diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
index a171ebfb5c..19117c1d6e 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
@@ -832,6 +832,8 @@ macro(ocv_glob_module_sources)
        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/opencv2/${name}/hal/*.h"
        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/opencv2/${name}/utils/*.hpp"
        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/opencv2/${name}/utils/*.h"
+       "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/opencv2/${name}/slam/*.hpp"
+       "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/opencv2/${name}/slam/*.h"
        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/opencv2/${name}/legacy/*.h"
   )
   file(GLOB lib_hdrs_detail
diff --git a/modules/ptcloud/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/ptcloud/CMakeLists.txt
index 7602feba97..999181b3d7 100644
--- a/modules/ptcloud/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/ptcloud/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ set(debug_modules "")
 if(DEBUG_opencv_ptcloud)
   list(APPEND debug_modules opencv_highgui)
 endif()
-ocv_define_module(ptcloud opencv_geometry opencv_imgproc opencv_flann ${debug_modules}
-    WRAP java objc python js
+ocv_define_module(ptcloud opencv_geometry opencv_imgproc opencv_flann opencv_features opencv_imgcodecs opencv_video ${debug_modules} 
+  WRAP java objc python js
 )
 ocv_target_link_libraries(${the_module} ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES})
+ocv_warnings_disable(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS -Wshadow)
 
 if(NOT HAVE_EIGEN)
   message(STATUS "Geometry: Eigen support is disabled. Eigen is Required for Posegraph optimization")
diff --git a/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud.hpp b/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud.hpp
index ea1b09219f..ec4cdc85f9 100644
--- a/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud.hpp
+++ b/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "opencv2/ptcloud/odometry.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/ptcloud/odometry_frame.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/ptcloud/odometry_settings.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ptcloud/slam.hpp"
 
 /**
 @defgroup ptcloud Point Clound Processing
diff --git a/modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam.hpp b/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud/slam.hpp
similarity index 67%
rename from modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam.hpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud/slam.hpp
index c677e221b2..2941d0ef85 100644
--- a/modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam.hpp
+++ b/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud/slam.hpp
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2026, BigVision LLC, all rights reserved.
 // Third party copyrights are property of their respective owners.
 
-#ifndef OPENCV_SLAM_HPP
-#define OPENCV_SLAM_HPP
+#ifndef OPENCV_PTCLOUD_SLAM_HPP
+#define OPENCV_PTCLOUD_SLAM_HPP
 
 /**
 @defgroup slam SLAM and Visual Odometry
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ Bootstraps an initial map from two-view geometry, then tracks subsequent frames
 with PnP, growing the map at keyframe promotions.
 */
 
-#include "opencv2/slam/types.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/slam/map.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/slam/odometry_params.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/slam/visual_odometry.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ptcloud/slam/types.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ptcloud/slam/map.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ptcloud/slam/odometry_params.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ptcloud/slam/visual_odometry.hpp"
 
-#endif // OPENCV_SLAM_HPP
+#endif // OPENCV_PTCLOUD_SLAM_HPP
diff --git a/modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam/map.hpp b/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud/slam/map.hpp
similarity index 97%
rename from modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam/map.hpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud/slam/map.hpp
index ab8d1963bc..01fe156d55 100644
--- a/modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam/map.hpp
+++ b/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud/slam/map.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef OPENCV_SLAM_MAP_HPP
 #define OPENCV_SLAM_MAP_HPP
 
-#include "opencv2/slam/types.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ptcloud/slam/types.hpp"
 
 #include <set>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam/odometry_params.hpp b/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud/slam/odometry_params.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam/odometry_params.hpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud/slam/odometry_params.hpp
diff --git a/modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam/types.hpp b/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud/slam/types.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam/types.hpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud/slam/types.hpp
diff --git a/modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam/visual_odometry.hpp b/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud/slam/visual_odometry.hpp
similarity index 94%
rename from modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam/visual_odometry.hpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud/slam/visual_odometry.hpp
index 95b55e89e3..65e3b79710 100644
--- a/modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam/visual_odometry.hpp
+++ b/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/ptcloud/slam/visual_odometry.hpp
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 #include "opencv2/core.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/features.hpp"
 
-#include "opencv2/slam/types.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/slam/map.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/slam/odometry_params.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ptcloud/slam/types.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ptcloud/slam/map.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ptcloud/slam/odometry_params.hpp"
 
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam/slam.hpp b/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/slam.hpp
similarity index 54%
rename from modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam/slam.hpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/slam.hpp
index f296d9601e..71ff53c06e 100644
--- a/modules/slam/include/opencv2/slam/slam.hpp
+++ b/modules/ptcloud/include/opencv2/slam.hpp
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2026, BigVision LLC, all rights reserved.
 // Third party copyrights are property of their respective owners.
 
