diff --git a/cmake/android/android_gradle_projects.cmake b/cmake/android/android_gradle_projects.cmake
index 4a98421c6a..0a8b9f4b60 100644
--- a/cmake/android/android_gradle_projects.cmake
+++ b/cmake/android/android_gradle_projects.cmake
@@ -82,6 +82,27 @@ foreach(fname ${GRADLE_WRAPPER_FILES})
   install(FILES "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/platforms/android/gradle-wrapper/${fname}" DESTINATION "${ANDROID_INSTALL_SAMPLES_DIR}/${__dir}" COMPONENT samples ${__permissions})
 endforeach()
 
+# set build.gradle namespace
+if(NOT (ANDROID_GRADLE_PLUGIN_VERSION VERSION_LESS "7.3.0"))
+  ocv_update(OPENCV_ANDROID_NAMESPACE_DECLARATION "namespace 'org.opencv'")
+else()
+  ocv_update(OPENCV_ANDROID_NAMESPACE_DECLARATION "")
+endif()
+
+# set android gradle java version in build.gradle and set aidl config
+if(NOT (ANDROID_GRADLE_PLUGIN_VERSION VERSION_LESS "8.0.0"))
+  # AGP-8.0 requires a minimum JDK version of JDK17
+  ocv_update(ANDROID_GRADLE_JAVA_VERSION_INIT "17")
+  # Enable aidl configuration for OpenCV compile with AGP-8.0
+  ocv_update(ANDROID_GRADLE_BUILD_FEATURE_AIDL "buildFeatures { aidl true }")
+else()
+  ocv_update(ANDROID_GRADLE_JAVA_VERSION_INIT "1_8")
+  ocv_update(ANDROID_GRADLE_BUILD_FEATURE_AIDL "")
+endif()
+
+set(ANDROID_GRADLE_JAVA_VERSION "${ANDROID_GRADLE_JAVA_VERSION_INIT}" CACHE STRING "Android Gradle Java version")
+message(STATUS "Android Gradle Java version: ${ANDROID_GRADLE_JAVA_VERSION}")
+
 # force reusing of the same CMake version
 if(NOT OPENCV_SKIP_ANDROID_FORCE_CMAKE)
   if(NOT DEFINED _CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR)
diff --git a/modules/java/android_sdk/build.gradle.in b/modules/java/android_sdk/build.gradle.in
index 90f0e88fd7..6b71d1fe11 100644
--- a/modules/java/android_sdk/build.gradle.in
+++ b/modules/java/android_sdk/build.gradle.in
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ def openCVersionCode = ((@OPENCV_VERSION_MAJOR@ * 100 + @OPENCV_VERSION_MINOR@)
 println "OpenCV: " +openCVersionName + " " + project.buildscript.sourceFile
 
 android {
+    @OPENCV_ANDROID_NAMESPACE_DECLARATION@
     compileSdkVersion @ANDROID_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION@
 
     defaultConfig {
@@ -114,6 +115,13 @@ android {
         }
     }
 
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_@ANDROID_GRADLE_JAVA_VERSION_INIT@
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_@ANDROID_GRADLE_JAVA_VERSION_INIT@
+    }
+
+    @ANDROID_GRADLE_BUILD_FEATURE_AIDL@
+
     buildTypes {
         debug {
             packagingOptions {