diff --git a/modules/dnn/perf/perf_gemm.cpp b/modules/dnn/perf/perf_gemm.cpp
index fff2872b82..8051cc273e 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/perf/perf_gemm.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/perf/perf_gemm.cpp
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@ PERF_TEST_P_(Gemm, gemm)
     }
 
     Net net;
-    int id = net.addLayerToPrev(lp.name, lp.type, lp);
-    net.connect(0, 0, id, 0);
+    net.addLayerToPrev(lp.name, lp.type, lp);
     net.setPreferableBackend(backend_id);
     net.setPreferableTarget(target_id);
 
@@ -221,14 +220,13 @@ PERF_TEST_P_(Gemm, innerproduct)
     }
 
     Net net;
-    int id = net.addLayerToPrev(lp.name, lp.type, lp);
-    net.connect(0, 0, id, 0);
+    net.addLayerToPrev(lp.name, lp.type, lp);
     net.setPreferableBackend(backend_id);
     net.setPreferableTarget(target_id);
 
     // warmup
     {
-        std::vector<std::string> input_names(2);
+        std::vector<std::string> input_names(1);
         input_names[0] = "A";
         net.setInputsNames(input_names);
         net.setInput(A, input_names[0]);
@@ -248,4 +246,4 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(/**/, Gemm, Combine(
     dnnBackendsAndTargets(false, false)  // defined in ../test/test_common.hpp
 ));
 
-} // namespace
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace
diff --git a/modules/dnn/src/layers/gemm_layer.cpp b/modules/dnn/src/layers/gemm_layer.cpp
index 9aa3b1a238..0a58abce5d 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/src/layers/gemm_layer.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/src/layers/gemm_layer.cpp
@@ -287,33 +287,45 @@ public:
     virtual Ptr<BackendNode> initNgraph(const std::vector<Ptr<BackendWrapper> >& inputs,
                                         const std::vector<Ptr<BackendNode> >& nodes) CV_OVERRIDE
     {
-        auto& ieInpNode = nodes[0].dynamicCast<InfEngineNgraphNode>()->node;
+        auto ieInpNode = nodes[0].dynamicCast<InfEngineNgraphNode>()->node;
         std::shared_ptr<ngraph::Node> matmul;
-        int axis = -2;
 
         if (nodes.size() == 2)
         {
             auto& inp2 = nodes[1].dynamicCast<InfEngineNgraphNode>()->node;
-            matmul = std::make_shared<ngraph::op::MatMul>(ieInpNode, inp2, transA, transB);
+            matmul = std::make_shared<ngraph::op::MatMul>(ieInpNode, inp2, trans_a, trans_b);
         }
         else
         {
-            std::vector<int> shape(1 + normalize_axis(axis, ieInpNode->get_shape().size()), 0);
-            shape[shape.size() - 1] = -1;
-            auto inp = std::make_shared<ngraph::op::v1::Reshape>(
-                ieInpNode,
-                std::make_shared<ngraph::op::Constant>(ngraph::element::i32, ngraph::Shape{shape.size()}, shape.data()),
-                true
-            );
+            std::shared_ptr<ngraph::Node> ieWeights = std::make_shared<ngraph::op::Constant>(ngraph::element::f32, getShape(blobs[0]), blobs[0].data);
 
-            std::vector<size_t> weight_shape{(size_t)blobs[0].size[0], (size_t)blobs[0].size[1]};
-            auto ieWeights = std::make_shared<ngraph::op::Constant>(ngraph::element::f32, weight_shape, blobs[0].data);
-            matmul = std::make_shared<ngraph::op::MatMul>(inp, ieWeights, transA, transB);
+            int flatten_axis = ieInpNode.get_shape().size() - ieWeights->get_shape().size();
+            if (flatten_axis > 0) {
+                std::vector<int> shape(1 + flatten_axis, 0);
+                shape[shape.size() - 1] = -1;
+                ieInpNode = std::make_shared<ngraph::op::v1::Reshape>(
+                    ieInpNode,
+                    std::make_shared<ngraph::op::Constant>(ngraph::element::i32, ngraph::Shape{shape.size()}, shape.data()),
+                    true
+                );
+            }
+            matmul = std::make_shared<ngraph::op::MatMul>(ieInpNode, ieWeights, trans_a, trans_b);
+        }
+        if (alpha != 1.0f) {
+            matmul = std::make_shared<ngraph::op::v1::Multiply>(matmul,
+                std::make_shared<ngraph::op::Constant>(ngraph::element::f32, ngraph::Shape{1}, &alpha)
+            );
         }
 
         if (have_bias && const_C) {
-            auto bias_node = std::make_shared<ngraph::op::Constant>(ngraph::element::f32,
-                                              ngraph::Shape{(size_t)blobs.back().size[1]}, blobs.back().data);
+            Mat bias = blobs.back();
+            auto shape = bias.total() == bias.size[0] ? ngraph::Shape{bias.total()} : getShape(bias);
+            std::shared_ptr<ngraph::Node> bias_node = std::make_shared<ngraph::op::Constant>(ngraph::element::f32, shape, bias.data);
+            if (beta != 1.0f) {
+                bias_node = std::make_shared<ngraph::op::v1::Multiply>(bias_node,
+                    std::make_shared<ngraph::op::Constant>(ngraph::element::f32, ngraph::Shape{1}, &beta)
+                );
+            }
             matmul = std::make_shared<ngraph::op::v1::Add>(matmul, bias_node, ngraph::op::AutoBroadcastType::NUMPY);
         }
         return Ptr<BackendNode>(new InfEngineNgraphNode(matmul));