diff --git a/modules/imgproc/doc/colors.markdown b/modules/imgproc/doc/colors.markdown
index 47d97a7263..c1c2abfce7 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/doc/colors.markdown
+++ b/modules/imgproc/doc/colors.markdown
@@ -151,16 +151,23 @@ sources on the web, primarily from the Charles Poynton site <http://www.poynton.
 Bayer \f$\rightarrow\f$ RGB
 ---------------------------
 The Bayer pattern is widely used in CCD and CMOS cameras. It enables you to get color pictures
-from a single plane where R,G, and B pixels (sensors of a particular component) are interleaved
+from a single plane where R, G, and B pixels (sensors of a particular component) are interleaved
 as follows:
 
+![Bayer patterns (BGGR, GBRG, GRGB, RGGB)](pics/Bayer_patterns.png)
+
+The output RGB components of a pixel are interpolated from 1, 2, or 4 neighbors of the pixel
+having the same color.
+
+@note See the following for information about correspondences between OpenCV Bayer pattern naming and classical Bayer pattern naming.
+
 ![Bayer pattern](pics/bayer.png)
 
-The output RGB components of a pixel are interpolated from 1, 2, or 4 neighbors of the pixel
-having the same color. There are several modifications of the above pattern that can be achieved
+There are several modifications of the above pattern that can be achieved
 by shifting the pattern one pixel left and/or one pixel up. The two letters \f$C_1\f$ and \f$C_2\f$ in
 the conversion constants CV_Bayer \f$C_1 C_2\f$ 2BGR and CV_Bayer \f$C_1 C_2\f$ 2RGB indicate the
 particular pattern type. These are components from the second row, second and third columns,
 respectively. For example, the above pattern has a very popular "BG" type.
 
-@see cv::COLOR_BayerBG2BGR, cv::COLOR_BayerGB2BGR, cv::COLOR_BayerRG2BGR, cv::COLOR_BayerGR2BGR, cv::COLOR_BayerBG2RGB, cv::COLOR_BayerGB2RGB, cv::COLOR_BayerRG2RGB, cv::COLOR_BayerGR2RGB
+@see cv::COLOR_BayerRGGB2BGR, cv::COLOR_BayerGRBG2BGR, cv::COLOR_BayerBGGR2BGR, cv::COLOR_BayerGBRG2BGR, cv::COLOR_BayerRGGB2RGB, cv::COLOR_BayerGRBG2RGB, cv::COLOR_BayerBGGR2RGB, cv::COLOR_BayerGBRG2RGB
+cv::COLOR_BayerBG2BGR, cv::COLOR_BayerGB2BGR, cv::COLOR_BayerRG2BGR, cv::COLOR_BayerGR2BGR, cv::COLOR_BayerBG2RGB, cv::COLOR_BayerGB2RGB, cv::COLOR_BayerRG2RGB, cv::COLOR_BayerGR2RGB
diff --git a/modules/imgproc/doc/pics/Bayer_patterns.png b/modules/imgproc/doc/pics/Bayer_patterns.png
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diff --git a/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc.hpp b/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc.hpp
index 576bebc21b..8db6cc5d8d 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc.hpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc.hpp
@@ -744,54 +744,99 @@ enum ColorConversionCodes {
     COLOR_RGBA2YUV_YV12 = 133,
     COLOR_BGRA2YUV_YV12 = 134,
 
-    //! Demosaicing
-    COLOR_BayerBG2BGR = 46,
-    COLOR_BayerGB2BGR = 47,
-    COLOR_BayerRG2BGR = 48,
-    COLOR_BayerGR2BGR = 49,
+    //! Demosaicing, see @ref color_convert_bayer "color conversions" for additional information
+    COLOR_BayerBG2BGR = 46, //!< equivalent to RGGB Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGB2BGR = 47, //!< equivalent to GRBG Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerRG2BGR = 48, //!< equivalent to BGGR Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGR2BGR = 49, //!< equivalent to GBRG Bayer pattern
 
-    COLOR_BayerBG2RGB = COLOR_BayerRG2BGR,
-    COLOR_BayerGB2RGB = COLOR_BayerGR2BGR,
-    COLOR_BayerRG2RGB = COLOR_BayerBG2BGR,
-    COLOR_BayerGR2RGB = COLOR_BayerGB2BGR,
+    COLOR_BayerRGGB2BGR = COLOR_BayerBG2BGR,
+    COLOR_BayerGRBG2BGR = COLOR_BayerGB2BGR,
+    COLOR_BayerBGGR2BGR = COLOR_BayerRG2BGR,
+    COLOR_BayerGBRG2BGR = COLOR_BayerGR2BGR,
 
-    COLOR_BayerBG2GRAY = 86,
-    COLOR_BayerGB2GRAY = 87,
-    COLOR_BayerRG2GRAY = 88,
-    COLOR_BayerGR2GRAY = 89,
+    COLOR_BayerRGGB2RGB = COLOR_BayerBGGR2BGR,
+    COLOR_BayerGRBG2RGB = COLOR_BayerGBRG2BGR,
+    COLOR_BayerBGGR2RGB = COLOR_BayerRGGB2BGR,
+    COLOR_BayerGBRG2RGB = COLOR_BayerGRBG2BGR,
+
+    COLOR_BayerBG2RGB = COLOR_BayerRG2BGR, //!< equivalent to RGGB Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGB2RGB = COLOR_BayerGR2BGR, //!< equivalent to GRBG Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerRG2RGB = COLOR_BayerBG2BGR, //!< equivalent to BGGR Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGR2RGB = COLOR_BayerGB2BGR, //!< equivalent to GBRG Bayer pattern
+
+    COLOR_BayerBG2GRAY = 86, //!< equivalent to RGGB Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGB2GRAY = 87, //!< equivalent to GRBG Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerRG2GRAY = 88, //!< equivalent to BGGR Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGR2GRAY = 89, //!< equivalent to GBRG Bayer pattern
+
+    COLOR_BayerRGGB2GRAY = COLOR_BayerBG2GRAY,
+    COLOR_BayerGRBG2GRAY = COLOR_BayerGB2GRAY,
+    COLOR_BayerBGGR2GRAY = COLOR_BayerRG2GRAY,
+    COLOR_BayerGBRG2GRAY = COLOR_BayerGR2GRAY,
 
     //! Demosaicing using Variable Number of Gradients
-    COLOR_BayerBG2BGR_VNG = 62,
-    COLOR_BayerGB2BGR_VNG = 63,
-    COLOR_BayerRG2BGR_VNG = 64,
-    COLOR_BayerGR2BGR_VNG = 65,
+    COLOR_BayerBG2BGR_VNG = 62, //!< equivalent to RGGB Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGB2BGR_VNG = 63, //!< equivalent to GRBG Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerRG2BGR_VNG = 64, //!< equivalent to BGGR Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGR2BGR_VNG = 65, //!< equivalent to GBRG Bayer pattern
 
-    COLOR_BayerBG2RGB_VNG = COLOR_BayerRG2BGR_VNG,
-    COLOR_BayerGB2RGB_VNG = COLOR_BayerGR2BGR_VNG,
-    COLOR_BayerRG2RGB_VNG = COLOR_BayerBG2BGR_VNG,
-    COLOR_BayerGR2RGB_VNG = COLOR_BayerGB2BGR_VNG,
+    COLOR_BayerRGGB2BGR_VNG = COLOR_BayerBG2BGR_VNG,
+    COLOR_BayerGRBG2BGR_VNG = COLOR_BayerGB2BGR_VNG,
+    COLOR_BayerBGGR2BGR_VNG = COLOR_BayerRG2BGR_VNG,
+    COLOR_BayerGBRG2BGR_VNG = COLOR_BayerGR2BGR_VNG,
+
+    COLOR_BayerRGGB2RGB_VNG = COLOR_BayerBGGR2BGR_VNG,
+    COLOR_BayerGRBG2RGB_VNG = COLOR_BayerGBRG2BGR_VNG,
+    COLOR_BayerBGGR2RGB_VNG = COLOR_BayerRGGB2BGR_VNG,
+    COLOR_BayerGBRG2RGB_VNG = COLOR_BayerGRBG2BGR_VNG,
+
+    COLOR_BayerBG2RGB_VNG = COLOR_BayerRG2BGR_VNG, //!< equivalent to RGGB Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGB2RGB_VNG = COLOR_BayerGR2BGR_VNG, //!< equivalent to GRBG Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerRG2RGB_VNG = COLOR_BayerBG2BGR_VNG, //!< equivalent to BGGR Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGR2RGB_VNG = COLOR_BayerGB2BGR_VNG, //!< equivalent to GBRG Bayer pattern
 
