diff --git a/modules/imgproc/src/morph.cpp b/modules/imgproc/src/morph.cpp
index a0103b3143..87a8b4defb 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/src/morph.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/src/morph.cpp
@@ -1477,6 +1477,78 @@ Ptr<Morph> Morph ::create(int op, int src_type, int dst_type, int max_width, int
 
 #define ROUNDUP(sz, n)      ((sz) + (n) - 1 - (((sz) + (n) - 1) % (n)))
 
+static bool ocl_morph3x3_8UC1( InputArray _src, OutputArray _dst, InputArray _kernel, Point anchor,
+                               int op, int actual_op = -1, InputArray _extraMat = noArray())
+{
+    int type = _src.type(), depth = CV_MAT_DEPTH(type), cn = CV_MAT_CN(type);
+    Size ksize = _kernel.size();
+
+    Mat kernel8u;
+    String processing;
+
+    bool haveExtraMat = !_extraMat.empty();
+    CV_Assert(actual_op <= 3 || haveExtraMat);
+
+    _kernel.getMat().convertTo(kernel8u, CV_8U);
+    for (int y = 0; y < kernel8u.rows; ++y)
+        for (int x = 0; x < kernel8u.cols; ++x)
+            if (kernel8u.at<uchar>(y, x) != 0)
+                processing += format("PROCESS(%d,%d)", y, x);
+
+    if (anchor.x < 0)
+        anchor.x = ksize.width / 2;
+    if (anchor.y < 0)
+        anchor.y = ksize.height / 2;
+
+    if (actual_op < 0)
+        actual_op = op;
+
+    if (type != CV_8UC1 ||
+        !((_src.offset() == 0) && (_src.step() % 4 == 0)) ||
+        !((_src.cols() % 16 == 0) && (_src.rows() % 2 == 0)) ||
+        !(anchor.x == 1 && anchor.y == 1) ||
+        !(ksize.width == 3 && ksize.height == 3))
+        return false;
+
+    Size size = _src.size();
+    size_t globalsize[2] = { 0, 0 };
+    size_t localsize[2] = { 0, 0 };
+
+    globalsize[0] = size.width / 16;
+    globalsize[1] = size.height / 2;
+
+    static const char * const op2str[] = { "OP_ERODE", "OP_DILATE", NULL, NULL, "OP_GRADIENT", "OP_TOPHAT", "OP_BLACKHAT" };
+    String opts = format("-D PROCESS_ELEM_=%s -D %s%s", processing.c_str(), op2str[op],
+                         actual_op == op ? "" : cv::format(" -D %s", op2str[actual_op]).c_str());
+
+    ocl::Kernel k;
+    k.create("morph3x3_8UC1_cols16_rows2", cv::ocl::imgproc::morph3x3_oclsrc, opts);
+
+    if (k.empty())
+        return false;
+
+    UMat src = _src.getUMat();
+    _dst.create(size, CV_MAKETYPE(depth, cn));
+    if (!(_dst.offset() == 0 && _dst.step() % 4 == 0))
+        return false;
+    UMat dst = _dst.getUMat();
+    UMat extraMat = _extraMat.getUMat();
+
+    int idxArg = k.set(0, ocl::KernelArg::PtrReadOnly(src));
+    idxArg = k.set(idxArg, (int)src.step);
+    idxArg = k.set(idxArg, ocl::KernelArg::PtrWriteOnly(dst));
+    idxArg = k.set(idxArg, (int)dst.step);
+    idxArg = k.set(idxArg, (int)dst.rows);
+    idxArg = k.set(idxArg, (int)dst.cols);
+
+    if (haveExtraMat)
+    {
+        idxArg = k.set(idxArg, ocl::KernelArg::ReadOnlyNoSize(extraMat));
+    }
+
+    return k.run(2, globalsize, (localsize[0] == 0) ? NULL : localsize, false);
+}
+
 static bool ocl_morphSmall( InputArray _src, OutputArray _dst, InputArray _kernel, Point anchor, int borderType,
                             int op, int actual_op = -1, InputArray _extraMat = noArray())
 {
@@ -1676,6 +1748,9 @@ static bool ocl_morphOp(InputArray _src, OutputArray _dst, InputArray _kernel,
 #endif
          )
     {
+        if (ocl_morph3x3_8UC1(_src, _dst, kernel, anchor, op, actual_op, _extraMat))
+            return true;
+
         if (ocl_morphSmall(_src, _dst, kernel, anchor, borderType, op, actual_op, _extraMat))
             return true;
     }
diff --git a/modules/imgproc/src/opencl/morph3x3.cl b/modules/imgproc/src/opencl/morph3x3.cl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3dde505167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/imgproc/src/opencl/morph3x3.cl
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// This file is part of OpenCV project.
+// It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory
+// of this distribution and at http://opencv.org/license.html.
