diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
index e10cd9587d..631c698081 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
@@ -821,6 +821,9 @@ template<typename _Tp> inline Mat_<_Tp>::Mat_(int _dims, const int* _sz)
 template<typename _Tp> inline Mat_<_Tp>::Mat_(int _dims, const int* _sz, const _Tp& _s)
     : Mat(_dims, _sz, DataType<_Tp>::type, Scalar(_s)) {}
 
+template<typename _Tp> inline Mat_<_Tp>::Mat_(int _dims, const int* _sz, _Tp* _data, const size_t* _steps)
+    : Mat(_dims, _sz, DataType<_Tp>::type, _data, _steps) {}
+
 template<typename _Tp> inline Mat_<_Tp>::Mat_(const Mat_<_Tp>& m, const Range* ranges)
     : Mat(m, ranges) {}