diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/matx.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/matx.hpp
index 52c63d4ca..19a4d28e4 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/matx.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/matx.hpp
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ public:
     //! multiply two matrices element-wise
     Matx<_Tp, m, n> mul(const Matx<_Tp, m, n>& a) const;
 
+    //! divide two matrices element-wise
+    Matx<_Tp, m, n> div(const Matx<_Tp, m, n>& a) const;
+
     //! element access
     const _Tp& operator ()(int i, int j) const;
     _Tp& operator ()(int i, int j);
@@ -782,6 +785,12 @@ Matx<_Tp, m, n> Matx<_Tp, m, n>::mul(const Matx<_Tp, m, n>& a) const
     return Matx<_Tp, m, n>(*this, a, Matx_MulOp());
 }
 
+template<typename _Tp, int m, int n> inline
+Matx<_Tp, m, n> Matx<_Tp, m, n>::div(const Matx<_Tp, m, n>& a) const
+{
+    return Matx<_Tp, m, n>(*this, a, Matx_DivOp());
+}
+
 template<typename _Tp, int m, int n> inline
 Matx<_Tp, n, m> Matx<_Tp, m, n>::t() const
 {
@@ -1171,12 +1180,6 @@ Vec<_Tp, m> operator * (const Matx<_Tp, m, n>& a, const Vec<_Tp, n>& b)
     return (const Vec<_Tp, m>&)(c);
 }
 
-template<typename _Tp, int m, int n> static inline
-Matx<_Tp, m, n> operator / (const Matx<_Tp, m, n>& a, const Matx<_Tp, m, n>& b)
-{
-    return Matx<_Tp, m, n>(a, b, Matx_DivOp());
-}
-
 template<typename _Tp, int m, int n> static inline
 bool operator == (const Matx<_Tp, m, n>& a, const Matx<_Tp, m, n>& b)
 {
diff --git a/modules/core/test/test_operations.cpp b/modules/core/test/test_operations.cpp
index 1fbc4242f..8d3341e59 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/test_operations.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/test/test_operations.cpp
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ bool CV_OperationsTest::TestMatxElementwiseDivison()
         Matx22f mat(2, 4, 6, 8);
         Matx22f mat2(2, 2, 2, 2);
 
-        Matx22f res = mat / mat2;
+        Matx22f res = mat.div(mat2);
 
         if(res(0, 0) != 1.0) throw test_excep();
         if(res(0, 1) != 2.0) throw test_excep();