diff --git a/modules/java/jar/MANIFEST.MF.in b/modules/java/jar/MANIFEST.MF.in
index 07d2fda79b..b26719ce22 100644
--- a/modules/java/jar/MANIFEST.MF.in
+++ b/modules/java/jar/MANIFEST.MF.in
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ Specification-Version: @OPENCV_VERSION@
 Implementation-Title: OpenCV
 Implementation-Version: @OPENCV_VCSVERSION@
 Implementation-Date: @OPENCV_TIMESTAMP@
+Automatic-Module-Name: org.opencv
diff --git a/modules/java/jar/build.xml.in b/modules/java/jar/build.xml.in
index 41ef1d55ba..58bd27727b 100644
--- a/modules/java/jar/build.xml.in
+++ b/modules/java/jar/build.xml.in
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         <attribute name="Implementation-Title" value="OpenCV"/>
         <attribute name="Implementation-Version" value="@OPENCV_VCSVERSION@"/>
         <attribute name="Implementation-Date" value="${timestamp}"/>
+        <attribute name="Automatic-Module-Name" value="org.opencv"/>
       </manifest>
     </jar>
   </target>