diff --git a/modules/imgproc/src/drawing.cpp b/modules/imgproc/src/drawing.cpp
index 3307b77f6e..9345eb35cc 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/src/drawing.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/src/drawing.cpp
@@ -1104,33 +1104,33 @@ static const int opencvOne = 1;
 #    endif
 #  endif
 
-/*
-static inline uint32_t opencvBigToHost32(const uchar* p){
-#if OPENCV_BYTEORDER==4321
-  uint32_t x;
-  memcpy(&x,p,4);
+static inline uint16_t opencvLittleToHost16(const uchar* p){
+#if OPENCV_BYTEORDER==1234
+  uint16_t x;
+  memcpy(&x,p,sizeof(x));
+  return x;
+#elif OPENCV_BYTEORDER==4321 && defined(__GNUC__)
+  uint16_t x;
+  memcpy(&x,p,sizeof(x));
+  return (p[0]<<8) | (p[1]>>8);
+#elif OPENCV_BYTEORDER==4321 && defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER>=1300
+  uint16_t x;
+  memcpy(&x,p,sizeof(x));
+  return _byteswap_ushort(x);
+#elif OPENCV_LITTLEENDIAN
   return x;
-#elif OPENCV_BYTEORDER==1234  && defined(__GNUC__)
-  uint32_t x;
-  memcpy(&x,p,4);
-  return __builtin_bswap32(x);
-#elif OPENCV_BYTEORDER==1234 && defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER>=1300
-  uint32_t x;
-  memcpy(&x,p,4);
-  return _byteswap_ulong(x);
 #else
-  return ((unsigned)p[0]<<24) | (p[1]<<16) | (p[2]<<8) | p[3];
+  return (p[0]<<8) | (p[1]>>8);
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline uint32_t opencvBigToHost32(uint32_t x){
-#if OPENCV_BYTEORDER==4321
+static inline uint16_t opencvLittleToHost16(uint16_t x){
+#if OPENCV_LITTLEENDIAN
   return x;
 #else
-  return opencvBigToHost32((uchar*)&x);
+  return opencvLittleToHost16((uchar*)&x);
 #endif
 }
-*/
 
 static inline uint32_t opencvLittleToHost32(const uchar* p){
 #if OPENCV_BYTEORDER==1234
@@ -1338,6 +1338,26 @@ else                                                           \
 }
 */
 
+static inline void ICV_HLINE_X(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color, int pix_size)
+{
+    uchar* hline_min_ptr = (uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*(pix_size);
+    uchar* hline_end_ptr = (uchar*)(ptr) + (xr+1)*(pix_size);
+    uchar* hline_ptr = hline_min_ptr;
+    if (hline_min_ptr < hline_end_ptr)
+    {
+      memcpy(hline_ptr, color, pix_size);
+      hline_ptr += pix_size;
+    }//end if (hline_min_ptr < hline_end_ptr)
+    size_t sizeToCopy = pix_size;
+    while(hline_ptr < hline_end_ptr)
+    {
+      memcpy(hline_ptr, hline_min_ptr, sizeToCopy);
+      hline_ptr += sizeToCopy;
+      sizeToCopy = std::min(2*sizeToCopy, static_cast<size_t>(hline_end_ptr-hline_ptr));
+    }//end while(hline_ptr < hline_end_ptr)
+}
+//end ICV_HLINE_X()
+
 static inline void ICV_HLINE_0(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color, int pix_size)
 {
     uchar* hline_ptr = (uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*(pix_size);
@@ -1345,7 +1365,7 @@ static inline void ICV_HLINE_0(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color, i
     for( ; hline_ptr <= hline_max_ptr; hline_ptr += (pix_size))
     {
         int hline_j;
-        for( hline_j = 0; hline_j < (4); hline_j++ )
+        for( hline_j = 0; hline_j < (pix_size); hline_j++ )
         {
             hline_ptr[hline_j] = ((uchar*)color)[hline_j];
         }
@@ -1360,6 +1380,24 @@ static inline void ICV_HLINE_1(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color)
     uchar hline_c = *(const uchar*)(color);
     memset(hline_ptr, hline_c, (hline_max_ptr - hline_ptr) + 1);
 }
+//end ICV_HLINE_1()
+
+static inline void ICV_HLINE_2(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color)
+{
+  if (is_aligned(((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*2), 0x2))
+  {
+      uint16_t c = opencvLittleToHost16((uchar*)(color));
+      uint16_t* hline_ptr = (uint16_t*)(ptr) + xl;
+      uint16_t* hline_max_ptr = (uint16_t*)(ptr) + xr;
+      for( ; hline_ptr <= hline_max_ptr; )
+          *hline_ptr++ = c;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    ICV_HLINE_X(ptr, xl, xr, color, 2);
+  }
+}
+//end ICV_HLINE_2()
 
 static inline void ICV_HLINE_3(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color)
 {
@@ -1420,12 +1458,7 @@ static inline void ICV_HLINE_3(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color)
     }
     else
     {
-      for( ; hline_ptr < hline_end ; )
-      {
-          *hline_ptr++ = ((uchar*)(color))[0];
-          *hline_ptr++ = ((uchar*)(color))[1];
-          *hline_ptr++ = ((uchar*)(color))[2];
-      }
+      ICV_HLINE_X(ptr, xl, xr, color, 3);
     }
 }
 //end ICV_HLINE_3()
