diff --git a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching.hpp b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching.hpp
index a2e1f82ddc..c78be1d665 100644
--- a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching.hpp
+++ b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@
 #include "opencv2/stitching/detail/blenders.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/stitching/detail/camera.hpp"
 
+
+#if defined(Status)
+#  warning Detected X11 'Status' macro definition, it can cause build conflicts. Please, include this header before any X11 headers.
+#endif
+
+
 /**
 @defgroup stitching Images stitching