diff --git a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp
index ef4684fd05..cd9749ca8b 100644
--- a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp
+++ b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct CV_EXPORTS_W_SIMPLE ImageFeatures
 {
     CV_PROP_RW int img_idx;
     CV_PROP_RW Size img_size;
-    std::vector<KeyPoint> keypoints;
+    CV_PROP_RW std::vector<KeyPoint> keypoints;
     CV_PROP_RW UMat descriptors;
     CV_WRAP std::vector<KeyPoint> getKeypoints() { return keypoints; };
 };
diff --git a/modules/stitching/misc/python/test/test_stitching.py b/modules/stitching/misc/python/test/test_stitching.py
index 719f0583f2..0d66182fb8 100644
--- a/modules/stitching/misc/python/test/test_stitching.py
+++ b/modules/stitching/misc/python/test/test_stitching.py
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class stitching_detail_test(NewOpenCVTests):
         imgFea = cv.detail.computeImageFeatures2(finder,img)
         self.assertIsNotNone(imgFea)
 
+        # Added Test for PR #21180
+        self.assertIsNotNone(imgFea.keypoints)
+
         matcher = cv.detail_BestOf2NearestMatcher(False, 0.3)
         self.assertIsNotNone(matcher)
         matcher = cv.detail_AffineBestOf2NearestMatcher(False, False, 0.3)