diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/gpumat.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/gpumat.hpp
index accfb7c69..502655b9e 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/gpumat.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/gpumat.hpp
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ namespace cv { namespace gpu
 
         template <typename _Tp> operator DevMem2D_<_Tp>() const;
         template <typename _Tp> operator PtrStep_<_Tp>() const;
+        template <typename _Tp> operator PtrStep<_Tp>() const;
 
         /*! includes several bit-fields:
         - the magic signature
@@ -427,6 +428,11 @@ namespace cv { namespace gpu
         return PtrStep_<T>(static_cast< DevMem2D_<T> >(*this)); 
     }
 
+    template <class T> inline GpuMat::operator PtrStep<T>() const 
+    { 
+        return PtrStep<T>((T*)data, step); 
+    }
+
     inline GpuMat createContinuous(int rows, int cols, int type)
     {
         GpuMat m;