diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 49554c15c6..49c93d2406 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ OCV_OPTION(WITH_OPENCLAMDBLAS "Include AMD OpenCL BLAS library support" ON
 OCV_OPTION(WITH_DIRECTX "Include DirectX support" ON
   VISIBLE_IF WIN32 AND NOT WINRT
   VERIFY HAVE_DIRECTX)
+OCV_OPTION(WITH_DIRECTML "Include DirectML support" ON
+  VISIBLE_IF WIN32 AND NOT WINRT
+  VERIFY HAVE_DIRECTML)
 OCV_OPTION(WITH_OPENCL_D3D11_NV "Include NVIDIA OpenCL D3D11 support" WITH_DIRECTX
   VISIBLE_IF WIN32 AND NOT WINRT
   VERIFY HAVE_OPENCL_D3D11_NV)
@@ -848,6 +851,10 @@ endif()
 if(WITH_DIRECTX)
   include(cmake/OpenCVDetectDirectX.cmake)
 endif()
+# --- DirectML ---
+if(WITH_DIRECTML)
+  include(cmake/OpenCVDetectDirectML.cmake)
+endif()
 
 if(WITH_VTK)
   include(cmake/OpenCVDetectVTK.cmake)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVDetectDirectML.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVDetectDirectML.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fc71eca03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectDirectML.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+if(WIN32)
+  try_compile(__VALID_DIRECTML
+    "${OpenCV_BINARY_DIR}"
+    "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/checks/directml.cpp"
+    LINK_LIBRARIES d3d12 dxcore directml
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE TRY_OUT
+  )
+  if(NOT __VALID_DIRECTML)
+    message(STATUS "No support for DirectML (d3d12, dxcore, directml libs are required)")
+    return()
+  endif()
+  set(HAVE_DIRECTML ON)
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/checks/directml.cpp b/cmake/checks/directml.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1cf62b8fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/checks/directml.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include <initguid.h>
+
+#include <d3d11.h>
+#include <dxgi1_2.h>
+#include <dxgi1_4.h>
+#include <dxgi.h>
+#include <dxcore.h>
+#include <dxcore_interface.h>
+#include <d3d12.h>
+#include <directml.h>
+
+int main(int /*argc*/, char** /*argv*/)
+{
+    IDXCoreAdapterFactory* factory;
+    DXCoreCreateAdapterFactory(__uuidof(IDXCoreAdapterFactory), (void**)&factory);
+
+    IDXCoreAdapterList* adapterList;
+    const GUID dxGUIDs[] = { DXCORE_ADAPTER_ATTRIBUTE_D3D12_CORE_COMPUTE };
+    factory->CreateAdapterList(ARRAYSIZE(dxGUIDs), dxGUIDs, __uuidof(IDXCoreAdapterList), (void**)&adapterList);
+
+    IDXCoreAdapter* adapter;
+    adapterList->GetAdapter(0u, __uuidof(IDXCoreAdapter), (void**)&adapter);
+
+    D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL d3dFeatureLevel = D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_1_0_CORE;
+    ID3D12Device* d3d12Device = NULL;
+    D3D12CreateDevice((IUnknown*)adapter, d3dFeatureLevel, __uuidof(ID3D11Device), (void**)&d3d12Device);
+
+    D3D12_COMMAND_LIST_TYPE commandQueueType = D3D12_COMMAND_LIST_TYPE_COMPUTE;
+    ID3D12CommandQueue* cmdQueue;
+    D3D12_COMMAND_QUEUE_DESC commandQueueDesc = {};
+    commandQueueDesc.Type = commandQueueType;
+
+    d3d12Device->CreateCommandQueue(&commandQueueDesc, __uuidof(ID3D12CommandQueue), (void**)&cmdQueue);
+    IDMLDevice* dmlDevice;
+    DMLCreateDevice(d3d12Device, DML_CREATE_DEVICE_FLAG_NONE, IID_PPV_ARGS(&dmlDevice));
+
+    return 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/gapi/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/gapi/CMakeLists.txt
index 2caeb02ae2..a8714a99f5 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/gapi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -367,6 +367,10 @@ if(WIN32)
   ocv_target_link_libraries(${the_module} PRIVATE wsock32 ws2_32)
 endif()
 
+if(HAVE_DIRECTML)
+  ocv_target_compile_definitions(${the_module} PRIVATE HAVE_DIRECTML=1)
+endif()
+
 if(HAVE_ONNX)
   ocv_target_link_libraries(${the_module} PRIVATE ${ONNX_LIBRARY})
   ocv_target_compile_definitions(${the_module} PRIVATE HAVE_ONNX=1)
diff --git a/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/infer/onnx.hpp b/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/infer/onnx.hpp
index 4efb750439..ae160ac3e5 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/infer/onnx.hpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/infer/onnx.hpp
@@ -189,7 +189,16 @@ public:
     GAPI_WRAP
     explicit DirectML(const int device_id) : ddesc(device_id) { };
 
-    using DeviceDesc = cv::util::variant<int>;
+    /** @brief Class constructor.
