diff --git a/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu.hpp b/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu.hpp
index 10fbbd7d81..0466ac4729 100644
--- a/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu.hpp
+++ b/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,22 @@
 
 namespace cv { namespace gpu {
 
+//!performs labeling via graph cuts of a 2D regular 4-connected graph.
+CV_EXPORTS void graphcut(GpuMat& terminals, GpuMat& leftTransp, GpuMat& rightTransp, GpuMat& top, GpuMat& bottom, GpuMat& labels,
+                         GpuMat& buf, Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
+
+//!performs labeling via graph cuts of a 2D regular 8-connected graph.
+CV_EXPORTS void graphcut(GpuMat& terminals, GpuMat& leftTransp, GpuMat& rightTransp, GpuMat& top, GpuMat& topLeft, GpuMat& topRight,
+                         GpuMat& bottom, GpuMat& bottomLeft, GpuMat& bottomRight,
+                         GpuMat& labels,
+                         GpuMat& buf, Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
+
+//! compute mask for Generalized Flood fill componetns labeling.
+CV_EXPORTS void connectivityMask(const GpuMat& image, GpuMat& mask, const cv::Scalar& lo, const cv::Scalar& hi, Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
+
+//! performs connected componnents labeling.
+CV_EXPORTS void labelComponents(const GpuMat& mask, GpuMat& components, int flags = 0, Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
+
 //! removes points (CV_32FC2, single row matrix) with zero mask value
 CV_EXPORTS void compactPoints(GpuMat &points0, GpuMat &points1, const GpuMat &mask);
 
diff --git a/modules/gpuimgproc/perf/perf_labeling.cpp b/modules/gpu/perf/perf_labeling.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/gpuimgproc/perf/perf_labeling.cpp
rename to modules/gpu/perf/perf_labeling.cpp
diff --git a/modules/gpuimgproc/src/cuda/ccomponetns.cu b/modules/gpu/src/cuda/ccomponetns.cu
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/gpuimgproc/src/cuda/ccomponetns.cu
rename to modules/gpu/src/cuda/ccomponetns.cu
diff --git a/modules/gpuimgproc/src/graphcuts.cpp b/modules/gpu/src/graphcuts.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/gpuimgproc/src/graphcuts.cpp
rename to modules/gpu/src/graphcuts.cpp
diff --git a/modules/gpuimgproc/test/test_labeling.cpp b/modules/gpu/test/test_labeling.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/gpuimgproc/test/test_labeling.cpp
rename to modules/gpu/test/test_labeling.cpp
diff --git a/modules/gpuimgproc/include/opencv2/gpuimgproc.hpp b/modules/gpuimgproc/include/opencv2/gpuimgproc.hpp
index 8d15334469..5bfaa3b5c6 100644
--- a/modules/gpuimgproc/include/opencv2/gpuimgproc.hpp
+++ b/modules/gpuimgproc/include/opencv2/gpuimgproc.hpp
@@ -223,22 +223,6 @@ private:
     CannyBuf cannyBuf_;
 };
 
-//!performs labeling via graph cuts of a 2D regular 4-connected graph.
-CV_EXPORTS void graphcut(GpuMat& terminals, GpuMat& leftTransp, GpuMat& rightTransp, GpuMat& top, GpuMat& bottom, GpuMat& labels,
-                         GpuMat& buf, Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
-
-//!performs labeling via graph cuts of a 2D regular 8-connected graph.
-CV_EXPORTS void graphcut(GpuMat& terminals, GpuMat& leftTransp, GpuMat& rightTransp, GpuMat& top, GpuMat& topLeft, GpuMat& topRight,
-                         GpuMat& bottom, GpuMat& bottomLeft, GpuMat& bottomRight,
-                         GpuMat& labels,
-                         GpuMat& buf, Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
-
-//! compute mask for Generalized Flood fill componetns labeling.
-CV_EXPORTS void connectivityMask(const GpuMat& image, GpuMat& mask, const cv::Scalar& lo, const cv::Scalar& hi, Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
-
-//! performs connected componnents labeling.
-CV_EXPORTS void labelComponents(const GpuMat& mask, GpuMat& components, int flags = 0, Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
-
 //! Compute levels with even distribution. levels will have 1 row and nLevels cols and CV_32SC1 type.
 CV_EXPORTS void evenLevels(GpuMat& levels, int nLevels, int lowerLevel, int upperLevel);
 //! Calculates histogram with evenly distributed bins for signle channel source.