+
+#ifdef OP_ERODE
+#define OP(m1, m2) min(m1, m2)
+#define VAL UCHAR_MAX
+#endif
+
+#ifdef OP_DILATE
+#define OP(m1, m2) max(m1, m2)
+#define VAL 0
+#endif
+
+#if defined OP_GRADIENT || defined OP_TOPHAT || defined OP_BLACKHAT
+#define EXTRA_PARAMS , __global const uchar * matptr, int mat_step, int mat_offset
+#else
+#define EXTRA_PARAMS
+#endif
+
+#define PROCESS(_y, _x) \
+    line_out[0] = OP(line_out[0], arr[_x + 3 * _y]); \
+    line_out[1] = OP(line_out[1], arr[_x + 3 * (_y + 1)]);
+
+#define PROCESS_ELEM \
+    line_out[0] = (uchar16)VAL; \
+    line_out[1] = (uchar16)VAL; \
+    PROCESS_ELEM_
+
+__kernel void morph3x3_8UC1_cols16_rows2(__global const uint* src, int src_step,
+                                         __global uint* dst, int dst_step,
+                                         int rows, int cols
+                                         EXTRA_PARAMS)
+{
+    int block_x = get_global_id(0);
+    int y = get_global_id(1) * 2;
+    int ssx = 1, dsx = 1;
+
+    if ((block_x * 16) >= cols || y >= rows) return;
+
+    uchar a; uchar16 b; uchar c;
+    uchar d; uchar16 e; uchar f;
+    uchar g; uchar16 h; uchar i;
+    uchar j; uchar16 k; uchar l;
+
+    uchar16 line[4];
+    uchar16 line_out[2];
+
+    int src_index = block_x * 4 * ssx + (y - 1) * (src_step / 4);
+    line[0] = (y == 0) ? (uchar16)VAL: as_uchar16(vload4(0, src + src_index));
+    line[1] = as_uchar16(vload4(0, src + src_index + (src_step / 4)));
+    line[2] = as_uchar16(vload4(0, src + src_index + 2 * (src_step / 4)));
+    line[3] = (y == (rows - 2)) ? (uchar16)VAL: as_uchar16(vload4(0, src + src_index + 3 * (src_step / 4)));
+
+    __global uchar *src_p = (__global uchar *)src;
+    bool line_end = ((block_x + 1) * 16 == cols);
+
+    src_index = block_x * 16 * ssx + (y - 1) * src_step;
+
+    a = (block_x == 0 || y == 0) ? VAL : src_p[src_index - 1];
+    b = line[0];
+    c = (line_end || y == 0) ? VAL : src_p[src_index + 16];
+
+    d = (block_x == 0) ? VAL : src_p[src_index + src_step - 1];
+    e = line[1];
+    f = line_end ? VAL : src_p[src_index + src_step + 16];
+
+    g = (block_x == 0) ? VAL : src_p[src_index + 2 * src_step - 1];
+    h = line[2];
+    i = line_end ? VAL : src_p[src_index + 2 * src_step + 16];
+
+    j = (block_x == 0 || y == (rows - 2)) ? VAL : src_p[src_index + 3 * src_step - 1];
+    k = line[3];
+    l = (line_end || y == (rows - 2)) ? VAL : src_p[src_index + 3 * src_step + 16];
+
+    uchar16 arr[12];
+    arr[0] = (uchar16)(a, b.s01234567, b.s89ab, b.scde);
+    arr[1] = b;
+    arr[2] = (uchar16)(b.s12345678, b.s9abc, b.sdef, c);
+    arr[3] = (uchar16)(d, e.s01234567, e.s89ab, e.scde);
+    arr[4] = e;
+    arr[5] = (uchar16)(e.s12345678, e.s9abc, e.sdef, f);
+    arr[6] = (uchar16)(g, h.s01234567, h.s89ab, h.scde);
+    arr[7] = h;
+    arr[8] = (uchar16)(h.s12345678, h.s9abc, h.sdef, i);
+    arr[9] = (uchar16)(j, k.s01234567, k.s89ab, k.scde);
+    arr[10] = k;
+    arr[11] = (uchar16)(k.s12345678, k.s9abc, k.sdef, l);
+
+    PROCESS_ELEM;
+
+    int dst_index = block_x * 4 * dsx + y * (dst_step / 4);
+
+#if defined OP_GRADIENT || defined OP_TOPHAT || defined OP_BLACKHAT
+    int mat_index = y * mat_step + block_x * 16 * ssx + mat_offset;
+    uchar16 val0 = vload16(0, matptr + mat_index);
+    uchar16 val1 = vload16(0, matptr + mat_index + mat_step);
+
+#ifdef OP_GRADIENT
+    line_out[0] = convert_uchar16_sat(convert_int16(line_out[0]) - convert_int16(val0));
+    line_out[1] = convert_uchar16_sat(convert_int16(line_out[1]) - convert_int16(val1));
+    vstore4(as_uint4(line_out[0]), 0, dst + dst_index);
+    vstore4(as_uint4(line_out[1]), 0, dst + dst_index + (dst_step / 4));
+#elif defined OP_TOPHAT
+    line_out[0] = convert_uchar16_sat(convert_int16(val0) - convert_int16(line_out[0]));
+    line_out[1] = convert_uchar16_sat(convert_int16(val1) - convert_int16(line_out[1]));
+    vstore4(as_uint4(line_out[0]), 0, dst + dst_index);
+    vstore4(as_uint4(line_out[1]), 0, dst + dst_index + (dst_step / 4));
+#elif defined OP_BLACKHAT
+    line_out[0] = convert_uchar16_sat(convert_int16(line_out[0]) - convert_int16(val0));
