diff --git a/modules/highgui/perf/perf_output.cpp b/modules/highgui/perf/perf_output.cpp
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+#include "perf_precomp.hpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace cv;
+using namespace perf;
+using std::tr1::make_tuple;
+using std::tr1::get;
+
+typedef std::tr1::tuple<String, bool> VideoWriter_Writing_t;
+typedef perf::TestBaseWithParam<VideoWriter_Writing_t> VideoWriter_Writing;
+
+PERF_TEST_P(VideoWriter_Writing, WriteFrame,
+            testing::Combine( testing::Values( "python/images/QCIF_00.bmp",
+                                               "python/images/QCIF_01.bmp",
+                                               "python/images/QCIF_02.bmp",
+                                               "python/images/QCIF_03.bmp",
+                                               "python/images/QCIF_04.bmp",
+                                               "python/images/QCIF_05.bmp" ),
+            testing::Bool()))
+{
+  string filename = getDataPath(get<0>(GetParam()));
+  bool isColor = get<1>(GetParam());
+
+  VideoWriter writer("perf_writer.avi", CV_FOURCC('X', 'V', 'I', 'D'), 25, cv::Size(640, 480), isColor);
+
+  TEST_CYCLE() { Mat image = imread(filename, 1); writer << image; }
+
+  SANITY_CHECK(writer.isOpened());
+}