diff --git a/changes/321.feature.rst b/changes/321.feature.rst
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+++ b/changes/321.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Adding datamodel schema for jwst refpix convolution kernel.
diff --git a/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/__init__.py b/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/__init__.py
index 611cf80c..9afa85b4 100644
--- a/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/__init__.py
+++ b/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from .barshadow import BarshadowModel
 from .combinedspec import CombinedSpecModel
 from .contrast import ContrastModel
+from .conv_kernel import ConvKernelModel
 from .cube import CubeModel
 from .dark import DarkModel
 from .darkMIRI import DarkMIRIModel
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@
     'NrsMosApcorrModel', 'NrsFsApcorrModel', 'NrsIfuApcorrModel',
     'AsnModel',
     'BarshadowModel', 'CameraModel', 'CollimatorModel',
-    'CombinedSpecModel', 'ContrastModel', 'CubeModel',
+    'CombinedSpecModel', 'ContrastModel', 'ConvKernelModel','CubeModel',
     'DarkModel', 'DarkMIRIModel',
     'DisperserModel', 'DistortionModel', 'DistortionMRSModel',
     'EmiModel',
diff --git a/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/conv_kernel.py b/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/conv_kernel.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8dc461e4
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+++ b/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/conv_kernel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from .reference import ReferenceFileModel
+
+
+__all__ = ['ConvKernelModel']
+
+
+class ConvKernelModel(ReferenceFileModel):
+    """
+    A data model for the NIR Optimized Convolution Kernel Fourier Coefficients.
+
+    Parameters
+    __________
+    data : numpy table
+        The reference waves to correct for 1/f at the REFPIX step for NIR data.
+        A table-like object containing the Fourier Coefficients for the
+        optimized convolution kernel. The format is the same for all NIR files
+        - Detector name: str
+        - gamma: float32 1D array
+        - zeta: float32 1D array
+    """
+    schema_url = "http://stsci.edu/schemas/jwst_datamodel/conv_kernel.schema"
+    reftype = "conv_kernel"
+
+    def __init__(self, init=None, **kwargs):
+        super(ConvKernelModel, self).__init__(init=init, **kwargs)
+
+    def on_save(self, path=None):
+        self.meta.reftype = self.reftype
+
+    def validate(self):
+        super(ConvKernelModel, self).validate()
diff --git a/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/schemas/conv_kernel.schema.yaml b/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/schemas/conv_kernel.schema.yaml
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+++ b/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/schemas/conv_kernel.schema.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+%YAML 1.1
+---
+$schema: "http://stsci.edu/schemas/asdf/asdf-schema-1.0.0"
+id: "http://stsci.edu/schemas/jwst_datamodel/conv_kernel.schema"
+allOf:
+- $ref: referencefile.schema
+- type: object
+  properties:
+    data:
+      title: NIR Optimized Convolution Kernel Fourier Coefficients
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        meta:
+            type: object
+        frequencies:
+            type: object
+            description: |
+               Detector name, gamma, and zeta values
+        subarray_cases:
+            type: object
+            description: |
+               Fourier Coefficients for NIR Optimized Convolution Kernel
diff --git a/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/schemas/core.schema.yaml b/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/schemas/core.schema.yaml
index 86603e09..d15dafdf 100644
--- a/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/schemas/core.schema.yaml
+++ b/src/stdatamodels/jwst/datamodels/schemas/core.schema.yaml
@@ -1785,6 +1785,15 @@ properties:
                 type: string
                 fits_keyword: R_COLLIM
                 blend_table: True
+          conv_kernel:
+            title: NIR Optimized Convolution Kernel reference file information
+            type: object
+            properties:
+              name:
+                title: NIR Optimized Convolution Kernel reference file name
+                type: string
+                fits_keyword: R_CONVKL
+                blend_table: True
           cubepar:
             title: IFU cube reference file information
             type: object