diff --git a/modules/core/perf/perf_stat.cpp b/modules/core/perf/perf_stat.cpp
index b7fc43d120..9698076ad5 100644
--- a/modules/core/perf/perf_stat.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/perf/perf_stat.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ PERF_TEST_P(Size_MatType, mean, TYPICAL_MATS)
 
     TEST_CYCLE() s = mean(src);
 
-    SANITY_CHECK(s, 1e-6);
+    SANITY_CHECK(s, 1e-5);
 }
 
 PERF_TEST_P(Size_MatType, mean_mask, TYPICAL_MATS)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ PERF_TEST_P(Size_MatType, mean_mask, TYPICAL_MATS)
 
     TEST_CYCLE() s = mean(src, mask);
 
-    SANITY_CHECK(s, 1e-6);
+    SANITY_CHECK(s, 5e-5);
 }
 
 PERF_TEST_P(Size_MatType, meanStdDev, TYPICAL_MATS)
diff --git a/modules/core/src/stat.cpp b/modules/core/src/stat.cpp
index e069e52985..832e95eb68 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/stat.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/stat.cpp
@@ -439,6 +439,50 @@ cv::Scalar cv::sum( InputArray _src )
 {
     Mat src = _src.getMat();
     int k, cn = src.channels(), depth = src.depth();
+	
+#if defined (HAVE_IPP) && (IPP_VERSION_MAJOR >= 7)
+	size_t total_size = src.total();
+	int rows = src.size[0], cols = (int)(total_size/rows);
+	if( src.dims == 2 || (src.isContinuous() && cols > 0 && (size_t)rows*cols == total_size) )
+	{
+		IppiSize sz = { cols, rows };
+		int type = src.type();
+		typedef IppStatus (CV_STDCALL* ippiSumFunc)(const void*, int, IppiSize, double *, int);
+		ippiSumFunc ippFunc = 
+			type == CV_8UC1 ? (ippiSumFunc)ippiSum_8u_C1R :
+			type == CV_8UC3 ? (ippiSumFunc)ippiSum_8u_C3R :
+			type == CV_8UC4 ? (ippiSumFunc)ippiSum_8u_C4R :
+			type == CV_16UC1 ? (ippiSumFunc)ippiSum_16u_C1R :
+			type == CV_16UC3 ? (ippiSumFunc)ippiSum_16u_C3R :
+			type == CV_16UC4 ? (ippiSumFunc)ippiSum_16u_C4R :
+			type == CV_16SC1 ? (ippiSumFunc)ippiSum_16s_C1R :
+			type == CV_16SC3 ? (ippiSumFunc)ippiSum_16s_C3R :
+			type == CV_16SC4 ? (ippiSumFunc)ippiSum_16s_C4R :
+			type == CV_32FC1 ? (ippiSumFunc)ippiSum_32f_C1R :
+			type == CV_32FC3 ? (ippiSumFunc)ippiSum_32f_C3R :
+			type == CV_32FC4 ? (ippiSumFunc)ippiSum_32f_C4R :
+			0;
+		if( ippFunc )
+		{
+			Ipp64f *res = new Ipp64f[cn];
+			if( ippFunc(src.data, src.step[0], sz, res, ippAlgHintAccurate) == ippStsNoErr )
+			{
+				Scalar sc;
+				for( int i = 0; i < cn; i++ )
+				{
+					sc[i] = res[i];
+				}
+				delete []res;
+				return sc;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				delete []res;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+#endif 
+	
     SumFunc func = sumTab[depth];
 
     CV_Assert( cn <= 4 && func != 0 );
@@ -512,6 +556,86 @@ cv::Scalar cv::mean( InputArray _src, InputArray _mask )
     CV_Assert( mask.empty() || mask.type() == CV_8U );
 
