libavutil/frame.c
@@ -307,8 +307,12 @@ FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
     dst->reordered_opaque       = src->reordered_opaque;
     dst->quality                = src->quality;
     dst->best_effort_timestamp  = src->best_effort_timestamp;
+#if FF_API_FRAME_PICTURE_NUMBER
+FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
     dst->coded_picture_number   = src->coded_picture_number;
     dst->display_picture_number = src->display_picture_number;
+FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+#endif
     dst->flags                  = src->flags;
     dst->decode_error_flags     = src->decode_error_flags;
     dst->color_primaries        = src->color_primaries;
diff --git a/libavutil/frame.h b/libavutil/frame.h
index bbe909ee2d..ca7fd680ac 100644
--- a/libavutil/frame.h
+++ b/libavutil/frame.h
@@ -451,14 +451,18 @@ typedef struct AVFrame {
      */
     AVRational time_base;
 
+#if FF_API_FRAME_PICTURE_NUMBER
     /**
      * picture number in bitstream order
      */
+    attribute_deprecated
     int coded_picture_number;
     /**
      * picture number in display order
      */
+    attribute_deprecated
     int display_picture_number;
+#endif
 
     /**
      * quality (between 1 (good) and FF_LAMBDA_MAX (bad))
diff --git a/libavutil/version.h b/libavutil/version.h
index 60f96af5df..2ae4ce5683 100644
--- a/libavutil/version.h
+++ b/libavutil/version.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
  */
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR  57
-#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  44
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  45
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT   AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR, \
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 #define FF_API_OLD_CHANNEL_LAYOUT       (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)
 #define FF_API_AV_FOPEN_UTF8            (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)
 #define FF_API_PKT_DURATION             (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 58)
+#define FF_API_FRAME_PICTURE_NUMBER     (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 59)
 
 /**
  * @}
