diff --git a/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio.hpp b/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio.hpp
index 18a682079f..ee23dbe82f 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio.hpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio.hpp
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ public:
     CV_WRAP void setExceptionMode(bool enable) { throwOnFail = enable; }
 
     /// query if exception mode is active
-    CV_WRAP bool getExceptionMode() { return throwOnFail; }
+    CV_WRAP bool getExceptionMode() const { return throwOnFail; }
 
 
     /** @brief Wait for ready frames from VideoCapture.