@@ -1442,30 +1475,288 @@ static inline void ICV_HLINE_4(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color)
   }
   else
   {
-      uchar* hline_ptr = (uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*(4);
-      uchar* hline_max_ptr = (uchar*)(ptr) + (xr)*(4);
-      for( ; hline_ptr <= hline_max_ptr; hline_ptr += (4))
+      ICV_HLINE_X(ptr, xl, xr, color, 4);
+  }
+}
+//end ICV_HLINE_4()
+
+static inline void ICV_HLINE_6(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color)
+{
+    uchar* hline_ptr = (uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*6;
+    uchar* hline_end   = (uchar*)(ptr) + (xr+1)*6;
+    uchar* hbody24_start = std::min(hline_end, (uchar*)(24*(((uintptr_t)(hline_ptr)+23)/24)));
+    uchar* hbody24_end = std::min(hline_end, (uchar*)(24*(((uintptr_t)(hline_end))/24)));
+    uchar* hbody12_start = std::min(hline_end, (uchar*)(12*(((uintptr_t)(hline_ptr)+11)/12)));
+    uchar* hbody12_end = std::min(hline_end, (uchar*)(12*(((uintptr_t)(hline_end))/12)));
+    if (hbody24_start < hbody24_end)
+    {
+      int offset = ((uintptr_t)(hbody24_start-hline_ptr))%6;
+      uint64_t c4[3];
+      uchar* ptrC4 = reinterpret_cast<uchar*>(&c4);
+      ptrC4[0]  = ((uchar*)(color))[(offset++)%6];
+      ptrC4[1]  = ((uchar*)(color))[(offset++)%6];
+      ptrC4[2]  = ((uchar*)(color))[(offset++)%6];
+      ptrC4[3]  = ((uchar*)(color))[(offset++)%6];
+      ptrC4[4]  = ((uchar*)(color))[(offset++)%6];
+      ptrC4[5]  = ((uchar*)(color))[(offset++)%6];
+      memcpy(&ptrC4[6], &ptrC4[0], 6);
+      memcpy(&ptrC4[12], &ptrC4[0], 12);
+      c4[0] = opencvLittleToHost64(c4[0]);
+      c4[1] = opencvLittleToHost64(c4[1]);
+      c4[2] = opencvLittleToHost64(c4[2]);
+      for(offset = 0 ; hline_ptr < hbody24_start; offset = (offset+1)%6)
+         *hline_ptr++ = ((uchar*)(color))[offset];
+      for(uint64_t* ptr64 = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t*>(hbody24_start), *ptr64End = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t*>(hbody24_end) ; ptr64<ptr64End ; )
       {
-          int hline_j;
-          for( hline_j = 0; hline_j < (4); hline_j++ )
-          {
-              hline_ptr[hline_j] = ((uchar*)color)[hline_j];
-          }
+          *ptr64++ = c4[0];
+          *ptr64++ = c4[1];
+          *ptr64++ = c4[2];
       }
+      for(offset = ((uintptr_t)(hbody24_end-(uchar*)(ptr)))%6, hline_ptr = hbody24_end ; hline_ptr < hline_end ; offset = (offset+1)%6)
+          *hline_ptr++ = ((uchar*)(color))[offset];
+    }
+    else if (hbody12_start < hbody12_end)
+    {
+      int offset = ((uintptr_t)(hbody12_start-hline_ptr))%6;
+      uint32_t c4[3];
+      uchar* ptrC4 = reinterpret_cast<uchar*>(&c4);
+      ptrC4[0]  = ((uchar*)(color))[(offset++)%6];
+      ptrC4[1]  = ((uchar*)(color))[(offset++)%6];
+      ptrC4[2]  = ((uchar*)(color))[(offset++)%6];
+      ptrC4[3]  = ((uchar*)(color))[(offset++)%6];
+      ptrC4[4]  = ((uchar*)(color))[(offset++)%6];
+      ptrC4[5]  = ((uchar*)(color))[(offset++)%6];
+      memcpy(&ptrC4[6], &ptrC4[0], 6);
+      c4[0] = opencvLittleToHost32(c4[0]);
+      c4[1] = opencvLittleToHost32(c4[1]);
+      c4[2] = opencvLittleToHost32(c4[2]);
+      for(offset = 0 ; hline_ptr < hbody12_start; offset = (offset+1)%6)
+         *hline_ptr++ = ((uchar*)(color))[offset];
+      for(uint32_t* ptr32 = reinterpret_cast<uint32_t*>(hbody12_start), *ptr32End = reinterpret_cast<uint32_t*>(hbody12_end) ; ptr32<ptr32End ; )
+      {
+          *ptr32++ = c4[0];
+          *ptr32++ = c4[1];
+          *ptr32++ = c4[2];
+      }
+      for(offset = ((uintptr_t)(hbody12_end-(uchar*)(ptr)))%3, hline_ptr = hbody12_end ; hline_ptr < hline_end ; offset = (offset+1)%3)
+          *hline_ptr++ = ((uchar*)(color))[offset];
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ICV_HLINE_X(ptr, xl, xr, color, 6);
+    }
+}
+//end ICV_HLINE_6()
+
+static inline void ICV_HLINE_8(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color)
+{
+  if (is_aligned(((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*8), 0x8))
+  {
+      uint64_t c = opencvLittleToHost64((uchar*)(color));
+      uint64_t* hline_ptr = (uint64_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*(8));
+      uint64_t* hline_max_ptr = (uint64_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xr)*(8));
+      for( ; hline_ptr <= hline_max_ptr; )
+          *hline_ptr++ = c;
+  }
+  else if (is_aligned(((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*8), 0x4))
+  {
+      uint32_t c[2] = {opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x00),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x04)};
