diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp
index 5bc8f788b..a64ee72f7 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp
@@ -2424,6 +2424,9 @@ class CV_EXPORTS MatConstIterator_
 public:
     typedef _Tp value_type;
     typedef int difference_type;
+    typedef const _Tp* pointer;
+    typedef const _Tp& reference;
+    typedef std::random_access_iterator_tag iterator_category;
 
     //! default constructor
     MatConstIterator_();