diff --git a/doc/tutorials/imgproc/imgtrans/hough_circle/hough_circle.markdown b/doc/tutorials/imgproc/imgtrans/hough_circle/hough_circle.markdown
index 36c03cd143..fe2f88be15 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/imgproc/imgtrans/hough_circle/hough_circle.markdown
+++ b/doc/tutorials/imgproc/imgtrans/hough_circle/hough_circle.markdown
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 Hough Circle Transform {#tutorial_hough_circle}
 ======================
 
+@prev_tutorial{tutorial_hough_lines}
+@next_tutorial{tutorial_remap}
+
 Goal
 ----
 
 In this tutorial you will learn how to:
 
--   Use the OpenCV function @ref cv::HoughCircles to detect circles in an image.
+-   Use the OpenCV function **HoughCircles()** to detect circles in an image.
 
 Theory
 ------
@@ -31,31 +34,96 @@ Theory
     the best radius for each candidate center. For more details, please check the book *Learning
     OpenCV* or your favorite Computer Vision bibliography
 
+####  What does this program do?
+-   Loads an image and blur it to reduce the noise
+-   Applies the *Hough Circle Transform* to the blurred image .
+-   Display the detected circle in a window.
+
 Code
 ----
 
--#  **What does this program do?**
-    -   Loads an image and blur it to reduce the noise
-    -   Applies the *Hough Circle Transform* to the blurred image .
-    -   Display the detected circle in a window.
-
--#  The sample code that we will explain can be downloaded from [here](https://github.com/opencv/opencv/tree/master/samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp).
-    A slightly fancier version (which shows trackbars for
-    changing the threshold values) can be found [here](https://github.com/opencv/opencv/tree/master/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle_Demo.cpp).
-    @include samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp
+@add_toggle_cpp
+The sample code that we will explain can be downloaded from
+[here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opencv/opencv/master/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/houghcircles.cpp).
+A slightly fancier version (which shows trackbars for changing the threshold values) can be found
+[here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opencv/opencv/master/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle_Demo.cpp).
+@include samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/houghcircles.cpp
+@end_toggle
+
+@add_toggle_java
+The sample code that we will explain can be downloaded from
+[here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opencv/opencv/master/samples/java/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/HoughCircles.java).
+@include samples/java/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/HoughCircles.java
+@end_toggle
+
+@add_toggle_python
+The sample code that we will explain can be downloaded from
+[here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opencv/opencv/master/samples/python/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/hough_circle.py).
+@include samples/python/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/hough_circle.py
+@end_toggle
 
 Explanation
 -----------
 
--#  Load an image
-    @snippet samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp load
--#  Convert it to grayscale:
-    @snippet samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp convert_to_gray
--#  Apply a Median blur to reduce noise and avoid false circle detection:
-    @snippet samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp reduce_noise
--#  Proceed to apply Hough Circle Transform:
-    @snippet samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp houghcircles
-    with the arguments:
+The image we used can be found [here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opencv/opencv/master/samples/data/smarties.png)
+
+####  Load an image:
+
+@add_toggle_cpp
+@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/houghcircles.cpp load
+@end_toggle
+
+@add_toggle_java
+@snippet samples/python/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/hough_circle.py load
+@end_toggle
+
+@add_toggle_python
+@snippet samples/java/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/HoughCircles.java load
+@end_toggle
+
+####  Convert it to grayscale:
+
+@add_toggle_cpp
+@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/houghcircles.cpp convert_to_gray
+@end_toggle
+
+@add_toggle_java
+@snippet samples/python/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/hough_circle.py convert_to_gray
+@end_toggle
+
+@add_toggle_python
+@snippet samples/java/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/HoughCircles.java convert_to_gray
+@end_toggle
+
+#### Apply a Median blur to reduce noise and avoid false circle detection:
+
+@add_toggle_cpp
+@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/houghcircles.cpp reduce_noise
+@end_toggle
+
+@add_toggle_java
+@snippet samples/python/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/hough_circle.py reduce_noise
+@end_toggle
+
+@add_toggle_python
+@snippet samples/java/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/HoughCircles.java reduce_noise
+@end_toggle
+
+#### Proceed to apply Hough Circle Transform:
+
+@add_toggle_cpp
+@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/houghcircles.cpp houghcircles
+@end_toggle
+
+@add_toggle_java
+@snippet samples/python/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/hough_circle.py houghcircles
+@end_toggle
+
+@add_toggle_python
+@snippet samples/java/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/HoughCircles.java houghcircles
+@end_toggle
+
+-   with the arguments:
 
     -   *gray*: Input image (grayscale).
     -   *circles*: A vector that stores sets of 3 values: \f$x_{c}, y_{c}, r\f$ for each detected
@@ -69,16 +137,39 @@ Explanation
     -   *min_radius = 0*: Minimum radius to be detected. If unknown, put zero as default.
     -   *max_radius = 0*: Maximum radius to be detected. If unknown, put zero as default.
 
