diff --git a/modules/core/src/ocl.cpp b/modules/core/src/ocl.cpp
index 79a5367b3..721c38fe6 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/ocl.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/ocl.cpp
@@ -4629,6 +4629,9 @@ struct Image2D::Impl
 
     static bool isFormatSupported(cl_image_format format)
     {
+        if (!haveOpenCL())
+            CV_Error(Error::OpenCLApiCallError, "OpenCL runtime not found!");
+
         cl_context context = (cl_context)Context::getDefault().ptr();
         // Figure out how many formats are supported by this context.
         cl_uint numFormats = 0;
@@ -4652,6 +4655,10 @@ struct Image2D::Impl
 
     void init(const UMat &src, bool norm, bool alias)
     {
+        if (!haveOpenCL())
+            CV_Error(Error::OpenCLApiCallError, "OpenCL runtime not found!");
+
+        CV_Assert(!src.empty());
         CV_Assert(ocl::Device::getDefault().imageSupport());
 
         int err, depth = src.depth(), cn = src.channels();
@@ -4661,6 +4668,9 @@ struct Image2D::Impl
         if (!isFormatSupported(format))
             CV_Error(Error::OpenCLApiCallError, "Image format is not supported");
 
+        if (alias && !src.handle(ACCESS_RW))
+            CV_Error(Error::OpenCLApiCallError, "Incorrect UMat, handle is null");
+
         cl_context context = (cl_context)Context::getDefault().ptr();
         cl_command_queue queue = (cl_command_queue)Queue::getDefault().ptr();
 
@@ -4745,7 +4755,7 @@ bool Image2D::canCreateAlias(const UMat &m)
 {
     bool ret = false;
     const Device & d = ocl::Device::getDefault();
-    if (d.imageFromBufferSupport())
+    if (d.imageFromBufferSupport() && !m.empty())
     {
         // This is the required pitch alignment in pixels
         uint pitchAlign = d.imagePitchAlignment();
diff --git a/modules/core/test/ocl/test_image2d.cpp b/modules/core/test/ocl/test_image2d.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dcfc701f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/core/test/ocl/test_image2d.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// This file is part of OpenCV project.
+// It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory
+// of this distribution and at http://opencv.org/license.html.
+
+// Copyright (C) 2014, Itseez, Inc., all rights reserved.
+// Third party copyrights are property of their respective owners.
+
+#include "../test_precomp.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ts/ocl_test.hpp"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENCL
+
+namespace cvtest {
+namespace ocl {
+
+TEST(Image2D, createAliasEmptyUMat)
+{
+    if (cv::ocl::haveOpenCL())
+    {
+        UMat um;
+        EXPECT_FALSE(cv::ocl::Image2D::canCreateAlias(um));
+    }
+    else
+        std::cout << "OpenCL runtime not found. Test skipped." << std::endl;
+}
+
+TEST(Image2D, createImage2DWithEmptyUMat)
+{
+    if (cv::ocl::haveOpenCL())
+    {
+        UMat um;
+        EXPECT_ANY_THROW(cv::ocl::Image2D image(um));
+    }
+    else
+        std::cout << "OpenCL runtime not found. Test skipped." << std::endl;
+}
+
+TEST(Image2D, createAlias)
+{
+    if (cv::ocl::haveOpenCL())
+    {
+        const cv::ocl::Device & d = cv::ocl::Device::getDefault();
+        int minor = d.deviceVersionMinor(), major = d.deviceVersionMajor();
+
+        // aliases is OpenCL 1.2 extension
+        if (1 < major || (1 == major && 2 <= minor))
+        {
+            UMat um(128, 128, CV_8UC1);
+            bool isFormatSupported = false, canCreateAlias = false;
+
+            EXPECT_NO_THROW(isFormatSupported = cv::ocl::Image2D::isFormatSupported(CV_8U, 1, false));
+            EXPECT_NO_THROW(canCreateAlias = cv::ocl::Image2D::canCreateAlias(um));
+
+            if (isFormatSupported && canCreateAlias)
+            {
+                EXPECT_NO_THROW(cv::ocl::Image2D image(um, false, true));
+            }
+            else
+                std::cout << "Impossible to create alias for selected image. Test skipped." << std::endl;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+        std::cout << "OpenCL runtime not found. Test skipped" << std::endl;
+}
+
+TEST(Image2D, turnOffOpenCL)
+{
+    if (cv::ocl::haveOpenCL())
+    {
+        // save the current state
+        bool useOCL = cv::ocl::useOpenCL();
+        bool isFormatSupported = false;
+
+        cv::ocl::setUseOpenCL(true);
+        UMat um(128, 128, CV_8UC1);
+
+        cv::ocl::setUseOpenCL(false);
+        EXPECT_NO_THROW(isFormatSupported = cv::ocl::Image2D::isFormatSupported(CV_8U, 1, true));
+
+        if (isFormatSupported)
+        {
+            EXPECT_NO_THROW(cv::ocl::Image2D image(um));
+        }
+        else
+            std::cout << "CV_8UC1 is not supported for OpenCL images. Test skipped." << std::endl;
+    
+        // reset state to the previous one
+        cv::ocl::setUseOpenCL(useOCL);
+    }
+    else
+        std::cout << "OpenCL runtime not found. Test skipped." << std::endl;
+}
+
+} } // namespace cvtest::ocl
+
+#endif // HAVE_OPENCL
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