diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/opengl.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/opengl.hpp
index 5d19f81f85..c8bea002ff 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/opengl.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/opengl.hpp
@@ -472,6 +472,244 @@ private:
     Buffer texCoord_;
 };
 
+/** @brief Struct used to describe a vertex array attribute.
+ */
+struct CV_EXPORTS Attribute
+{
+    /** @brief The target defines how you intend to use the buffer object.
+    */
+    enum Type
+    {
+        BYTE            = 0x1400, //!< 8-bit integer.
+        UNSIGNED_BYTE   = 0x1401, //!< 8-bit unsigned integer.
+        SHORT           = 0x1402, //!< 16-bit integer.
+        UNSIGNED_SHORT  = 0x1403, //!< 16-bit unsigned integer.
+        INT             = 0x1404, //!< 32-bit integer.
+        UNSIGNED_INT    = 0x1405, //!< 32-bit unsigned integer.
+        FLOAT           = 0x1406, //!< 32-bit floating point.
+    };
+
+    //! The buffer this attribute takes data from.
+    Buffer buffer_;
+    //! Number of bytes between each element described by this attribute.
+    size_t stride_;
+    //! Position of the first element in the buffer in bytes.
+    size_t offset_;
+    //! Number of components of the type (eg.: float = 1 component, vec3 = 3 components).
+    int size_;
+    //! Type of the vertex attribute. See cv::ogl::Attribute::Type.
+    Type type_;
+    //! Is the vertex attribute an integer?
+    bool integer_;
+    //! If the vertex attribute isn't an integer, should it be normalized?
+    bool normalized_;
+    //! Location of the attribute in the program. See cv::ogl::Program::getAttributeLocation.
+    unsigned int shader_loc_;
+};
+
+/** @brief Smart pointer for OpenGL vertex arrays with reference counting.
+ */
+class CV_EXPORTS VertexArray
+{
+public:
+    /** @brief The constructors.
+
+    Creates empty ogl::VertexArray object, creates ogl::VertexArray object from a list of attributes.
+     */
+    VertexArray();
+
+    /** @overload
+    @param attributes List of attributes.
+    @param autoRelease Auto release mode (if true, release will be called in object's destructor).
+    */
+    VertexArray(std::initializer_list<Attribute> attributes, bool autoRelease = false);
+
+    /** @brief Creates ogl::VertexArray object from a list of attributes.
+
+    @param attributes List of attributes.
+    @param autoRelease Auto release mode (if true, release will be called in object's destructor).
+     */
+    void create(std::initializer_list<Attribute> attributes, bool autoRelease = false);
+
+    /** @brief Decrements the reference counter and destroys the vertex array object if needed.
+
+    The function will call setAutoRelease(true) .
+     */
+    void release();
+
+    /** @brief Sets auto release mode.
+
+    The lifetime of the OpenGL object is tied to the lifetime of the context. If OpenGL context was
+    bound to a window it could be released at any time (user can close a window). If object's destructor
+    is called after destruction of the context it will cause an error. Thus ogl::VertexArray doesn't destroy
+    OpenGL object in destructor by default (all OpenGL resources will be released with OpenGL context).
+    This function can force ogl::VertexArray destructor to destroy OpenGL object.
+    @param flag Auto release mode (if true, release will be called in object's destructor).
+     */
+    void setAutoRelease(bool flag);
+
+    /** @brief Binds OpenGL vertex array.
+     */
+    void bind() const;
+
+    /** @brief Unbind any vertex array.
+     */
+    static void unbind();
+
+    //! get OpenGL object id
+    unsigned int vaId() const;
+
+    class Impl;
+
+private:
+    Ptr<Impl> impl_;
+};
+
+/** @brief Smart pointer for OpenGL shader with reference counting.
+ */
+class CV_EXPORTS Shader
+{
+public:
+    /** @brief The target defines how you intend to use the buffer object.
+    */
+    enum ShaderType
+    {
+        FRAGMENT      = 0x8B30, //!< The shader will be a fragment shader
+        VERTEX        = 0x8B31, //!< The shader will be a vertex shader
+    };
+
+    /** @brief The constructors.
+
+    Creates empty ogl::Shader object, creates ogl::Shader object from source code.
+     */
+    Shader();
+
+    /** @overload
+    @param src Shader source code.
+    @param type Shader type. See cv::ogl::Shader::ShaderType.
+    @param autoRelease Auto release mode (if true, release will be called in object's destructor).
+    */
+    Shader(const char* src, ShaderType type, bool autoRelease = false);
+
+    /** @brief Creates ogl::Shader object from source code.
+
+    @param src Shader source code.
+    @param type Shader type. See cv::ogl::Shader::ShaderType.
+    @param autoRelease Auto release mode (if true, release will be called in object's destructor).
+     */
+    void create(const char* src, ShaderType type, bool autoRelease = false);
+
+    /** @brief Decrements the reference counter and destroys the shader object if needed.
+
+    The function will call setAutoRelease(true) .
+     */
+    void release();
+
+    /** @brief Sets auto release mode.
+
+    The lifetime of the OpenGL object is tied to the lifetime of the context. If OpenGL context was
+    bound to a window it could be released at any time (user can close a window). If object's destructor
+    is called after destruction of the context it will cause an error. Thus ogl::Shader doesn't destroy
+    OpenGL object in destructor by default (all OpenGL resources will be released with OpenGL context).
+    This function can force ogl::Shader destructor to destroy OpenGL object.
+    @param flag Auto release mode (if true, release will be called in object's destructor).
+     */
+    void setAutoRelease(bool flag);
+
+    ShaderType type() const;
+
+    //! get OpenGL object id
+    unsigned int shaderId() const;
+
+    class Impl;
+
+private:
+    Ptr<Impl> impl_;
+    ShaderType type_;
+};
+
+/** @brief Smart pointer for OpenGL program with reference counting.
+ */
+class CV_EXPORTS Program
+{
+public:
+    /** @brief The constructors.
+
+    Creates empty ogl::Program object, creates ogl::Program object from a group of shader objects.
+     */
+    Program();
+
+    /** @overload
+    @param vert Vertex shader. See cv::ogl::Shader.
+    @param frag Fragment shader. See cv::ogl::Shader.
+    @param autoRelease Auto release mode (if true, release will be called in object's destructor).
+    */
+    Program(const Shader& vert, const Shader& frag, bool autoRelease = false);
+
+    /** @brief Creates ogl::Program object from a group of shader objects.
+
+    @param vert Vertex shader. See cv::ogl::Shader.
+    @param frag Fragment shader. See cv::ogl::Shader.
+    @param autoRelease Auto release mode (if true, release will be called in object's destructor).
+     */
+    void create(const Shader& vert, const Shader& frag, bool autoRelease = false);
+
+    /** @brief Decrements the reference counter and destroys the program object if needed.
+
+    The function will call setAutoRelease(true) .
+     */
+    void release();
+
+    /** @brief Sets auto release mode.
+
+    The lifetime of the OpenGL object is tied to the lifetime of the context. If OpenGL context was
+    bound to a window it could be released at any time (user can close a window). If object's destructor
+    is called after destruction of the context it will cause an error. Thus ogl::Program doesn't destroy
+    OpenGL object in destructor by default (all OpenGL resources will be released with OpenGL context).
+    This function can force ogl::Program destructor to destroy OpenGL object.
+    @param flag Auto release mode (if true, release will be called in object's destructor).
+     */
+    void setAutoRelease(bool flag);
+
+    /** @brief Binds OpenGL shader program.
+     */
+    void bind() const;
+
+    /** @brief Unbind any shader program.
+     */
+    static void unbind();
+
+    /** @brief Returns the shader location of an attribute from its name.
+     @param name Attribute name.
+     */
+    int getAttributeLocation(const char* name) const;
+
+    /** @brief Returns the shader location of an uniform from its name.
+     @param name Uniform name.
+     */
+    int getUniformLocation(const char* name) const;
+
+    /** @brief Sets a uniform vector value.
+     @param location Uniform location.
+     @param vec Vector value.
+     */
+    static void setUniformVec3(int location, Vec3f vec);
+
+    /** @brief Sets a uniform matrix value.
+     @param location Uniform location.
+     @param mat Matrix value.
+     */
+    static void setUniformMat4x4(int location, Matx44f mat);
+
+    //! get OpenGL object id
+    unsigned int programId() const;
+
+    class Impl;
+
+private:
+    Ptr<Impl> impl_;
+};
+
 /////////////////// Render Functions ///////////////////
 
