diff --git a/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/fluid/gfluidkernel.hpp b/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/fluid/gfluidkernel.hpp
index 79c5c5f347..b454e854f9 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/fluid/gfluidkernel.hpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/fluid/gfluidkernel.hpp
@@ -154,6 +154,15 @@ template<> struct fluid_get_in<cv::GScalar>
     }
 #endif // !defined(GAPI_STANDALONE)
 };
+
+template<typename U> struct fluid_get_in<cv::GArray<U>>
+{
+    static const std::vector<U>& get(const cv::GArgs &in_args, int idx)
+    {
+        return in_args.at(idx).unsafe_get<cv::detail::VectorRef>().rref<U>();
+    }
+};
+
 template<class T> struct fluid_get_in
 {
     static const T& get(const cv::GArgs &in_args, int idx)
@@ -250,6 +259,7 @@ template<typename Impl, typename... Ins, typename... Outs, bool UseScratch>
 struct FluidCallHelper<Impl, std::tuple<Ins...>, std::tuple<Outs...>, UseScratch>
 {
     static_assert(all_satisfy<is_gmat_type, Outs...>::value, "return type must be GMat");
+    static_assert(contains<GMat, Ins...>::value, "input must contain at least one GMat");
 
     // Execution dispatcher ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     template<int... IIs, int... OIs>
diff --git a/modules/gapi/src/backends/fluid/gfluidbackend.cpp b/modules/gapi/src/backends/fluid/gfluidbackend.cpp
index 6e2f1aa589..283db59296 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/src/backends/fluid/gfluidbackend.cpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/src/backends/fluid/gfluidbackend.cpp
@@ -1229,6 +1229,7 @@ void cv::gimpl::GFluidExecutable::bindInArg(const cv::gimpl::RcDesc &rc, const G
     {
     case GShape::GMAT:    m_buffers[m_id_map.at(rc.id)].priv().bindTo(util::get<cv::gapi::own::Mat>(arg), true); break;
     case GShape::GSCALAR: m_res.slot<cv::gapi::own::Scalar>()[rc.id] = util::get<cv::gapi::own::Scalar>(arg); break;
+    case GShape::GARRAY:  m_res.slot<cv::detail::VectorRef>()[rc.id] = util::get<cv::detail::VectorRef>(arg); break;
     default: util::throw_error(std::logic_error("Unsupported GShape type"));
     }
 }
@@ -1254,7 +1255,8 @@ void cv::gimpl::GFluidExecutable::bindOutArg(const cv::gimpl::RcDesc &rc, const
 void cv::gimpl::GFluidExecutable::packArg(cv::GArg &in_arg, const cv::GArg &op_arg)
 {
     GAPI_Assert(op_arg.kind != cv::detail::ArgKind::GMAT
-           && op_arg.kind != cv::detail::ArgKind::GSCALAR);
+           && op_arg.kind != cv::detail::ArgKind::GSCALAR
+           && op_arg.kind != cv::detail::ArgKind::GARRAY);
 
     if (op_arg.kind == cv::detail::ArgKind::GOBJREF)
     {
@@ -1263,6 +1265,10 @@ void cv::gimpl::GFluidExecutable::packArg(cv::GArg &in_arg, const cv::GArg &op_a
         {
             in_arg = GArg(m_res.slot<cv::gapi::own::Scalar>()[ref.id]);
         }
+        else if (ref.shape == GShape::GARRAY)
+        {
+            in_arg = GArg(m_res.slot<cv::detail::VectorRef>()[ref.id]);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/gapi/src/backends/fluid/gfluidbackend.hpp b/modules/gapi/src/backends/fluid/gfluidbackend.hpp
index 7923f0c003..a2c853a961 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/src/backends/fluid/gfluidbackend.hpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/src/backends/fluid/gfluidbackend.hpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class GFluidExecutable final: public GIslandExecutable
 
     std::vector<FluidAgent*> m_script;
 
-    using Magazine = detail::magazine<cv::gapi::own::Scalar>;
+    using Magazine = detail::magazine<cv::gapi::own::Scalar, cv::detail::VectorRef>;
     Magazine m_res;
 
     std::size_t m_num_int_buffers; // internal buffers counter (m_buffers - num_scratch)
diff --git a/modules/gapi/test/gapi_fluid_test.cpp b/modules/gapi/test/gapi_fluid_test.cpp
index baccb5802d..faca309ba4 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/test/gapi_fluid_test.cpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/test/gapi_fluid_test.cpp
@@ -244,6 +244,26 @@ TEST(Fluid, Sum_2_Mats_And_Scalar)
     EXPECT_EQ(0, cv::countNonZero(out_mat != ref_mat));
 }
 
