diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core.hpp
index ae6de3a979..5990213dc6 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core.hpp
@@ -2821,28 +2821,6 @@ public:
     virtual void read(const FileNode& fn) { (void)fn; }
 };
 
-// basic property implementation
-
-#define CV_IMPL_PROPERTY_RO(type, name, member) \
-    inline type get##name() const { return member; }
-
-#define CV_HELP_IMPL_PROPERTY(r_type, w_type, name, member) \
-    CV_IMPL_PROPERTY_RO(r_type, name, member) \
-    inline void set##name(w_type val) { member = val; }
-
-#define CV_HELP_WRAP_PROPERTY(r_type, w_type, name, internal_name, internal_obj) \
-    r_type get##name() const { return internal_obj.get##internal_name(); } \
-    void set##name(w_type val) { internal_obj.set##internal_name(val); }
-
-#define CV_IMPL_PROPERTY(type, name, member) CV_HELP_IMPL_PROPERTY(type, type, name, member)
-#define CV_IMPL_PROPERTY_S(type, name, member) CV_HELP_IMPL_PROPERTY(type, const type &, name, member)
-
-#define CV_WRAP_PROPERTY(type, name, internal_name, internal_obj)  CV_HELP_WRAP_PROPERTY(type, type, name, internal_name, internal_obj)
-#define CV_WRAP_PROPERTY_S(type, name, internal_name, internal_obj) CV_HELP_WRAP_PROPERTY(type, const type &, name, internal_name, internal_obj)
-
-#define CV_WRAP_SAME_PROPERTY(type, name, internal_obj) CV_WRAP_PROPERTY(type, name, name, internal_obj)
-#define CV_WRAP_SAME_PROPERTY_S(type, name, internal_obj) CV_WRAP_PROPERTY_S(type, name, name, internal_obj)
-
 struct Param {
     enum { INT=0, BOOLEAN=1, REAL=2, STRING=3, MAT=4, MAT_VECTOR=5, ALGORITHM=6, FLOAT=7,
            UNSIGNED_INT=8, UINT64=9, UCHAR=11 };
diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/private.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/private.hpp
index 03d69bd436..58d78e5848 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/private.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/private.hpp
@@ -172,6 +172,27 @@ namespace cv
 CV_EXPORTS void scalarToRawData(const cv::Scalar& s, void* buf, int type, int unroll_to = 0);
 }
 
+// property implementation macros
+
+#define CV_IMPL_PROPERTY_RO(type, name, member) \
+    inline type get##name() const { return member; }
+
+#define CV_HELP_IMPL_PROPERTY(r_type, w_type, name, member) \
+    CV_IMPL_PROPERTY_RO(r_type, name, member) \
+    inline void set##name(w_type val) { member = val; }
+
+#define CV_HELP_WRAP_PROPERTY(r_type, w_type, name, internal_name, internal_obj) \
+    r_type get##name() const { return internal_obj.get##internal_name(); } \
+    void set##name(w_type val) { internal_obj.set##internal_name(val); }
+
+#define CV_IMPL_PROPERTY(type, name, member) CV_HELP_IMPL_PROPERTY(type, type, name, member)
+#define CV_IMPL_PROPERTY_S(type, name, member) CV_HELP_IMPL_PROPERTY(type, const type &, name, member)
+
+#define CV_WRAP_PROPERTY(type, name, internal_name, internal_obj)  CV_HELP_WRAP_PROPERTY(type, type, name, internal_name, internal_obj)
+#define CV_WRAP_PROPERTY_S(type, name, internal_name, internal_obj) CV_HELP_WRAP_PROPERTY(type, const type &, name, internal_name, internal_obj)
+
+#define CV_WRAP_SAME_PROPERTY(type, name, internal_obj) CV_WRAP_PROPERTY(type, name, name, internal_obj)
+#define CV_WRAP_SAME_PROPERTY_S(type, name, internal_obj) CV_WRAP_PROPERTY_S(type, name, name, internal_obj)
 
 /****************************************************************************************\
 *                     Structures and macros for integration with IPP                     *