diff --git a/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio.hpp b/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio.hpp
index e5b74eed38..c25c8e83ae 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio.hpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio.hpp
@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ enum VideoCaptureProperties {
 enum VideoWriterProperties {
   VIDEOWRITER_PROP_QUALITY = 1,    //!< Current quality (0..100%) of the encoded videostream. Can be adjusted dynamically in some codecs.
   VIDEOWRITER_PROP_FRAMEBYTES = 2, //!< (Read-only): Size of just encoded video frame. Note that the encoding order may be different from representation order.
-  VIDEOWRITER_PROP_NSTRIPES = 3    //!< Number of stripes for parallel encoding. -1 for auto detection.
+  VIDEOWRITER_PROP_NSTRIPES = 3,   //!< Number of stripes for parallel encoding. -1 for auto detection.
+  VIDEOWRITER_PROP_IS_COLOR = 4    //!< If it is not zero, the encoder will expect and encode color frames, otherwise it
+                                   //!< will work with grayscale frames.
 };
 
 //! @} videoio_flags_base
@@ -876,7 +878,7 @@ public:
     @param fps Framerate of the created video stream.
     @param frameSize Size of the video frames.
     @param isColor If it is not zero, the encoder will expect and encode color frames, otherwise it
-    will work with grayscale frames (the flag is currently supported on Windows only).
+    will work with grayscale frames.
 
     @b Tips:
     - With some backends `fourcc=-1` pops up the codec selection dialog from the system.
@@ -896,6 +898,18 @@ public:
     CV_WRAP VideoWriter(const String& filename, int apiPreference, int fourcc, double fps,
                 Size frameSize, bool isColor = true);
 
+    /** @overload
+     * The `params` parameter allows to specify extra encoder parameters encoded as pairs (paramId_1, paramValue_1, paramId_2, paramValue_2, ... .)
+     * see cv::VideoWriterProperties
+     */
+    CV_WRAP VideoWriter(const String& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const Size& frameSize,
+                        const std::vector<int>& params);
+
+    /** @overload
+     */
+    CV_WRAP VideoWriter(const String& filename, int apiPreference, int fourcc, double fps,
+                        const Size& frameSize, const std::vector<int>& params);
+
     /** @brief Default destructor
 
     The method first calls VideoWriter::release to close the already opened file.
@@ -918,6 +932,16 @@ public:
     CV_WRAP bool open(const String& filename, int apiPreference, int fourcc, double fps,
                       Size frameSize, bool isColor = true);
 
+    /** @overload
+     */
+    CV_WRAP bool open(const String& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const Size& frameSize,
+                      const std::vector<int>& params);
+
+    /** @overload
+     */
+    CV_WRAP bool open(const String& filename, int apiPreference, int fourcc, double fps,
+                      const Size& frameSize, const std::vector<int>& params);
+
     /** @brief Returns true if video writer has been successfully initialized.
     */
     CV_WRAP virtual bool isOpened() const;
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/backend.hpp b/modules/videoio/src/backend.hpp
index e8b269ba79..1b2a1e6cbb 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/backend.hpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/backend.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ public:
     virtual ~IBackend() {}
     virtual Ptr<IVideoCapture> createCapture(int camera) const = 0;
     virtual Ptr<IVideoCapture> createCapture(const std::string &filename) const = 0;
-    virtual Ptr<IVideoWriter>  createWriter(const std::string &filename, int fourcc, double fps, const cv::Size &sz, bool isColor) const = 0;
+    virtual Ptr<IVideoWriter> createWriter(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const cv::Size& sz,
+                                           const VideoWriterParameters& params) const = 0;
 };
 
 class IBackendFactory
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ public:
 
 typedef Ptr<IVideoCapture> (*FN_createCaptureFile)(const std::string & filename);
 typedef Ptr<IVideoCapture> (*FN_createCaptureCamera)(int camera);
-typedef Ptr<IVideoWriter>  (*FN_createWriter)(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const Size& sz, bool isColor);
+typedef Ptr<IVideoWriter>  (*FN_createWriter)(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const Size& sz,
+                                              const VideoWriterParameters& params);
 Ptr<IBackendFactory> createBackendFactory(FN_createCaptureFile createCaptureFile,
                                           FN_createCaptureCamera createCaptureCamera,
                                           FN_createWriter createWriter);
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/backend_plugin.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/backend_plugin.cpp
index d8b7c3014e..e7f95a1135 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/backend_plugin.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/backend_plugin.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ public:
 