+      uint32_t* hline_ptr = (uint32_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*(8));
+      uint32_t* hline_max_ptr = (uint32_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xr)*(8));
+      for( ; hline_ptr <= hline_max_ptr; )
+      {
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[0];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[1];
+      }
+  }
+  else
+  {
+      ICV_HLINE_X(ptr, xl, xr, color, 8);
   }
 }
-//end ICV_HLINE_4()
+//end ICV_HLINE_8()
 
+static inline void ICV_HLINE_12(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color)
+{
+  if (is_aligned(((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*12), 0x4))
+  {
+      uint32_t c[3] = {opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x00),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x04),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x08)};
+      uint32_t* hline_ptr = (uint32_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*(12));
+      uint32_t* hline_max_ptr = (uint32_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xr)*(12));
+      for( ; hline_ptr <= hline_max_ptr; )
+      {
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[0];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[1];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[2];
+      }
+  }
+  else
+  {
+      ICV_HLINE_X(ptr, xl, xr, color, 12);
+  }
+}
+//end ICV_HLINE_12()
+
+static inline void ICV_HLINE_16(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color)
+{
+  if (is_aligned(((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*16), 0x8))
+  {
+      uint64_t c[2] = {opencvLittleToHost64((uchar*)(color)+0x00),
+                       opencvLittleToHost64((uchar*)(color)+0x08)};
+      uint64_t* hline_ptr = (uint64_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*(16));
+      uint64_t* hline_max_ptr = (uint64_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xr)*(16));
+      for( ; hline_ptr <= hline_max_ptr; )
+      {
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[0];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[1];
+      }
+  }
+  else if (is_aligned(((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*16), 0x4))
+  {
+      uint32_t c[4] = {opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x00),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x04),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x08),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x0C)};
+      uint32_t* hline_ptr = (uint32_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*(16));
+      uint32_t* hline_max_ptr = (uint32_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xr)*(16));
+      for( ; hline_ptr <= hline_max_ptr; )
+      {
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[0];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[1];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[2];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[3];
+      }
+  }
+  else
+  {
+      ICV_HLINE_X(ptr, xl, xr, color, 16);
+  }
+}
+//end ICV_HLINE_16()
+
+static inline void ICV_HLINE_24(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color)
+{
+  if (is_aligned(((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*24), 0x8))
+  {
+      uint64_t c[3] = {opencvLittleToHost64((uchar*)(color)+0x00),
+                       opencvLittleToHost64((uchar*)(color)+0x08),
+                       opencvLittleToHost64((uchar*)(color)+0x10)};
+      uint64_t* hline_ptr = (uint64_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*(24));
+      uint64_t* hline_max_ptr = (uint64_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xr)*(24));
+      for( ; hline_ptr <= hline_max_ptr; )
+      {
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[0];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[1];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[2];
+      }
+  }
+  else if (is_aligned(((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*24), 0x4))
+  {
+      uint32_t c[6] = {opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x00),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x04),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x08),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x0C),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x10),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x14)};
+      uint32_t* hline_ptr = (uint32_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*(24));
+      uint32_t* hline_max_ptr = (uint32_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xr)*(24));
+      for( ; hline_ptr <= hline_max_ptr; )
