diff --git a/doc/tutorials/introduction/display_image/display_image.rst b/doc/tutorials/introduction/display_image/display_image.rst
index fc6e6ca5cc..c485fae438 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/introduction/display_image/display_image.rst
+++ b/doc/tutorials/introduction/display_image/display_image.rst
@@ -39,28 +39,28 @@ You'll almost always end up using the:
 .. literalinclude:: ../../../../samples/cpp/tutorial_code/introduction/display_image/display_image.cpp
    :language: cpp
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-   :lines:  1-4
+   :lines:  1-6
 
 We also include the *iostream* to facilitate console line output and input. To avoid data structure and function name conflicts with other libraries, OpenCV has its own namespace: *cv*. To avoid the need appending prior each of these the *cv::* keyword you can import the namespace in the whole file by using the lines:
 
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    :language: cpp
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-   :lines:  6-7
+   :lines:  8-9
 
-This is true for the STL library too (used for console I/O). Now, let's analyze the *main* function. We start up assuring that we acquire a valid image name argument from the command line.
+This is true for the STL library too (used for console I/O). Now, let's analyze the *main* function. We start up assuring that we acquire a valid image name argument from the command line. Otherwise take a picture by default: "HappyFish.jpg".
 
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-   :lines: 11-15
+   :lines: 13-17
 
 Then create a *Mat* object that will store the data of the loaded image.
 
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+   :lines: 19
 
 Now we call the :imread:`imread <>` function which loads the image name specified by the first argument (*argv[1]*). The second argument specifies the format in what we want the image. This may be:
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Now we call the :imread:`imread <>` function which loads the image name specifie
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+   :lines: 20
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -88,21 +88,21 @@ After checking that the image data was loaded correctly, we want to display our
 
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+   :lines: 28
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 Finally, to update the content of the OpenCV window with a new image use the :imshow:`imshow <>` function. Specify the OpenCV window name to update and the image to use during this operation:
 
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+   :lines: 29
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 Because we want our window to be displayed until the user presses a key (otherwise the program would end far too quickly), we use the :wait_key:`waitKey <>` function whose only parameter is just how long should it wait for a user input (measured in milliseconds). Zero means to wait forever.
 
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+   :lines: 31
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 Result
diff --git a/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/introduction/display_image/display_image.cpp b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/introduction/display_image/display_image.cpp
index c97ff9e864..133ada6edf 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/introduction/display_image/display_image.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/introduction/display_image/display_image.cpp
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 #include <opencv2/core/core.hpp>
 #include <opencv2/imgcodecs.hpp>
 #include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>
+
 #include <iostream>
+#include <string>
 
 using namespace cv;
 using namespace std;
 
 int main( int argc, char** argv )
 {
-    if( argc != 2)
+    string imageName("../data/HappyFish.jpg"); // by default
+    if( argc > 1)
     {
-     cout <<" Usage: display_image ImageToLoadAndDisplay" << endl;
-     return -1;
+        imageName = argv[1];
     }
 
     Mat image;
-    image = imread(argv[1], IMREAD_COLOR); // Read the file
+    image = imread(imageName.c_str(), IMREAD_COLOR); // Read the file
 
     if( image.empty() )                      // Check for invalid input
     {
diff --git a/samples/data/HappyFish.jpg b/samples/data/HappyFish.jpg
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c76288edbf
Binary files /dev/null and b/samples/data/HappyFish.jpg differ