     Ptr<IVideoCapture> createCapture(int camera) const CV_OVERRIDE;
     Ptr<IVideoCapture> createCapture(const std::string &filename) const CV_OVERRIDE;
-    Ptr<IVideoWriter>  createWriter(const std::string &filename, int fourcc, double fps, const cv::Size &sz, bool isColor) const CV_OVERRIDE;
+    Ptr<IVideoWriter> createWriter(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps,
+                                   const cv::Size& sz, const VideoWriterParameters& params) const CV_OVERRIDE;
 };
 
 class PluginBackendFactory : public IBackendFactory
@@ -502,7 +503,8 @@ class PluginWriter : public cv::IVideoWriter
 public:
     static
     Ptr<PluginWriter> create(const OpenCV_VideoIO_Plugin_API_preview* plugin_api,
-            const std::string &filename, int fourcc, double fps, const cv::Size &sz, bool isColor)
+            const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const cv::Size& sz,
+            const VideoWriterParameters& params)
     {
         CV_Assert(plugin_api);
         CvPluginWriter writer = NULL;
@@ -510,6 +512,7 @@ public:
         {
             CV_Assert(plugin_api->Writer_release);
             CV_Assert(!filename.empty());
+            const bool isColor = params.get(VIDEOWRITER_PROP_IS_COLOR, true);
             if (CV_ERROR_OK == plugin_api->Writer_open(filename.c_str(), fourcc, fps, sz.width, sz.height, isColor, &writer))
             {
                 CV_Assert(writer);
@@ -597,12 +600,13 @@ Ptr<IVideoCapture> PluginBackend::createCapture(const std::string &filename) con
     return Ptr<IVideoCapture>();
 }
 
-Ptr<IVideoWriter> PluginBackend::createWriter(const std::string &filename, int fourcc, double fps, const cv::Size &sz, bool isColor) const
+Ptr<IVideoWriter> PluginBackend::createWriter(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps,
+                                              const cv::Size& sz, const VideoWriterParameters& params) const
 {
     try
     {
         if (plugin_api_)
-            return PluginWriter::create(plugin_api_, filename, fourcc, fps, sz, isColor); //.staticCast<IVideoWriter>();
+            return PluginWriter::create(plugin_api_, filename, fourcc, fps, sz, params); //.staticCast<IVideoWriter>();
     }
     catch (...)
     {
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/backend_static.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/backend_static.cpp
index 45ece063e8..567628665b 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/backend_static.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/backend_static.cpp
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ public:
             return fn_createCaptureFile_(filename);
         return Ptr<IVideoCapture>();
     }
-    Ptr<IVideoWriter> createWriter(const std::string &filename, int fourcc, double fps, const cv::Size &sz, bool isColor) const CV_OVERRIDE
+    Ptr<IVideoWriter> createWriter(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps,
+                                   const cv::Size& sz, const VideoWriterParameters& params) const CV_OVERRIDE
     {
         if (fn_createWriter_)
-            return fn_createWriter_(filename, fourcc, fps, sz, isColor);
+            return fn_createWriter_(filename, fourcc, fps, sz, params);
         return Ptr<IVideoWriter>();
     }
 }; // StaticBackend
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap.cpp
index c4206fbfbd..77a2c3671e 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap.cpp
@@ -458,6 +458,18 @@ VideoWriter::VideoWriter(const String& filename, int apiPreference, int _fourcc,
     open(filename, apiPreference, _fourcc, fps, frameSize, isColor);
 }
 
+VideoWriter::VideoWriter(const cv::String& filename, int fourcc, double fps,
+                         const cv::Size& frameSize, const std::vector<int>& params)
+{
+    open(filename, fourcc, fps, frameSize, params);
+}
+
+VideoWriter::VideoWriter(const cv::String& filename, int apiPreference, int fourcc, double fps,
+                         const cv::Size& frameSize, const std::vector<int>& params)
+{
+    open(filename, apiPreference, fourcc, fps, frameSize, params);
+}
+
 void VideoWriter::release()
 {
     iwriter.release();
@@ -471,11 +483,26 @@ VideoWriter::~VideoWriter()
 bool VideoWriter::open(const String& filename, int _fourcc, double fps, Size frameSize,
                        bool isColor)
 {
-    return open(filename, CAP_ANY, _fourcc, fps, frameSize, isColor);
+    return open(filename, CAP_ANY, _fourcc, fps, frameSize,
+                std::vector<int> { VIDEOWRITER_PROP_IS_COLOR, static_cast<int>(isColor) });
 }
 