     int k, cn = src.channels(), depth = src.depth();
+	
+#if defined (HAVE_IPP) && (IPP_VERSION_MAJOR >= 7)
+	size_t total_size = src.total();
+	int rows = src.size[0], cols = (int)(total_size/rows);
+	if( src.dims == 2 || (src.isContinuous() && mask.isContinuous() && cols > 0 && (size_t)rows*cols == total_size) )
+	{
+		IppiSize sz = { cols, rows };
+		int type = src.type();
+		if( !mask.empty() )
+		{
+			typedef IppStatus (CV_STDCALL* ippiMaskMeanFuncC1)(const void *, int, void *, int, IppiSize, Ipp64f *);
+			ippiMaskMeanFuncC1 ippFuncC1 = 
+			type == CV_8UC1 ? (ippiMaskMeanFuncC1)ippiMean_8u_C1MR :
+			type == CV_16UC1 ? (ippiMaskMeanFuncC1)ippiMean_16u_C1MR :
+			type == CV_32FC1 ? (ippiMaskMeanFuncC1)ippiMean_32f_C1MR :
+			0;
+			if( ippFuncC1 )
+			{
+				Ipp64f res;
+				if( ippFuncC1(src.data, src.step[0], mask.data, mask.step[0], sz, &res) == ippStsNoErr )
+				{
+					return Scalar(res);
+				}
+			}
+			typedef IppStatus (CV_STDCALL* ippiMaskMeanFuncC3)(const void *, int, void *, int, IppiSize, int, Ipp64f *);
+			ippiMaskMeanFuncC3 ippFuncC3 = 
+			type == CV_8UC3 ? (ippiMaskMeanFuncC3)ippiMean_8u_C3CMR :
+			type == CV_16UC3 ? (ippiMaskMeanFuncC3)ippiMean_16u_C3CMR :
+			type == CV_32FC3 ? (ippiMaskMeanFuncC3)ippiMean_32f_C3CMR :
+			0;
+			if( ippFuncC3 )
+			{
+				Ipp64f res1, res2, res3;
+				if( ippFuncC3(src.data, src.step[0], mask.data, mask.step[0], sz, 1, &res1) == ippStsNoErr &&
+					ippFuncC3(src.data, src.step[0], mask.data, mask.step[0], sz, 2, &res2) == ippStsNoErr &&
+					ippFuncC3(src.data, src.step[0], mask.data, mask.step[0], sz, 3, &res3) == ippStsNoErr )
+				{
+					return Scalar(res1, res2, res3);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			typedef IppStatus (CV_STDCALL* ippiMeanFunc)(const void*, int, IppiSize, double *, int);
+			ippiMeanFunc ippFunc = 
+				type == CV_8UC1 ? (ippiMeanFunc)ippiMean_8u_C1R :
+				type == CV_8UC3 ? (ippiMeanFunc)ippiMean_8u_C3R :
+				type == CV_8UC4 ? (ippiMeanFunc)ippiMean_8u_C4R :
+				type == CV_16UC1 ? (ippiMeanFunc)ippiMean_16u_C1R :
+				type == CV_16UC3 ? (ippiMeanFunc)ippiMean_16u_C3R :
+				type == CV_16UC4 ? (ippiMeanFunc)ippiMean_16u_C4R :
+				type == CV_16SC1 ? (ippiMeanFunc)ippiMean_16s_C1R :
+				type == CV_16SC3 ? (ippiMeanFunc)ippiMean_16s_C3R :
+				type == CV_16SC4 ? (ippiMeanFunc)ippiMean_16s_C4R :
+				type == CV_32FC1 ? (ippiMeanFunc)ippiMean_32f_C1R :
+				type == CV_32FC3 ? (ippiMeanFunc)ippiMean_32f_C3R :
+				type == CV_32FC4 ? (ippiMeanFunc)ippiMean_32f_C4R :
+				0;
+			if( ippFunc )
+			{
+				Ipp64f *res = new Ipp64f[cn];
+				if( ippFunc(src.data, src.step[0], sz, res, ippAlgHintAccurate) == ippStsNoErr )
+				{
+					Scalar sc;
+					for( int i = 0; i < cn; i++ )
+					{
+						sc[i] = res[i];
+					}
+					delete []res;
+					return sc;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					delete []res;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+	
     SumFunc func = sumTab[depth];
 
     CV_Assert( cn <= 4 && func != 0 );
diff --git a/modules/core/test/test_arithm.cpp b/modules/core/test/test_arithm.cpp
index a3e61f22a3..0bb185d2d2 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/test_arithm.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/test/test_arithm.cpp
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ struct MeanOp : public BaseElemWiseOp
     }
     double getMaxErr(int)
     {
-        return 1e-6;
+        return 1e-5;
     }
 };