diff --git a/modules/matlab/generator/gen_matlab.py b/modules/matlab/generator/gen_matlab.py
index 06bfa04f5c..44b77c7768 100644
--- a/modules/matlab/generator/gen_matlab.py
+++ b/modules/matlab/generator/gen_matlab.py
@@ -38,17 +38,22 @@ class MatlabWrapperGenerator(object):
         tclassm    = jtemplate.get_template('template_class_base.m')
         tclassc    = jtemplate.get_template('template_class_base.cpp')
         tdoc       = jtemplate.get_template('template_doc_base.m')
+        tconstc    = jtemplate.get_template('template_map_base.cpp')
+        tconstm    = jtemplate.get_template('template_map_base.m')
 
         # create the build directory
         output_source_dir  = output_dir+'/src'
         output_private_dir = output_source_dir+'/private' 
         output_class_dir   = output_dir+'/+cv'
+        output_map_dir     = output_dir+'/map'
         if not os.path.isdir(output_source_dir):
           os.mkdir(output_source_dir)
         if not os.path.isdir(output_private_dir):
           os.mkdir(output_private_dir)
         if not os.path.isdir(output_class_dir):
           os.mkdir(output_class_dir)
+        if not os.path.isdir(output_map_dir):
+          os.mkdir(output_map_dir)
 
         # populate templates
         for namespace in parse_tree.namespaces:
@@ -68,6 +73,15 @@ class MatlabWrapperGenerator(object):
                 with open(output_class_dir+'/'+clss.name+'.m', 'wb') as f:
                     f.write(populated)
 
+        # create a global constants lookup table
+        const = dict(constants(todict(parse_tree.namespaces)))
+        populatedc = tconstc.render(constants=const)
+        populatedm = tconstm.render(constants=const)
+        with open(output_map_dir+'/map.cpp', 'wb') as f:
+            f.write(populatedc)
+        with open(output_map_dir+'/map.m', 'wb') as f:
+            f.write(populatedm)
+
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -77,7 +91,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.path.append(sys.argv[1])
     from string import Template
     from hdr_parser import CppHeaderParser
-    from parse_tree import ParseTree, todict
+    from parse_tree import ParseTree, todict, constants
     from filters import *
     from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader
 
diff --git a/modules/matlab/generator/parse_tree.py b/modules/matlab/generator/parse_tree.py
index 598fd17719..d5f72719c3 100644
--- a/modules/matlab/generator/parse_tree.py
+++ b/modules/matlab/generator/parse_tree.py
@@ -172,7 +172,18 @@ class Constant(object):
         return ('const ' if self.const else '')+self.tp+self.ref+\
                 ' '+self.name+('='+self.default if self.default else '')+';'
 
-
+def constants(tree):
+    if isinstance(tree, dict) and 'constants' in tree and isinstance(tree['constants'], list):
+        for node in tree['constants']:
+            yield (node['name'], node['default'])
+    if isinstance(tree, dict):
+        for key, val in tree.items():
+            for gen in constants(val):
+                yield gen
+    if isinstance(tree, list):
+        for val in tree:
+            for gen in constants(val):
+                yield gen
 
 def todict(obj, classkey=None):
     if isinstance(obj, dict):
diff --git a/modules/matlab/generator/templates/template_map_base.cpp b/modules/matlab/generator/templates/template_map_base.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdbc6c9189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/matlab/generator/templates/template_map_base.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <string>
+#include <bridge>
+
+typedef std::unordered_map Map;
+
+Map<std::string, int> constants = {
+  {% for key, val in constants.items() %}
+  { "{{key}}", {{val}} },
+  {% endfor %}
+};
diff --git a/modules/matlab/generator/templates/template_map_base.m b/modules/matlab/generator/templates/template_map_base.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10dd699f9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/matlab/generator/templates/template_map_base.m
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+classdef cv
+    properties (Constant = true)
+    {% for key, val in constants.items() %}
+        {{key}} = {{val}};
+    {% endfor %}
+    end
+end