 bool VideoWriter::open(const String& filename, int apiPreference, int _fourcc, double fps,
                        Size frameSize, bool isColor)
+{
+    return open(filename, apiPreference, _fourcc, fps, frameSize,
+                std::vector<int> { VIDEOWRITER_PROP_IS_COLOR, static_cast<int>(isColor) });
+}
+
+
+bool VideoWriter::open(const String& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const Size& frameSize,
+                       const std::vector<int>& params)
+{
+    return open(filename, CAP_ANY, fourcc, fps, frameSize, params);
+}
+
+bool VideoWriter::open(const String& filename, int apiPreference, int fourcc, double fps,
+                       const Size& frameSize, const std::vector<int>& params)
 {
     CV_INSTRUMENT_REGION();
 
@@ -484,30 +511,39 @@ bool VideoWriter::open(const String& filename, int apiPreference, int _fourcc, d
         release();
     }
 
-    const std::vector<VideoBackendInfo> backends = cv::videoio_registry::getAvailableBackends_Writer();
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < backends.size(); i++)
+    const VideoWriterParameters parameters(params);
+    for (const auto& info : videoio_registry::getAvailableBackends_Writer())
     {
-        const VideoBackendInfo& info = backends[i];
         if (apiPreference == CAP_ANY || apiPreference == info.id)
         {
             CV_WRITER_LOG_DEBUG(NULL,
                                 cv::format("VIDEOIO(%s): trying writer with filename='%s' "
                                            "fourcc=0x%08x fps=%g sz=%dx%d isColor=%d...",
-                                           info.name, filename.c_str(), (unsigned)_fourcc, fps,
-                                           frameSize.width, frameSize.height, (int)isColor));
+                                           info.name, filename.c_str(), (unsigned)fourcc, fps,
+                                           frameSize.width, frameSize.height,
+                                           parameters.get(VIDEOWRITER_PROP_IS_COLOR, true)));
             CV_Assert(!info.backendFactory.empty());
             const Ptr<IBackend> backend = info.backendFactory->getBackend();
             if (!backend.empty())
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    iwriter = backend->createWriter(filename, _fourcc, fps, frameSize, isColor);
+                    iwriter = backend->createWriter(filename, fourcc, fps, frameSize, parameters);
                     if (!iwriter.empty())
                     {
 
                         CV_WRITER_LOG_DEBUG(NULL,
                                             cv::format("VIDEOIO(%s): created, isOpened=%d",
                                                        info.name, iwriter->isOpened()));
+                        if (param_VIDEOIO_DEBUG || param_VIDEOWRITER_DEBUG)
+                        {
+                            for (int key: parameters.getUnused())
+                            {
+                                CV_LOG_WARNING(NULL,
+                                               cv::format("VIDEOIO(%s): parameter with key '%d' was unused",
+                                                          info.name, key));
+                            }
+                        }
                         if (iwriter->isOpened())
                         {
                             return true;
@@ -529,7 +565,7 @@ bool VideoWriter::open(const String& filename, int apiPreference, int _fourcc, d
                 catch (const std::exception& e)
                 {
                     CV_LOG_ERROR(NULL, cv::format("VIDEOIO(%s): raised C++ exception:\n\n%s\n",
-                                                     info.name, e.what()));
+                                                  info.name, e.what()));
                 }
                 catch (...)
                 {
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_avfoundation.mm b/modules/videoio/src/cap_avfoundation.mm
index 9a61292ee8..3b94d49015 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_avfoundation.mm
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_avfoundation.mm
@@ -221,9 +221,12 @@ cv::Ptr<cv::IVideoCapture> cv::create_AVFoundation_capture_cam(int index)
     return 0;
 }
 