+
+    Constructs DirectML parameters based on adapter name.
+
+    @param adapter_name Target adapter_name to use.
+    */
+    GAPI_WRAP
+    explicit DirectML(const std::string &adapter_name) : ddesc(adapter_name) { };
+
+    using DeviceDesc = cv::util::variant<int, std::string>;
     DeviceDesc ddesc;
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/gapi/src/backends/onnx/dml_ep.cpp b/modules/gapi/src/backends/onnx/dml_ep.cpp
index 7f59e1f3d6..671fa2dbcb 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/src/backends/onnx/dml_ep.cpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/src/backends/onnx/dml_ep.cpp
@@ -13,13 +13,240 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_ONNX_DML
 #include "../providers/dml/dml_provider_factory.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_DIRECTML
+
+#undef WINVER
+#define WINVER 0x0A00
+#undef _WIN32_WINNT
+#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0A00
+
+#include <initguid.h>
+
+#include <d3d11.h>
+#include <dxgi1_2.h>
+#include <dxgi1_4.h>
+#include <dxgi.h>
+#include <dxcore.h>
+#include <dxcore_interface.h>
+#include <d3d12.h>
+#include <directml.h>
+
+#pragma comment (lib, "d3d11.lib")
+#pragma comment (lib, "d3d12.lib")
+#pragma comment (lib, "dxgi.lib")
+#pragma comment (lib, "dxcore.lib")
+#pragma comment (lib, "directml.lib")
+
+#endif  // HAVE_DIRECTML
+
+static void addDMLExecutionProviderWithAdapterName(Ort::SessionOptions *session_options,
+                                                   const std::string &adapter_name);
+
 void cv::gimpl::onnx::addDMLExecutionProvider(Ort::SessionOptions *session_options,
                                               const cv::gapi::onnx::ep::DirectML &dml_ep) {
     namespace ep = cv::gapi::onnx::ep;
-    GAPI_Assert(cv::util::holds_alternative<int>(dml_ep.ddesc));
-    const int device_id = cv::util::get<int>(dml_ep.ddesc);
+    switch (dml_ep.ddesc.index()) {
+        case ep::DirectML::DeviceDesc::index_of<int>(): {
+            const int device_id = cv::util::get<int>(dml_ep.ddesc);
+            try {
+                OrtSessionOptionsAppendExecutionProvider_DML(*session_options, device_id);
+            } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+                std::stringstream ss;
+                ss << "ONNX Backend: Failed to enable DirectML"
+                   << " Execution Provider: " << e.what();
+                cv::util::throw_error(std::runtime_error(ss.str()));
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        case ep::DirectML::DeviceDesc::index_of<std::string>(): {
+            const std::string adapter_name = cv::util::get<std::string>(dml_ep.ddesc);
+            addDMLExecutionProviderWithAdapterName(session_options, adapter_name);
+            break;
+        }
+        default:
+            GAPI_Assert(false && "Invalid DirectML device description");
+    }
+}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_DIRECTML
+
+#define THROW_IF_FAILED(hr, error_msg)       \
+{                                            \
+    if ((hr) != S_OK)                        \
+        throw std::runtime_error(error_msg); \
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+void release(T *ptr) {
+    if (ptr) {
+        ptr->Release();
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+using ComPtrGuard = std::unique_ptr<T, decltype(&release<T>)>;
+
+template <typename T>
+ComPtrGuard<T> make_com_ptr(T *ptr) {
+    return ComPtrGuard<T>{ptr, &release<T>};
+}
+
+struct AdapterDesc {
+    ComPtrGuard<IDXCoreAdapter> ptr;
+    std::string description;
+};
+
+static std::vector<AdapterDesc> getAvailableAdapters() {
+        std::vector<AdapterDesc> all_adapters;
+
+        IDXCoreAdapterFactory* factory_ptr;
+        GAPI_LOG_DEBUG(nullptr, "Create IDXCoreAdapterFactory");
+        THROW_IF_FAILED(
