diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core.hpp
index 638f97dfb..d98bd98d8 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core.hpp
@@ -524,33 +524,6 @@ typedef Vec<double, 4> Vec4d;
 typedef Vec<double, 6> Vec6d;
 
 
-/*!
-  The rotated 2D rectangle.
-
-  The class represents rotated (i.e. not up-right) rectangles on a plane.
-  Each rectangle is described by the center point (mass center), length of each side
-  (represented by cv::Size2f structure) and the rotation angle in degrees.
-*/
-class CV_EXPORTS RotatedRect
-{
-public:
-    //! various constructors
-    RotatedRect();
-    RotatedRect(const Point2f& center, const Size2f& size, float angle);
-    RotatedRect(const CvBox2D& box);
-
-    //! returns 4 vertices of the rectangle
-    void points(Point2f pts[]) const;
-    //! returns the minimal up-right rectangle containing the rotated rectangle
-    Rect boundingRect() const;
-    //! conversion to the old-style CvBox2D structure
-    operator CvBox2D() const;
-
-    Point2f center; //< the rectangle mass center
-    Size2f size;    //< width and height of the rectangle
-    float angle;    //< the rotation angle. When the angle is 0, 90, 180, 270 etc., the rectangle becomes an up-right rectangle.
-};
-
 //////////////////////////////// Scalar_ ///////////////////////////////
 
 /*!
diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/operations.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/operations.hpp
index ff36cc1ab..3dff3a2c6 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/operations.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/operations.hpp
@@ -1884,13 +1884,7 @@ template<typename _Tp> inline bool Point_<_Tp>::inside( const Rect_<_Tp>& r ) co
 inline RotatedRect::RotatedRect() { angle = 0; }
 inline RotatedRect::RotatedRect(const Point2f& _center, const Size2f& _size, float _angle)
     : center(_center), size(_size), angle(_angle) {}
-inline RotatedRect::RotatedRect(const CvBox2D& box)
-    : center(box.center), size(box.size), angle(box.angle) {}
-inline RotatedRect::operator CvBox2D() const
-{
-    CvBox2D box; box.center = center; box.size = size; box.angle = angle;
-    return box;
-}
+
 
 //////////////////////////////// Scalar_ ///////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types.hpp
index 4d4172bae..387ed0ce6 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types.hpp
@@ -331,6 +331,38 @@ public:
 */
 typedef Rect_<int> Rect;
 
+
+
+///////////////////////////// RotatedRect /////////////////////////////
+
+/*!
+  The rotated 2D rectangle.
+
+  The class represents rotated (i.e. not up-right) rectangles on a plane.
+  Each rectangle is described by the center point (mass center), length of each side
+  (represented by cv::Size2f structure) and the rotation angle in degrees.
+*/
+class CV_EXPORTS RotatedRect
+{
+public:
+    //! various constructors
+    RotatedRect();
+    RotatedRect(const Point2f& center, const Size2f& size, float angle);
+
+    //! returns 4 vertices of the rectangle
+    void points(Point2f pts[]) const;
+    //! returns the minimal up-right rectangle containing the rotated rectangle
+    Rect boundingRect() const;
+
+    Point2f center; //< the rectangle mass center
+    Size2f size;    //< width and height of the rectangle
+    float angle;    //< the rotation angle. When the angle is 0, 90, 180, 270 etc., the rectangle becomes an up-right rectangle.
+};
+
+
+
+
+
 } // cv
 
 #endif //__OPENCV_CORE_TYPES_HPP__
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types_c.h b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types_c.h
index 4e15653ad..9c4c7e5dd 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types_c.h
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types_c.h
@@ -955,6 +955,12 @@ typedef struct CvBox2D
     CvSize2D32f  size;    /* Box width and length.                       */
     float angle;          /* Angle between the horizontal axis           */
                           /* and the first side (i.e. length) in degrees */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+    CvBox2D(CvPoint2D32f c = CvPoint2D32f(), CvSize2D32f s = CvSize2D32f(), float a = 0) : center(c), size(s), angle(a) {}
+    CvBox2D(const cv::RotatedRect& rr) : center(rr.center), size(rr.size), angle(rr.angle) {}
+    operator cv::RotatedRect() const { return cv::RotatedRect(center, size, angle); }
+#endif
 }
 CvBox2D;