-cv::Ptr<cv::IVideoWriter> cv::create_AVFoundation_writer(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const cv::Size &frameSize, bool isColor)
+cv::Ptr<cv::IVideoWriter> cv::create_AVFoundation_writer(const std::string& filename, int fourcc,
+                                                         double fps, const cv::Size &frameSize,
+                                                         const cv::VideoWriterParameters& params)
 {
     CvSize sz = { frameSize.width, frameSize.height };
+    const bool isColor = params.get(VIDEOWRITER_PROP_IS_COLOR, true);
     CvVideoWriter_AVFoundation* wrt = new CvVideoWriter_AVFoundation(filename.c_str(), fourcc, fps, sz, isColor);
     return cv::makePtr<cv::LegacyWriter>(wrt);
 }
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_avfoundation_mac.mm b/modules/videoio/src/cap_avfoundation_mac.mm
index 230e6d743d..011bc08466 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_avfoundation_mac.mm
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_avfoundation_mac.mm
@@ -231,9 +231,12 @@ cv::Ptr<cv::IVideoCapture> cv::create_AVFoundation_capture_cam(int index)
     return 0;
 }
 
-cv::Ptr<cv::IVideoWriter> cv::create_AVFoundation_writer(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const cv::Size &frameSize, bool isColor)
+cv::Ptr<cv::IVideoWriter> cv::create_AVFoundation_writer(const std::string& filename, int fourcc,
+                                                         double fps, const cv::Size& frameSize,
+                                                         const cv::VideoWriterParameters& params)
 {
     CvSize sz = { frameSize.width, frameSize.height };
+    const bool isColor = params.get(VIDEOWRITER_PROP_IS_COLOR, true);
     CvVideoWriter_AVFoundation* wrt = new CvVideoWriter_AVFoundation(filename, fourcc, fps, sz, isColor);
     if (wrt->isOpened())
     {
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg.cpp
index 5d8003cdef..b436b75e11 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg.cpp
@@ -170,9 +170,12 @@ protected:
 
 } // namespace
 
-cv::Ptr<cv::IVideoWriter> cvCreateVideoWriter_FFMPEG_proxy(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const cv::Size &frameSize, bool isColor)
+cv::Ptr<cv::IVideoWriter> cvCreateVideoWriter_FFMPEG_proxy(const std::string& filename, int fourcc,
+                                                           double fps, const cv::Size& frameSize,
+                                                           const VideoWriterParameters& params)
 {
-    cv::Ptr<CvVideoWriter_FFMPEG_proxy> writer = cv::makePtr<CvVideoWriter_FFMPEG_proxy>(filename, fourcc, fps, frameSize, isColor != 0);
+    const bool isColor = params.get(VIDEOWRITER_PROP_IS_COLOR, true);
+    cv::Ptr<CvVideoWriter_FFMPEG_proxy> writer = cv::makePtr<CvVideoWriter_FFMPEG_proxy>(filename, fourcc, fps, frameSize, isColor);
     if (writer && writer->isOpened())
         return writer;
     return cv::Ptr<cv::IVideoWriter>();
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_gstreamer.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_gstreamer.cpp
index 18d6101ece..4d9330daf8 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_gstreamer.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_gstreamer.cpp
@@ -1673,9 +1673,11 @@ bool CvVideoWriter_GStreamer::writeFrame( const IplImage * image )
     return true;
 }
 
-Ptr<IVideoWriter> create_GStreamer_writer(const std::string &filename, int fourcc, double fps, const cv::Size &frameSize, bool isColor)
+Ptr<IVideoWriter> create_GStreamer_writer(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps,
+                                          const cv::Size& frameSize, const VideoWriterParameters& params)
 {
     CvVideoWriter_GStreamer* wrt = new CvVideoWriter_GStreamer;
+    const bool isColor = params.get(VIDEOWRITER_PROP_IS_COLOR, true);
     try
     {
         if (wrt->open(filename, fourcc, fps, frameSize, isColor))
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_images.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_images.cpp
index 92de9247a8..b506dd1c06 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_images.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_images.cpp
@@ -429,7 +429,8 @@ bool CvVideoWriter_Images::setProperty( int id, double value )
     return false; // not supported
 }
 
-Ptr<IVideoWriter> create_Images_writer(const std::string &filename, int, double, const Size &, bool)
+Ptr<IVideoWriter> create_Images_writer(const std::string &filename, int, double, const Size &,
+    const cv::VideoWriterParameters&)
 {
     CvVideoWriter_Images *writer = new CvVideoWriter_Images;
 