+            DXCoreCreateAdapterFactory(
+                __uuidof(IDXCoreAdapterFactory), (void**)&factory_ptr),
+            "Failed to create IDXCoreAdapterFactory");
+        auto factory = make_com_ptr<IDXCoreAdapterFactory>(factory_ptr);
+
+        IDXCoreAdapterList* adapter_list_ptr;
+        const GUID dxGUIDs[] = { DXCORE_ADAPTER_ATTRIBUTE_D3D12_CORE_COMPUTE };
+        GAPI_LOG_DEBUG(nullptr, "CreateAdapterList");
+        THROW_IF_FAILED(
+            factory->CreateAdapterList(
+                ARRAYSIZE(dxGUIDs), dxGUIDs, __uuidof(IDXCoreAdapterList), (void**)&adapter_list_ptr),
+            "Failed to create IDXCoreAdapterList");
+        auto adapter_list = make_com_ptr<IDXCoreAdapterList>(adapter_list_ptr);
+
+        for (UINT i = 0; i < adapter_list->GetAdapterCount(); i++)
+        {
+            IDXCoreAdapter* curr_adapter_ptr;
+            GAPI_LOG_DEBUG(nullptr, "GetAdapter");
+            THROW_IF_FAILED(
+                adapter_list->GetAdapter(
+                    i, __uuidof(IDXCoreAdapter), (void**)&curr_adapter_ptr),
+                "Failed to obtain IDXCoreAdapter"
+            );
+            auto curr_adapter = make_com_ptr<IDXCoreAdapter>(curr_adapter_ptr);
+
+            bool is_hardware = false;
+            curr_adapter->GetProperty(DXCoreAdapterProperty::IsHardware, &is_hardware);
+            // NB: Filter out if not hardware adapter.
+            if (!is_hardware) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            size_t desc_size = 0u;
+            char description[256];
+            curr_adapter->GetPropertySize(DXCoreAdapterProperty::DriverDescription, &desc_size);
+            curr_adapter->GetProperty(DXCoreAdapterProperty::DriverDescription, desc_size, &description);
+            all_adapters.push_back(AdapterDesc{std::move(curr_adapter), description});
+        }
+        return all_adapters;
+};
+
+struct DMLDeviceInfo {
+    ComPtrGuard<IDMLDevice> device;
+    ComPtrGuard<ID3D12CommandQueue> cmd_queue;
+};
+
+static DMLDeviceInfo createDMLInfo(IDXCoreAdapter* adapter) {
+    auto pAdapter = make_com_ptr<IUnknown>(adapter);
+    D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL d3dFeatureLevel = D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_1_0_CORE;
+    if (adapter->IsAttributeSupported(DXCORE_ADAPTER_ATTRIBUTE_D3D12_GRAPHICS))
+    {
+        GAPI_LOG_INFO(nullptr, "DXCORE_ADAPTER_ATTRIBUTE_D3D12_GRAPHICS is supported");
+        d3dFeatureLevel = D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL::D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0;
+
+        IDXGIFactory4* dxgiFactory4;
+        GAPI_LOG_DEBUG(nullptr, "CreateDXGIFactory2");
+        THROW_IF_FAILED(
+            CreateDXGIFactory2(0, __uuidof(IDXGIFactory4), (void**)&dxgiFactory4),
+            "Failed to create IDXGIFactory4"
+        );
+        // If DXGI factory creation was successful then get the IDXGIAdapter from the LUID
+        // acquired from the selectedAdapter
+        LUID adapterLuid;
+        IDXGIAdapter* spDxgiAdapter;
+
+        GAPI_LOG_DEBUG(nullptr, "Get DXCoreAdapterProperty::InstanceLuid property");
+        THROW_IF_FAILED(
+            adapter->GetProperty(DXCoreAdapterProperty::InstanceLuid, &adapterLuid),
+            "Failed to get DXCoreAdapterProperty::InstanceLuid property");
+
+        GAPI_LOG_DEBUG(nullptr, "Get IDXGIAdapter by luid");
+        THROW_IF_FAILED(
+            dxgiFactory4->EnumAdapterByLuid(
+                adapterLuid, __uuidof(IDXGIAdapter), (void**)&spDxgiAdapter),
+            "Failed to get IDXGIAdapter");
+        pAdapter = make_com_ptr<IUnknown>(spDxgiAdapter);
+    } else {
+        GAPI_LOG_INFO(nullptr, "DXCORE_ADAPTER_ATTRIBUTE_D3D12_GRAPHICS isn't supported");
+    }
+
+    ID3D12Device* d3d12_device_ptr;
+    GAPI_LOG_DEBUG(nullptr, "Create D3D12Device");