+TEST(Fluid, EqualizeHist)
+{
+    cv::GMat in, out;
+    cv::GComputation c(cv::GIn(in), cv::GOut(TEqualizeHist::on(in, TCalcHist::on(in))));
+
+    cv::Mat in_mat(320, 480, CV_8UC1),
+            out_mat(320, 480, CV_8UC1),
+            ref_mat(320, 480, CV_8UC1);
+
+    cv::randu(in_mat, 200, 240);
+
+    auto cc = c.compile(cv::descr_of(in_mat), cv::compile_args(fluidTestPackage));
+
+    cc(cv::gin(in_mat), cv::gout(out_mat));
+
+    cv::equalizeHist(in_mat, ref_mat);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, cv::countNonZero(out_mat != ref_mat));
+}
+
 TEST(Fluid, Split3)
 {
     cv::GMat bgr;
diff --git a/modules/gapi/test/gapi_fluid_test_kernels.cpp b/modules/gapi/test/gapi_fluid_test_kernels.cpp
index 7c4904cc5e..83813842eb 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/test/gapi_fluid_test_kernels.cpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/test/gapi_fluid_test_kernels.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "test_precomp.hpp"
 
 #include <iomanip>
+#include <vector>
 #include "gapi_fluid_test_kernels.hpp"
 #include <opencv2/gapi/core.hpp>
 #include <opencv2/gapi/own/saturate.hpp>
@@ -448,6 +449,56 @@ GAPI_FLUID_KERNEL(FSum2MatsAndScalar, TSum2MatsAndScalar, false)
     }
 };
 
+GAPI_FLUID_KERNEL(FEqualizeHist, TEqualizeHist, false)
+{
+    static const int Window = 1;
+    static const int LPI    = 2;
+
+    static void run(const cv::gapi::fluid::View   &mat,
+                    const std::vector<int>        &arr,
+                          cv::gapi::fluid::Buffer &out)
+    {
+        for (int l = 0, lpi = out.lpi(); l < lpi; l++)
+        {
+            const uint8_t* in_row  = mat.InLine <uint8_t>(l);
+                  uint8_t* out_row = out.OutLine<uint8_t>(l);
+
+            for (int i = 0, w = mat.length(); i < w; i++)
+            {
+                out_row[i] = static_cast<uint8_t>(arr[in_row[i]]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+GAPI_OCV_KERNEL(OCVCalcHist, TCalcHist)
+{
+    static void run(const cv::Mat& in, std::vector<int>& out)
+    {
+        out = std::vector<int>(256, 0);
+
+        // Calculate normalized accumulated integral transformation array for gapi
+        for(int i = 0; i < in.rows; ++i)
+            for(int j = 0; j < in.cols; ++j)
+                ++out[in.at<uint8_t>(i, j)];
+
+        for(unsigned int i = 1; i < out.size(); ++i)
+            out[i] += out[i-1];
+
+        int size = in.size().width * in.size().height;
+        int min = size;
+        for(unsigned int i = 0; i < out.size(); ++i)
+            if(out[i] != 0 && out[i] < min)
+                min = out[i];
+
+        for(auto & el : out)
+        {
+            // General histogram equalization formula
+            el = cvRound(((float)(el - min) / (float)(size - min))*255);
+        }
+    }
+};
+
 static const int ITUR_BT_601_CY = 1220542;
 static const int ITUR_BT_601_CUB = 2116026;
 static const int ITUR_BT_601_CUG = -409993;
@@ -569,6 +620,8 @@ cv::gapi::GKernelPackage fluidTestPackage = cv::gapi::kernels
         ,FSum2MatsAndScalar
         ,FTestSplit3
         ,FTestSplit3_4lpi
+        ,FEqualizeHist
+        ,OCVCalcHist
         >();
 } // namespace gapi_test_kernels
 } // namespace cv
diff --git a/modules/gapi/test/gapi_fluid_test_kernels.hpp b/modules/gapi/test/gapi_fluid_test_kernels.hpp
index dfb88225bb..ba55e12d21 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/test/gapi_fluid_test_kernels.hpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/test/gapi_fluid_test_kernels.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace cv
 namespace gapi_test_kernels
 {
 using cv::gapi::core::GMat3;
+using GMat2 = std::tuple<GMat, GMat>;
 
 G_TYPED_KERNEL(TAddSimple, <GMat(GMat, GMat)>, "test.fluid.add_simple") {
     static cv::GMatDesc outMeta(cv::GMatDesc a, cv::GMatDesc) {
@@ -112,6 +113,20 @@ G_TYPED_KERNEL_M(TSplit3_4lpi, <GMat3(GMat)>, "test.fluid.split3_4lpi") {
     }
 };
 
+G_TYPED_KERNEL(TEqualizeHist, <GMat(GMat, GArray<int>)>, "test.fluid.equalize_hist")
+{
+    static GMatDesc outMeta(GMatDesc in, const cv::GArrayDesc&) {
+        return in;
+    }
+};
+
+G_TYPED_KERNEL(TCalcHist, <GArray<int>(GMat)>, "test.ocv.calc_hist")
+{
+    static GArrayDesc outMeta(GMatDesc) {
+        return {};
+    }
+};
+
 GMat merge3_4lpi(const GMat& src1, const GMat& src2, const GMat& src3);
 std::tuple<GMat, GMat, GMat> split3_4lpi(const GMat& src);