diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 91a6462012..fe43ce03b8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ endif()
 
 include(cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake)
 
+ocv_cmake_eval(DEBUG_PRE ONCE)
+
 ocv_clear_vars(OpenCVModules_TARGETS)
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1107,3 +1109,7 @@ endif()
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 include(cmake/OpenCVPackaging.cmake)
+
+# This should be the last command
+ocv_cmake_dump_vars("" TOFILE "CMakeVars.txt")
+ocv_cmake_eval(DEBUG_POST ONCE)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
index 0241c43c1c..093e8b7858 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
@@ -11,6 +11,47 @@ if(NOT COMMAND find_host_program)
   endmacro()
 endif()
 
+if(NOT COMMAND cmake_parse_arguments)
+  include(CMakeParseArguments OPTIONAL) # CMake 2.8.3+
+endif()
+
+# Debugging function
+function(ocv_cmake_dump_vars)
+  set(VARS "")
+  get_cmake_property(_variableNames VARIABLES)
+  if(COMMAND cmake_parse_arguments222)
+    cmake_parse_arguments(DUMP "" "TOFILE" "" ${ARGN})
+    set(regex "${DUMP_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS}")
+  else()
+    set(regex "${ARGV0}")
+    if(ARGV1 STREQUAL "TOFILE")
+      set(DUMP_TOFILE "${ARGV2}")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+  string(TOLOWER "${regex}" regex_lower)
+  foreach(_variableName ${_variableNames})
+    string(TOLOWER "${_variableName}" _variableName_lower)
+    if(_variableName MATCHES "${regex}" OR _variableName_lower MATCHES "${regex_lower}")
+      set(VARS "${VARS}${_variableName}=${${_variableName}}\n")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+  if(DUMP_TOFILE)
+    file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${DUMP_TOFILE} "${VARS}")
+  else()
+    message(AUTHOR_WARNING "${VARS}")
+  endif()
+endfunction()
+
+function(ocv_cmake_eval var_name)
+  if(DEFINED ${var_name})
+    file(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeCommand-${var_name}.cmake" ${${var_name}})
+    include("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeCommand-${var_name}.cmake")
+  endif()
+  if(";${ARGN};" MATCHES ";ONCE;")
+    unset(${var_name} CACHE)
+  endif()
+endfunction()
+
 # assert macro
 # Note: it doesn't support lists in arguments
 # Usage samples: