diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVFindOpenEXR.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVFindOpenEXR.cmake
index c0a46806e1..39a0c7dbce 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVFindOpenEXR.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVFindOpenEXR.cmake
@@ -20,55 +20,89 @@ if(WIN32)
     elseif(MSVC)
         SET(OPENEXR_LIBSEARCH_SUFFIXES Win32/Release Win32 Win32/Debug)
     endif()
-else()
-    set(OPENEXR_ROOT "")
 endif()
 
-SET(LIBRARY_PATHS
-    /usr/lib
-    /usr/local/lib
-    /sw/lib
-    /opt/local/lib
-    "${ProgramFiles_ENV_PATH}/OpenEXR/lib/static"
-    "${OPENEXR_ROOT}/lib")
+SET(SEARCH_PATHS
+    "${OPENEXR_ROOT}"
+    /usr
+    /usr/local
+    /sw
+    /opt
+    "${ProgramFiles_ENV_PATH}/OpenEXR")
 
-FIND_PATH(OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATH ImfRgbaFile.h
-    PATH_SUFFIXES OpenEXR
-    PATHS
-    /usr/include
-    /usr/local/include
-    /sw/include
-    /opt/local/include
-    "${ProgramFiles_ENV_PATH}/OpenEXR/include"
-    "${OPENEXR_ROOT}/include")
+MACRO(FIND_OPENEXR_LIBRARY LIBRARY_NAME LIBRARY_SUFFIX)
+    string(TOUPPER "${LIBRARY_NAME}" LIBRARY_NAME_UPPER)
+    FIND_LIBRARY(OPENEXR_${LIBRARY_NAME_UPPER}_LIBRARY
+        NAMES ${LIBRARY_NAME}${LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+        PATH_SUFFIXES ${OPENEXR_LIBSEARCH_SUFFIXES}
+        NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+        PATHS "${SEARCH_PATH}/lib" "${SEARCH_PATH}/lib/static")
+ENDMACRO()
 
-FIND_LIBRARY(OPENEXR_HALF_LIBRARY
-    NAMES Half
-    PATH_SUFFIXES ${OPENEXR_LIBSEARCH_SUFFIXES}
-    PATHS ${LIBRARY_PATHS})
+FOREACH(SEARCH_PATH ${SEARCH_PATHS})
+    FIND_PATH(OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATH ImfRgbaFile.h
+        PATH_SUFFIXES OpenEXR
+        NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+        PATHS
+        "${SEARCH_PATH}/include")
 
-FIND_LIBRARY(OPENEXR_IEX_LIBRARY
-    NAMES Iex
-    PATH_SUFFIXES ${OPENEXR_LIBSEARCH_SUFFIXES}
-    PATHS ${LIBRARY_PATHS})
+    IF (OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATH)
+        SET(OPENEXR_VERSION_FILE "${OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATH}/OpenEXRConfig.h")
+        IF (EXISTS ${OPENEXR_VERSION_FILE})
+            FILE (STRINGS ${OPENEXR_VERSION_FILE} contents REGEX "#define OPENEXR_VERSION_MAJOR ")
+            IF (${contents} MATCHES "#define OPENEXR_VERSION_MAJOR ([0-9]+)")
+                SET(OPENEXR_VERSION_MAJOR "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
+            ENDIF ()
+            FILE (STRINGS ${OPENEXR_VERSION_FILE} contents REGEX "#define OPENEXR_VERSION_MINOR ")
+            IF (${contents} MATCHES "#define OPENEXR_VERSION_MINOR ([0-9]+)")
+                SET(OPENEXR_VERSION_MINOR "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
+            ENDIF ()
+        ENDIF ()
+    ENDIF ()
 
-FIND_LIBRARY(OPENEXR_IMATH_LIBRARY
-    NAMES Imath
-    PATH_SUFFIXES ${OPENEXR_LIBSEARCH_SUFFIXES}
-    PATHS ${LIBRARY_PATHS})
+    IF (OPENEXR_VERSION_MAJOR AND OPENEXR_VERSION_MINOR)
+        set(OPENEXR_VERSION "${OPENEXR_VERSION_MAJOR}_${OPENEXR_VERSION_MINOR}")
+    ENDIF ()
 
-FIND_LIBRARY(OPENEXR_ILMIMF_LIBRARY
-    NAMES IlmImf
-    PATH_SUFFIXES ${OPENEXR_LIBSEARCH_SUFFIXES}
-    PATHS ${LIBRARY_PATHS})
+    SET(LIBRARY_SUFFIXES
+        "-${OPENEXR_VERSION}"
+        "-${OPENEXR_VERSION}_s"
+        "-${OPENEXR_VERSION}_d"
+        "-${OPEXEXR_VERSION}_s_d"
+        ""
+        "_s"
+        "_d"
+        "_s_d")
 
-FIND_LIBRARY(OPENEXR_ILMTHREAD_LIBRARY
-    NAMES IlmThread
-    PATH_SUFFIXES ${OPENEXR_LIBSEARCH_SUFFIXES}
-    PATHS ${LIBRARY_PATHS})
+    FOREACH(LIBRARY_SUFFIX ${LIBRARY_SUFFIXES})
+        FIND_OPENEXR_LIBRARY("Half" ${LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+        FIND_OPENEXR_LIBRARY("Iex" ${LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+        FIND_OPENEXR_LIBRARY("Imath" ${LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+        FIND_OPENEXR_LIBRARY("IlmImf" ${LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+        FIND_OPENEXR_LIBRARY("IlmThread" ${LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+        IF (OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATH AND OPENEXR_IMATH_LIBRARY AND OPENEXR_ILMIMF_LIBRARY AND OPENEXR_IEX_LIBRARY AND OPENEXR_HALF_LIBRARY)
+            SET(OPENEXR_FOUND TRUE)
+            BREAK()
+        ENDIF()
+        UNSET(OPENEXR_IMATH_LIBRARY)
+        UNSET(OPENEXR_ILMIMF_LIBRARY)
+        UNSET(OPENEXR_IEX_LIBRARY)
+        UNSET(OPENEXR_ILMTHREAD_LIBRARY)
+        UNSET(OPENEXR_HALF_LIBRARY)
+    ENDFOREACH()
 
-IF (OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATH AND OPENEXR_IMATH_LIBRARY AND OPENEXR_ILMIMF_LIBRARY AND OPENEXR_IEX_LIBRARY AND OPENEXR_HALF_LIBRARY)
-    SET(OPENEXR_FOUND TRUE)
+    IF (OPENEXR_FOUND)
+        BREAK()
+    ENDIF()
+
+    UNSET(OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATH)
+    UNSET(OPENEXR_VERSION_FILE)
+    UNSET(OPENEXR_VERSION_MAJOR)
+    UNSET(OPENEXR_VERSION_MINOR)
+    UNSET(OPENEXR_VERSION)
+ENDFOREACH()
+
+IF (OPENEXR_FOUND)
     SET(OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATHS ${OPENEXR_INCLUDE_PATH} CACHE PATH "The include paths needed to use OpenEXR")
     SET(OPENEXR_LIBRARIES ${OPENEXR_IMATH_LIBRARY} ${OPENEXR_ILMIMF_LIBRARY} ${OPENEXR_IEX_LIBRARY} ${OPENEXR_HALF_LIBRARY} ${OPENEXR_ILMTHREAD_LIBRARY} CACHE STRING "The libraries needed to use OpenEXR" FORCE)
 ENDIF ()