diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
index 05ce64c409..e85bf6fa5b 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
@@ -2291,6 +2291,11 @@ public:
     //! returns N if the matrix is 1-channel (N x ptdim) or ptdim-channel (1 x N) or (N x 1); negative number otherwise
     int checkVector(int elemChannels, int depth=-1, bool requireContinuous=true) const;
 
+#ifdef CV_CXX_MOVE_SEMANTICS
+    UMat(UMat&& m);
+    UMat& operator = (UMat&& m);
+#endif
+
     void* handle(int accessFlags) const;
     void ndoffset(size_t* ofs) const;
 
diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp
index 61ae94de08..f826aa3f2f 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp
@@ -3532,6 +3532,69 @@ size_t UMat::total() const
     return p;
 }
 
+#ifdef CV_CXX_MOVE_SEMANTICS
+
+inline
+UMat::UMat(UMat&& m)
+: flags(m.flags), dims(m.dims), rows(m.rows), cols(m.cols), allocator(m.allocator),
+  usageFlags(m.usageFlags), u(m.u), offset(m.offset), size(&rows)
+{
+    if (m.dims <= 2)  // move new step/size info
+    {
+        step[0] = m.step[0];
+        step[1] = m.step[1];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        CV_DbgAssert(m.step.p != m.step.buf);
+        step.p = m.step.p;
+        size.p = m.size.p;
+        m.step.p = m.step.buf;
+        m.size.p = &m.rows;
+    }
+    m.flags = MAGIC_VAL; m.dims = m.rows = m.cols = 0;
+    m.allocator = NULL;
+    m.u = NULL;
+    m.offset = 0;
+}
+
+inline
+UMat& UMat::operator = (UMat&& m)
+{
+    release();
+    flags = m.flags; dims = m.dims; rows = m.rows; cols = m.cols;
+    allocator = m.allocator; usageFlags = m.usageFlags;
+    u = m.u;
+    offset = m.offset;
+    if (step.p != step.buf) // release self step/size
+    {
+        fastFree(step.p);
+        step.p = step.buf;
+        size.p = &rows;
+    }
+    if (m.dims <= 2) // move new step/size info
+    {
+        step[0] = m.step[0];
+        step[1] = m.step[1];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        CV_DbgAssert(m.step.p != m.step.buf);
+        step.p = m.step.p;
+        size.p = m.size.p;
+        m.step.p = m.step.buf;
+        m.size.p = &m.rows;
+    }
+    m.flags = MAGIC_VAL; m.dims = m.rows = m.cols = 0;
+    m.allocator = NULL;
+    m.u = NULL;
+    m.offset = 0;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
 inline bool UMatData::hostCopyObsolete() const { return (flags & HOST_COPY_OBSOLETE) != 0; }
 inline bool UMatData::deviceCopyObsolete() const { return (flags & DEVICE_COPY_OBSOLETE) != 0; }
 inline bool UMatData::deviceMemMapped() const { return (flags & DEVICE_MEM_MAPPED) != 0; }