--#  Draw the detected circles:
-    @snippet samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp draw
-    You can see that we will draw the circle(s) on red and the center(s) with a small green dot
+####  Draw the detected circles:
+
+@add_toggle_cpp
+@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/houghcircles.cpp draw
+@end_toggle
+
+@add_toggle_java
+@snippet samples/python/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/hough_circle.py draw
+@end_toggle
+
+@add_toggle_python
+@snippet samples/java/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/HoughCircles.java draw
+@end_toggle
+
+You can see that we will draw the circle(s) on red and the center(s) with a small green dot
+
+####  Display the detected circle(s) and wait for the user to exit the program:
+
+@add_toggle_cpp
+@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/houghcircles.cpp display
+@end_toggle
+
+@add_toggle_java
+@snippet samples/python/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/hough_circle.py display
+@end_toggle
 
--#  Display the detected circle(s) and wait for the user to exit the program:
-    @snippet samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp display
+@add_toggle_python
+@snippet samples/java/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/HoughCircles.java display
+@end_toggle
 
 Result
 ------
 
 The result of running the code above with a test image is shown below:
 
-![](images/Hough_Circle_Tutorial_Result.jpg)
+![](images/Hough_Circle_Tutorial_Result.png)
diff --git a/doc/tutorials/imgproc/imgtrans/hough_circle/images/Hough_Circle_Tutorial_Result.png b/doc/tutorials/imgproc/imgtrans/hough_circle/images/Hough_Circle_Tutorial_Result.png
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diff --git a/doc/tutorials/imgproc/table_of_content_imgproc.markdown b/doc/tutorials/imgproc/table_of_content_imgproc.markdown
index d91ec4a953..4bfe9dc967 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/imgproc/table_of_content_imgproc.markdown
+++ b/doc/tutorials/imgproc/table_of_content_imgproc.markdown
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ In this section you will learn about the image processing (manipulation) functio
 