 //! render mode
@@ -488,6 +726,18 @@ enum RenderModes {
     POLYGON        = 0x0009
 };
 
+//! index type
+enum IndexType {
+    UNSIGNED_BYTE  = 0x1401,
+    UNSIGNED_SHORT = 0x1403,
+    UNSIGNED_INT   = 0x1405,
+};
+
+//! capability
+enum Capability {
+    DEPTH_TEST     = 0x0B71,
+};
+
 /** @brief Render OpenGL texture or primitives.
 @param tex Texture to draw.
 @param wndRect Region of window, where to draw a texture (normalized coordinates).
@@ -512,6 +762,41 @@ CV_EXPORTS void render(const Arrays& arr, int mode = POINTS, Scalar color = Scal
 */
 CV_EXPORTS void render(const Arrays& arr, InputArray indices, int mode = POINTS, Scalar color = Scalar::all(255));
 
+/** @brief Clears the current target to a single color.
+@param color New color.
+*/
+CV_EXPORTS void clearColor(Scalar color = Scalar::all(0));
+
+/** @brief Clears the current target depth to a single value.
+@param depth New depth.
+*/
+CV_EXPORTS void clearDepth(float depth);
+
+/** @brief Renders primitives from array data.
+@param first Index of the first vertex to draw.
+@param count Number of vertices to draw.
+@param mode Rendering mode. See cv::ogl::RenderModes.
+*/
+CV_EXPORTS void drawArrays(int first, int count, int mode);
+
+/** @brief Renders primitives from array data with index buffer set.
+@param first Byte offset of the first index in the bound element buffer.
+@param count Number of indices to draw.
+@param type Index type. See cv::ogl::IndexType.
+@param mode Rendering mode. See cv::ogl::RenderModes.
+*/
+CV_EXPORTS void drawElements(int first, int count, int type, int mode);
+
+/** @brief Enable server-side GL capabilities.
+@param cap The capability to enable.
+*/
+CV_EXPORTS void enable(int cap);
+
+/** @brief Disable server-side GL capabilities.
+@param cap The capability to disable.
+*/
+CV_EXPORTS void disable(int cap);
+
 /////////////////// CL-GL Interoperability Functions ///////////////////
 
 namespace ocl {
diff --git a/modules/core/src/opengl.cpp b/modules/core/src/opengl.cpp
index b7a85a61a4..524591a27f 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/opengl.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/opengl.cpp
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ public:
     void copyFrom(GLsizeiptr size, const GLvoid* data);
     void copyTo(GLsizeiptr size, GLvoid* data) const;
 
+    void resize(GLsizeiptr size, GLenum target);
+
     void* mapHost(GLenum access);
     void unmapHost();
 
@@ -407,6 +409,19 @@ void cv::ogl::Buffer::Impl::copyFrom(GLsizeiptr size, const GLvoid* data)
     CV_CheckGlError();
 }
 