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_interface.hpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_interface.hpp
index 1ebdd33063..34bef9b9e1 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_interface.hpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_interface.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,88 @@ struct CvVideoWriter
 
 namespace cv
 {
+namespace
+{
+template <class T>
+inline T castParameterTo(int paramValue)
+{
+    return static_cast<T>(paramValue);
+}
+
+template <>
+inline bool castParameterTo(int paramValue)
+{
+    return paramValue != 0;
+}
+}
+
+class VideoWriterParameters
+{
+public:
+    struct VideoWriterParameter {
+        VideoWriterParameter() = default;
+
+        VideoWriterParameter(int key_, int value_) : key(key_), value(value_) {}
+
+        int key{-1};
+        int value{-1};
+        mutable bool isConsumed{false};
+    };
+
+    VideoWriterParameters() = default;
+
+    explicit VideoWriterParameters(const std::vector<int>& params)
+    {
+        const auto count = params.size();
+        if (count % 2 != 0)
+        {
+            CV_Error_(Error::StsVecLengthErr,
+                      ("Vector of VideoWriter parameters should have even length"));
+        }
+        params_.reserve(count / 2);
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i < count; i += 2)
+        {
+            add(params[i], params[i + 1]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void add(int key, int value)
+    {
+        params_.emplace_back(key, value);
+    }
+
+    template <class ValueType>
+    ValueType get(int key, ValueType defaultValue) const CV_NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        auto it = std::find_if(params_.begin(), params_.end(),
+                               [key](const VideoWriterParameter &param) {
+                                   return param.key == key;
+                               });
+        if (it != params_.end())
+        {
+            it->isConsumed = true;
+            return castParameterTo<ValueType>(it->value);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::vector<int> getUnused() const CV_NOEXCEPT {
+        std::vector<int> unusedParams;
+        for (const auto &param : params_)
+        {
+            if (!param.isConsumed)
+            {
+                unusedParams.push_back(param.key);
+            }
+        }
+        return unusedParams;
+    }
+private:
+    std::vector<VideoWriterParameter> params_;
+};
 
 class IVideoCapture
 {
@@ -168,24 +250,34 @@ public:
 //==================================================================================================
 
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> cvCreateFileCapture_FFMPEG_proxy(const std::string &filename);
-Ptr<IVideoWriter> cvCreateVideoWriter_FFMPEG_proxy(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const Size &frameSize, bool isColor);
+Ptr<IVideoWriter> cvCreateVideoWriter_FFMPEG_proxy(const std::string& filename, int fourcc,
+                                                   double fps, const Size& frameSize,
+                                                   const VideoWriterParameters& params);
 
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> createGStreamerCapture_file(const std::string& filename);
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> createGStreamerCapture_cam(int index);
-Ptr<IVideoWriter> create_GStreamer_writer(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const Size &frameSize, bool isColor);
+Ptr<IVideoWriter> create_GStreamer_writer(const std::string& filename, int fourcc,
+                                          double fps, const Size& frameSize,
+                                          const VideoWriterParameters& params);
 
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> create_MFX_capture(const std::string &filename);
-Ptr<IVideoWriter> create_MFX_writer(const std::string &filename, int _fourcc, double fps, const Size &frameSize, bool isColor);
+Ptr<IVideoWriter> create_MFX_writer(const std::string& filename, int _fourcc,
+                                    double fps, const Size& frameSize,
+                                    const VideoWriterParameters& params);
 
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> create_AVFoundation_capture_file(const std::string &filename);
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> create_AVFoundation_capture_cam(int index);
-Ptr<IVideoWriter> create_AVFoundation_writer(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const Size &frameSize, bool isColor);
+Ptr<IVideoWriter> create_AVFoundation_writer(const std::string& filename, int fourcc,
+                                             double fps, const Size& frameSize,
+                                             const VideoWriterParameters& params);
 
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> create_WRT_capture(int device);
 
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> cvCreateCapture_MSMF(int index);
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> cvCreateCapture_MSMF(const std::string& filename);
-Ptr<IVideoWriter> cvCreateVideoWriter_MSMF(const std::string& filename, int fourcc, double fps, const Size &frameSize, bool is_color);
+Ptr<IVideoWriter> cvCreateVideoWriter_MSMF(const std::string& filename, int fourcc,
+                                           double fps, const Size& frameSize,
+                                           const VideoWriterParameters& params);
 
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> create_DShow_capture(int index);
 
@@ -196,7 +288,9 @@ Ptr<IVideoCapture> create_OpenNI2_capture_cam( int index );
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> create_OpenNI2_capture_file( const std::string &filename );
 
