diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake
index d444085ea3..90f1896c30 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake
@@ -360,6 +360,22 @@ if(NOT OPENCV_SKIP_LINK_AS_NEEDED)
   endif()
 endif()
 
+# Apply "-Wl,--no-undefined" linker flags: https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/21347
+if(NOT OPENCV_SKIP_LINK_NO_UNDEFINED)
+  if(UNIX AND (NOT APPLE OR NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.2"))
+    set(_option "-Wl,--no-undefined")
+    set(_saved_CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${_option}")  # requires CMake 3.2+ and CMP0056
+    ocv_check_compiler_flag(CXX "" HAVE_LINK_NO_UNDEFINED)
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${_saved_CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}")
+    if(HAVE_LINK_NO_UNDEFINED)
+      set(OPENCV_EXTRA_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${OPENCV_EXTRA_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${_option}")
+      set(OPENCV_EXTRA_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${OPENCV_EXTRA_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} ${_option}")
+      set(OPENCV_EXTRA_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${OPENCV_EXTRA_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${_option}")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 # combine all "extra" options
 if(NOT OPENCV_SKIP_EXTRA_COMPILER_FLAGS)
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS           "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${OPENCV_EXTRA_FLAGS} ${OPENCV_EXTRA_C_FLAGS}")