diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4847869b9e..7b29d3d8d0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_NOISY_WARNINGS      "Show all warnings even if they are too no
 OCV_OPTION(OPENCV_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS "Treat warnings as errors"                                 OFF )
 OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_WINRT_MODE          "Build with Windows Runtime support"                       OFF  IF WIN32 )
 OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_WINRT_MODE_NATIVE   "Build with Windows Runtime native C++ support"            OFF  IF WIN32 )
+OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_LIBVS2013           "Build VS2013 with Visual Studio 2013 libraries"           OFF  IF WIN32 AND (MSVC_VERSION EQUAL 1800) )
+OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_WINSDK81            "Build VS2013 with Windows 8.1 SDK"                        OFF  IF WIN32 AND (MSVC_VERSION EQUAL 1800) )
+OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_WINPHONESDK80       "Build with Windows Phone 8.0 SDK"                         OFF  IF WIN32 AND (MSVC_VERSION EQUAL 1700) )
+OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_WINPHONESDK81       "Build VS2013 with Windows Phone 8.1 SDK"                  OFF  IF WIN32 AND (MSVC_VERSION EQUAL 1800) )
 
 # uncategorized options
 # ===================================================
@@ -751,8 +755,8 @@ if(WIN32)
 status("")
     status("  Windows RT support:" HAVE_WINRT THEN YES ELSE NO)
     if (ENABLE_WINRT_MODE OR ENABLE_WINRT_MODE_NATIVE)
-      status("    Windows SDK v8.0:" ${WINDOWS_SDK_PATH})
-      status("    Visual Studio 2012:" ${VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH})
+      status("  Windows (Phone) SDK v8.0/v8.1:" ${WINDOWS_SDK_PATH})
+      status("  Visual Studio 2012/2013:" ${VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH})
     endif()
 endif(WIN32)
 
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVCRTLinkage.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVCRTLinkage.cmake
index 5265e3e8a6..c84ed6f2ef 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVCRTLinkage.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVCRTLinkage.cmake
@@ -6,34 +6,62 @@ endif()
 
 set(HAVE_WINRT FALSE)
 
-# search Windows Platform SDK
-message(STATUS "Checking for Windows Platform SDK")
-GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft SDKs\\Windows\\v8.0;InstallationFolder]" ABSOLUTE CACHE)
-if(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH STREQUAL "")
-  set(HAVE_MSPDK FALSE)
-  message(STATUS "Windows Platform SDK 8.0 was not found")
+# search Windows (Phone) Platform SDK
+message(STATUS "Checking for Windows (Phone) Platform SDK 8.0/8.1")
+unset(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH CACHE)
+GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft SDKs\\WindowsPhoneApp\\v8.1;InstallationFolder]" ABSOLUTE CACHE)
+if((NOT ENABLE_WINPHONESDK81) OR (NOT (MSVC_VERSION EQUAL 1800)) OR (WINDOWS_SDK_PATH STREQUAL ""))
+  unset(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH CACHE)
+  GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft SDKs\\WindowsPhone\\v8.0;InstallationFolder]" ABSOLUTE CACHE)
+  if((NOT ENABLE_WINPHONESDK80) OR (MSVC_VERSION LESS 1700) OR (WINDOWS_SDK_PATH STREQUAL ""))
+    unset(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH CACHE)
+    GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft SDKs\\Windows\\v8.1;InstallationFolder]" ABSOLUTE CACHE)
+    if((NOT ENABLE_WINSDK81) OR (NOT (MSVC_VERSION EQUAL 1800)) OR (WINDOWS_SDK_PATH STREQUAL ""))
+      set(HAVE_MSPDK FALSE)
+      unset(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH CACHE)
+      GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft SDKs\\Windows\\v8.0;InstallationFolder]" ABSOLUTE CACHE)
+      if(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH STREQUAL "")
+        set(HAVE_MSPDK FALSE)
+        message(STATUS "Windows (Phone) Platform SDK 8.0/8.1 was not found")
+      else()
+        set(HAVE_MSPDK TRUE)
+      endif()
+    else()
+      set(HAVE_MSPDK TRUE)
+    endif()
+  else()
+    set(HAVE_MSPDK TRUE)
+  endif()
 else()
   set(HAVE_MSPDK TRUE)
 endif()
 
-#search for Visual Studio 11.0 install directory
-message(STATUS "Checking for Visual Studio 2012")
-GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\11.0\\Setup\\VS;ProductDir] REALPATH CACHE)
-if(VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH STREQUAL "")
-  set(HAVE_MSVC2012 FALSE)
-  message(STATUS "Visual Studio 2012 was not found")
+#search for Visual Studio 11.0/12.0 install directory
+message(STATUS "Checking for Visual Studio 2012/2013")
+unset(VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH CACHE)
+GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\12.0\\Setup\\VS;ProductDir] REALPATH CACHE)
+if((NOT ENABLE_LIBVS2013) OR (NOT (MSVC_VERSION EQUAL 1800)) OR (VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH STREQUAL ""))
+  set(HAVE_MSVC2013 FALSE)
+  unset(VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH CACHE)
+  GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\11.0\\Setup\\VS;ProductDir] REALPATH CACHE)
+  if(VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH STREQUAL "")
+    set(HAVE_MSVC2012 FALSE)
+    message(STATUS "Visual Studio 2012/2013 not found")
+  else()
+    set(HAVE_MSVC2012 TRUE)
+  endif()
 else()
-  set(HAVE_MSVC2012 TRUE)
+  set(HAVE_MSVC2013 TRUE)
 endif()
 
 try_compile(HAVE_WINRT_SDK
   "${OpenCV_BINARY_DIR}"
   "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/checks/winrttest.cpp")
 
-if(ENABLE_WINRT_MODE AND HAVE_WINRT_SDK AND HAVE_MSVC2012 AND HAVE_MSPDK)
+if(ENABLE_WINRT_MODE AND HAVE_WINRT_SDK AND (HAVE_MSVC2012 OR HAVE_MSVC2013) AND HAVE_MSPDK)
   set(HAVE_WINRT TRUE)
   set(HAVE_WINRT_CX TRUE)
-elseif(ENABLE_WINRT_MODE_NATIVE AND HAVE_WINRT_SDK AND HAVE_MSVC2012 AND HAVE_MSPDK)
+elseif(ENABLE_WINRT_MODE_NATIVE AND HAVE_WINRT_SDK AND (HAVE_MSVC2012 OR HAVE_MSVC2013) AND HAVE_MSPDK)
   set(HAVE_WINRT TRUE)
   set(HAVE_WINRT_CX FALSE)
 endif()