diff --git a/modules/python/src2/cv2.cpp b/modules/python/src2/cv2.cpp
index d16b01d1e..df909d7fe 100644
--- a/modules/python/src2/cv2.cpp
+++ b/modules/python/src2/cv2.cpp
@@ -279,11 +279,14 @@ static int pyopencv_to(const PyObject* o, Mat& m, const ArgInfo info, bool allow
             needcopy = true;
     }
 
+    if( ismultichannel && _strides[1] != (npy_intp)elemsize*_sizes[2] )
+        needcopy = true;
+
     if (needcopy)
     {
         if (info.outputarg)
         {
-            failmsg("output array %s is not row-contiguous (step[ndims-1] != elemsize)", info.name);
+            failmsg("Layout of the output array %s is compatible with cv::Mat (step[ndims-1] != elemsize or step[1] != elemsize*nchannels)", info.name);
             return false;
         }
         if( needcast )