+void cv::ogl::Buffer::Impl::resize(GLsizeiptr size, GLenum target)
+{
+    gl::BindBuffer(target, bufId_);
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+
+    // keep the same buffer id so bound vertex arrays stay valid
+    gl::BufferData(target, size, 0, gl::DYNAMIC_DRAW);
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+
+    gl::BindBuffer(target, 0);
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+}
+
 void cv::ogl::Buffer::Impl::copyTo(GLsizeiptr size, GLvoid* data) const
 {
     gl::BindBuffer(gl::COPY_READ_BUFFER, bufId_);
@@ -547,8 +562,15 @@ void cv::ogl::Buffer::create(int arows, int acols, int atype, Target target, boo
 #else
     if (rows_ != arows || cols_ != acols || type_ != atype)
     {
-        const GLsizeiptr asize = arows * acols * CV_ELEM_SIZE(atype);
-        impl_.reset(new Impl(asize, 0, target, autoRelease));
+        const GLsizeiptr asize = (GLsizeiptr)arows * acols * CV_ELEM_SIZE(atype);
+        // resize in place when sole owner (keeps the GL id); else allocate fresh (copy-on-write)
+        if (impl_->bufId() != 0 && impl_.use_count() == 1)
+        {
+            impl_->resize(asize, target);
+            impl_->setAutoRelease(autoRelease);
+        }
+        else
+            impl_.reset(new Impl(asize, 0, target, autoRelease));
         rows_ = arows;
         cols_ = acols;
         type_ = atype;
@@ -1411,6 +1433,551 @@ void cv::ogl::Arrays::bind() const
 #endif
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// ogl::VertexArray
+
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+
+class cv::ogl::VertexArray::Impl
+{
+};
+
+#else
+
+class cv::ogl::VertexArray::Impl
+{
+public:
+    static const Ptr<Impl>& empty();
+
+    Impl(GLuint vaId, bool autoRelease);
+    Impl(std::initializer_list<Attribute> attributes, bool autoRelease);
+    ~Impl();
+
+    void bind();
+
+    void setAutoRelease(bool flag) { autoRelease_ = flag; }
+
+    GLuint vaId() const { return vaId_; }
+
+private:
+    Impl();
+
+    GLuint vaId_;
+    bool autoRelease_;
+};
+
+const Ptr<cv::ogl::VertexArray::Impl>& cv::ogl::VertexArray::Impl::empty()
+{
+    static Ptr<Impl> p(new Impl);
+    return p;
+}
+
+cv::ogl::VertexArray::Impl::Impl() : vaId_(0), autoRelease_(false)
+{
+}
+
+cv::ogl::VertexArray::Impl::Impl(GLuint vaId, bool autoRelease) : vaId_(vaId), autoRelease_(autoRelease)
+{
+    CV_Assert( gl::IsVertexArray(vaId) == gl::TRUE_ );
+}
+
+cv::ogl::VertexArray::Impl::Impl(std::initializer_list<Attribute> attributes, bool autoRelease) : vaId_(0), autoRelease_(autoRelease)
+{
+    gl::GenVertexArrays(1, &vaId_);
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+
+    CV_Assert( vaId_ != 0 );
+    gl::BindVertexArray(vaId_);
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+
+    for (auto& attribute : attributes)
+    {
+        attribute.buffer_.bind(Buffer::ARRAY_BUFFER);
+        if (attribute.integer_)
+        {
+            gl::VertexAttribIPointer(
+                attribute.shader_loc_,
+                attribute.size_,
+                attribute.type_,
+                static_cast<GLsizei>(attribute.stride_),
+                reinterpret_cast<const void*>(attribute.offset_)
+            );
+            CV_CheckGlError();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            gl::VertexAttribPointer(
+                attribute.shader_loc_,
+                attribute.size_,
+                attribute.type_,
+                attribute.normalized_,
+                static_cast<GLsizei>(attribute.stride_),
+                reinterpret_cast<const void*>(attribute.offset_)
+            );
+            CV_CheckGlError();
+        }
+
+        gl::EnableVertexAttribArray(attribute.shader_loc_);
+        CV_CheckGlError();
+    }
+}
+
+cv::ogl::VertexArray::Impl::~Impl()
+{
+    if (autoRelease_ && vaId_)
+        gl::DeleteVertexArrays(1, &vaId_);
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::VertexArray::Impl::bind()
+{
+    gl::BindVertexArray(vaId_);
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+}
+
+#endif // HAVE_OPENGL
+
+cv::ogl::VertexArray::VertexArray()
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_ = Impl::empty();
+#endif
+}
+
+cv::ogl::VertexArray::VertexArray(std::initializer_list<Attribute> attributes, bool autoRelease)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(attributes); CV_UNUSED(autoRelease);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_.reset(new Impl(attributes, autoRelease));
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::VertexArray::create(std::initializer_list<Attribute> attributes, bool autoRelease)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(attributes); CV_UNUSED(autoRelease);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_.reset(new Impl(attributes, autoRelease));
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::VertexArray::release()
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENGL
+    if (impl_)
+        impl_->setAutoRelease(true);
+    impl_ = Impl::empty();
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::VertexArray::setAutoRelease(bool flag)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(flag);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_->setAutoRelease(flag);
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::VertexArray::bind() const
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_->bind();
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::VertexArray::unbind()
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    gl::BindVertexArray(0);
+#endif
+}
+
+unsigned int cv::ogl::VertexArray::vaId() const
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    return impl_->vaId();
+#endif
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// ogl::Shader
+
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+
+class cv::ogl::Shader::Impl
+{
+};
+
+#else
+
+class cv::ogl::Shader::Impl
+{
+public:
+    static const Ptr<Impl>& empty();
+
+    Impl(GLuint shaderId, bool autoRelease);
+    Impl(const char* src, GLenum type, bool autoRelease);
+    ~Impl();
+
+    void setAutoRelease(bool flag) { autoRelease_ = flag; }
+
+    GLuint shaderId() const { return shaderId_; }
+
+private:
+    Impl();
+
+    GLuint shaderId_;
+    bool autoRelease_;
+};
+
+const Ptr<cv::ogl::Shader::Impl>& cv::ogl::Shader::Impl::empty()
+{
+    static Ptr<Impl> p(new Impl);
+    return p;
+}
+
+cv::ogl::Shader::Impl::Impl() : shaderId_(0), autoRelease_(false)
+{
+}
+
+cv::ogl::Shader::Impl::Impl(GLuint shaderId, bool autoRelease) : shaderId_(shaderId), autoRelease_(autoRelease)
+{
+    CV_Assert( gl::IsShader(shaderId) == gl::TRUE_ );
+}
+
+cv::ogl::Shader::Impl::Impl(const char* src, GLenum type, bool autoRelease) : shaderId_(0), autoRelease_(autoRelease)
+{
+    shaderId_ = gl::CreateShader(type);
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+
+    CV_Assert( shaderId_ != 0 );
+
+    GLint status;
+    gl::ShaderSource(shaderId_, 1, &src, 0);
+    gl::CompileShader(shaderId_);
+    gl::GetShaderiv(shaderId_, gl::COMPILE_STATUS, &status);
+    if (!status) {
+        String info_log;
+        gl::GetShaderiv(shaderId_, gl::INFO_LOG_LENGTH, &status);
+        info_log.resize(status);
+        gl::GetShaderInfoLog(shaderId_, GLsizei(info_log.size()) + 1, nullptr, &info_log[0]);
+        CV_Error(Error::OpenGlApiCallError, info_log);
+    }
+
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+}
+
+cv::ogl::Shader::Impl::~Impl()
+{
+    if (autoRelease_ && shaderId_)
+        gl::DeleteShader(shaderId_);
+}
+
+#endif // HAVE_OPENGL
+
+cv::ogl::Shader::Shader() : type_(ShaderType::VERTEX)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_ = Impl::empty();
+#endif
+}
+
+cv::ogl::Shader::Shader(const char* src, ShaderType type, bool autoRelease) : type_(type)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(src); CV_UNUSED(type); CV_UNUSED(autoRelease);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_.reset(new Impl(src, type, autoRelease));
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::Shader::create(const char* src, ShaderType type, bool autoRelease)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(src); CV_UNUSED(type); CV_UNUSED(autoRelease);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_.reset(new Impl(src, type, autoRelease));
+    type_ = type;
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::Shader::release()
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENGL
+    if (impl_)
+        impl_->setAutoRelease(true);
+    impl_ = Impl::empty();
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::Shader::setAutoRelease(bool flag)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(flag);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_->setAutoRelease(flag);
+#endif
+}
+
+unsigned int cv::ogl::Shader::shaderId() const
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    return impl_->shaderId();
+#endif
+}
+
+cv::ogl::Shader::ShaderType cv::ogl::Shader::type() const
+{
+    return type_;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// ogl::Program
+
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+
+class cv::ogl::Program::Impl
+{
+};
+
+#else
+
+class cv::ogl::Program::Impl
+{
+public:
+    static const Ptr<Impl>& empty();
+
+    Impl(GLuint programId, bool autoRelease);
+    Impl(const Shader& vert, const Shader& frag, bool autoRelease);
+    ~Impl();
+
+    void bind();
+
+    int getAttributeLocation(const char* name) const;
+    int getUniformLocation(const char* name) const;
+
+    void setAutoRelease(bool flag) { autoRelease_ = flag; }
+
+    GLuint programId() const { return programId_; }
+
+private:
+    Impl();
+
+    Shader vert_;
+    Shader frag_;
+    GLuint programId_;
+    bool autoRelease_;
+};
+
+const Ptr<cv::ogl::Program::Impl>& cv::ogl::Program::Impl::empty()
+{
+    static Ptr<Impl> p(new Impl);
+    return p;
+}
+
+cv::ogl::Program::Impl::Impl() : programId_(0), autoRelease_(false)
+{
+}
+
+cv::ogl::Program::Impl::Impl(GLuint programId, bool autoRelease) : programId_(programId), autoRelease_(autoRelease)
+{
+    CV_Assert( gl::IsProgram(programId) == gl::TRUE_ );
+}
+
+cv::ogl::Program::Impl::Impl(const Shader& vert, const Shader& frag, bool autoRelease) : programId_(0), autoRelease_(autoRelease)
+{
+    programId_ = gl::CreateProgram();
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+
+    CV_Assert( programId_ != 0 );
+
+    gl::AttachShader(programId_, vert.shaderId());
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+
+    gl::AttachShader(programId_, frag.shaderId());
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+
+    GLint status;
+    gl::LinkProgram(programId_);
+    gl::GetProgramiv(programId_, gl::LINK_STATUS, &status);
+    if (!status) {
+        String info_log;
+        gl::GetProgramiv(programId_, gl::INFO_LOG_LENGTH, &status);
+        info_log.resize(status);
+        gl::GetProgramInfoLog(programId_, GLsizei(info_log.size()) + 1, nullptr, &info_log[0]);
+        CV_Error(Error::OpenGlApiCallError, info_log);
+    }
+
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+
+    vert_ = vert;
+    frag_ = frag;
+}
+
+cv::ogl::Program::Impl::~Impl()
+{
+    if (autoRelease_ && programId_)
+        gl::DeleteProgram(programId_);
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::Program::Impl::bind()
+{
+    gl::UseProgram(programId_);
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+}
+
+int cv::ogl::Program::Impl::getAttributeLocation(const char* name) const
+{
+    // -1 if absent (e.g. optimized out); caller decides.
+    int location = gl::GetAttribLocation(programId_, name);
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+    return location;
+}
+
+int cv::ogl::Program::Impl::getUniformLocation(const char* name) const
+{
+    // -1 if absent (e.g. optimized out); caller decides.
+    int location = gl::GetUniformLocation(programId_, name);
+    CV_CheckGlError();
+    return location;
+}
+
+#endif // HAVE_OPENGL
+
+cv::ogl::Program::Program()
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_ = Impl::empty();
+#endif
+}
+
+cv::ogl::Program::Program(const Shader& vert, const Shader& frag, bool autoRelease)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(vert); CV_UNUSED(frag); CV_UNUSED(autoRelease);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_.reset(new Impl(vert, frag, autoRelease));
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::Program::create(const Shader& vert, const Shader& frag, bool autoRelease)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(vert); CV_UNUSED(frag); CV_UNUSED(autoRelease);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_.reset(new Impl(vert, frag, autoRelease));
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::Program::release()
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENGL
+    if (impl_)
+        impl_->setAutoRelease(true);
+    impl_ = Impl::empty();
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::Program::setAutoRelease(bool flag)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(flag);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_->setAutoRelease(flag);
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::Program::bind() const
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    impl_->bind();
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::Program::unbind()
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    gl::UseProgram(0);
+#endif
+}
+
+int cv::ogl::Program::getAttributeLocation(const char* name) const
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(name);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    return impl_->getAttributeLocation(name);
+#endif
+}
+
+int cv::ogl::Program::getUniformLocation(const char* name) const
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(name);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    return impl_->getUniformLocation(name);
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::Program::setUniformVec3(int loc, Vec3f vec)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(loc); CV_UNUSED(vec);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    gl::Uniform3f(loc, vec(0), vec(1), vec(2));
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::Program::setUniformMat4x4(int loc, Matx44f mat)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(loc); CV_UNUSED(mat);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    gl::UniformMatrix4fv(loc, 1, true, mat.val);
+#endif
+}
+
+unsigned int cv::ogl::Program::programId() const
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    return impl_->programId();
+#endif
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Rendering
 