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> create_Images_capture(const std::string &filename);
-Ptr<IVideoWriter> create_Images_writer(const std::string &filename, int fourcc, double fps, const Size &frameSize, bool iscolor);
+Ptr<IVideoWriter> create_Images_writer(const std::string& filename, int fourcc,
+                                       double fps, const Size& frameSize,
+                                       const VideoWriterParameters& params);
 
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> create_DC1394_capture(int index);
 
@@ -210,7 +304,9 @@ Ptr<IVideoCapture> create_XIMEA_capture_file( const std::string &serialNumber );
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> create_Aravis_capture( int index );
 
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> createMotionJpegCapture(const std::string& filename);
-Ptr<IVideoWriter> createMotionJpegWriter(const std::string &filename, int fourcc, double fps, const Size &frameSize, bool iscolor);
+Ptr<IVideoWriter> createMotionJpegWriter(const std::string& filename, int fourcc,
+                                         double fps, const Size& frameSize,
+                                         const VideoWriterParameters& params);
 
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> createGPhoto2Capture(int index);
 Ptr<IVideoCapture> createGPhoto2Capture(const std::string& deviceName);
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_mfx_writer.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_mfx_writer.cpp
index 07d4ec40ce..907684cbfc 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_mfx_writer.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_mfx_writer.cpp
@@ -251,10 +251,12 @@ bool VideoWriter_IntelMFX::write_one(cv::InputArray bgr)
     }
 }
 
-Ptr<IVideoWriter> cv::create_MFX_writer(const std::string &filename, int _fourcc, double fps, const Size &frameSize, bool isColor)
+Ptr<IVideoWriter> cv::create_MFX_writer(const std::string& filename, int _fourcc, double fps,
+                                        const Size& frameSize, const VideoWriterParameters& params)
 {
     if (codecIdByFourCC(_fourcc) > 0)
     {
+        const bool isColor = params.get(VIDEOWRITER_PROP_IS_COLOR, true);
         Ptr<VideoWriter_IntelMFX> a = makePtr<VideoWriter_IntelMFX>(filename, _fourcc, fps, frameSize, isColor);
         if (a->isOpened())
             return a;
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_mjpeg_encoder.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_mjpeg_encoder.cpp
index 851710cf07..48920ac23f 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_mjpeg_encoder.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_mjpeg_encoder.cpp
@@ -1532,12 +1532,15 @@ void MotionJpegWriter::writeFrameData( const uchar* data, int step, int colorspa
 
 }
 
-Ptr<IVideoWriter> createMotionJpegWriter(const std::string &filename, int fourcc, double fps, const Size &frameSize, bool iscolor)
+Ptr<IVideoWriter> createMotionJpegWriter(const std::string& filename, int fourcc,
+                                         double fps, const Size& frameSize,
+                                         const VideoWriterParameters& params)
 {
     if (fourcc != CV_FOURCC('M', 'J', 'P', 'G'))
         return Ptr<IVideoWriter>();
 
-    Ptr<IVideoWriter> iwriter = makePtr<mjpeg::MotionJpegWriter>(filename, fps, frameSize, iscolor);
+    const bool isColor = params.get(VIDEOWRITER_PROP_IS_COLOR, true);
+    Ptr<IVideoWriter> iwriter = makePtr<mjpeg::MotionJpegWriter>(filename, fps, frameSize, isColor);
     if( !iwriter->isOpened() )
         iwriter.release();
     return iwriter;
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp
index b58e6beb11..c90579e0b8 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_msmf.cpp
@@ -1656,11 +1656,13 @@ void CvVideoWriter_MSMF::write(cv::InputArray img)
 }
 
 cv::Ptr<cv::IVideoWriter> cv::cvCreateVideoWriter_MSMF( const std::string& filename, int fourcc,
-                                                        double fps, const cv::Size &frameSize, bool isColor )
+                                                        double fps, const cv::Size& frameSize,
+                                                        const VideoWriterParameters& params)
 {
     cv::Ptr<CvVideoWriter_MSMF> writer = cv::makePtr<CvVideoWriter_MSMF>();
     if (writer)
     {
+        const bool isColor = params.get(VIDEOWRITER_PROP_IS_COLOR, true);
         writer->open(filename, fourcc, fps, frameSize, isColor);
         if (writer->isOpened())
             return writer;