diff --git a/modules/highgui/doc/qt_new_functions.rst b/modules/highgui/doc/qt_new_functions.rst
index cf079c4e84..bb85ec4d33 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/doc/qt_new_functions.rst
+++ b/modules/highgui/doc/qt_new_functions.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Qt New Functions
 
 .. image:: pics/qtgui.png
 
-This figure explains new functionality implemented with Qt* GUI. The new GUI provides a statusbar, a toolbar, and a control panel. The control panel can have trackbars and buttonbars attached to it.
+This figure explains new functionality implemented with Qt* GUI. The new GUI provides a statusbar, a toolbar, and a control panel. The control panel can have trackbars and buttonbars attached to it. If you can't see the control panel then press Ctrl+P or right-click on any Qt-window and select "Display properties window".
 
 *
     To attach a trackbar, the window name parameter must be NULL.
diff --git a/modules/highgui/doc/user_interface.rst b/modules/highgui/doc/user_interface.rst
index 8d345969f1..745fdaa3dd 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/doc/user_interface.rst
+++ b/modules/highgui/doc/user_interface.rst
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ The function ``namedWindow`` creates a window that can be used as a placeholder
 
 If a window with the same name already exists, the function does nothing.
 
+You can call :cpp:func:`destroyWindow` or :cpp:func:`destroyAllWindows` to close the window and de-allocate any associated memory usage. For a simple program, you do not really have to call these functions because all the resources and windows of the application are closed automatically by the operating system upon exit.
+
 
 **[Qt Backend Only]**
 Qt-specific details:
@@ -126,6 +128,35 @@ Qt-specific details:
 
         ..
 
+
+.. index:: destroyWindow
+
+.. _destroyWindow:
+
+destroyWindow
+-------------
+.. ocv:function:: void destroyWindow( const string &winname )
+
+    Destroys a window.
+            
+    :param winname: Name of the window to be destroyed. 
+                                           
+The function ``destroyWindow`` destroys the window with the given name.
+
+
+.. index:: destroyAllWindows
+
+.. _destroyAllWindows:
+
+destroyAllWindows
+-----------------
+.. ocv:function:: void destroyAllWindows()
+
+    Destroys all of the HighGUI windows.
+
+The function ``destroyAllWindows`` destroys all of the opened HighGUI windows.
+
+
 .. index:: setTrackbarPos
 
 .. _setTrackbarPos:
diff --git a/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp b/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp
index 205476f8a4..094aeda25f 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ enum { WINDOW_AUTOSIZE=1 };
 
 CV_EXPORTS_W void namedWindow( const string& winname, int flags=WINDOW_AUTOSIZE );
 CV_EXPORTS_W void destroyWindow( const string& winname );
+CV_EXPORTS_W void destroyAllWindows();
 CV_EXPORTS_W int startWindowThread();
 
 CV_EXPORTS_W void setWindowProperty(const string& winname, int prop_id, double prop_value);//YV
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
index c9b054a419..b6aca7d3cc 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ void cv::destroyWindow( const string& winname )
     cvDestroyWindow( winname.c_str() );
 }
 
+void cv::destroyAllWindows()
+{
+    cvDestroyAllWindows();
+}
+
 void cv::setWindowProperty(const string& winname, int prop_id, double prop_value)
 {
 	cvSetWindowProperty( winname.c_str(),prop_id,prop_value);
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
index d97928c505..65b50b6966 100755
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
@@ -1338,8 +1338,11 @@ void CvButtonbar::addButton( QString name, CvButtonCallback call, void* userdata
 	}
 
 	if (button)
-	{
-		QObject::connect( button, SIGNAL( toggled(bool) ),button, SLOT( callCallBack(bool) ));
+	{
+		if (button_type == CV_PUSH_BUTTON)
+			QObject::connect( button, SIGNAL( clicked(bool) ),button, SLOT( callCallBack(bool) ));
+		else 
+			QObject::connect( button, SIGNAL( toggled(bool) ),button, SLOT( callCallBack(bool) ));
 		addWidget(button,Qt::AlignCenter);
 	}
 }