diff --git a/modules/imgproc/perf/perf_pyramids.cpp b/modules/imgproc/perf/perf_pyramids.cpp
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+#include "perf_precomp.hpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace cv;
+using namespace perf;
+
+using std::tr1::make_tuple;
+using std::tr1::get;
+
+PERF_TEST_P( Size_MatType, pyrDown, testing::Combine(
+                 testing::Values( sz1080p, sz720p, szVGA, szQVGA, szODD ),
+                 testing::Values( CV_8UC1, CV_8UC3, CV_8UC4, CV_16SC1, CV_16SC3, CV_16SC4 )
+                 )
+             )
+{
+    Size sz = get<0>(GetParam());
+    int matType = get<1>(GetParam());
+
+    Mat src(sz, matType);
+    Mat dst((sz.height+1)/2, (sz.width+1)/2, matType);
+
+    declare.in(src, WARMUP_RNG).out(dst);
+
+    TEST_CYCLE(100) { cv::pyrDown(src, dst);  }
+
+    SANITY_CHECK(dst);
+}
+
+PERF_TEST_P( Size_MatType, pyrUp, testing::Combine(
+                 testing::Values( sz720p, szVGA, szQVGA, szODD ),
+                 testing::Values( CV_8UC1, CV_8UC3, CV_8UC4, CV_16SC1, CV_16SC3, CV_16SC4 )
+                 )
+             )
+{
+    Size sz = get<0>(GetParam());
+    int matType = get<1>(GetParam());
+
+    Mat src(sz, matType);
+    Mat dst(sz.height*2, sz.width*2, matType);
+
+    declare.in(src, WARMUP_RNG).out(dst);
+
+    TEST_CYCLE(100) { cv::pyrUp(src, dst);  }
+
+    SANITY_CHECK(dst);
+}