-// Compatibility shim: prefer #include <opencv2/slam.hpp>.
-#ifndef OPENCV_SLAM_SLAM_HPP
-#define OPENCV_SLAM_SLAM_HPP
+#ifndef OPENCV_SLAM_HPP
+#define OPENCV_SLAM_HPP
 
-#include "opencv2/slam.hpp"
+// Convenience umbrella header so SLAM / visual odometry can be included as
+// <opencv2/slam.hpp>. The implementation currently lives in the ptcloud module.
+#include "opencv2/ptcloud/slam.hpp"
 
-#endif
+#endif // OPENCV_SLAM_HPP
diff --git a/modules/slam/src/map.cpp b/modules/ptcloud/src/slam/map.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/src/map.cpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/src/slam/map.cpp
diff --git a/modules/slam/src/odometry/frame.hpp b/modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/frame.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/src/odometry/frame.hpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/frame.hpp
diff --git a/modules/slam/src/odometry/visual_odometry.cpp b/modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/visual_odometry.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/src/odometry/visual_odometry.cpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/visual_odometry.cpp
diff --git a/modules/slam/src/odometry/vo_bootstrap.cpp b/modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/vo_bootstrap.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/src/odometry/vo_bootstrap.cpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/vo_bootstrap.cpp
diff --git a/modules/slam/src/odometry/vo_impl.hpp b/modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/vo_impl.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/src/odometry/vo_impl.hpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/vo_impl.hpp
diff --git a/modules/slam/src/odometry/vo_keyframe.cpp b/modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/vo_keyframe.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/src/odometry/vo_keyframe.cpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/vo_keyframe.cpp
diff --git a/modules/slam/src/odometry/vo_map_growth.cpp b/modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/vo_map_growth.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/src/odometry/vo_map_growth.cpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/vo_map_growth.cpp
diff --git a/modules/slam/src/odometry/vo_tracking.cpp b/modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/vo_tracking.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/src/odometry/vo_tracking.cpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/src/slam/odometry/vo_tracking.cpp
diff --git a/modules/slam/src/optimizer/pose_optimizer.cpp b/modules/ptcloud/src/slam/optimizer/pose_optimizer.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/src/optimizer/pose_optimizer.cpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/src/slam/optimizer/pose_optimizer.cpp
diff --git a/modules/slam/src/optimizer/pose_optimizer.hpp b/modules/ptcloud/src/slam/optimizer/pose_optimizer.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/src/optimizer/pose_optimizer.hpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/src/slam/optimizer/pose_optimizer.hpp
diff --git a/modules/slam/src/precomp.hpp b/modules/ptcloud/src/slam/precomp.hpp
similarity index 96%
rename from modules/slam/src/precomp.hpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/src/slam/precomp.hpp
index ad2246c4dd..d489fa9c0d 100644
--- a/modules/slam/src/precomp.hpp
+++ b/modules/ptcloud/src/slam/precomp.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef OPENCV_SLAM_PRECOMP_HPP
 #define OPENCV_SLAM_PRECOMP_HPP
 
-#include "opencv2/slam.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ptcloud/slam.hpp"
 
 #include "opencv2/core.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/core/utility.hpp"
diff --git a/modules/slam/test/test_map.cpp b/modules/ptcloud/test/test_map.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/test/test_map.cpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/test/test_map.cpp
diff --git a/modules/ptcloud/test/test_precomp.hpp b/modules/ptcloud/test/test_precomp.hpp
index c3fc4c8385..ace4e812c4 100644
--- a/modules/ptcloud/test/test_precomp.hpp
+++ b/modules/ptcloud/test/test_precomp.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <opencv2/core/utils/logger.hpp>
 #include "opencv2/ptcloud/depth.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/ptcloud/odometry.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ptcloud/slam.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/features.hpp"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENCL
 #include <opencv2/core/ocl.hpp>
diff --git a/modules/slam/test/test_visual_odometry.cpp b/modules/ptcloud/test/test_visual_odometry.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/slam/test/test_visual_odometry.cpp
rename to modules/ptcloud/test/test_visual_odometry.cpp
diff --git a/modules/slam/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/slam/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b6f62b2f8..0000000000
--- a/modules/slam/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-set(the_description "SLAM and Visual Odometry")
-
-ocv_define_module(slam
-  opencv_geometry
-  opencv_features
-  opencv_imgproc
-  opencv_imgcodecs
-  opencv_video
-  OPTIONAL
-  opencv_dnn
-  WRAP python)
-
-ocv_warnings_disable(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS -Wshadow)
diff --git a/modules/slam/perf/perf_main.cpp b/modules/slam/perf/perf_main.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 95b14c1581..0000000000
--- a/modules/slam/perf/perf_main.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-// 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 "perf_precomp.hpp"
-
-CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN(slam)
diff --git a/modules/slam/perf/perf_precomp.hpp b/modules/slam/perf/perf_precomp.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 37fede9ca6..0000000000
--- a/modules/slam/perf/perf_precomp.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// 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.
-
-#ifndef OPENCV_SLAM_PERF_PRECOMP_HPP
-#define OPENCV_SLAM_PERF_PRECOMP_HPP
-
-#include "opencv2/ts.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/slam.hpp"
-
-#endif
diff --git a/modules/slam/test/test_main.cpp b/modules/slam/test/test_main.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a7a912ed5..0000000000
--- a/modules/slam/test/test_main.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-// 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"
-
-CV_TEST_MAIN("cv")
diff --git a/modules/slam/test/test_precomp.hpp b/modules/slam/test/test_precomp.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 735e4f4d22..0000000000
--- a/modules/slam/test/test_precomp.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-// 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.
-
-#ifndef OPENCV_SLAM_TEST_PRECOMP_HPP
-#define OPENCV_SLAM_TEST_PRECOMP_HPP
-
-#include "opencv2/ts.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/slam.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/geometry.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/features.hpp"
-
-#endif
diff --git a/samples/slam/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/slam/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c6dd1707d..f87637b768 100644
--- a/samples/slam/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/slam/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set(OPENCV_SLAM_SAMPLES_REQUIRED_DEPS
   opencv_core
   opencv_dnn
   opencv_features
-  opencv_slam)
+  opencv_ptcloud)
 ocv_check_dependencies(${OPENCV_SLAM_SAMPLES_REQUIRED_DEPS})
 
 if(NOT BUILD_EXAMPLES OR NOT OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND)