diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
index 7f609dbb1..68c667ea8 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
@@ -1854,6 +1854,11 @@ public:
     /** @overload */
     template<typename _Tp, typename Functor> void forEach(const Functor& operation) const;
 
+#ifdef CV_CXX_MOVE_SEMANTICS
+    Mat(Mat&& m);
+    Mat& operator = (Mat&& m);
+#endif
+
     enum { MAGIC_VAL  = 0x42FF0000, AUTO_STEP = 0, CONTINUOUS_FLAG = CV_MAT_CONT_FLAG, SUBMATRIX_FLAG = CV_SUBMAT_FLAG };
     enum { MAGIC_MASK = 0xFFFF0000, TYPE_MASK = 0x00000FFF, DEPTH_MASK = 7 };
 
diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp
index ba52efde1..7f3e87149 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp
@@ -1107,6 +1107,69 @@ void Mat::push_back(const MatExpr& expr)
     push_back(static_cast<Mat>(expr));
 }
 
+#ifdef CV_CXX_MOVE_SEMANTICS
+
+inline
+Mat::Mat(Mat&& m)
+    : flags(m.flags), dims(m.dims), rows(m.rows), cols(m.cols), data(m.data),
+      datastart(m.datastart), dataend(m.dataend), datalimit(m.datalimit), allocator(m.allocator),
+      u(m.u), size(&rows)
+{
+    if (m.dims <= 2)  // move new step/size info
+    {
+        step[0] = m.step[0];
+        step[1] = m.step[1];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        CV_DbgAssert(m.step.p != m.step.buf);
+        step.p = m.step.p;
+        size.p = m.size.p;
+        m.step.p = m.step.buf;
+        m.size.p = &m.rows;
+    }
+    m.flags = MAGIC_VAL; m.dims = m.rows = m.cols = 0;
+    m.data = NULL; m.datastart = NULL; m.dataend = NULL; m.datalimit = NULL;
+    m.allocator = NULL;
+    m.u = NULL;
+}
+
+inline
+Mat& Mat::operator = (Mat&& m)
+{
+    release();
+    flags = m.flags; dims = m.dims; rows = m.rows; cols = m.cols; data = m.data;
+    datastart = m.datastart; dataend = m.dataend; datalimit = m.datalimit; allocator = m.allocator;
+    u = m.u;
+    if (step.p != step.buf) // release self step/size
+    {
+        fastFree(step.p);
+        step.p = step.buf;
+        size.p = &rows;
+    }
+    if (m.dims <= 2) // move new step/size info
+    {
+        step[0] = m.step[0];
+        step[1] = m.step[1];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        CV_DbgAssert(m.step.p != m.step.buf);
+        step.p = m.step.p;
+        size.p = m.size.p;
+        m.step.p = m.step.buf;
+        m.size.p = &m.rows;
+    }
+    m.flags = MAGIC_VAL; m.dims = m.rows = m.cols = 0;
+    m.data = NULL; m.datastart = NULL; m.dataend = NULL; m.datalimit = NULL;
+    m.allocator = NULL;
+    m.u = NULL;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
 ///////////////////////////// MatSize ////////////////////////////
 
 inline