@@ -1577,6 +2144,69 @@ void cv::ogl::render(const ogl::Arrays& arr, InputArray indices, int mode, Scala
 #endif
 }
 
+void cv::ogl::clearColor(Scalar color)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(color);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    gl::ClearColor(static_cast<GLfloat>(color[0] / 255.0), static_cast<GLfloat>(color[1] / 255.0),
+                   static_cast<GLfloat>(color[2] / 255.0), static_cast<GLfloat>(color[3] / 255.0));
+    gl::Clear(gl::COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+#endif // HAVE_OPENGL
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::clearDepth(float depth)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(depth);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    gl::ClearDepth(depth);
+    gl::Clear(gl::DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
+#endif // HAVE_OPENGL
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::drawArrays(int first, int count, int mode)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(first); CV_UNUSED(count); CV_UNUSED(mode);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    gl::DrawArrays(mode, first, count);
+#endif // HAVE_OPENGL
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::drawElements(int first, int count, int type, int mode)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(first); CV_UNUSED(count); CV_UNUSED(type); CV_UNUSED(mode);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    gl::DrawElements(mode, count, type, reinterpret_cast<const void*>(static_cast<size_t>(first)));
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::enable(int cap)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(cap);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    gl::Enable(cap);
+#endif
+}
+
+void cv::ogl::disable(int cap)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGL
+    CV_UNUSED(cap);
+    throw_no_ogl();
+#else
+    gl::Disable(cap);
+#endif
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // CL-GL Interoperability
 
diff --git a/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui.hpp b/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui.hpp
index 98761cb9e3..8dc2a9e1d7 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui.hpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui.hpp
@@ -201,6 +201,11 @@ typedef void (*TrackbarCallback)(int pos, void* userdata);
  */
 typedef void (*OpenGlDrawCallback)(void* userdata);
 
+/** @brief Callback function defined to be called when a window's resources should be freed. See cv::setOpenGlFreeCallback
+@param userdata The window's OpenGL user data to be freed.
+ */
+typedef void (*OpenGlFreeCallback)(void* userdata);
+
 /** @brief Callback function for a button created by cv::createButton
 @param state current state of the button. It could be -1 for a push button, 0 or 1 for a check/radio box button.
 @param userdata The optional parameter.
@@ -617,6 +622,26 @@ prototyped as void Foo(void\*) .
  */
 CV_EXPORTS void setOpenGlDrawCallback(const String& winname, OpenGlDrawCallback onOpenGlDraw, void* userdata = 0);
 
+/** @brief Sets a callback function to be called when OpenGL resources related to a window should be freed.
+
+@param winname Name of the window.
+@param onOpenGlFree Pointer to the function to be called when resources should be freed. This
+function should be prototyped as void Foo(void\*) .
+ */
+CV_EXPORTS void setOpenGlFreeCallback(const String& winname, OpenGlFreeCallback onOpenGlFree);
+
+/** @brief This function returns the pointer to the function associated to a window to be called every frame. See cv::setOpenGlDrawCallback.
+
+@param winname Name of the window.
+ */
+CV_EXPORTS OpenGlDrawCallback getOpenGlDrawCallback(const String& winname);
+
+/** @brief This function returns the pointer to the OpenGL user data associated to a window.
+
+@param winname Name of the window.
+ */
+CV_EXPORTS void* getOpenGlUserData(const String& winname);
+
 /** @brief Sets the specified window as current OpenGL context.
 
 @param winname Name of the window.
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/precomp.hpp b/modules/highgui/src/precomp.hpp
index d6fab9b0d9..48bede2dfb 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/precomp.hpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/precomp.hpp
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ void setOpenGLDrawCallbackImpl(const char* window_name, CvOpenGlDrawCallback cal
 void setOpenGLContextImpl(const char* window_name);
 void updateWindowImpl(const char* window_name);
 
+typedef void (CV_CDECL *CvOpenGlFreeCallback)(void* userdata);
+void setOpenGLFreeCallbackImpl(const char* window_name, CvOpenGlFreeCallback callback);
+CvOpenGlDrawCallback getOpenGLDrawCallbackImpl(const char* window_name);
+void* getOpenGLUserDataImpl(const char* window_name);
+
 
 //Yannick Verdie 2010, Max Kostin 2015
 void cvSetModeWindow_W32(const char* name, double prop_value);
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
index d29c8547fe..fe0ae0f05f 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
@@ -915,6 +915,24 @@ void cv::setOpenGlDrawCallback(const String& name, OpenGlDrawCallback callback,
     setOpenGLDrawCallbackImpl(name.c_str(), callback, userdata);
 }
 
+void cv::setOpenGlFreeCallback(const String& name, OpenGlFreeCallback callback)
+{
+    CV_TRACE_FUNCTION();
+    setOpenGLFreeCallbackImpl(name.c_str(), callback);
+}
+
+cv::OpenGlDrawCallback cv::getOpenGlDrawCallback(const String& name)
+{
+    CV_TRACE_FUNCTION();
+    return getOpenGLDrawCallbackImpl(name.c_str());
+}
+
+void* cv::getOpenGlUserData(const String& name)
+{
+    CV_TRACE_FUNCTION();
+    return getOpenGLUserDataImpl(name.c_str());
+}
+
 void cv::setOpenGlContext(const String& windowName)
 {
     CV_TRACE_FUNCTION();
@@ -994,6 +1012,14 @@ void cv::imshow( const String& winname, InputArray _img )
     }
     else
     {
+        auto prevCallback = getOpenGlDrawCallback(winname);
+
+        if (prevCallback != nullptr && prevCallback != glDrawTextureCallback)
+        {
+            CV_LOG_ERROR(NULL, "OpenCV/UI: can't show image because the OpenGL callback is already being used on window: '" << winname << "'");
+            return;
+        }
+
         const double autoSize = getWindowProperty(winname, WND_PROP_AUTOSIZE);
 
         if (autoSize > 0)
@@ -1113,6 +1139,21 @@ void updateWindowImpl(const char*)
     CV_Error(cv::Error::OpenGlNotSupported, "The library is compiled without OpenGL support");
 }
 
+void setOpenGLFreeCallbackImpl(const char*, CvOpenGlFreeCallback)
+{
+    CV_Error(cv::Error::OpenGlNotSupported, "The library is compiled without OpenGL support");
+}
+
+CvOpenGlDrawCallback getOpenGLDrawCallbackImpl(const char*)
+{
+    CV_Error(cv::Error::OpenGlNotSupported, "The library is compiled without OpenGL support");
+}
+
+void* getOpenGLUserDataImpl(const char*)
+{
+    CV_Error(cv::Error::OpenGlNotSupported, "The library is compiled without OpenGL support");
+}
+
 #endif // !HAVE_OPENGL
 
 //========================= Qt fallback =========================
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
index cf3fbe01d6..dcf196f6d7 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
@@ -727,6 +727,53 @@ void setOpenGLDrawCallbackImpl(const char* window_name, CvOpenGlDrawCallback cal
 }
 
 
+void setOpenGLFreeCallbackImpl(const char* window_name, CvOpenGlFreeCallback callback)
+{
+    if (!guiMainThread)
+        CV_Error( cv::Error::StsNullPtr, "NULL guiReceiver (please create a window)" );
+
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(guiMainThread,
+        "setOpenGlFreeCallback",
+        autoBlockingConnection(),
+        Q_ARG(QString, QString(window_name)),
+        Q_ARG(void*, (void*)callback));
+}
+
+
+CvOpenGlDrawCallback getOpenGLDrawCallbackImpl(const char* window_name)
+{
+    if (!guiMainThread)
+        CV_Error( cv::Error::StsNullPtr, "NULL guiReceiver (please create a window)" );
+
+    void* callback;
+
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(guiMainThread,
+        "getOpenGlDrawCallback",
+        autoBlockingConnection(),
+        Q_RETURN_ARG(void*, callback),
+        Q_ARG(QString, QString(window_name)));
+
+    return (CvOpenGlDrawCallback)callback;
+}
+
+
+void* getOpenGLUserDataImpl(const char* window_name)
+{
+    if (!guiMainThread)
+        CV_Error( cv::Error::StsNullPtr, "NULL guiReceiver (please create a window)" );
+
+    void* data;
+
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(guiMainThread,
+        "getOpenGlUserData",
+        autoBlockingConnection(),
+        Q_RETURN_ARG(void*, data),
+        Q_ARG(QString, QString(window_name)));
+
+    return data;
+}
+
+
 void setOpenGLContextImpl(const char* window_name)
 {
     if (!guiMainThread)
@@ -1238,6 +1285,34 @@ void GuiReceiver::setOpenGlDrawCallback(QString name, void* callback, void* user
         w->setOpenGlDrawCallback((CvOpenGlDrawCallback) callback, userdata);
 }
 
+void GuiReceiver::setOpenGlFreeCallback(QString name, void* callback)
+{
+    QPointer<CvWindow> w = icvFindWindowByName(name);
+
+    if (w)
+        w->setOpenGlFreeCallback((CvOpenGlDrawCallback)callback);
+}
+
+void* GuiReceiver::getOpenGlDrawCallback(QString name)
+{
+    QPointer<CvWindow> w = icvFindWindowByName(name);
+
+    if (!w)
+        return nullptr;
+
+    return reinterpret_cast<void*>(w->getOpenGlDrawCallback());
+}
+
+void* GuiReceiver::getOpenGlUserData(QString name)
+{
+    QPointer<CvWindow> w = icvFindWindowByName(name);
+
+    if (!w)
+        return nullptr;
+
+    return w->getOpenGlUserData();
+}
+
 void GuiReceiver::setOpenGlContext(QString name)
 {
     QPointer<CvWindow> w = icvFindWindowByName(name);
@@ -1893,6 +1968,24 @@ void CvWindow::setOpenGlDrawCallback(CvOpenGlDrawCallback callback, void* userda
 }
 
 
+void CvWindow::setOpenGlFreeCallback(CvOpenGlFreeCallback callback)
+{
+    myView->setOpenGlFreeCallback(callback);
+}
+
+
+CvOpenGlDrawCallback CvWindow::getOpenGlDrawCallback()
+{
+    return myView->getOpenGlDrawCallback();
+}
+
+
+void* CvWindow::getOpenGlUserData()
+{
+    return myView->getOpenGlUserData();
+}
+
+
 void CvWindow::makeCurrentOpenGlContext()
 {
     myView->makeCurrentOpenGlContext();
@@ -2587,6 +2680,24 @@ void DefaultViewPort::setOpenGlDrawCallback(CvOpenGlDrawCallback /*callback*/, v
 }
 
 
+void DefaultViewPort::setOpenGlFreeCallback(CvOpenGlFreeCallback /*callback*/)
+{
+    CV_Error(cv::Error::OpenGlNotSupported, "Window doesn't support OpenGL");
+}
+
+
+CvOpenGlDrawCallback DefaultViewPort::getOpenGlDrawCallback()
+{
+    CV_Error(cv::Error::OpenGlNotSupported, "Window doesn't support OpenGL");
+}
+
+
+void* DefaultViewPort::getOpenGlUserData()
+{
+    CV_Error(cv::Error::OpenGlNotSupported, "Window doesn't support OpenGL");
+}
+
+
 void DefaultViewPort::makeCurrentOpenGlContext()
 {
     CV_Error(cv::Error::OpenGlNotSupported, "Window doesn't support OpenGL");
@@ -3201,11 +3312,15 @@ void DefaultViewPort::setSize(QSize /*size_*/)
 OpenGlViewPort::OpenGlViewPort(QWidget* _parent) : OpenCVQtWidgetBase(_parent), OCVViewPort(), size(-1, -1)
 {
     glDrawCallback = 0;
+    glFreeCallback = 0;
     glDrawData = 0;
 }
 
 OpenGlViewPort::~OpenGlViewPort()
 {
+    // Fire the free callback so user GL resources are released (parity with GTK/w32).
+    if (glFreeCallback && glDrawData)
+        glFreeCallback(glDrawData);
 }
 
 QWidget* OpenGlViewPort::getWidget()
@@ -3245,6 +3360,21 @@ void OpenGlViewPort::setOpenGlDrawCallback(CvOpenGlDrawCallback callback, void*
     glDrawData = userdata;
 }
 
+void OpenGlViewPort::setOpenGlFreeCallback(CvOpenGlFreeCallback callback)
+{
+    glFreeCallback = callback;
+}
+
+CvOpenGlDrawCallback OpenGlViewPort::getOpenGlDrawCallback()
+{
+    return glDrawCallback;
+}
+
+void* OpenGlViewPort::getOpenGlUserData()
+{
+    return glDrawData;
+}
+
 void OpenGlViewPort::makeCurrentOpenGlContext()
 {
     makeCurrent();
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h
index 884f1162a8..ec7295e8c1 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ public slots:
     void enablePropertiesButtonEachWindow();
 
     void setOpenGlDrawCallback(QString name, void* callback, void* userdata);
+    void setOpenGlFreeCallback(QString name, void* callback);
+    void* getOpenGlDrawCallback(QString name);
+    void* getOpenGlUserData(QString name);
     void setOpenGlContext(QString name);
     void updateWindow(QString name);
     double isOpenGl(QString name);
@@ -327,6 +330,9 @@ public:
     static void addSlider2(CvWindow* w, QString name, int* value, int count, CvTrackbarCallback2 on_change, void* userdata);
 
     void setOpenGlDrawCallback(CvOpenGlDrawCallback callback, void* userdata);
+    void setOpenGlFreeCallback(CvOpenGlFreeCallback callback);
+    CvOpenGlDrawCallback getOpenGlDrawCallback();
+    void* getOpenGlUserData();
     void makeCurrentOpenGlContext();
     void updateGl();
     bool isOpenGl();
@@ -413,6 +419,9 @@ public:
     virtual void startDisplayInfo(QString text, int delayms) = 0;
 
     virtual void setOpenGlDrawCallback(CvOpenGlDrawCallback callback, void* userdata) = 0;
+    virtual void setOpenGlFreeCallback(CvOpenGlFreeCallback callback) = 0;
+    virtual CvOpenGlDrawCallback getOpenGlDrawCallback() = 0;
+    virtual void* getOpenGlUserData() = 0;
     virtual void makeCurrentOpenGlContext() = 0;
     virtual void updateGl() = 0;
 
