diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9adbe74d91..4b687d8f04 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ endif()
 ############################### QT ################################
 
 set(WITH_QT OFF CACHE BOOL "Build with QT Backend support")
-set(WITH_QT_OPENGL ON CACHE BOOL "Add OpenGL extension to QT")
+set(WITH_QT_OPENGL OFF CACHE BOOL "Add OpenGL extension to QT")
 
 set(HAVE_QT 0)
 set(HAVE_QT_OPENGL 0)
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ if (WITH_QT)
         find_package (OpenGL QUIET)
         if (QT_QTOPENGL_FOUND AND OPENGL_FOUND)
 			set(HAVE_QT_OPENGL 1)
+			add_definitions(-DHAVE_QT_OPENGL)
         endif()
     endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui_c.h b/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui_c.h
index 4f6dac9988..28afd89c8a 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui_c.h
+++ b/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui_c.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ CVAPI(void) cvDisplayOverlay(const char* name, const char* text, int delayms);
 CVAPI(void) cvDisplayStatusBar(const char* name, const char* text, int delayms);
 
 typedef void (CV_CDECL *CvOpenGLCallback)(void* userdata);
-CVAPI(void) cvCreateOpenGLCallback( const char* window_name, CvOpenGLCallback callbackOpenGL, void* userdata CV_DEFAULT(NULL));
+CVAPI(void) cvCreateOpenGLCallback( const char* window_name, CvOpenGLCallback callbackOpenGL, void* userdata CV_DEFAULT(NULL), double angle CV_DEFAULT(-1), double zmin CV_DEFAULT(-1), double zmax CV_DEFAULT(-1));
 
 CVAPI(void) cvSaveWindowParameters(const char* name);
 CVAPI(void) cvLoadWindowParameters(const char* name);
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
index fbe2e08cfe..29419a8b05 100755
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ CV_IMPL int cvWaitKey( int arg )
 			}
 		}
 		guiMainThread._bTimeOut = false;
+		
 	}
 
 	return result;
@@ -393,8 +394,8 @@ int icvInitSystem()
 		wasInitialized = 1;
 		qDebug()<<"init done";
 
-#if defined(OPENCV_GL)//OK tested !
-		qDebug()<<"opengl support available";
+#if defined(HAVE_QT_OPENGL)//OK tested !
+			qDebug()<<"opengl support available";
 #endif
 	}
 
@@ -533,14 +534,17 @@ CV_IMPL int cvCreateButton(const char* button_name,CvButtonCallback on_change, v
 	return 1;//dummy value
 }
 
-CV_IMPL void cvCreateOpenGLCallback( const char* window_name, CvOpenGLCallback callbackOpenGL, void* userdata)
+CV_IMPL void cvCreateOpenGLCallback( const char* window_name, CvOpenGLCallback callbackOpenGL, void* userdata, double angle, double zmin, double zmax)
 {
 	QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&guiMainThread,
 			"setOpenGLCallback",
 			Qt::AutoConnection,
 			Q_ARG(QString, QString(window_name)),
 			Q_ARG(void*, (void*)callbackOpenGL),
-			Q_ARG(void*, userdata)
+			Q_ARG(void*, userdata),
+			Q_ARG(double, angle),
+			Q_ARG(double, zmin),
+			Q_ARG(double, zmax)
 			);
 }
 
@@ -843,12 +847,12 @@ void GuiReceiver::destroyAllWindow()
 
 }
 
-void GuiReceiver::setOpenGLCallback(QString window_name, void* callbackOpenGL, void* userdata)
+void GuiReceiver::setOpenGLCallback(QString window_name, void* callbackOpenGL, void* userdata,  double angle, double zmin, double zmax)
 {
 	QPointer<CvWindow> w = icvFindWindowByName( window_name.toLatin1().data() );
 
 	if (w && callbackOpenGL)
-		w->setOpenGLCallback((CvOpenGLCallback) callbackOpenGL, userdata);
+		w->setOpenGLCallback((CvOpenGLCallback) callbackOpenGL, userdata,angle,zmin,zmax);
 }
 
 void GuiReceiver::moveWindow(QString name, int x, int y)
@@ -1251,7 +1255,7 @@ CvWindow::CvWindow(QString arg, int arg2)
 
 	//2: my view
 	int mode_display = CV_MODE_NORMAL;
-#if defined(OPENCV_GL)
+#if defined(HAVE_QT_OPENGL)
 	mode_display = CV_MODE_OPENGL;
 #endif
 	createView(mode_display);
@@ -1507,9 +1511,9 @@ void CvWindow::createView(int mode)
 	myview->setAlignment(Qt::AlignHCenter);
 }
 
-void CvWindow::setOpenGLCallback(CvOpenGLCallback func,void* userdata)
+void CvWindow::setOpenGLCallback(CvOpenGLCallback func,void* userdata, double angle, double zmin, double zmax)
 {
-	myview->setOpenGLCallback(func,userdata);
+	myview->setOpenGLCallback(func,userdata, angle, zmin, zmax );
 }
 
