diff --git a/modules/objdetect/src/qrcode.cpp b/modules/objdetect/src/qrcode.cpp
index ef74a80393..8391aabf62 100644
--- a/modules/objdetect/src/qrcode.cpp
+++ b/modules/objdetect/src/qrcode.cpp
@@ -2958,7 +2958,12 @@ std::string ImplContour::decode(InputArray in, InputArray points, OutputArray st
     vector<Point2f> src_points;
     points.copyTo(src_points);
     CV_Assert(src_points.size() == 4);
-    CV_CheckGT(contourArea(src_points), 0.0, "Invalid QR code source points");
+    if (contourArea(src_points) <= 0.0)
+    {
+        if (straight_qrcode.needed())
+            straight_qrcode.release();
+        return std::string();
+    }
 
     QRDecode qrdec(useAlignmentMarkers);
     qrdec.init(inarr, src_points);
diff --git a/modules/objdetect/test/test_qrcode.cpp b/modules/objdetect/test/test_qrcode.cpp
index c49480d38f..2912d39028 100644
--- a/modules/objdetect/test/test_qrcode.cpp
+++ b/modules/objdetect/test/test_qrcode.cpp
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ TEST(Objdetect_QRCode_basic, not_found_qrcode)
     QRCodeDetector qrcode;
     EXPECT_FALSE(qrcode.detect(zero_image, corners));
     corners = std::vector<Point>(4);
-    EXPECT_ANY_THROW(qrcode.decode(zero_image, corners, straight_barcode));
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(qrcode.decode(zero_image, corners, straight_barcode));
 }
 
 TEST(Objdetect_QRCode_detect, detect_regression_21287)