@@ -465,6 +474,9 @@ public:
     void startDisplayInfo(QString text, int delayms) CV_OVERRIDE;
 
     void setOpenGlDrawCallback(CvOpenGlDrawCallback callback, void* userdata) CV_OVERRIDE;
+    void setOpenGlFreeCallback(CvOpenGlFreeCallback callback) CV_OVERRIDE;
+    CvOpenGlDrawCallback getOpenGlDrawCallback() CV_OVERRIDE;
+    void* getOpenGlUserData() CV_OVERRIDE;
     void makeCurrentOpenGlContext() CV_OVERRIDE;
     void updateGl() CV_OVERRIDE;
 
@@ -487,6 +499,7 @@ private:
     QSize size;
 
     CvOpenGlDrawCallback glDrawCallback;
+    CvOpenGlFreeCallback glFreeCallback;
     void* glDrawData;
 };
 
@@ -514,6 +527,10 @@ public:
     void startDisplayInfo(QString text, int delayms) CV_OVERRIDE;
 
     void setOpenGlDrawCallback(CvOpenGlDrawCallback callback, void* userdata) CV_OVERRIDE;
+    void setOpenGlFreeCallback(CvOpenGlFreeCallback callback) CV_OVERRIDE;
+    CvOpenGlDrawCallback getOpenGlDrawCallback() CV_OVERRIDE;
+    void* getOpenGlUserData() CV_OVERRIDE;
+
     void makeCurrentOpenGlContext() CV_OVERRIDE;
     void updateGl() CV_OVERRIDE;
 
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_gtk.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window_gtk.cpp
index ba08a336b6..ec5df72aa0 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_gtk.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_gtk.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ struct CvWindow : CvUIBase
         last_key(0), flags(0), status(0),
         on_mouse(NULL), on_mouse_param(NULL)
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENGL
-        ,useGl(false), glDrawCallback(NULL), glDrawData(NULL), glArea(NULL)
+        ,useGl(false), glDrawCallback(NULL), glFreeCallback(NULL), glDrawData(NULL), glArea(NULL)
 #endif
     {
         CV_LOG_INFO(NULL, "OpenCV/UI: creating GTK window: " << window_name);
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ struct CvWindow : CvUIBase
     bool useGl;
 
     CvOpenGlDrawCallback glDrawCallback;
+    CvOpenGlFreeCallback glFreeCallback;
     void* glDrawData;
     GtkWidget* glArea;
 #endif
@@ -728,8 +729,10 @@ static Rect getImageRect_(const std::shared_ptr<CvWindow>& window)
     gint wx, wy;
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENGL
     if (window->useGl) {
-        gtk_widget_translate_coordinates(window->widget, gtk_widget_get_toplevel(window->widget), 0, 0, &wx, &wy);
-        return Rect(wx, wy, gtk_widget_get_allocated_width(window->widget), gtk_widget_get_allocated_height(window->widget));
+        // OpenGL windows render into the GtkGLArea, not window->widget
+        GtkWidget* surf = window->glArea ? window->glArea : window->widget;
+        gtk_widget_translate_coordinates(surf, gtk_widget_get_toplevel(surf), 0, 0, &wx, &wy);
+        return Rect(wx, wy, gtk_widget_get_allocated_width(surf), gtk_widget_get_allocated_height(surf));
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -846,8 +849,14 @@ double cvGetRatioWindow_GTK(const char* name)
 
 static double getRatioWindow_(const std::shared_ptr<CvWindow>& window)
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENGL
+    // OpenGL windows render into the GtkGLArea, not window->widget.
+    GtkWidget* surf = (window->useGl && window->glArea) ? window->glArea : window->widget;
+#else
+    GtkWidget* surf = window->widget;
+#endif
     double result = static_cast<double>(
-        gtk_widget_get_allocated_width(window->widget)) / gtk_widget_get_allocated_height(window->widget);
+        gtk_widget_get_allocated_width(surf)) / gtk_widget_get_allocated_height(surf);
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -1085,6 +1094,7 @@ static std::shared_ptr<CvWindow> namedWindow_(const std::string& name, int flags
         createGlContext(window);
 
     window->glDrawCallback = 0;
+    window->glFreeCallback = 0;
     window->glDrawData = 0;
 #endif
 
@@ -1118,6 +1128,22 @@ static std::shared_ptr<CvWindow> namedWindow_(const std::string& name, int flags
     gtk_widget_add_events (window->widget, GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_SCROLL_MASK) ;
 #endif //GTK_VERSION3_4
 
+#if defined(HAVE_OPENGL) && defined(GTK_VERSION3)
+    // For OpenGL windows the GtkGLArea is the visible widget; deliver mouse events from it.
+    if ((flags & cv::WINDOW_OPENGL) && window->glArea)
+    {
+        g_signal_connect( window->glArea, "button-press-event",   G_CALLBACK(icvOnMouse), window );
+        g_signal_connect( window->glArea, "button-release-event", G_CALLBACK(icvOnMouse), window );
+        g_signal_connect( window->glArea, "motion-notify-event",  G_CALLBACK(icvOnMouse), window );
+        g_signal_connect( window->glArea, "scroll-event",         G_CALLBACK(icvOnMouse), window );
+#if defined(GTK_VERSION3_4)
+        gtk_widget_add_events( window->glArea, GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_SCROLL_MASK | GDK_SMOOTH_SCROLL_MASK );
+#else
+        gtk_widget_add_events( window->glArea, GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_SCROLL_MASK );
+#endif
+    }
+#endif
+
     gtk_widget_show( window->frame );
     gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(window->frame), name.c_str());
 
@@ -1226,6 +1252,54 @@ void setOpenGLDrawCallbackImpl(const char* name, CvOpenGlDrawCallback callback,
     window->glDrawData = userdata;
 }
 
+void setOpenGLFreeCallbackImpl(const char* name, CvOpenGlFreeCallback callback)
+{
+    CV_Assert(name && "NULL name string");
+
+    CV_LOCK_MUTEX();
+
+    auto window = icvFindWindowByName(name);
+    if( !window )
+        return;
+
+    if (!window->useGl)
+        CV_Error( cv::Error::OpenGlNotSupported, "Window was created without OpenGL context" );
+
+    window->glFreeCallback = callback;
+}
+
+CvOpenGlDrawCallback getOpenGLDrawCallbackImpl(const char* name)
+{
+    CV_Assert(name && "NULL name string");
+
+    CV_LOCK_MUTEX();
+
+    auto window = icvFindWindowByName(name);
+    if (!window)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!window->useGl)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return window->glDrawCallback;
+}
+
+void* getOpenGLUserDataImpl(const char* name)
+{
+    CV_Assert(name && "NULL name string");
+
+    CV_LOCK_MUTEX();
+
+    auto window = icvFindWindowByName(name);
+    if( !window )
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!window->useGl)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return window->glDrawData;
+}
+
 #endif // HAVE_OPENGL
 
