diff --git a/modules/imgproc/src/smooth.cpp b/modules/imgproc/src/smooth.cpp
index 09f790182d..29eb938bff 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/src/smooth.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/src/smooth.cpp
@@ -2241,6 +2241,53 @@ static bool openvx_gaussianBlur(InputArray _src, OutputArray _dst, Size ksize,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_IPP
+#define IPP_GAUSSIANBLUR_PARALLEL 1
+
+#ifdef HAVE_IPP_IW
+
+class ipp_gaussianBlurParallel: public ParallelLoopBody
+{
+public:
+    ipp_gaussianBlurParallel(::ipp::IwiImage &src, ::ipp::IwiImage &dst, int kernelSize, float sigma, ::ipp::IwiBorderType &border, bool *pOk):
+        m_src(src), m_dst(dst), m_kernelSize(kernelSize), m_sigma(sigma), m_border(border), m_pOk(pOk) {
+        *m_pOk = true;
+    }
+    ~ipp_gaussianBlurParallel()
+    {
+    }
+
+    virtual void operator() (const Range& range) const
+    {
+        CV_INSTRUMENT_REGION_IPP()
+
+        if(!*m_pOk)
+            return;
+
+        try
+        {
+            ::ipp::IwiRoi roi = ::ipp::IwiRect(0, range.start, m_dst.m_size.width, range.end - range.start);
+            CV_INSTRUMENT_FUN_IPP(::ipp::iwiFilterGaussian, &m_src, &m_dst, m_kernelSize, m_sigma, m_border, &roi);
+        }
+        catch(::ipp::IwException e)
+        {
+            *m_pOk = false;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+private:
+    ::ipp::IwiImage &m_src;
+    ::ipp::IwiImage &m_dst;
+
+    int m_kernelSize;
+    float m_sigma;
+    ::ipp::IwiBorderType &m_border;
+
+    volatile bool *m_pOk;
+    const ipp_gaussianBlurParallel& operator= (const ipp_gaussianBlurParallel&);
+};
+
+#endif
+
 static bool ipp_GaussianBlur(InputArray _src, OutputArray _dst, Size ksize,
                    double sigma1, double sigma2, int borderType )
 {
@@ -2272,7 +2319,26 @@ static bool ipp_GaussianBlur(InputArray _src, OutputArray _dst, Size ksize,
         if(!ippBorder.m_borderType)
             return false;
 
-        CV_INSTRUMENT_FUN_IPP(::ipp::iwiFilterGaussian, &iwSrc, &iwDst, ksize.width, (float)sigma1, ippBorder);
+        // IW 2017u2 has bug which doesn't allow use of partial inMem with tiling
+        if((((ippBorder.m_borderFlags)&ippBorderInMem) && ((ippBorder.m_borderFlags)&ippBorderInMem) != ippBorderInMem)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        bool ok;
+        ipp_gaussianBlurParallel invoker(iwSrc, iwDst, ksize.width, (float) sigma1, ippBorder, &ok);
+
+        if(!ok)
+            return false;
+
+        const Range range(0, (int) iwDst.m_size.height);
+        const int threads = ippiSuggestThreadsNum(iwDst, 2);
+        if(IPP_GAUSSIANBLUR_PARALLEL && threads > 1)
+            parallel_for_(range, invoker, threads*4);
+        else
+            invoker(range);
+
+        if(!ok)
+            return false;
     }
     catch (::ipp::IwException ex)
     {