diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2973f4ca00..d7db8fd130 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_VFPV3               "Enable VFPv3-D32 instructions"
 OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_NOISY_WARNINGS      "Show all warnings even if they are too noisy"             OFF )
 OCV_OPTION(OPENCV_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS "Treat warnings as errors"                                 OFF )
 OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_WINRT_MODE          "Build with Windows Runtime support"                       OFF  IF WIN32 )
+OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_WINRT_MODE_NATIVE   "Build with Windows Runtime native C++ support"            OFF  IF WIN32 )
 
 # uncategorized options
 # ===================================================
@@ -666,7 +667,7 @@ endif()
 if(WIN32)
 status("")
     status("  Windows RT support:" HAVE_WINRT THEN YES ELSE NO)
-    if (ENABLE_WINRT_MODE)
+    if (ENABLE_WINRT_MODE OR ENABLE_WINRT_MODE_NATIVE)
       status("    Windows SDK v8.0:" ${WINDOWS_SDK_PATH})
       status("    Visual Studio 2012:" ${VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH})
     endif()
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVCRTLinkage.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVCRTLinkage.cmake
index 8a297c6857..5265e3e8a6 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVCRTLinkage.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVCRTLinkage.cmake
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set(HAVE_WINRT FALSE)
 # search Windows Platform SDK
 message(STATUS "Checking for Windows Platform SDK")
 GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft SDKs\\Windows\\v8.0;InstallationFolder]" ABSOLUTE CACHE)
-if (WINDOWS_SDK_PATH STREQUAL "")
+if(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH STREQUAL "")
   set(HAVE_MSPDK FALSE)
   message(STATUS "Windows Platform SDK 8.0 was not found")
 else()
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ endif()
 #search for Visual Studio 11.0 install directory
 message(STATUS "Checking for Visual Studio 2012")
 GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\11.0\\Setup\\VS;ProductDir] REALPATH CACHE)
-if (VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH STREQUAL "")
+if(VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH STREQUAL "")
   set(HAVE_MSVC2012 FALSE)
   message(STATUS "Visual Studio 2012 was not found")
 else()
@@ -30,11 +30,15 @@ try_compile(HAVE_WINRT_SDK
   "${OpenCV_BINARY_DIR}"
   "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/checks/winrttest.cpp")
 
-if (ENABLE_WINRT_MODE AND HAVE_WINRT_SDK AND HAVE_MSVC2012 AND HAVE_MSPDK)
+if(ENABLE_WINRT_MODE AND HAVE_WINRT_SDK AND HAVE_MSVC2012 AND HAVE_MSPDK)
   set(HAVE_WINRT TRUE)
+  set(HAVE_WINRT_CX TRUE)
+elseif(ENABLE_WINRT_MODE_NATIVE AND HAVE_WINRT_SDK AND HAVE_MSVC2012 AND HAVE_MSPDK)
+  set(HAVE_WINRT TRUE)
+  set(HAVE_WINRT_CX FALSE)
 endif()
 
-if (HAVE_WINRT)
+if(HAVE_WINRT)
   add_definitions(/DWINVER=0x0602 /DNTDDI_VERSION=NTDDI_WIN8 /D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602)
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} /appcontainer")
   set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} /appcontainer")
diff --git a/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
index a1e71bf4f7..fe3eff33ab 100644
--- a/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ endif()
 
 ocv_module_include_directories("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/modules/dynamicuda/include/" ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
+if(HAVE_WINRT_CX)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /ZW")
+endif()
 if(HAVE_WINRT)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /ZW /GS /Gm- /AI\"${WINDOWS_SDK_PATH}/References/CommonConfiguration/Neutral\" /AI\"${VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH}/vcpackages\"")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /GS /Gm- /AI\"${WINDOWS_SDK_PATH}/References/CommonConfiguration/Neutral\" /AI\"${VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH}/vcpackages\"")
 endif()
 
 if(ENABLE_DYNAMIC_CUDA)