diff --git a/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/own/mat.hpp b/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/own/mat.hpp
index 964261bdf0..9bf740d255 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/own/mat.hpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/own/mat.hpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ namespace cv { namespace gapi { namespace own {
          */
         bool empty() const
         {
-            return data == 0 || total() == 0 || dims.empty();
+            return data == 0 || total() == 0;
         }
 
         /** @brief Returns the total number of array elements.
diff --git a/modules/gapi/test/own/mat_tests.cpp b/modules/gapi/test/own/mat_tests.cpp
index 3ab279c019..933a37b08d 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/test/own/mat_tests.cpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/test/own/mat_tests.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ TEST(OwnMat, DefaultConstruction)
     ASSERT_EQ(m.type(), 0);
     ASSERT_EQ(m.depth(), 0);
     ASSERT_TRUE(m.dims.empty());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(m.empty());
 }
 
 TEST(OwnMat, Create)
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ TEST(OwnMat, Create)
     ASSERT_EQ(m.elemSize(), sizeof(uint8_t));
     ASSERT_EQ(m.step,   sizeof(uint8_t) * m.cols);
     ASSERT_TRUE(m.dims.empty());
+    ASSERT_FALSE(m.empty());
 }
 
 TEST(OwnMat, CreateND)
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ TEST(OwnMat, CreateND)
     ASSERT_EQ(sizeof(float)  , m.elemSize());
     ASSERT_EQ(0u             , m.step      );
     ASSERT_EQ(dims           , m.dims      );
+    ASSERT_FALSE(m.empty());
 }
 
 TEST(OwnMat, CreateOverload)
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ TEST(OwnMat, CreateOverload)
     ASSERT_EQ(m.elemSize(), sizeof(uint8_t));
     ASSERT_EQ(m.step,   sizeof(uint8_t) * m.cols);
     ASSERT_TRUE(m.dims.empty());
+    ASSERT_FALSE(m.empty());
 }
 
 TEST(OwnMat, Create3chan)
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ TEST(OwnMat, Create3chan)
     ASSERT_EQ(m.elemSize(), 3 * sizeof(uint8_t));
     ASSERT_EQ(m.step,       3*  sizeof(uint8_t) * m.cols);
     ASSERT_TRUE(m.dims.empty());
+    ASSERT_FALSE(m.empty());
 }
 
 struct NonEmptyMat {
@@ -116,7 +121,8 @@ namespace {
                 mat.type(),
                 mat.depth(),
                 mat.channels(),
-                mat.dims
+                mat.dims,
+                mat.empty()
         );
     };