     //! Edge-Aware Demosaicing
-    COLOR_BayerBG2BGR_EA  = 135,
-    COLOR_BayerGB2BGR_EA  = 136,
-    COLOR_BayerRG2BGR_EA  = 137,
-    COLOR_BayerGR2BGR_EA  = 138,
+    COLOR_BayerBG2BGR_EA  = 135, //!< equivalent to RGGB Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGB2BGR_EA  = 136, //!< equivalent to GRBG Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerRG2BGR_EA  = 137, //!< equivalent to BGGR Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGR2BGR_EA  = 138, //!< equivalent to GBRG Bayer pattern
 
-    COLOR_BayerBG2RGB_EA  = COLOR_BayerRG2BGR_EA,
-    COLOR_BayerGB2RGB_EA  = COLOR_BayerGR2BGR_EA,
-    COLOR_BayerRG2RGB_EA  = COLOR_BayerBG2BGR_EA,
-    COLOR_BayerGR2RGB_EA  = COLOR_BayerGB2BGR_EA,
+    COLOR_BayerRGGB2BGR_EA  = COLOR_BayerBG2BGR_EA,
+    COLOR_BayerGRBG2BGR_EA  = COLOR_BayerGB2BGR_EA,
+    COLOR_BayerBGGR2BGR_EA  = COLOR_BayerRG2BGR_EA,
+    COLOR_BayerGBRG2BGR_EA  = COLOR_BayerGR2BGR_EA,
+
+    COLOR_BayerRGGB2RGB_EA  = COLOR_BayerBGGR2BGR_EA,
+    COLOR_BayerGRBG2RGB_EA  = COLOR_BayerGBRG2BGR_EA,
+    COLOR_BayerBGGR2RGB_EA  = COLOR_BayerRGGB2BGR_EA,
+    COLOR_BayerGBRG2RGB_EA  = COLOR_BayerGRBG2BGR_EA,
+
+    COLOR_BayerBG2RGB_EA  = COLOR_BayerRG2BGR_EA, //!< equivalent to RGGB Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGB2RGB_EA  = COLOR_BayerGR2BGR_EA, //!< equivalent to GRBG Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerRG2RGB_EA  = COLOR_BayerBG2BGR_EA, //!< equivalent to BGGR Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGR2RGB_EA  = COLOR_BayerGB2BGR_EA, //!< equivalent to GBRG Bayer pattern
 
     //! Demosaicing with alpha channel
-    COLOR_BayerBG2BGRA = 139,
-    COLOR_BayerGB2BGRA = 140,
-    COLOR_BayerRG2BGRA = 141,
-    COLOR_BayerGR2BGRA = 142,
+    COLOR_BayerBG2BGRA = 139, //!< equivalent to RGGB Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGB2BGRA = 140, //!< equivalent to GRBG Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerRG2BGRA = 141, //!< equivalent to BGGR Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGR2BGRA = 142, //!< equivalent to GBRG Bayer pattern
 
-    COLOR_BayerBG2RGBA = COLOR_BayerRG2BGRA,
-    COLOR_BayerGB2RGBA = COLOR_BayerGR2BGRA,
-    COLOR_BayerRG2RGBA = COLOR_BayerBG2BGRA,
-    COLOR_BayerGR2RGBA = COLOR_BayerGB2BGRA,
+    COLOR_BayerRGGB2BGRA = COLOR_BayerBG2BGRA,
+    COLOR_BayerGRBG2BGRA = COLOR_BayerGB2BGRA,
+    COLOR_BayerBGGR2BGRA = COLOR_BayerRG2BGRA,
+    COLOR_BayerGBRG2BGRA = COLOR_BayerGR2BGRA,
+
+    COLOR_BayerRGGB2RGBA = COLOR_BayerBGGR2BGRA,
+    COLOR_BayerGRBG2RGBA = COLOR_BayerGBRG2BGRA,
+    COLOR_BayerBGGR2RGBA = COLOR_BayerRGGB2BGRA,
+    COLOR_BayerGBRG2RGBA = COLOR_BayerGRBG2BGRA,
+
+    COLOR_BayerBG2RGBA = COLOR_BayerRG2BGRA, //!< equivalent to RGGB Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGB2RGBA = COLOR_BayerGR2BGRA, //!< equivalent to GRBG Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerRG2RGBA = COLOR_BayerBG2BGRA, //!< equivalent to BGGR Bayer pattern
+    COLOR_BayerGR2RGBA = COLOR_BayerGB2BGRA, //!< equivalent to GBRG Bayer pattern
 
     COLOR_COLORCVT_MAX  = 143
 };