diff --git a/modules/matlab/README.md b/modules/matlab/README.md
index b36123efc0..42237eccf8 100644
--- a/modules/matlab/README.md
+++ b/modules/matlab/README.md
@@ -124,9 +124,8 @@ opencv/modules/matlab (this module)
 
 * `CMakeLists.txt` (main cmake configuration file)
 * `README.md` (this file)
-* `compile.cmake` (the cmake help script for compiling generated source code)
+* `compile.cmake` (the cmake script for compiling generated source code)
 * `generator` (the folder containing generator code)
-  * `jinja2` (the binding templating engine)
   * `filters.py` (template filters)
   * `gen_matlab.py` (the binding generator control script)
   * `parse_tree.py` (python class to refactor the hdr_parser.py output)
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ opencv/modules/matlab (this module)
   * `mxarray.hpp` (C++ OOP-style interface for Matlab mxArray* class)
   * `bridge.hpp` (type conversions)
   * `map.hpp` (hash map interface for instance storage and method lookup)
-* `io` (FileStorage interface for .mat files)
 * `test` (generator, compiler and binding test scripts)
 
 
@@ -262,28 +260,41 @@ File Reference
 **gen_matlab.py**
 gen_matlab has the following call signature:
 
-  gen_matlab.py --hdrparser path/to/hdr_parser/dir
+  gen_matlab.py --jinja2 path/to/jinja2/engine
+          --hdrparser path/to/hdr_parser/dir
           --rstparser path/to/rst_parser/dir
           --moduleroot path/to/opencv/modules
-          --modules core imgproc highgui etc
+          --modules [core imgproc highgui ...]
           --extra namespace=/additional/header/to/parse
           --outdir /path/to/place/generated/src
 
 **build_info.py**
 build_info has the following call signature:
 
-  build_info.py --os operating_system_string
-          --arch bitness processor
-          --compiler id version
+  build_info.py --jinja2 path/to/jinja2/engine
+          --os operating_system_string
+          --arch [bitness processor]
+          --compiler [id version]
           --mex_arch arch_string
           --mex_script /path/to/mex/script
-          --cxx_flags -list -of -flags -to -passthrough
+          --cxx_flags [-list -of -flags -to -passthrough]
           --opencv_version version_string
           --commit commit_hash_if_using_git
           --modules core imgproc highgui etc
           --configuration Debug/Release
           --outdir path/to/place/build/info
 
+**cvmex.py**
+cvmex.py, the custom compiler generator, has the following call signature:
+
+  cvmex.py --jinja2 path/to/jinja2/engine
+          --opts [-list -of -opts]
+          --include_dirs [-list -of -opencv_include_directories]
+          --lib_dir opencv_lib_directory
+          --libs [-lopencv_core -lopencv_imgproc ...]
+          --flags [-Wall -opencv_build_flags ...]
+          --outdir /path/to/generated/output
+
 **parse_tree.py**
 To build a parse tree, first parse a set of headers, then invoke the parse tree to refactor the output:
 
diff --git a/modules/matlab/generator/build_info.py b/modules/matlab/generator/build_info.py
index 5b25a875e1..65619a2a75 100644
--- a/modules/matlab/generator/build_info.py
+++ b/modules/matlab/generator/build_info.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ def substitute(build, output_dir):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     """
-    Usage: python build_info.py --os os_version_string
+    Usage: python build_info.py --jinja2 /path/to/jinja2/engine
+                                --os os_version_string
                                 --arch [bitness processor]
                                 --compiler [id version]
                                 --mex_arch arch_string
diff --git a/modules/matlab/generator/cvmex.py b/modules/matlab/generator/cvmex.py
index 7e2718c3c3..52c5f649f5 100644
--- a/modules/matlab/generator/cvmex.py
+++ b/modules/matlab/generator/cvmex.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ def substitute(cv, output_dir):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     """
-    Usage: python cvmex.py  --opts [-list -of -opts]
+    Usage: python cvmex.py  --jinja2 /path/to/jinja2/engine
+                            --opts [-list -of -opts]
                             --include_dirs [-list -of -opencv_include_directories]
                             --lib_dir opencv_lib_directory
                             --libs [-lopencv_core -lopencv_imgproc ...]
diff --git a/modules/matlab/generator/gen_matlab.py b/modules/matlab/generator/gen_matlab.py
index 7092e31396..49e575099a 100644
--- a/modules/matlab/generator/gen_matlab.py
+++ b/modules/matlab/generator/gen_matlab.py
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ class MatlabWrapperGenerator(object):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     """
-    Usage: python gen_matlab.py --hdrparser /path/to/hdr_parser/dir
+    Usage: python gen_matlab.py --jinja2 /path/to/jinja2/engine
+                                --hdrparser /path/to/hdr_parser/dir
                                 --rstparser /path/to/rst_parser/dir
                                 --moduleroot /path/to/opencv/modules
                                 --modules [core imgproc objdetect etc]
@@ -147,6 +148,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
          definitions
 
     gen_matlab.py requires the following inputs:
+    --jinja2       the path to the Jinja2 templating engine
+                   e.g. ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty
     --hdrparser    the path to the header parser directory
                    (opencv/modules/python/src2)
     --rstparser    the path to the rst parser directory
diff --git a/modules/matlab/include/opencv2/matlab/mxarray.hpp b/modules/matlab/include/opencv2/matlab/mxarray.hpp
index 3d46ed4506..ba8c64c496 100644
--- a/modules/matlab/include/opencv2/matlab/mxarray.hpp
+++ b/modules/matlab/include/opencv2/matlab/mxarray.hpp
@@ -379,10 +379,10 @@ public:
    *
    * e.g.
    * {
-   *    MxArray A<double>(5, 5);        // allocates memory
-   *    MxArray B<double>(5, 5);        // ditto
-   *    plhs[0] = A;                    // not allowed!!
-   *    plhs[0] = A.releaseOwnership(); // makes explicit that ownership is being released
+   *    MxArray A = MxArray::Matrix<double>(5, 5);  // allocates memory
+   *    MxArray B = MxArray::Matrix<double>(5, 5);  // ditto
+   *    plhs[0] = A;                                // not allowed!!
+   *    plhs[0] = A.releaseOwnership();             // makes explicit that ownership is being released
    * } // end of scope. B is released, A isn't
    *
    */