diff --git a/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp b/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp
index 05fdfa9be..3663a93a9 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ CV_EXPORTS int startWindowThread();
 
 CV_EXPORTS void setWindowProperty(const string& winname, int prop_id, double prop_value);//YV
 CV_EXPORTS double getWindowProperty(const string& winname, int prop_id);//YV
+CV_EXPORTS void displayOverlay(const string& winname, const string& text, int delayms);
 
 CV_EXPORTS void imshow( const string& winname, const Mat& mat );
 
diff --git a/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui_c.h b/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui_c.h
index 1293e5daf..2c5b61616 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui_c.h
+++ b/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui_c.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ extern "C" {
 \****************************************************************************************/
 //YV
 //-----------New for QT
-CVAPI(void) cvInformation(const char* name, const char* text, int delayms);
+CVAPI(void) cvDisplayOverlay(const char* name, const char* text, int delayms);
 CVAPI(int) cvStartLoop(int (*pt2Func)(int argc, char *argv[]), int argc, char* argv[]);
 CVAPI(void) cvStopLoop();
 //----------------------
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
index 887cbfe9c..6c3b8132e 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
@@ -125,24 +125,20 @@ void destroyWindow( const string& winname )
     cvDestroyWindow( winname.c_str() );
 }
 
-//YV
 void setWindowProperty(const string& winname, int prop_id, double prop_value)
 {
 	cvSetWindowProperty( winname.c_str(),prop_id,prop_value);
 }
 
-//YV
 double getWindowProperty(const string& winname, int prop_id)
 {
 	return  cvGetWindowProperty(winname.c_str(),prop_id);
 }
 
-/*
-void information(const string& name,  const string& text, int delayms)
+void displayOverlay(const string& name,  const string& text, int delayms)
 {
-	cvInformation(name.c_str(),text.c_str(), delayms);
+	cvDisplayOverlay(name.c_str(),text.c_str(), delayms);
 }
-* */
 
 void imshow( const string& winname, const Mat& img )
 {
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
index 140d6c60c..9bea29e71 100755
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ double cvGetModeWindow_QT(const char* name)
     return result;
 }
 
-CV_IMPL void cvInformation(const char* name, const char* text, int delayms)
+CV_IMPL void cvDisplayOverlay(const char* name, const char* text, int delayms)
 {
 
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&guiMainThread,
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h
index d62b623cc..d52f4ceea 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h
@@ -238,61 +238,61 @@ private slots:
 //here css for trackbar
 /* from http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2010/03/10/fancy-qslider-stylesheet */
 static const QString str_Trackbar_css = QString("")
-                                        +										"QSlider::groove:horizontal {"
-                                        +										"border: 1px solid #bbb;"
-                                        +										"background: white;"
-                                        +										"height: 10px;"
-                                        +										"border-radius: 4px;"
-                                        +										"}"
++										"QSlider::groove:horizontal {"
++										"border: 1px solid #bbb;"
++										"background: white;"
++										"height: 10px;"
++										"border-radius: 4px;"
++										"}"
 
-                                        +										"QSlider::sub-page:horizontal {"
-                                        +										"background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0,    x2: 0, y2: 1,"
-                                        +										"stop: 0 #66e, stop: 1 #bbf);"
-                                        +										"background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0.2, x2: 1, y2: 1,"
-                                        +										"stop: 0 #bbf, stop: 1 #55f);"
-                                        +										"border: 1px solid #777;"
-                                        +										"height: 10px;"
-                                        +										"border-radius: 4px;"
-                                        +										"}"
++										"QSlider::sub-page:horizontal {"
++										"background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0,    x2: 0, y2: 1,"
++										"stop: 0 #66e, stop: 1 #bbf);"
++										"background: qlineargradient(x1: 0, y1: 0.2, x2: 1, y2: 1,"
++										"stop: 0 #bbf, stop: 1 #55f);"
++										"border: 1px solid #777;"
++										"height: 10px;"
++										"border-radius: 4px;"
++										"}"
 
-                                        +										"QSlider::add-page:horizontal {"
-                                        +										"background: #fff;"
-                                        +										"border: 1px solid #777;"
-                                        +										"height: 10px;"
-                                        +										"border-radius: 4px;"
-                                        +										"}"
++										"QSlider::add-page:horizontal {"
++										"background: #fff;"
++										"border: 1px solid #777;"
++										"height: 10px;"
++										"border-radius: 4px;"
++										"}"
 
-                                        +										"QSlider::handle:horizontal {"
-                                        +										"background: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:1,"
-                                        +										"stop:0 #eee, stop:1 #ccc);"
-                                        +										"border: 1px solid #777;"
-                                        +										"width: 13px;"
-                                        +										"margin-top: -2px;"
-                                        +										"margin-bottom: -2px;"
-                                        +										"border-radius: 4px;"
-                                        +										"}"
++										"QSlider::handle:horizontal {"
++										"background: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:1,"
++										"stop:0 #eee, stop:1 #ccc);"
++										"border: 1px solid #777;"
++										"width: 13px;"
++										"margin-top: -2px;"
++										"margin-bottom: -2px;"
++										"border-radius: 4px;"
++										"}"
 
-                                        +										"QSlider::handle:horizontal:hover {"
-                                        +										"background: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:1,"
-                                        +										"stop:0 #fff, stop:1 #ddd);"
-                                        +										"border: 1px solid #444;"
-                                        +										"border-radius: 4px;"
-                                        +										"}"
++										"QSlider::handle:horizontal:hover {"
++										"background: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:1, y2:1,"
++										"stop:0 #fff, stop:1 #ddd);"
++										"border: 1px solid #444;"
++										"border-radius: 4px;"
++										"}"
 
-                                        +										"QSlider::sub-page:horizontal:disabled {"
-                                        +										"background: #bbb;"
-                                        +										"border-color: #999;"
-                                        +										"}"
++										"QSlider::sub-page:horizontal:disabled {"
++										"background: #bbb;"
++										"border-color: #999;"
++										"}"
 
-                                        +										"QSlider::add-page:horizontal:disabled {"
-                                        +										"background: #eee;"
-                                        +										"border-color: #999;"
-                                        +										"}"
++										"QSlider::add-page:horizontal:disabled {"
++										"background: #eee;"
++										"border-color: #999;"
++										"}"
 
-                                        +										"QSlider::handle:horizontal:disabled {"
-                                        +										"background: #eee;"
-                                        +										"border: 1px solid #aaa;"
-                                        +										"border-radius: 4px;"
-                                        +										"}";
++										"QSlider::handle:horizontal:disabled {"
++										"background: #eee;"
++										"border: 1px solid #aaa;"
++										"border-radius: 4px;"
++										"}";
 
 #endif