diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 46881c453..0e745e7f9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -745,8 +745,8 @@ if(DEFINED WITH_GIGEAPI)
 endif(DEFINED WITH_GIGEAPI)
 
 if(DEFINED WITH_QUICKTIME)
-  status("    QuickTime:"      WITH_QUICKTIME      THEN YES                                        ELSE NO)
-  status("    QTKit:"          WITH_QUICKTIME      THEN NO                                         ELSE YES)
+  status("    QuickTime:"      HAVE_QUICKTIME      THEN YES                                        ELSE NO)
+  status("    QTKit:"          HAVE_QTKIT          THEN YES                                        ELSE NO)
 endif(DEFINED WITH_QUICKTIME)
 
 if(DEFINED WITH_UNICAP)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake
index 027b53668..d80531bf4 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake
@@ -244,4 +244,6 @@ endif()
 # --- QuickTime ---
 if(WITH_QUICKTIME)
   set(HAVE_QUICKTIME YES)
+elseif(APPLE)
+  set(HAVE_QTKIT YES)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/templates/cvconfig.h.cmake b/cmake/templates/cvconfig.h.cmake
index 7587eef6b..833d1eb3d 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/cvconfig.h.cmake
+++ b/cmake/templates/cvconfig.h.cmake
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@
 /* QuickTime video libraries */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_QUICKTIME
 
+/* QTKit video libraries */
+#cmakedefine HAVE_QTKIT
+
 /* Intel Threading Building Blocks */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_TBB
 
diff --git a/modules/gpu/perf/perf_video.cpp b/modules/gpu/perf/perf_video.cpp
index 672d657b2..f0f33970f 100644
--- a/modules/gpu/perf/perf_video.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpu/perf/perf_video.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ using namespace perf;
 #if defined(HAVE_XINE)         || \
     defined(HAVE_GSTREAMER)    || \
     defined(HAVE_QUICKTIME)    || \
+    defined(HAVE_QTKIT)        || \
     defined(HAVE_AVFOUNDATION) || \
     defined(HAVE_FFMPEG)       || \
     defined(WIN32) /* assume that we have ffmpeg */
diff --git a/modules/gpu/test/test_bgfg.cpp b/modules/gpu/test/test_bgfg.cpp
index 0ab89842d..6ef93c51b 100644
--- a/modules/gpu/test/test_bgfg.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpu/test/test_bgfg.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ using namespace cvtest;
 #if defined(HAVE_XINE)         || \
     defined(HAVE_GSTREAMER)    || \
     defined(HAVE_QUICKTIME)    || \
+    defined(HAVE_QTKIT)        || \
     defined(HAVE_AVFOUNDATION) || \
     defined(HAVE_FFMPEG)       || \
     defined(WIN32) /* assume that we have ffmpeg */
diff --git a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d7667b65..b49d93a96 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ endif()
 if(HAVE_QUICKTIME)
   list(APPEND highgui_srcs src/cap_qt.cpp)
   list(APPEND HIGHGUI_LIBRARIES "-framework Carbon" "-framework QuickTime" "-framework CoreFoundation" "-framework QuartzCore")
-elseif(APPLE)
+elseif(HAVE_QTKIT)
   list(APPEND highgui_srcs src/cap_qtkit.mm)
   list(APPEND HIGHGUI_LIBRARIES "-framework QTKit" "-framework QuartzCore" "-framework AppKit")
 endif()
diff --git a/modules/highgui/perf/perf_precomp.hpp b/modules/highgui/perf/perf_precomp.hpp
index d6b28b6d2..7a9ea8adc 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/perf/perf_precomp.hpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/perf/perf_precomp.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #if defined(HAVE_XINE)         || \
     defined(HAVE_GSTREAMER)    || \
     defined(HAVE_QUICKTIME)    || \
+    defined(HAVE_QTKIT)        || \
     defined(HAVE_AVFOUNDATION) || \
     defined(HAVE_FFMPEG)       || \
     defined(HAVE_MSMF)         || \
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 #if /*defined(HAVE_XINE)       || */\
     defined(HAVE_GSTREAMER)    || \
     defined(HAVE_QUICKTIME)    || \
+    defined(HAVE_QTKIT)        || \
     defined(HAVE_AVFOUNDATION) || \
     defined(HAVE_FFMPEG)       || \
     defined(HAVE_MSMF)         || \
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/cap.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/cap.cpp
index b5cdc5e9f..c97db180f 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/cap.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/cap.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ CV_IMPL CvCapture * cvCreateCameraCapture (int index)
 #ifdef HAVE_MIL
         CV_CAP_MIL,
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_QUICKTIME
+#if defined(HAVE_QUICKTIME) || defined(HAVE_QTKIT)
         CV_CAP_QT,
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_UNICAP
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ CV_IMPL CvCapture * cvCreateCameraCapture (int index)
     defined(HAVE_CMU1394)      || \
     defined(HAVE_MIL)          || \
     defined(HAVE_QUICKTIME)    || \
+    defined(HAVE_QTKIT)        || \
     defined(HAVE_UNICAP)       || \
     defined(HAVE_PVAPI)        || \
     defined(HAVE_OPENNI)       || \
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ CV_IMPL CvCapture * cvCreateCameraCapture (int index)
             break;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_QUICKTIME
+#if defined(HAVE_QUICKTIME) || defined(HAVE_QTKIT)
         case CV_CAP_QT:
             capture = cvCreateCameraCapture_QT (index);
             if (capture)
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ CV_IMPL CvCapture * cvCreateFileCapture (const char * filename)
         result = cvCreateCapture_GStreamer (CV_CAP_GSTREAMER_FILE, filename);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_QUICKTIME
+#if defined(HAVE_QUICKTIME) || defined(HAVE_QTKIT)
     if (! result)
         result = cvCreateFileCapture_QT (filename);
 #endif
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ CV_IMPL CvVideoWriter* cvCreateVideoWriter( const char* filename, int fourcc,
         result = cvCreateVideoWriter_AVFoundation(filename, fourcc, fps, frameSize, is_color);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_QUICKTIME
+#if defined(HAVE_QUICKTIME) || defined(HAVE_QTKIT)
     if(!result)
         result = cvCreateVideoWriter_QT(filename, fourcc, fps, frameSize, is_color);
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/highgui/test/test_precomp.hpp b/modules/highgui/test/test_precomp.hpp
index 5e030810f..7e9f4c63a 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/test/test_precomp.hpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/test/test_precomp.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     defined(HAVE_CMU1394)      || \
     defined(HAVE_MIL)          || \
     defined(HAVE_QUICKTIME)    || \
+    defined(HAVE_QTKIT)        || \
     defined(HAVE_UNICAP)       || \
     defined(HAVE_PVAPI)        || \
     defined(HAVE_OPENNI)       || \
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
 #if defined(HAVE_XINE)         || \
     defined(HAVE_GSTREAMER)    || \
     defined(HAVE_QUICKTIME)    || \
+    defined(HAVE_QTKIT)        || \
     defined(HAVE_AVFOUNDATION) || \
     /*defined(HAVE_OPENNI)     || too specialized */ \
     defined(HAVE_FFMPEG)       || \
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@
 #if /*defined(HAVE_XINE)       || */\
     defined(HAVE_GSTREAMER)    || \
     defined(HAVE_QUICKTIME)    || \
+    defined(HAVE_QTKIT)        || \
     defined(HAVE_AVFOUNDATION) || \
     defined(HAVE_FFMPEG)       || \
     defined(HAVE_MSMF)