diff --git a/modules/gpu/doc/video.rst b/modules/gpu/doc/video.rst
index f491f0475a..944fbc32f4 100644
--- a/modules/gpu/doc/video.rst
+++ b/modules/gpu/doc/video.rst
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ Constructors.
 
     :param encoderCallback: Callbacks for video encoder. See :ocv:class:`gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack` . Use it if you want to work with raw video stream.
 
-The constructors initialize video writers. FFMPEG is used to write videos. User can implement own multiplexing with ``EncoderCallBack`` .
+The constructors initialize video writer. FFMPEG is used to write videos. User can implement own multiplexing with :ocv:class:`gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack` .
 
 
 
@@ -446,10 +446,11 @@ Saves parameters to config file.
 
 
 gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack
------------------------------------
+-------------------------------------
 .. ocv:class:: gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack
 
 Callbacks for CUDA video encoder. ::
+
     class EncoderCallBack
     {
     public:
@@ -474,7 +475,7 @@ gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack::acquireBitStream
 -------------------------------------------------------
 Callback function to signal the start of bitstream that is to be encoded.
 
-.. ocv:function:: unsigned char* gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack::acquireBitStream(int* bufferSize);
+.. ocv:function:: virtual unsigned char* gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack::acquireBitStream(int* bufferSize) = 0;
 
 Callback must allocate buffer for CUDA encoder and return pointer to it and it's size.
 
@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack::releaseBitStream
 -------------------------------------------------------
 Callback function to signal that the encoded bitstream is ready to be written to file.
 
-.. ocv:function:: void gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack::releaseBitStream(unsigned char* data, int size);
+.. ocv:function:: virtual void gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack::releaseBitStream(unsigned char* data, int size) = 0;
 
 
 
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack::onBeginFrame
 ---------------------------------------------------
 Callback function to signal that the encoding operation on the frame has started.
 
-.. ocv:function:: void gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack::onBeginFrame(int frameNumber, PicType picType);
+.. ocv:function:: virtual void gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack::onBeginFrame(int frameNumber, PicType picType) = 0;
 
     :param picType: Specify frame type (I-Frame, P-Frame or B-Frame).
 
@@ -502,10 +503,233 @@ gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack::onEndFrame
 -------------------------------------------------
 Callback function signals that the encoding operation on the frame has finished.
 
-.. ocv:function:: void gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack::onEndFrame(int frameNumber, PicType picType);
+.. ocv:function:: virtual void gpu::VideoWriter_GPU::EncoderCallBack::onEndFrame(int frameNumber, PicType picType) = 0;
 
     :param picType: Specify frame type (I-Frame, P-Frame or B-Frame).
 
 
 
