diff --git a/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/gproto.hpp b/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/gproto.hpp
index fe4d3dcb78..921a588305 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/gproto.hpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/gproto.hpp
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ bool GAPI_EXPORTS can_describe(const GMetaArgs& metas, const GRunArgs& args);
 // coincides with output arguments passed to computation in cpu and ocl backends
 bool GAPI_EXPORTS can_describe(const GMetaArg&  meta,  const GRunArgP& argp);
 
+// Validates input arguments
+void GAPI_EXPORTS validate_input_arg(const GRunArg& arg);
+void GAPI_EXPORTS validate_input_args(const GRunArgs& args);
+
 } // namespace cv
 
 #endif // OPENCV_GAPI_GPROTO_HPP
diff --git a/modules/gapi/src/api/gproto.cpp b/modules/gapi/src/api/gproto.cpp
index c4cfca6a86..e541ba2092 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/src/api/gproto.cpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/src/api/gproto.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,42 @@ bool cv::can_describe(const GMetaArgs &metas, const GRunArgs &args)
                      });
 }
 
+void cv::validate_input_arg(const GRunArg& arg)
+{
+    // FIXME: It checks only Mat argument
+    switch (arg.index())
+    {
+#if !defined(GAPI_STANDALONE)
+    case GRunArg::index_of<cv::Mat>():
+    {
+        const auto desc = descr_of(util::get<cv::Mat>(arg));
+        GAPI_Assert(desc.size.height != 0 && desc.size.width != 0 && "incorrect dimensions of cv::Mat!"); break;
+    }
+    case GRunArg::index_of<cv::UMat>():
+    {
+        const auto desc = descr_of(util::get<cv::UMat>(arg));
+        GAPI_Assert(desc.size.height != 0 && desc.size.width != 0 && "incorrect dimensions of cv::UMat!"); break;
+    }
+#endif //  !defined(GAPI_STANDALONE)
+    case GRunArg::index_of<cv::gapi::own::Mat>():
+    {
+        const auto desc = descr_of(util::get<cv::gapi::own::Mat>(arg));
+        GAPI_Assert(desc.size.height != 0 && desc.size.width != 0 && "incorrect dimensions of own::Mat!"); break;
+    }
+    default:
+        // No extra handling
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+void cv::validate_input_args(const GRunArgs& args)
+{
+    for (const auto& arg : args)
+    {
+        validate_input_arg(arg);
+    }
+}
+
 namespace cv {
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const cv::GMetaArg &arg)
 {
diff --git a/modules/gapi/src/compiler/gcompiled.cpp b/modules/gapi/src/compiler/gcompiled.cpp
index b277257513..bc1d76c79f 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/src/compiler/gcompiled.cpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/src/compiler/gcompiled.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ void cv::GCompiled::Priv::checkArgs(const cv::gimpl::GRuntimeArgs &args) const
                                            "for different metadata!"));
         // FIXME: Add details on what is actually wrong
     }
+    validate_input_args(args.inObjs);
 }
 
 bool cv::GCompiled::Priv::canReshape() const
diff --git a/modules/gapi/test/own/mat_tests.cpp b/modules/gapi/test/own/mat_tests.cpp
index fa3407a074..215961109f 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/test/own/mat_tests.cpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/test/own/mat_tests.cpp
@@ -607,4 +607,28 @@ TEST(OwnMat, CreateWithNegativeHeight)
     ASSERT_ANY_THROW(own_mat.create(cv::Size{1, -1}, CV_8U));
 }
 
+TEST(OwnMat, ZeroHeightMat)
+{
+    cv::GMat in, a, b, c, d;
+    std::tie(a, b, c, d) = cv::gapi::split4(in);
+    cv::GMat out = cv::gapi::merge3(a, b, c);
+    cv::Mat in_mat(cv::Size(8, 0), CV_8UC4);
+    cv::Mat out_mat(cv::Size(8, 8), CV_8UC3);
+    cv::GComputation comp(cv::GIn(in), cv::GOut(out));
+    ASSERT_ANY_THROW(comp.apply(cv::gin(in_mat), cv::gout(out_mat),
+        cv::compile_args(cv::gapi::core::fluid::kernels())));
+}
+
+TEST(OwnMat, ZeroWidthMat)
+{
+    cv::GMat in, a, b, c, d;
+    std::tie(a, b, c, d) = cv::gapi::split4(in);
+    cv::GMat out = cv::gapi::merge3(a, b, c);
+    cv::Mat in_mat(cv::Size(0, 8), CV_8UC4);
+    cv::Mat out_mat(cv::Size(8, 8), CV_8UC3);
+    cv::GComputation comp(cv::GIn(in), cv::GOut(out));
+    ASSERT_ANY_THROW(comp.apply(cv::gin(in_mat), cv::gout(out_mat),
+        cv::compile_args(cv::gapi::core::fluid::kernels())));
+}
+
 } // namespace opencv_test