diff --git a/modules/dnn/src/net_impl.cpp b/modules/dnn/src/net_impl.cpp
index 18a757f8c1..611eb859af 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/src/net_impl.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/src/net_impl.cpp
@@ -2378,11 +2378,33 @@ std::vector<String> Net::Impl::getLayerNames() const
 }
 
 
-// FIXIT drop "unconnected" API
 std::vector<int> Net::Impl::getUnconnectedOutLayers() const
 {
     std::vector<int> layersIds;
 
+    if (mainGraph) {
+        const std::vector<Arg>& outargs = mainGraph->outputs();
+        std::set<int> outArgIdxs;
+        for (const auto& out : outargs)
+            outArgIdxs.insert(out.idx);
+
+        int graph_ofs = 0;
+        for (const auto& graph : allgraphs) {
+            const std::vector<Ptr<Layer>>& prog = graph->prog();
+            for (int i = 0; i < (int)prog.size(); i++) {
+                for (const auto& layerOut : prog[i]->outputs) {
+                    if (outArgIdxs.count(layerOut.idx)) {
+                        layersIds.push_back(graph_ofs + i);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            graph_ofs += (int)prog.size();
+        }
+        if (!layersIds.empty())
+            return layersIds;
+    }
+
     // registerOutput() flow
     if (!outputNameToId.empty())
     {
diff --git a/modules/dnn/test/test_onnx_importer.cpp b/modules/dnn/test/test_onnx_importer.cpp
index 3f00143a25..7c227942b9 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/test/test_onnx_importer.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/test/test_onnx_importer.cpp
@@ -3566,4 +3566,28 @@ TEST_P(Test_ONNX_layers, RandomNormalLike_complex)
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(/**/, Test_ONNX_nets, dnnBackendsAndTargets());
 
+TEST_P(Test_ONNX_layers, getUnconnectedOutLayers)
+{
+    auto engine_forced = static_cast<cv::dnn::EngineType>(
+        cv::utils::getConfigurationParameterSizeT("OPENCV_FORCE_DNN_ENGINE", cv::dnn::ENGINE_AUTO));
+    if (engine_forced == cv::dnn::ENGINE_ORT)
+        applyTestTag(CV_TEST_TAG_DNN_SKIP_PARSER);
+
+    Net net = readNetFromONNX(_tf("models/yolov8x.onnx", false));
+    ASSERT_FALSE(net.empty());
+    net.setPreferableBackend(backend);
+    net.setPreferableTarget(target);
+
+    std::vector<int>    outIds   = net.getUnconnectedOutLayers();
+    std::vector<String> outNames = net.getUnconnectedOutLayersNames();
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(outIds.size(), outNames.size());
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, outIds.size());
+
+    EXPECT_EQ("output0", outNames[0]);
+    EXPECT_GT(outIds[0], 0);
+    Ptr<Layer> layer = net.getLayer(outIds[0]);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(layer);
+}
+
 }} // namespace