diff --git a/modules/core/perf/perf_dft.cpp b/modules/core/perf/perf_dft.cpp
index 5cf4afb109..81c0d48e26 100644
--- a/modules/core/perf/perf_dft.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/perf/perf_dft.cpp
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ PERF_TEST_P(Size_MatType, dft, TEST_MATS_DFT)
     }
 
     SANITY_CHECK(dst, 1e-5);
-} 
+}
diff --git a/modules/core/perf/perf_dot.cpp b/modules/core/perf/perf_dot.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a4b8980e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/core/perf/perf_dot.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include "perf_precomp.hpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace cv;
+using namespace perf;
+
+typedef tr1::tuple<int, int> MatType_Length_t;
+typedef TestBaseWithParam<MatType_Length_t> MatType_Length;
+
+PERF_TEST_P( MatType_Length, dot,
+             testing::Combine(
+                testing::Values( CV_8UC1, CV_32SC1, CV_32FC1 ),
+                testing::Values( 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024 )
+            ))
+{
+    unsigned int type = std::tr1::get<0>(GetParam());
+    unsigned int size = std::tr1::get<1>(GetParam());
+    Mat a(size, size, type);
+    Mat b(size, size, type);
+
+    declare.in(a, WARMUP_RNG);
+    declare.in(b, WARMUP_RNG);
+
+    double product;
+
+	TEST_CYCLE(100)
+	{
+        product = a.dot(b);
+	}
+
+    SANITY_CHECK(product, 1e-5);
+}
diff --git a/modules/core/perf/perf_minmax.cpp b/modules/core/perf/perf_minmax.cpp
index 2d723809a6..d50bfc641a 100644
--- a/modules/core/perf/perf_minmax.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/perf/perf_minmax.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using namespace perf;
 #define TYPICAL_MAT_TYPES_MINMAX  CV_8SC1, CV_8SC4, CV_32SC1, CV_32FC1
 #define TYPICAL_MATS_MINMAX       testing::Combine( testing::Values( TYPICAL_MAT_SIZES_MINMAX), testing::Values( TYPICAL_MAT_TYPES_MINMAX) )
 
-PERF_TEST_P(Size_MatType, min_double, TYPICAL_MATS_MINMAX) 
+PERF_TEST_P(Size_MatType, min_double, TYPICAL_MATS_MINMAX)
 {
     Size sz = std::tr1::get<0>(GetParam());
     int type = std::tr1::get<1>(GetParam());
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PERF_TEST_P(Size_MatType, min_double, TYPICAL_MATS_MINMAX)
     SANITY_CHECK(c);
 }
 
-PERF_TEST_P(Size_MatType, max_double, TYPICAL_MATS_MINMAX) 
+PERF_TEST_P(Size_MatType, max_double, TYPICAL_MATS_MINMAX)
 {
     Size sz = std::tr1::get<0>(GetParam());
     int type = std::tr1::get<1>(GetParam());