 ViewPort* CvWindow::getView()
@@ -1714,11 +1718,14 @@ ViewPort::ViewPort(CvWindow* arg, int arg2, int arg3)
 	on_openGL_draw3D = NULL;
 
 
-#if defined(OPENCV_GL)
+#if defined(HAVE_QT_OPENGL)
 	if ( mode_display == CV_MODE_OPENGL)
 	{
 		//QGLWidget* wGL = new QGLWidget(QGLFormat(QGL::SampleBuffers));
 		setViewport(new QGLWidget(QGLFormat(QGL::SampleBuffers)));
+		angle = DEFAULT_ANGLE;
+		zmin = DEFAULT_ZMIN;
+		zmax = DEFAULT_ZMAX;
 		initGL();
 	}
 #endif
@@ -1770,6 +1777,13 @@ void ViewPort::saveView()
 	{
 		QString extension = fileName.right(3);
 
+#if defined(HAVE_QT_OPENGL)
+	 image2Draw_qt_resized = ((QGLWidget*)viewport())->grabFrameBuffer();
+#else
+     QPainter saveimage(&image2Draw_qt_resized);
+     this->render(&saveimage);
+#endif
+
 		// Save it..
 		if (QString::compare(extension, "png", Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
 		{
@@ -1912,10 +1926,28 @@ void ViewPort::setMouseCallBack(CvMouseCallback m, void* param)
 	on_mouse_param = param;
 }
 
-void ViewPort::setOpenGLCallback(CvOpenGLCallback func,void* userdata)
+void ViewPort::setOpenGLCallback(CvOpenGLCallback func,void* userdata, double angle_arg, double zmin_arg, double zmax_arg)
 {
 	on_openGL_draw3D = func;
 	on_openGL_param = userdata;
+	
+	if (angle_arg > 0)
+		angle = angle_arg;
+	else
+		angle = DEFAULT_ANGLE;
+		
+
+	if (zmin_arg >= 0)
+		zmin = zmin_arg;
+	else
+		zmin = DEFAULT_ZMIN;
+		
+	
+	if (zmax_arg > 0)
+		zmax = zmax_arg;
+	else
+		zmax = DEFAULT_ZMAX;
+	
 }
 
 void ViewPort::controlImagePosition()
@@ -2181,57 +2213,45 @@ void ViewPort::resizeEvent ( QResizeEvent *event)
 
 void ViewPort::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event)
 {
-	//first paint on a file (to be able to save it if needed)
-	//  ---------  START PAINTING FILE  --------------  //
-	QPainter myPainter(&image2Draw_qt_resized);
-	myPainter.setWorldTransform(param_matrixWorld);
 
-	draw2D(&myPainter);
+    QPainter myPainter(viewport());
+    myPainter.setWorldTransform(param_matrixWorld);
 
-#if defined(OPENCV_GL)
-	if ( mode_display == CV_MODE_OPENGL && on_openGL_draw3D)
-	{
-		//myPainter.beginNativePainting();
+    draw2D(&myPainter);
 
+#if defined(HAVE_QT_OPENGL)
+    if ( mode_display == CV_MODE_OPENGL && on_openGL_draw3D)
+    {
+	    myPainter.save(); // Needed when using the GL1 engine
+	    myPainter.beginNativePainting(); // Needed when using the GL2 engine
+	
 		setGL(width(),height());
 		on_openGL_draw3D(on_openGL_param);
-		//draw3D();
 		unsetGL();
-
-		//myPainter.endNativePainting();
-	}
+	
+	    myPainter.endNativePainting(); // Needed when using the GL2 engine
+	    myPainter.restore(); // Needed when using the GL1 engine
+    }
 #endif
 
-	//Now disable matrixWorld for overlay display
-	myPainter.setWorldMatrixEnabled (false );
+    //Now disable matrixWorld for overlay display
+    //myPainter.setWorldMatrixEnabled (false );
 
-	//in mode zoom/panning
-	if (param_matrixWorld.m11()>1)
-	{
-		if (param_matrixWorld.m11()>=threshold_zoom_img_region)
-			drawImgRegion(&myPainter);
+    //in mode zoom/panning
+    if (param_matrixWorld.m11()>1)
+    {
+	if (param_matrixWorld.m11()>=threshold_zoom_img_region)
+	    drawImgRegion(&myPainter);
 
-		drawViewOverview(&myPainter);
-	}
+	drawViewOverview(&myPainter);
+    }
 
-	//for information overlay
-	if (drawInfo)
-		drawInstructions(&myPainter);
-
-	//  ---------  END PAINTING FILE  --------------  //
-	myPainter.end();
+    //for information overlay
+    if (drawInfo)
+	drawInstructions(&myPainter);
 
 
-	//and now display the file
-	myPainter.begin(viewport());
-	myPainter.drawImage(0, 0, image2Draw_qt_resized);
-	//end display
-
-	//for statusbar
-	if (centralWidget->myStatusBar)
-		drawStatusBar();
-
-	QGraphicsView::paintEvent(event);
+    QGraphicsView::paintEvent(event);
 }
 
 void ViewPort::draw2D(QPainter *painter)
@@ -2403,7 +2423,7 @@ void ViewPort::drawInstructions(QPainter *painter)
 
