diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/precomp.hpp b/modules/highgui/src/precomp.hpp
index 1d72a5d7a2..1bcc22f610 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/precomp.hpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/precomp.hpp
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ double cvGetRatioWindow_GTK(const char* name);
 double cvGetOpenGlProp_W32(const char* name);
 double cvGetOpenGlProp_GTK(const char* name);
 
+double cvGetPropVisible_W32(const char* name);
+
 //for QT
 #if defined (HAVE_QT)
 CvRect cvGetWindowRect_QT(const char* name);
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
index ad08af60c0..939d3c4eb1 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ CV_IMPL double cvGetWindowProperty(const char* name, int prop_id)
     case CV_WND_PROP_VISIBLE:
         #if defined (HAVE_QT)
             return cvGetPropVisible_QT(name);
+        #elif defined(HAVE_WIN32UI)
+            return cvGetPropVisible_W32(name);
         #else
             return -1;
         #endif
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_w32.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window_w32.cpp
index e67fb4e187..e7141cb82c 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_w32.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_w32.cpp
@@ -629,6 +629,24 @@ double cvGetOpenGlProp_W32(const char* name)
     return result;
 }
 
+double cvGetPropVisible_W32(const char* name)
+{
+    double result = -1;
+
+    CV_FUNCNAME( "cvGetPropVisible_W32" );
+
+    __BEGIN__;
+
+    if (!name)
+        CV_ERROR( CV_StsNullPtr, "NULL name string" );
+
+    result = (icvFindWindowByName( name ) != NULL);
+
+    __END__;
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 
 // OpenGL support