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(
+        D3D12CreateDevice(
+            pAdapter.get(), d3dFeatureLevel, __uuidof(ID3D12Device), (void**)&d3d12_device_ptr),
+        "Failed to create ID3D12Device");
+    auto d3d12_device = make_com_ptr<ID3D12Device>(d3d12_device_ptr);
+
+    D3D12_COMMAND_LIST_TYPE commandQueueType = D3D12_COMMAND_LIST_TYPE_COMPUTE;
+    ID3D12CommandQueue* cmd_queue_ptr;
+    D3D12_COMMAND_QUEUE_DESC commandQueueDesc = {};
+    commandQueueDesc.Type = commandQueueType;
+    GAPI_LOG_DEBUG(nullptr, "Create D3D12CommandQueue");
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(
+        d3d12_device->CreateCommandQueue(
+            &commandQueueDesc, __uuidof(ID3D12CommandQueue), (void**)&cmd_queue_ptr),
+        "Failed to create D3D12CommandQueue"
+    );
+    GAPI_LOG_DEBUG(nullptr, "Create D3D12CommandQueue - successful");
+    auto cmd_queue = make_com_ptr<ID3D12CommandQueue>(cmd_queue_ptr);
+
+    IDMLDevice* dml_device_ptr;
+    GAPI_LOG_DEBUG(nullptr, "Create DirectML device");
+    THROW_IF_FAILED(
+        DMLCreateDevice(
+            d3d12_device.get(), DML_CREATE_DEVICE_FLAG_NONE, IID_PPV_ARGS(&dml_device_ptr)),
+        "Failed to create IDMLDevice");
+    GAPI_LOG_DEBUG(nullptr, "Create DirectML device - successful");
+    auto dml_device = make_com_ptr<IDMLDevice>(dml_device_ptr);
+
+    return {std::move(dml_device), std::move(cmd_queue)};
+};
+
+static void addDMLExecutionProviderWithAdapterName(Ort::SessionOptions *session_options,
+                                                   const std::string &adapter_name) {
+    auto all_adapters = getAvailableAdapters();
+
+    std::vector<AdapterDesc> selected_adapters;
+    std::stringstream log_msg;
+    for (auto&& adapter : all_adapters) {
+        log_msg << adapter.description << std::endl;
+        if (std::strstr(adapter.description.c_str(), adapter_name.c_str())) {
+            selected_adapters.emplace_back(std::move(adapter));
+        }
+    }
+    GAPI_LOG_INFO(NULL, "\nAvailable DirectML adapters:\n" << log_msg.str());
+
+    if (selected_adapters.empty()) {
+        std::stringstream error_msg;
+        error_msg << "ONNX Backend: No DirectML adapters found match to \"" << adapter_name << "\"";
+        cv::util::throw_error(std::runtime_error(error_msg.str()));
+    } else if (selected_adapters.size() > 1) {
+        std::stringstream error_msg;
+        error_msg << "ONNX Backend: More than one adapter matches to \"" << adapter_name << "\":\n";
+        for (const auto &selected_adapter : selected_adapters) {
+            error_msg << selected_adapter.description << "\n";
+        }
+        cv::util::throw_error(std::runtime_error(error_msg.str()));
+    }
+
+    GAPI_LOG_INFO(NULL, "Selected device: " << selected_adapters.front().description);
+    auto dml = createDMLInfo(selected_adapters.front().ptr.get());
     try {
-        OrtSessionOptionsAppendExecutionProvider_DML(*session_options, device_id);
+        OrtSessionOptionsAppendExecutionProviderEx_DML(
+            *session_options, dml.device.release(), dml.cmd_queue.release());
     } catch (const std::exception &e) {
         std::stringstream ss;
         ss << "ONNX Backend: Failed to enable DirectML"
@@ -28,6 +255,16 @@ void cv::gimpl::onnx::addDMLExecutionProvider(Ort::SessionOptions *session_optio
     }
 }
 
+#else  // HAVE_DIRECTML
+
+static void addDMLExecutionProviderWithAdapterName(Ort::SessionOptions*, const std::string&) {
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << "ONNX Backend: Failed to add DirectML Execution Provider with adapter name."
+       << " DirectML support is required.";
+    cv::util::throw_error(std::runtime_error(ss.str()));
+}
+
+#endif  // HAVE_DIRECTML
 #else  // HAVE_ONNX_DML
 
 void cv::gimpl::onnx::addDMLExecutionProvider(Ort::SessionOptions*,