 
 
-#if defined(OPENCV_GL)//all this section -> not tested
+#if defined(HAVE_QT_OPENGL)//all this section -> not tested
 
 void ViewPort::initGL()
 {
@@ -2435,7 +2455,7 @@ void ViewPort::setGL(int width, int height)
 	glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
 	glPushMatrix();
 	glLoadIdentity();
-	icvgluPerspective(45, float(width) / float(height), 0.01, 1000);
+	icvgluPerspective(angle, float(width) / float(height), zmin, zmax);
 	glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
 	glPushMatrix();
 	glLoadIdentity();
@@ -2447,38 +2467,6 @@ void ViewPort::unsetGL()
 	glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
 	glPopMatrix();
 }
-
-void ViewPort::draw3D()
-{
-	//draw scene here
-	glLoadIdentity();
-
-	glTranslated(10.0, 10.0, -1.0);
-	// QVector3D p = convert(mouseCoordinate);
-	//glTranslated(p.x(),p.y(),p.z());
-
-	glRotatef( 55, 1, 0, 0 );
-	glRotatef( 45, 0, 1, 0 );
-	glRotatef( 0, 0, 0, 1 );
-
-	static const int coords[6][4][3] = {
-		{ { +1, -1, -1 }, { -1, -1, -1 }, { -1, +1, -1 }, { +1, +1, -1 } },
-		{ { +1, +1, -1 }, { -1, +1, -1 }, { -1, +1, +1 }, { +1, +1, +1 } },
-		{ { +1, -1, +1 }, { +1, -1, -1 }, { +1, +1, -1 }, { +1, +1, +1 } },
-		{ { -1, -1, -1 }, { -1, -1, +1 }, { -1, +1, +1 }, { -1, +1, -1 } },
-		{ { +1, -1, +1 }, { -1, -1, +1 }, { -1, -1, -1 }, { +1, -1, -1 } },
-		{ { -1, -1, +1 }, { +1, -1, +1 }, { +1, +1, +1 }, { -1, +1, +1 } }
-	};
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < 6; ++i) {
-		glColor3ub( i*20, 100+i*10, i*42 );
-		glBegin(GL_QUADS);
-		for (int j = 0; j < 4; ++j) {
-			glVertex3d(0.2 * coords[i][j][0], 0.2 * coords[i][j][1], 0.2 * coords[i][j][2]);
-		}
-		glEnd();
-	}
-}
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h
index 9f988ea4e7..6441421c4c 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 #include "precomp.hpp"
 
-#if defined(OPENCV_GL)
+#if defined(HAVE_QT_OPENGL)//OPENCV_GL)
  #include <QtOpenGL>
  #include <QGLWidget>
 #endif
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ enum {	shortcut_zoom_normal 	= Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_Z,
 		shortcut_panning_down 	= Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_Down
 	};
 
+
 //end enum
 
 class CvWindow;
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ public slots:
     void setRatioWindow(QString name, double arg2 );
     void saveWindowParameters(QString name);
     void loadWindowParameters(QString name);
-    void setOpenGLCallback(QString window_name, void* callbackOpenGL, void* userdata);
+    void setOpenGLCallback(QString window_name, void* callbackOpenGL, void* userdata, double angle, double zmin, double zmax);
     void putText(void* arg1, QString text, QPoint org, void* font);
     void addButton(QString button_name, int button_type, int initial_button_state , void* on_change, void* userdata);
 
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ public:
     void displayStatusBar(QString text, int delayms );
     void readSettings();
     void writeSettings();
-    void setOpenGLCallback(CvOpenGLCallback arg1,void* userdata);
+    void setOpenGLCallback(CvOpenGLCallback arg1,void* userdata, double angle, double zmin, double zmax);
     void hideTools();
     void showTools();
     static CvButtonbar* createButtonbar(QString bar_name);
@@ -326,6 +327,9 @@ static const int tableMouseButtons[][3]={
 };
 
 
+static const double DEFAULT_ANGLE  = 45.0;
+static const double DEFAULT_ZMIN = 0.01;
+static const double  DEFAULT_ZMAX = 1000.0;
 class ViewPort : public QGraphicsView
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -335,7 +339,7 @@ public:
     void updateImage(void* arr);
     void startDisplayInfo(QString text, int delayms);
     void setMouseCallBack(CvMouseCallback m, void* param);
-    void setOpenGLCallback(CvOpenGLCallback func,void* userdata);
+    void setOpenGLCallback(CvOpenGLCallback func,void* userdata, double arg3, double arg4, double arg5);
     int getRatio();
     void setRatio(int arg);
 
@@ -407,8 +411,10 @@ private:
     void icvmouseHandler(QMouseEvent *event, type_mouse_event category, int &cv_event, int &flags);
     void icvmouseProcessing(QPointF pt, int cv_event, int flags);
 
-#if defined(OPENCV_GL)
-    void draw3D();
+#if defined(HAVE_QT_OPENGL)
+	double angle;
+	double zmin;
+	double zmax;
     void unsetGL();
     void initGL();
     void setGL(int width, int height);