diff --git a/doc/js_tutorials/js_setup/js_setup/js_setup.markdown b/doc/js_tutorials/js_setup/js_setup/js_setup.markdown
index 198cc74a24..3628285c41 100644
--- a/doc/js_tutorials/js_setup/js_setup/js_setup.markdown
+++ b/doc/js_tutorials/js_setup/js_setup/js_setup.markdown
@@ -84,7 +84,12 @@ Building OpenCV.js from Source
     @endcode
 
     @note
-    It requires `python` and `cmake` installed in your development environment.
+    - It requires `python` and `cmake` installed in your development environment.
+    - To build with Emscripten 4.0.20 or later, append --cmake_option="-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17" .
+      Embind requires C++17 or later since Emscripten 4.0.20.
+      @code{.bash}
+      emcmake python ./opencv/platforms/js/build_js.py build_js --cmake_option="-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17"
+      @endcode
 
 -#  [Optional] To build the OpenCV.js loader, append `--build_loader`.
 
diff --git a/modules/js/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/js/CMakeLists.txt
index ca27e3df60..526cb3d585 100644
--- a/modules/js/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/js/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,13 +74,23 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
+# Embind requires C++17 or newer from Emscripten 4.0.20.
+# See https://github.com/emscripten-core/emscripten/blob/main/ChangeLog.md#4020---111825
+if(EMSCRIPTEN_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "4.0.20")
+  if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD OR CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD STREQUAL "98"
+     OR CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD STREQUAL "11" OR CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD STREQUAL "14")
+
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "[OpenCV.js Build Error] "
+      "Emscripten ${EMSCRIPTEN_VERSION} requires C++17 or newer for Embind, "
+      "but CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD is set to '${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}'.\n"
+      "Please re-run emcmake with --cmake_option=\"-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17\"\n")
+  endif()
+endif()
 
 ocv_add_module(js BINDINGS PRIVATE_REQUIRED opencv_js_bindings_generator)
 
 ocv_module_include_directories(${EMSCRIPTEN_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
-add_definitions("-std=c++11")
-
 set(deps ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS})
 list(REMOVE_ITEM deps opencv_js_bindings_generator)  # don't add dummy module
 link_libraries(${deps})