 
@@ -1239,6 +1313,12 @@ CvWindow::~CvWindow()
 inline void CvWindow::destroy()
 {
     CV_LOG_INFO(NULL, "OpenCV/UI: destroying GTK window: " << name);
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENGL
+    if (glFreeCallback && glDrawData) {
+        glFreeCallback(glDrawData);
+        glDrawData = 0;
+    }
+#endif // HAVE_OPENGL
     gtk_widget_destroy(frame);
     frame = nullptr;
 }
@@ -1837,16 +1917,21 @@ static gboolean icvOnMouse( GtkWidget *widget, GdkEvent *event, gpointer user_da
     // TODO move this logic to CvImageWidget
     // TODO add try-catch wrappers into all callbacks
     CvWindow* window = (CvWindow*)user_data;
+    bool is_gl_area = false;
+#if defined(HAVE_OPENGL) && defined(GTK_VERSION3)
+    is_gl_area = (window && window->glArea && widget == window->glArea);
+#endif
     if (!window || !widget ||
         window->signature != CV_WINDOW_MAGIC_VAL ||
-        window->widget != widget ||
+        (window->widget != widget && !is_gl_area) ||
         !window->on_mouse)
         return FALSE;
 
     Point2f pt32f = {-1., -1.};
     Point pt = {-1,-1};
     int cv_event = -1, state = 0, flags = 0;
-    CvImageWidget * image_widget = CV_IMAGE_WIDGET( widget );
+    // for OpenGL windows the image state lives on window->widget
+    CvImageWidget * image_widget = CV_IMAGE_WIDGET( window->widget );
 
     if( event->type == GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY )
     {
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_w32.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window_w32.cpp
index 194d6cefa0..32ab0cdaba 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_w32.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_w32.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ struct CvWindow : public std::enable_shared_from_this<CvWindow>
     HGLRC hGLRC = 0;
 
     CvOpenGlDrawCallback glDrawCallback = nullptr;
+    CvOpenGlFreeCallback glFreeCallback = nullptr;
     void* glDrawData = nullptr;
 #endif
 };
@@ -1084,6 +1085,7 @@ static std::shared_ptr<CvWindow> namedWindow_(const std::string& name, int flags
     }
 
     window->glDrawCallback = 0;
+    window->glFreeCallback = 0;
     window->glDrawData = 0;
 #endif
 
@@ -1157,6 +1159,51 @@ void setOpenGLDrawCallbackImpl(const char* name, CvOpenGlDrawCallback callback,
     window->glDrawData = userdata;
 }
 
+void setOpenGLFreeCallbackImpl(const char* name, CvOpenGlFreeCallback callback)
+{
+    AutoLock lock(getWindowMutex());
+
+    if (!name)
+        CV_Error(Error::StsNullPtr, "NULL name string");
+
+    auto window = icvFindWindowByName(name);
+    if (!window)
+        CV_Error_(Error::StsNullPtr, ("NULL window: '%s'", name));
+
+    if (!window->useGl)
+        CV_Error(Error::OpenGlNotSupported, "Window was created without OpenGL context");
+
+    window->glFreeCallback = callback;
+}
+
+CvOpenGlDrawCallback getOpenGLDrawCallbackImpl(const char* name)
+{
+    AutoLock lock(getWindowMutex());
+
+    if (!name)
+        CV_Error(Error::StsNullPtr, "NULL name string");
+
+    auto window = icvFindWindowByName(name);
+    if (!window || !window->useGl)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return window->glDrawCallback;
+}
+
+void* getOpenGLUserDataImpl(const char* name)
+{
+    AutoLock lock(getWindowMutex());
+
+    if (!name)
+        CV_Error(Error::StsNullPtr, "NULL name string");
+
+    auto window = icvFindWindowByName(name);
+    if (!window || !window->useGl)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return window->glDrawData;
+}
+
 #endif // HAVE_OPENGL
 
 static void icvRemoveWindow(const std::shared_ptr<CvWindow>& window_)
@@ -1179,6 +1226,8 @@ static void icvRemoveWindow(const std::shared_ptr<CvWindow>& window_)
     }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENGL
+    if (window.glFreeCallback && window.glDrawData)
+        window.glFreeCallback(window.glDrawData);
     if (window.useGl)
         releaseGlContext(window);
 #endif
@@ -1800,7 +1849,11 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK HighGUIProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM
             pt.x = GET_X_LPARAM(lParam);
             pt.y = GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENGL
+            if ((window.flags & cv::WINDOW_AUTOSIZE) || window.glFreeCallback)
+#else
             if (window.flags & cv::WINDOW_AUTOSIZE)
+#endif
             {
                 // As user can't change window size, do not scale window coordinates. Underlying windowing system
                 // may prevent full window from being displayed and in this case coordinates should not be scaled.
diff --git a/modules/highgui/test/test_opengl.cpp b/modules/highgui/test/test_opengl.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5528f89211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/highgui/test/test_opengl.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// This file is part of OpenCV project.
+// It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory
+// of this distribution and at http://opencv.org/license.html.
+// Copyright (C) 2026, BigVision LLC, all rights reserved.
+// Third party copyrights are property of their respective owners.
+
+#include "test_precomp.hpp"
+#include <opencv2/core/opengl.hpp>
+
+namespace opencv_test { namespace {
+
+using namespace cv;
+
+// ogl wrappers need a current GL context; skip when none is available (headless CI).
+static void ensureGlContext(const String& w)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        namedWindow(w, WINDOW_OPENGL);
+        if (getWindowProperty(w, WND_PROP_OPENGL) <= 0)
+            throw cvtest::SkipTestException("window created without an OpenGL context");
+        setOpenGlContext(w);
+    }
+    catch (const cv::Exception&)
+    {
+        throw cvtest::SkipTestException("OpenGL/display not available");
+    }
+}
+
+// A grown sole-owner buffer must keep the same GL id (in-place resize).
+TEST(OpenGL_Buffer, resize_keeps_id)
+{
+    const String w = "ogl_buf_test";
+    ensureGlContext(w);
+
+    ogl::Buffer buf;
+    buf.create(4, 3, CV_32F, ogl::Buffer::ARRAY_BUFFER, false);
+    unsigned int id1 = buf.bufId();
+    EXPECT_NE(id1, 0u);
+
+    buf.create(16, 3, CV_32F, ogl::Buffer::ARRAY_BUFFER, false);   // grow -> resize in place
+    EXPECT_EQ(buf.bufId(), id1);
+
+    destroyWindow(w);
+}
+
+// Shader compile + type().
+TEST(OpenGL_Shader, compile_and_type)
+{
+    const String w = "ogl_shader_test";
+    ensureGlContext(w);
+
+    const char* vs = "#version 330 core\nvoid main(){ gl_Position = vec4(0.0); }";
+    ogl::Shader sh(vs, ogl::Shader::VERTEX, false);
+    EXPECT_NE(sh.shaderId(), 0u);
+    EXPECT_EQ(sh.type(), ogl::Shader::VERTEX);
+
+    destroyWindow(w);
+}
+
+}} // namespace
diff --git a/samples/opengl/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
index 689a5517d9..9ab3892ffe 100644
--- a/samples/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/opengl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ if(UNIX)
   find_package(X11 QUIET)
 endif()
 
-find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-pkg_search_module(EPOXY QUIET epoxy)
-
 SET(OPENCV_OPENGL_SAMPLES_REQUIRED_DEPS
   opencv_core
   opencv_imgproc
@@ -26,9 +23,6 @@ if(BUILD_EXAMPLES AND OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND)
   if(NOT X11_FOUND)
     ocv_list_filterout(all_samples "opengl_interop")
   endif()
-  if(NOT EPOXY_FOUND)
-    ocv_list_filterout(all_samples "opengl3_2")
-  endif()
   foreach(sample_filename ${all_samples})
     ocv_define_sample(tgt ${sample_filename} opengl)
     ocv_target_link_libraries(${tgt} PRIVATE "${OPENGL_LIBRARIES}" "${OPENCV_OPENGL_SAMPLES_REQUIRED_DEPS}")
@@ -36,10 +30,6 @@ if(BUILD_EXAMPLES AND OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND)
       ocv_target_link_libraries(${tgt} PRIVATE ${X11_LIBRARIES})
       ocv_target_include_directories(${tgt} ${X11_INCLUDE_DIR})
     endif()
-    if(sample_filename STREQUAL "opengl3_2.cpp")
-      ocv_target_link_libraries(${tgt} PRIVATE ${EPOXY_LIBRARIES})
-      ocv_target_include_directories(${tgt} PRIVATE ${EPOXY_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    endif()
   endforeach()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/samples/opengl/opengl3_2.cpp b/samples/opengl/opengl3_2.cpp
index 1a8e9a804c..c93ca21df7 100644
--- a/samples/opengl/opengl3_2.cpp
+++ b/samples/opengl/opengl3_2.cpp
@@ -1,54 +1,36 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
-#include <epoxy/gl.h>
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN 1
-    #define NOMINMAX 1
-    #include <windows.h>
-#endif
-
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
-    #include <OpenGL/gl.h>
-    #include <OpenGL/glu.h>
-#else
-    #include <GL/gl.h>
-    #include <GL/glu.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "opencv2/core.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/core/opengl.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/core/cuda.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/highgui.hpp"
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace cv;
-using namespace cv::cuda;
 
 const int win_width = 800;
 const int win_height = 640;
 
+// All GL objects live for the lifetime of the window's GL context.
+// autoRelease is left at its default (false) so they are reclaimed with the
+// context on shutdown; calling glDelete* from a destructor after the context
+// is gone would raise a GL error (see cv::ogl wrapper docs).
 struct DrawData
 {
-    GLuint vao, vbo, program, textureID;
+    ogl::Program program;
+    ogl::Buffer vbo;          // referenced by the VertexArray; must outlive it
+    ogl::VertexArray vao;
+    ogl::Texture2D tex;
+    int transformLoc;
 };
 
-static cv::Mat rot(float angle)
+static cv::Matx44f rot(float angle)
 {
-    cv::Mat R_y = (cv::Mat_<float>(4,4) <<
+    // Row-major; ogl::Program::setUniformMat4x4 uploads with transpose enabled.
+    return cv::Matx44f(
         cos(angle), 0, sin(angle), 0,
         0, 1, 0, 0,
         -sin(angle), 0, cos(angle), 0,
         0, 0, 0, 1);
-
-    return R_y;
-}
-
-static GLuint create_shader(const char* source, GLenum type) {
-    GLuint shader = glCreateShader(type);
-    glShaderSource(shader, 1, &source, NULL);
-    glCompileShader(shader);
-    return shader;
 }
 
 static void draw(void* userdata) {
@@ -56,17 +38,17 @@ static void draw(void* userdata) {
     static float angle = 0.0f;
     angle += 1.f;
 
-    cv::Mat trans = rot(CV_PI * angle / 360.f);
+    cv::Matx44f trans = rot(CV_PI * angle / 360.f);
 
-    glClearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
-    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
+    ogl::clearColor(Scalar::all(0));
+    ogl::clearDepth(1.0f);
 
-    glUseProgram(data->program);
-    glUniformMatrix4fv(glGetUniformLocation(data->program, "transform"), 1, GL_FALSE, trans.ptr<float>());
-    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, data->textureID);
-    glBindVertexArray(data->vao);
-    glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4);
-    glBindVertexArray(0);
+    data->program.bind();
+    ogl::Program::setUniformMat4x4(data->transformLoc, trans);
+    data->tex.bind();
+    data->vao.bind();
+    ogl::drawArrays(0, 4, ogl::TRIANGLE_STRIP);
+    ogl::VertexArray::unbind();
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
@@ -93,7 +75,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     DrawData data;
 
-    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+    ogl::enable(ogl::DEPTH_TEST);
+
     const char *vertex_shader_source =
             "#version 330 core\n"
             "layout (location = 0) in vec3 position;\n"
@@ -112,15 +95,14 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
             "void main() {\n"
             "   color = texture(ourTexture, TexCoord);\n"
             "}\n";
-    data.program = glCreateProgram();
-    GLuint vertex_shader = create_shader(vertex_shader_source, GL_VERTEX_SHADER);
-    GLuint fragment_shader = create_shader(fragment_shader_source, GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER);
-    glAttachShader(data.program, vertex_shader);
-    glAttachShader(data.program, fragment_shader);
-    glLinkProgram(data.program);
-    glUseProgram(data.program);
 
-    GLfloat vertices[] = {
+    // Compile shaders and link the program via the ogl wrappers.
+    ogl::Shader vertex_shader(vertex_shader_source, ogl::Shader::VERTEX);
+    ogl::Shader fragment_shader(fragment_shader_source, ogl::Shader::FRAGMENT);
+    data.program = ogl::Program(vertex_shader, fragment_shader);
+    data.transformLoc = data.program.getUniformLocation("transform");
+
+    const float vertices[] = {
             // Positions        // Texture Coords
             1.0f,  1.0f, 0.0f,  1.0f, 1.0f,   // Top Right
             1.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f,  1.0f, 0.0f,   // Bottom Right
@@ -128,30 +110,36 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
             -1.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f,  0.0f, 0.0f    // Bottom Left
     };
 
-    glGenVertexArrays(1, &data.vao);
-    glGenBuffers(1, &data.vbo);
-    glBindVertexArray(data.vao);
-    glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, data.vbo);
-    glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(vertices), vertices, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+    // Upload the interleaved vertex data into a GL buffer.
+    Mat vertexMat(4, 5, CV_32F, (void*)vertices);
+    data.vbo = ogl::Buffer(vertexMat, ogl::Buffer::ARRAY_BUFFER);
 
-    // Position attribute
-    glVertexAttribPointer(0, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 5 * sizeof(GLfloat), (GLvoid*)0);
-    glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
-    // Texture Coord attribute
-    glVertexAttribPointer(1, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 5 * sizeof(GLfloat), (GLvoid*)(3 * sizeof(GLfloat)));
-    glEnableVertexAttribArray(1);
-    glBindVertexArray(0); // Unbind VAO
+    // Position attribute (location 0): 3 floats, no offset.
+    ogl::Attribute posAttr;
+    posAttr.buffer_ = data.vbo;
+    posAttr.stride_ = 5 * sizeof(float);
+    posAttr.offset_ = 0;
+    posAttr.size_ = 3;
+    posAttr.type_ = ogl::Attribute::FLOAT;
+    posAttr.integer_ = false;
+    posAttr.normalized_ = false;
+    posAttr.shader_loc_ = 0;
 
+    // Texture coord attribute (location 1): 2 floats, offset past the 3 position floats.
+    ogl::Attribute texAttr;
+    texAttr.buffer_ = data.vbo;
+    texAttr.stride_ = 5 * sizeof(float);
+    texAttr.offset_ = 3 * sizeof(float);
+    texAttr.size_ = 2;
+    texAttr.type_ = ogl::Attribute::FLOAT;
+    texAttr.integer_ = false;
+    texAttr.normalized_ = false;
+    texAttr.shader_loc_ = 1;
 
-//        Image to texture
-    glGenTextures(1, &data.textureID);
-    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, data.textureID);
-    glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGB, img.cols, img.rows, 0, GL_BGR, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, img.data);
-    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-    glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
+    data.vao = ogl::VertexArray({posAttr, texAttr});
+
+    // Image to texture.
+    data.tex = ogl::Texture2D(img);
 
     setOpenGlDrawCallback("OpenGL", draw, &data);