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU
+--------------------
+Class for reading video from files.
+
+.. ocv:class:: gpu::VideoReader_GPU
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::Codec
+---------------------------
+.. ocv:class:: gpu::VideoReader_GPU::Codec
+
+Video codecs supported by ocv:class:`gpu::VideoReader_GPU` . ::
+
+    enum Codec
+    {
+        MPEG1 = 0,
+        MPEG2,
+        MPEG4,
+        VC1,
+        H264,
+        JPEG,
+        H264_SVC,
+        H264_MVC,
+
+        Uncompressed_YUV420 = (('I'<<24)|('Y'<<16)|('U'<<8)|('V')),   // Y,U,V (4:2:0)
+        Uncompressed_YV12   = (('Y'<<24)|('V'<<16)|('1'<<8)|('2')),   // Y,V,U (4:2:0)
+        Uncompressed_NV12   = (('N'<<24)|('V'<<16)|('1'<<8)|('2')),   // Y,UV  (4:2:0)
+        Uncompressed_YUYV   = (('Y'<<24)|('U'<<16)|('Y'<<8)|('V')),   // YUYV/YUY2 (4:2:2)
+        Uncompressed_UYVY   = (('U'<<24)|('Y'<<16)|('V'<<8)|('Y')),   // UYVY (4:2:2)
+    };
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::ChromaFormat
+----------------------------------
+.. ocv:class:: gpu::VideoReader_GPU::ChromaFormat
+
+Chroma formats supported by ocv:class:`gpu::VideoReader_GPU` . ::
+
+    enum ChromaFormat
+    {
+        Monochrome=0,
+        YUV420,
+        YUV422,
+        YUV444,
+    };
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::FormatInfo
+--------------------------------
+.. ocv:class:: gpu::VideoReader_GPU::FormatInfo
+
+Struct providing information about video file format. ::
+
+    struct FormatInfo
+    {
+        Codec codec;
+        ChromaFormat chromaFormat;
+        int width;
+        int height;
+    };
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoReader_GPU
+-------------------------------------
+Constructors.
+
+.. ocv:function:: gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoReader_GPU();
+.. ocv:function:: gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoReader_GPU(const std::string& filename);
+.. ocv:function:: gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoReader_GPU(const cv::Ptr<VideoSource>& source);
+
+    :param filename: Name of the input video file.
+
+    :param source: Video file parser implemented by user.
+
+The constructors initialize video reader. FFMPEG is used to read videos. User can implement own demultiplexing with :ocv:class:`gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource` .
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::open
+--------------------------
+Initializes or reinitializes video reader.
+
+.. ocv:function:: void gpu::VideoReader_GPU::open(const std::string& filename);
+.. ocv:function:: void gpu::VideoReader_GPU::open(const cv::Ptr<VideoSource>& source);
+
+The method opens video reader. Parameters are the same as in the constructor :ocv:func:`gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoReader_GPU` . The method throws :ocv:class:`Exception` if error occurs.
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::isOpened
+------------------------------
+Returns true if video reader has been successfully initialized.
+
+.. ocv:function:: bool gpu::VideoReader_GPU::isOpened() const;
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::close
+---------------------------
+Releases the video reader.
+
+.. ocv:function:: void gpu::VideoReader_GPU::close();
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::read
+--------------------------
+Grabs, decodes and returns the next video frame.
+
+.. ocv:function:: bool gpu::VideoReader_GPU::read(GpuMat& image);
+
+If no frames has been grabbed (there are no more frames in video file), the methods return ``false`` . The method throws :ocv:class:`Exception` if error occurs.
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::format
+----------------------------
+Returns information about video file format.
+
+.. ocv:function:: FormatInfo gpu::VideoReader_GPU::format() const;
+
+The method throws :ocv:class:`Exception` if video reader wasn't initialized.
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::dumpFormat
+----------------------------
+Dump information about video file format to specified stream.
+
+.. ocv:function:: void gpu::VideoReader_GPU::dumpFormat(std::ostream& st);
+
+    :param st: Output stream.
+
+The method throws :ocv:class:`Exception` if video reader wasn't initialized.
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource
+-----------------------------------
+.. ocv:class:: gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource
+
+Interface for video demultiplexing. ::
+
+    class VideoSource
+    {
+    public:
+        VideoSource();
+        virtual ~VideoSource() {}
+
+        virtual FormatInfo format() const = 0;
+        virtual void start() = 0;
+        virtual void stop() = 0;
+        virtual bool isStarted() const = 0;
+        virtual bool hasError() const = 0;
+
+    protected:
+        bool parseVideoData(const unsigned char* data, size_t size, bool endOfStream = false);
+    };
+
+User can implement own demultiplexing by implementing this interface.
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource::format
+-----------------------------------------
+Returns information about video file format.
+
+.. ocv:function:: virtual FormatInfo gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource::format() const = 0;
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource::start
+----------------------------------------
+Starts processing.
+
+.. ocv:function:: virtual void gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource::start() = 0;
+
+Implementation must create own thread with video processing and call periodic :ocv:func:`gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource::parseVideoData` .
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource::stop
+---------------------------------------
+Stops processing.
+
+.. ocv:function:: virtual void gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource::stop() = 0;
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource::isStarted
+--------------------------------------------
+Returns ``true`` if processing was successfully started.
+
+.. ocv:function:: virtual bool gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource::isStarted() const = 0;
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource::hasError
+-------------------------------------------
+Returns ``true`` if error occured during processing.
+
+.. ocv:function:: virtual bool gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource::hasError() const = 0;
+
+
+
+gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource::parseVideoData
+-------------------------------------------------
+Parse next video frame. Implementation must call this method after new frame was grabbed.
+
+.. ocv:function:: bool gpu::VideoReader_GPU::VideoSource::parseVideoData(const unsigned char* data, size_t size, bool endOfStream = false);
+
+    :param data: Pointer to frame data. Can be ``NULL`` if ``endOfStream`` if ``true`` .
+
+    :param size: Size in bytes of current frame.
+
+    :param endOfStream: Indicates that it is end of stream.
+
+
+
 .. [Brox2004] T. Brox, A. Bruhn, N. Papenberg, J. Weickert. *High accuracy optical flow estimation based on a theory for warping*. ECCV 2004.