diff --git a/modules/java/android_test/src/org/opencv/test/OpenCVTestCase.java b/modules/java/android_test/src/org/opencv/test/OpenCVTestCase.java
index 54bb79ec1e..70d0744948 100644
--- a/modules/java/android_test/src/org/opencv/test/OpenCVTestCase.java
+++ b/modules/java/android_test/src/org/opencv/test/OpenCVTestCase.java
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ import static junit.framework.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 public class OpenCVTestCase extends TestCase {
+
+    public static class TestSkipException extends RuntimeException {
+        public TestSkipException() {}
+    }
+
     //change to 'true' to unblock fail on fail("Not yet implemented")
     public static final boolean passNYI = true;
 
@@ -188,12 +193,40 @@ public class OpenCVTestCase extends TestCase {
     protected void runTest() throws Throwable {
         // Do nothing if the precondition does not hold.
         if (isTestCaseEnabled) {
-            super.runTest();
+            try {
+                super.runTest();
+            } catch (TestSkipException ex) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Test case \"" + this.getClass().getName() + "\" skipped!");
+                assertTrue(true);
+            }
         } else {
             Log.e(TAG, "Test case \"" + this.getClass().getName() + "\" disabled!");
         }
     }
 
+    public void runBare() throws Throwable {
+        Throwable exception = null;
+        try {
+            setUp();
+        } catch (TestSkipException ex) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Test case \"" + this.getClass().getName() + "\" skipped!");
+            assertTrue(true);
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            runTest();
+        } catch (Throwable running) {
+            exception = running;
+        } finally {
+            try {
+                tearDown();
+            } catch (Throwable tearingDown) {
+                if (exception == null) exception = tearingDown;
+            }
+        }
+        if (exception != null) throw exception;
+    }
+
     protected Mat getMat(int type, double... vals)
     {
         return new Mat(matSize, matSize, type, new Scalar(vals));
@@ -497,6 +530,10 @@ public class OpenCVTestCase extends TestCase {
             }
         }
         catch(Exception ex) {
+            if (cname.startsWith(XFEATURES2D))
+            {
+                throw new TestSkipException();
+            }
             message = TAG + " :: " + "could not instantiate " + cname + "! Exception: " + ex.getMessage();
         }
 
diff --git a/modules/java/pure_test/build.xml b/modules/java/pure_test/build.xml
index 4b25a3c1e3..dac4d4b455 100644
--- a/modules/java/pure_test/build.xml
+++ b/modules/java/pure_test/build.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
   <target name="test">
     <mkdir dir="${test.dir}"/>
-    <junit printsummary="true" haltonfailure="false" haltonerror="false" showoutput="false" logfailedtests="true" maxmemory="256m">
+    <junit printsummary="true" haltonfailure="false" haltonerror="false" showoutput="true" logfailedtests="true" maxmemory="256m">
       <sysproperty key="java.library.path" path="${opencv.lib.path}"/>
       <env key="PATH" path="${opencv.lib.path}"/>
       <classpath refid="master-classpath"/>
diff --git a/modules/java/pure_test/src/org/opencv/test/OpenCVTestCase.java b/modules/java/pure_test/src/org/opencv/test/OpenCVTestCase.java
index 98b1448fe3..400338ddd4 100644
--- a/modules/java/pure_test/src/org/opencv/test/OpenCVTestCase.java
+++ b/modules/java/pure_test/src/org/opencv/test/OpenCVTestCase.java
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ import org.opencv.core.KeyPoint;
 import org.opencv.imgcodecs.Imgcodecs;
 
 public class OpenCVTestCase extends TestCase {
+
+    public static class TestSkipException extends RuntimeException {
+        public TestSkipException() {}
+    }
+
     //change to 'true' to unblock fail on fail("Not yet implemented")
     public static final boolean passNYI = true;
 
@@ -214,12 +219,40 @@ public class OpenCVTestCase extends TestCase {
     protected void runTest() throws Throwable {
         // Do nothing if the precondition does not hold.
         if (isTestCaseEnabled) {
-            super.runTest();
+            try {
+                super.runTest();
+            } catch (TestSkipException ex) {
+                OpenCVTestRunner.Log(TAG + " :: " + "Test case \"" + this.getClass().getName() + "\" skipped!");
+                assertTrue(true);
+            }
         } else {
             OpenCVTestRunner.Log(TAG + " :: " + "Test case \"" + this.getClass().getName() + "\" disabled!");
         }
     }
 
+    public void runBare() throws Throwable {
+        Throwable exception = null;
+        try {
+            setUp();
+        } catch (TestSkipException ex) {
+            OpenCVTestRunner.Log(TAG + " :: " + "Test case \"" + this.getClass().getName() + "\" skipped!");
+            assertTrue(true);
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            runTest();
+        } catch (Throwable running) {
+            exception = running;
+        } finally {
+            try {
+                tearDown();
+            } catch (Throwable tearingDown) {
+                if (exception == null) exception = tearingDown;
+            }
+        }
+        if (exception != null) throw exception;
+    }
+
     protected Mat getMat(int type, double... vals)
     {
         return new Mat(matSize, matSize, type, new Scalar(vals));
@@ -523,6 +556,10 @@ public class OpenCVTestCase extends TestCase {
             }
         }
         catch(Exception ex) {
+            if (cname.startsWith(XFEATURES2D))
+            {
+                throw new TestSkipException();
+            }
             message = TAG + " :: " + "could not instantiate " + cname + "! Exception: " + ex.getMessage();
         }