diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/grfmt_tiff.hpp b/modules/highgui/src/grfmt_tiff.hpp
index 6cf77302e..557b10c3c 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/grfmt_tiff.hpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/grfmt_tiff.hpp
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ public:
 
     size_t signatureLength() const;
     bool checkSignature( const string& signature ) const;
-    int normalizeChannelsNumber(int channels) const;
     ImageDecoder newDecoder() const;
 
 protected:
     void* m_tif;
+    int normalizeChannelsNumber(int channels) const;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/highgui/test/test_grfmt.cpp b/modules/highgui/test/test_grfmt.cpp
index a3ce110a7..a7eb0c776 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/test/test_grfmt.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/test/test_grfmt.cpp
@@ -99,8 +99,11 @@ public:
                 {
                     if(ext_from_int(ext).empty())
                         continue;
-                    for (int num_channels = 1; num_channels <= 3; num_channels+=2)
+                    for (int num_channels = 1; num_channels <= 4; num_channels++)
                     {
+			if (num_channels == 2) continue;
+			if (num_channels == 4 && ext!=3 /*TIFF*/) continue;
+
                         ts->printf(ts->LOG, "image type depth:%d   channels:%d   ext: %s\n", CV_8U, num_channels, ext_from_int(ext).c_str());
                         Mat img(img_r * k, img_c * k, CV_MAKETYPE(CV_8U, num_channels), Scalar::all(0));
                         circle(img, Point2i((img_c * k) / 2, (img_r * k) / 2), cv::min((img_r * k), (img_c * k)) / 4 , Scalar::all(255));
@@ -116,6 +119,7 @@ public:
 
                         CV_Assert(img.size() == img_test.size());
                         CV_Assert(img.type() == img_test.type());
+                        CV_Assert(num_channels == img_test.channels());
 
                         double n = norm(img, img_test);
                         if ( n > 1.0)
@@ -124,35 +128,6 @@ public:
                             ts->set_failed_test_info(ts->FAIL_MISMATCH);
                         }
                     }
-                    if (ext == 3 /*TIFF*/)
-                    {
-                    /* 4 channels should stay 4 channels */
-                        int num_channels = 4;
-                        ts->printf(ts->LOG, "image type depth:%d   channels:%d   ext: %s\n", CV_8U,num_channels, ext_from_int(ext).c_str());
-                        Mat img(img_r * k, img_c * k, CV_MAKETYPE(CV_8U, num_channels), Scalar::all(0));
-                        circle(img, Point2i((img_c * k) / 2, (img_r * k) / 2), cv::min((img_r * k), (img_c * k)) / 4 , Scalar::all(255));
-
-                        string img_path = cv::tempfile(ext_from_int(ext).c_str());
-                        ts->printf(ts->LOG, "writing      image : %s\n", img_path.c_str());
-                        imwrite(img_path, img);
-
-                        ts->printf(ts->LOG, "reading test image : %s\n", img_path.c_str());
-                        Mat img_test = imread(img_path, CV_LOAD_IMAGE_UNCHANGED);
-
-                        if (img_test.empty()) ts->set_failed_test_info(ts->FAIL_MISMATCH);
-
-                        CV_Assert(img.size() == img_test.size());
-                        CV_Assert(img.type() == img_test.type());
-                        CV_Assert(img_test.channels() == 4);
-
-                        double n = norm(img, img_test);
-                        if ( n > 1.0)
-                        {
-                            ts->printf(ts->LOG, "norm = %f \n", n);
-                            ts->set_failed_test_info(ts->FAIL_MISMATCH);
-                        }
-
-                    }
                 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_JPEG