diff --git a/modules/imgproc/src/convhull.cpp b/modules/imgproc/src/convhull.cpp
index f16618ccb6..ed7b5a4a52 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/src/convhull.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/src/convhull.cpp
@@ -76,12 +76,16 @@ static int Sklansky_( Point_<_Tp>** array, int start, int end, int* stack, int n
 
         if( CV_SIGN( by ) != nsign )
         {
-            _Tp ax = array[pcur]->x - array[pprev]->x;
-            _Tp bx = array[pnext]->x - array[pcur]->x;
-            _Tp ay = cury - array[pprev]->y;
-            _DotTp convexity = (_DotTp)ay*bx - (_DotTp)ax*by; // if >0 then convex angle
+            Vec<_Tp, 2> a(array[pcur]->x - array[pprev]->x, cury - array[pprev]->y);
+            Vec<_Tp, 2> b(array[pnext]->x - array[pcur]->x, by);
+            if (std::is_floating_point<_Tp>::value)
+            {
+                a = normalize(a);
+                b = normalize(b);
+            }
+            _DotTp convexity = (_DotTp)a[1]*b[0] - (_DotTp)a[0]*b[1]; // if >0 then convex angle
 
-            if( CV_SIGN( convexity ) == sign2 && (ax != 0 || ay != 0) )
+            if( CV_SIGN( convexity ) == sign2 && (a[0] != 0 || a[1] != 0) )
             {
                 pprev = pcur;
                 pcur = pnext;
diff --git a/modules/imgproc/src/rotcalipers.cpp b/modules/imgproc/src/rotcalipers.cpp
index 3bec592c9b..923013b762 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/src/rotcalipers.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/src/rotcalipers.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ enum { CALIPERS_MAXHEIGHT=0, CALIPERS_MINAREARECT=1, CALIPERS_MAXDIST=2 };
  //    Parameters:
  //      points      - convex hull vertices ( any orientation )
  //      n           - number of vertices
+ //      orientation - -1 for clockwise vertices order, 1 for CCW. 0 if unknown.
  //      mode        - concrete application of algorithm
  //                    can be  CV_CALIPERS_MAXDIST   or
  //                            CV_CALIPERS_MINAREARECT
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ static bool firstVecIsRight(const cv::Point2f& vec1, const cv::Point2f &vec2)
 }
 
 /* we will use usual cartesian coordinates */
-static void rotatingCalipers( const Point2f* points, int n, int mode, float* out )
+static void rotatingCalipers( const Point2f* points, int n, float orientation, int mode, float* out )
 {
     float minarea = FLT_MAX;
     float max_dist = 0;
@@ -132,7 +133,6 @@ static void rotatingCalipers( const Point2f* points, int n, int mode, float* out
      (a,b) (-b,a) (-a,-b) (b, -a)
      */
     /* this is a first base vector (a,b) initialized by (1,0) */
-    float orientation = 0;
     float base_a;
     float base_b = 0;
 
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ static void rotatingCalipers( const Point2f* points, int n, int mode, float* out
     }
 
     // find convex hull orientation
+    if (orientation == 0.f)
     {
         double ax = vect[n-1].x;
         double ay = vect[n-1].y;
@@ -365,7 +366,8 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::minAreaRect( InputArray _points )
     Point2f out[3];
     RotatedRect box;
 
-    convexHull(_points, hull, false, true);
+    static const bool clockwise = false;
+    convexHull(_points, hull, clockwise, true);
 
     if( hull.depth() != CV_32F )
     {
@@ -379,7 +381,7 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::minAreaRect( InputArray _points )
 
     if( n > 2 )
     {
-        rotatingCalipers( hpoints, n, CALIPERS_MINAREARECT, (float*)out );
+        rotatingCalipers( hpoints, n, clockwise ? -1.f : 1.f, CALIPERS_MINAREARECT, (float*)out );
         box.center.x = out[0].x + (out[1].x + out[2].x)*0.5f;
         box.center.y = out[0].y + (out[1].y + out[2].y)*0.5f;
         box.size.width = (float)std::sqrt((double)out[1].x*out[1].x + (double)out[1].y*out[1].y);
diff --git a/modules/imgproc/test/test_convhull.cpp b/modules/imgproc/test/test_convhull.cpp
index e6466aa283..3663ce56f6 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/test/test_convhull.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/test/test_convhull.cpp
@@ -1232,6 +1232,39 @@ TEST(minEnclosingPolygon, pentagon)
     }
 }
 
+TEST(Imgproc_minAreaRect, reproducer_21482)
+{
+    const int N = 4;
+    float pts_[N][2] = {
+        { 188.8991f, 12.400669f },
+        { 80.64467f, -49.644814f },
+        { 469.59897f, 173.28242f },
+        { 690.4597f, 299.86768f },
+    };
+
+    Mat contour(N, 1, CV_32FC2, (void*)pts_);
+
+    RotatedRect rr = cv::minAreaRect(contour);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(checkMinAreaRect(rr, contour)) << rr.center << " " << rr.size << " " << rr.angle;
+    EXPECT_NEAR(min(rr.size.width, rr.size.height), 0, 1e-5);
+    EXPECT_GE(max(rr.size.width, rr.size.height), 702);
+}
+
+TEST(Imgproc_minAreaRect, reproducer_21482_small_values)
+{
+    const int N = 4;
+    float pts_[N][2] = { { 0.f, 0.f }, { 1e-4f, 0.f }, { 1e-4f, 1e-4f }, { 0.f, 1e-4f },};
+
+    Mat contour(N, 1, CV_32FC2, (void*)pts_);
+
+    RotatedRect rr = cv::minAreaRect(contour);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(checkMinAreaRect(rr, contour)) << rr.center << " " << rr.size << " " << rr.angle;
+    EXPECT_EQ(rr.size.width, 1e-4f);
+    EXPECT_EQ(rr.size.height, 1e-4f);
+}
+
 }} // namespace
 
 /* End of file. */