+    line_out[1] = convert_uchar16_sat(convert_int16(line_out[1]) - convert_int16(val1));
+    vstore4(as_uint4(line_out[0]), 0, dst + dst_index);
+    vstore4(as_uint4(line_out[1]), 0, dst + dst_index + (dst_step / 4));
+#endif
+#else
+    vstore4(as_uint4(line_out[0]), 0, dst + dst_index);
+    vstore4(as_uint4(line_out[1]), 0, dst + dst_index + (dst_step / 4));
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/modules/imgproc/test/ocl/test_filters.cpp b/modules/imgproc/test/ocl/test_filters.cpp
index f92cc785a1..f3eb3a8e51 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/test/ocl/test_filters.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/test/ocl/test_filters.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,85 @@ OCL_TEST_P(Dilate, Mat)
     }
 }
 
+PARAM_TEST_CASE(MorphFilter3x3_cols16_rows2_Base, MatType,
+                int, // kernel size
+                Size, // dx, dy
+                BorderType, // border type
+                double, // optional parameter
+                bool, // roi or not
+                int)  // width multiplier
+{
+    int type, borderType, ksize;
+    Size size;
+    double param;
+    bool useRoi;
+    int widthMultiple;
+
+    TEST_DECLARE_INPUT_PARAMETER(src);
+    TEST_DECLARE_OUTPUT_PARAMETER(dst);
+
+    virtual void SetUp()
+    {
+        type = GET_PARAM(0);
+        ksize = GET_PARAM(1);
+        size = GET_PARAM(2);
+        borderType = GET_PARAM(3);
+        param = GET_PARAM(4);
+        useRoi = GET_PARAM(5);
+        widthMultiple = GET_PARAM(6);
+    }
+
+    void random_roi()
+    {
+        size = Size(3, 3);
+
+        Size roiSize = randomSize(size.width, MAX_VALUE, size.height, MAX_VALUE);
+        roiSize.width = std::max(size.width + 13, roiSize.width & (~0xf));
+        roiSize.height = std::max(size.height + 1, roiSize.height & (~0x1));
+
+        Border srcBorder = randomBorder(0, useRoi ? MAX_VALUE : 0);
+        randomSubMat(src, src_roi, roiSize, srcBorder, type, 5, 256);
+
+        Border dstBorder = randomBorder(0, useRoi ? MAX_VALUE : 0);
+        randomSubMat(dst, dst_roi, roiSize, dstBorder, type, -60, 70);
+
+        UMAT_UPLOAD_INPUT_PARAMETER(src);
+        UMAT_UPLOAD_OUTPUT_PARAMETER(dst);
+    }
+
+    void Near()
+    {
+        Near(1, false);
+    }
+
+    void Near(double threshold, bool relative)
+    {
+        if (relative)
+            OCL_EXPECT_MATS_NEAR_RELATIVE(dst, threshold);
+        else
+            OCL_EXPECT_MATS_NEAR(dst, threshold);
+    }
+};
+
+typedef MorphFilter3x3_cols16_rows2_Base MorphFilter3x3_cols16_rows2;
+
+OCL_TEST_P(MorphFilter3x3_cols16_rows2, Mat)
+{
+    Size kernelSize(ksize, ksize);
+    int iterations = (int)param;
+
+    for (int j = 0; j < test_loop_times; j++)
+    {
+        random_roi();
+        Mat kernel = ksize==0 ? Mat() : randomMat(kernelSize, CV_8UC1, 0, 3);
+
+        OCL_OFF(cv::dilate(src_roi, dst_roi, kernel, Point(-1, -1), iterations) );
+        OCL_ON(cv::dilate(usrc_roi, udst_roi, kernel, Point(-1, -1), iterations) );
+
+        Near();
+    }
+}
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // MorphologyEx
 IMPLEMENT_PARAM_CLASS(MorphOp, int)
@@ -429,6 +508,15 @@ OCL_INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(Filter, Dilate, Combine(
                             Bool(),
                             Values(1))); // not used
 
+OCL_INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(Filter, MorphFilter3x3_cols16_rows2, Combine(
+                            Values((MatType)CV_8UC1),
+                            Values(0, 3), // kernel size, 0 means kernel = Mat()
+                            Values(Size(0, 0)), // not used
+                            Values((BorderType)BORDER_CONSTANT),
+                            Values(1.0, 2.0, 3.0),
+                            Bool(),
+                            Values(1))); // not used
+
 OCL_INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(Filter, MorphologyEx, Combine(
                             Values(CV_8UC1, CV_8UC3, CV_8UC4, CV_32FC1, CV_32FC3, CV_32FC4),
                             Values(3, 5, 7), // kernel size