diff --git a/modules/core/src/persistence_json.cpp b/modules/core/src/persistence_json.cpp
index 2efdf17d3f..5ea6dd3b03 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/persistence_json.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/persistence_json.cpp
@@ -428,10 +428,20 @@ public:
         return ++ptr;
     }
 
-    bool getBase64Row(char*, int /*indent*/, char*&, char*&)
+    bool getBase64Row(char* ptr, int /*indent*/, char* &beg, char* &end)
     {
-        CV_PARSE_ERROR_CPP("Currently, JSON parser does not support base64 data");
-        return false;
+        beg = end = ptr;
+        if( !ptr || !*ptr )
+            return false;
+
+        // find end of the row
+        while( cv_isprint(*ptr) && (*ptr != ',') && (*ptr != '"'))
+            ++ptr;
+        if ( *ptr == '\0' )
+            CV_PARSE_ERROR_CPP( "Unexpected end of line" );
+
+        end = ptr;
+        return true;
     }
 
     char* parseValue( char* ptr, FileNode& node )
@@ -451,117 +461,15 @@ public:
             for ( ; (cv_isalnum(*ptr) || *ptr == '$' ) && len <= 9u; ptr++ )
                 len++;
 
-            if ( len >= 8u && memcmp( beg, "$base64$", 8u ) == 0 )
+            if ((len >= 8u) && (memcmp( beg, "$base64$", 8u ) == 0) )
             {   /**************** Base64 string ****************/
-                CV_PARSE_ERROR_CPP("base64 data is not supported");
-#if 0
-                ptr = beg += 8;
-
-                std::string base64_buffer;
-                base64_buffer.reserve( PARSER_BASE64_BUFFER_SIZE );
-
-                bool is_matching = false;
-                while ( !is_matching )
-                {
-                    switch ( *ptr )
-                    {
-                        case '\0':
-                        {
-                            base64_buffer.append( beg, ptr );
-
-                            ptr = fs->gets();
-                            if( !ptr || !*ptr )
-                                CV_PARSE_ERROR_CPP( "'\"' - right-quote of string is missing" );
-                            beg = ptr;
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        case '\"':
-                        {
-                            base64_buffer.append( beg, ptr );
-                            beg = ptr;
-                            is_matching = true;
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        case '\n':
-                        case '\r':
-                        {
-                            CV_PARSE_ERROR_CPP( "'\"' - right-quote of string is missing" );
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        default:
-                        {
-                            ptr++;
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                ptr = beg + 8;
+                ptr = fs->parseBase64(ptr, 0, node);
 
                 if ( *ptr != '\"' )
                     CV_PARSE_ERROR_CPP( "'\"' - right-quote of string is missing" );
                 else
                     ptr++;
-
-                if ( base64_buffer.size() >= base64::ENCODED_HEADER_SIZE )
-                {
-                    const char * base64_beg = base64_buffer.data();
-                    const char * base64_end = base64_beg + base64_buffer.size();
-
-                    /* get dt from header */
-                    std::string dt;
-                    {
-                        std::vector<char> header(base64::HEADER_SIZE + 1, ' ');
-                        base64::base64_decode(base64_beg, header.data(), 0U, base64::ENCODED_HEADER_SIZE);
-                        if ( !base64::read_base64_header(header, dt) || dt.empty() )
-                            CV_PARSE_ERROR_CPP("Invalid `dt` in Base64 header");
-                    }
-
-
-                    if ( base64_buffer.size() > base64::ENCODED_HEADER_SIZE )
-                    {
-                        /* set base64_beg to beginning of base64 data */
-                        base64_beg = &base64_buffer.at( base64::ENCODED_HEADER_SIZE );
-                        if ( !base64::base64_valid( base64_beg, 0U, base64_end - base64_beg ) )
-                            CV_PARSE_ERROR_CPP( "Invalid Base64 data." );
-
-                        /* buffer for decoded data(exclude header) */
-                        std::vector<uchar> binary_buffer( base64::base64_decode_buffer_size(base64_end - base64_beg) );
-                        int total_byte_size = static_cast<int>(
-                                                               base64::base64_decode_buffer_size( base64_end - base64_beg, base64_beg, false )
-                                                               );
-                        {
-                            base64::Base64ContextParser parser(binary_buffer.data(), binary_buffer.size() );
-                            const uchar * binary_beg = reinterpret_cast<const uchar *>( base64_beg );
-                            const uchar * binary_end = binary_beg + (base64_end - base64_beg);
-                            parser.read( binary_beg, binary_end );
-                            parser.flush();
-                        }
-
-                        /* save as CvSeq */
-                        int elem_size = ::icvCalcStructSize(dt.c_str(), 0);
-                        if (total_byte_size % elem_size != 0)
-                            CV_PARSE_ERROR_CPP("Byte size not match elememt size");
-                        int elem_cnt = total_byte_size / elem_size;
-
-                        /* after icvFSCreateCollection, node->tag == struct_flags */
-                        icvFSCreateCollection(fs, FileNode::FLOW | FileNode::SEQ, node);
-                        base64::make_seq(binary_buffer.data(), elem_cnt, dt.c_str(), *node->data.seq);
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        /* empty */
-                        icvFSCreateCollection(fs, FileNode::FLOW | FileNode::SEQ, node);
-                    }
-                }
-                else if ( base64_buffer.empty() )
-                {
-                    /* empty */
-                    icvFSCreateCollection(fs, FileNode::FLOW | FileNode::SEQ, node);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    CV_PARSE_ERROR("Unrecognized Base64 header");
-                }
-#endif
             }
             else
             {   /**************** normal string ****************/
@@ -817,7 +725,9 @@ public:
             else if ( *ptr == '}' )
                 break;
             else
+            {
                 CV_PARSE_ERROR_CPP( "Unexpected character" );
+            }
         }
 
         if (!ptr)
diff --git a/modules/core/test/test_io.cpp b/modules/core/test/test_io.cpp
index d752c1957a..8ed4eea886 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/test_io.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/test/test_io.cpp
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ TEST(Core_InputOutput, filestorage_base64_basic_read_YAML)
 {
     test_filestorage_basic(cv::FileStorage::WRITE_BASE64, ".yml", false);
 }
-TEST(Core_InputOutput, DISABLED_filestorage_base64_basic_read_JSON)
+TEST(Core_InputOutput, filestorage_base64_basic_read_JSON)
 {
     test_filestorage_basic(cv::FileStorage::WRITE_BASE64, ".json", false);
 }