+      {
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[0];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[1];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[2];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[3];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[4];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[5];
+      }
+  }
+  else
+  {
+      ICV_HLINE_X(ptr, xl, xr, color, 24);
+  }
+}
+//end ICV_HLINE_24()
+
+static inline void ICV_HLINE_32(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const uchar* color)
+{
+  if (is_aligned(((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*32), 0x8))
+  {
+      uint64_t c[4] = {opencvLittleToHost64((uchar*)(color)+0x00),
+                       opencvLittleToHost64((uchar*)(color)+0x08),
+                       opencvLittleToHost64((uchar*)(color)+0x10),
+                       opencvLittleToHost64((uchar*)(color)+0x18)};
+      uint64_t* hline_ptr = (uint64_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*(32));
+      uint64_t* hline_max_ptr = (uint64_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xr)*(32));
+      for( ; hline_ptr <= hline_max_ptr; )
+      {
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[0];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[1];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[2];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[3];
+      }
+  }
+  else if (is_aligned(((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*2324), 0x4))
+  {
+      uint32_t c[8] = {opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x00),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x04),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x08),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x0C),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x10),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x14),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x18),
+                       opencvLittleToHost32((uchar*)(color)+0x1C)};
+      uint32_t* hline_ptr = (uint32_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xl)*(32));
+      uint32_t* hline_max_ptr = (uint32_t*)((uchar*)(ptr) + (xr)*(32));
+      for( ; hline_ptr <= hline_max_ptr; )
+      {
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[0];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[1];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[2];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[3];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[4];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[5];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[6];
+          *hline_ptr++ = c[7];
+      }
+  }
+  else
+  {
+      ICV_HLINE_X(ptr, xl, xr, color, 32);
+  }
+}
+//end ICV_HLINE_32()
+
+static const bool ICV_HLINE_OPTIMIZATION = true;
 static inline void ICV_HLINE(uchar* ptr, int xl, int xr, const void* color, int pix_size)
 {
-  if (pix_size == 1)
+  if (!ICV_HLINE_OPTIMIZATION)
+    ICV_HLINE_0(ptr, xl, xr, reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(color), pix_size);
+  else if (pix_size == 1)
     ICV_HLINE_1(ptr, xl, xr, reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(color));
+  else if (pix_size == 2)
+    ICV_HLINE_2(ptr, xl, xr, reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(color));
   else if (pix_size == 3)
     ICV_HLINE_3(ptr, xl, xr, reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(color));
   else if (pix_size == 4)
     ICV_HLINE_4(ptr, xl, xr, reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(color));
+  else if (pix_size == 6)
+    ICV_HLINE_6(ptr, xl, xr, reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(color));
+  else if (pix_size == 8)
+    ICV_HLINE_8(ptr, xl, xr, reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(color));
+  //timings do not show relevant improvement when element_size >= 12
+  /*else if (pix_size == 12)
+    ICV_HLINE_12(ptr, xl, xr, reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(color));
+  else if (pix_size == 16)
+    ICV_HLINE_16(ptr, xl, xr, reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(color));
+  else if (pix_size == 24)
+    ICV_HLINE_24(ptr, xl, xr, reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(color));
+  else if (pix_size == 32)
+    ICV_HLINE_32(ptr, xl, xr, reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(color));*/
   else
-    ICV_HLINE_0(ptr, xl, xr, reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(color), pix_size);
+    ICV_HLINE_X(ptr, xl, xr, reinterpret_cast<const uchar*>(color), pix_size);
 }
 //end ICV_HLINE()