 -   @subpage tutorial_hough_circle
 
+    *Languages:* C++, Java, Python
+
     *Compatibility:* \> OpenCV 2.0
 
     *Author:* Ana Huamán
diff --git a/samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp b/samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index f749b0e247..0000000000
--- a/samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-#include "opencv2/imgcodecs.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/highgui.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/imgproc.hpp"
-
-#include <iostream>
-
-using namespace cv;
-using namespace std;
-
-static void help()
-{
-    cout << "\nThis program demonstrates circle finding with the Hough transform.\n"
-            "Usage:\n"
-            "./houghcircles <image_name>, Default is ../data/board.jpg\n" << endl;
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char** argv)
-{
-    cv::CommandLineParser parser(argc, argv,
-        "{help h ||}{@image|../data/board.jpg|}"
-    );
-    if (parser.has("help"))
-    {
-        help();
-        return 0;
-    }
-    //![load]
-    string filename = parser.get<string>("@image");
-    Mat img = imread(filename, IMREAD_COLOR);
-    if(img.empty())
-    {
-        help();
-        cout << "can not open " << filename << endl;
-        return -1;
-    }
-    //![load]
-
-    //![convert_to_gray]
-    Mat gray;
-    cvtColor(img, gray, COLOR_BGR2GRAY);
-    //![convert_to_gray]
-
-    //![reduce_noise]
-    medianBlur(gray, gray, 5);
-    //![reduce_noise]
-
-    //![houghcircles]
-    vector<Vec3f> circles;
-    HoughCircles(gray, circles, HOUGH_GRADIENT, 1,
-                 gray.rows/16, // change this value to detect circles with different distances to each other
-                 100, 30, 1, 30 // change the last two parameters
-                                // (min_radius & max_radius) to detect larger circles
-                 );
-    //![houghcircles]
-
-    //![draw]
-    for( size_t i = 0; i < circles.size(); i++ )
-    {
-        Vec3i c = circles[i];
-        circle( img, Point(c[0], c[1]), c[2], Scalar(0,0,255), 3, LINE_AA);
-        circle( img, Point(c[0], c[1]), 2, Scalar(0,255,0), 3, LINE_AA);
-    }
-    //![draw]
-
-    //![display]
-    imshow("detected circles", img);
-    waitKey();
-    //![display]
-
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/houghcircles.cpp b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/houghcircles.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd0722017d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/houghcircles.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/**
+ * @file houghcircles.cpp
+ * @brief This program demonstrates circle finding with the Hough transform
+ */
+#include "opencv2/imgcodecs.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/highgui.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/imgproc.hpp"
+
+using namespace cv;
+using namespace std;
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+    //![load]
+    const char* filename = argc >=2 ? argv[1] : "../../../data/smarties.png";
+
+    // Loads an image
+    Mat src = imread( filename, IMREAD_COLOR );
+
+    // Check if image is loaded fine
+    if(src.empty()){
+        printf(" Error opening image\n");
+        printf(" Program Arguments: [image_name -- default %s] \n", filename);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    //![load]
+
+    //![convert_to_gray]
+    Mat gray;
+    cvtColor(src, gray, COLOR_BGR2GRAY);
+    //![convert_to_gray]
+
+    //![reduce_noise]
+    medianBlur(gray, gray, 5);
+    //![reduce_noise]
+
+    //![houghcircles]
+    vector<Vec3f> circles;
+    HoughCircles(gray, circles, HOUGH_GRADIENT, 1,
+                 gray.rows/16,  // change this value to detect circles with different distances to each other
+                 100, 30, 1, 30 // change the last two parameters
+            // (min_radius & max_radius) to detect larger circles
+    );
+    //![houghcircles]
+
+    //![draw]
+    for( size_t i = 0; i < circles.size(); i++ )
+    {
+        Vec3i c = circles[i];
+        Point center = Point(c[0], c[1]);
+        // circle center
+        circle( src, center, 1, Scalar(0,100,100), 3, LINE_AA);
+        // circle outline
+        int radius = c[2];
+        circle( src, center, radius, Scalar(255,0,255), 3, LINE_AA);
+    }
+    //![draw]
+
+    //![display]
+    imshow("detected circles", src);
+    waitKey();
+    //![display]
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/samples/data/smarties.png b/samples/data/smarties.png
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diff --git a/samples/java/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/HoughCircles.java b/samples/java/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/HoughCircles.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40f97ff874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/java/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/HoughCircles.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package sample;
+/**
+ * @file HoughCircles.java
+ * @brief This program demonstrates circle finding with the Hough transform
+ */
+
+import org.opencv.core.*;
+import org.opencv.core.Point;
+import org.opencv.highgui.HighGui;
+import org.opencv.imgcodecs.Imgcodecs;
+import org.opencv.imgproc.Imgproc;
+
+class HoughCirclesRun {
+
+    public void run(String[] args) {
+
+        //! [load]
+        String default_file = "../../../../data/smarties.png";
+        String filename = ((args.length > 0) ? args[0] : default_file);
+
+        // Load an image
+        Mat src = Imgcodecs.imread(filename, Imgcodecs.IMREAD_COLOR);
+
+        // Check if image is loaded fine
+        if( src.empty() ) {
+            System.out.println("Error opening image!");
+            System.out.println("Program Arguments: [image_name -- default "
+                    + default_file +"] \n");
+            System.exit(-1);
+        }
+        //! [load]
+
+        //! [convert_to_gray]
+        Mat gray = new Mat();
+        Imgproc.cvtColor(src, gray, Imgproc.COLOR_BGR2GRAY);
+        //! [convert_to_gray]
+
+        //![reduce_noise]
+        Imgproc.medianBlur(gray, gray, 5);
+        //![reduce_noise]
+
+        //! [houghcircles]
+        Mat circles = new Mat();
+        Imgproc.HoughCircles(gray, circles, Imgproc.HOUGH_GRADIENT, 1.0,
+                (double)gray.rows()/16, // change this value to detect circles with different distances to each other
+                100.0, 30.0, 1, 30); // change the last two parameters
+                // (min_radius & max_radius) to detect larger circles
+        //! [houghcircles]
+
+        //! [draw]
+        for (int x = 0; x < circles.cols(); x++) {
+            double[] c = circles.get(0, x);
+            Point center = new Point(Math.round(c[0]), Math.round(c[1]));
+            // circle center
+            Imgproc.circle(src, center, 1, new Scalar(0,100,100), 3, 8, 0 );
+            // circle outline
+            int radius = (int) Math.round(c[2]);
+            Imgproc.circle(src, center, radius, new Scalar(255,0,255), 3, 8, 0 );
+        }
+        //! [draw]
+
+        //! [display]
+        HighGui.imshow("detected circles", src);
+        HighGui.waitKey();
+        //! [display]
+
+        System.exit(0);
+    }
+}
+
+public class HoughCircles {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        // Load the native library.
+        System.loadLibrary(Core.NATIVE_LIBRARY_NAME);
+        new HoughCirclesRun().run(args);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/samples/python/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/hough_circle.py b/samples/python/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/hough_circle.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8c472f0f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/python/tutorial_code/ImgTrans/HoughCircle/hough_circle.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import sys
+import cv2
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def main(argv):
+    ## [load]
+    default_file =  "../../../../data/smarties.png"
+    filename = argv[0] if len(argv) > 0 else default_file
+
+    # Loads an image
+    src = cv2.imread(filename, cv2.IMREAD_COLOR)
+
+    # Check if image is loaded fine
+    if src is None:
+        print ('Error opening image!')
+        print ('Usage: hough_circle.py [image_name -- default ' + default_file + '] \n')
+        return -1
+    ## [load]
+
+    ## [convert_to_gray]
+    # Convert it to gray
+    gray = cv2.cvtColor(src, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
+    ## [convert_to_gray]
+
+    ## [reduce_noise]
+    # Reduce the noise to avoid false circle detection
+    gray = cv2.medianBlur(gray, 5)
+    ## [reduce_noise]
+
+    ## [houghcircles]
+    rows = gray.shape[0]
+    circles = cv2.HoughCircles(gray, cv2.HOUGH_GRADIENT, 1, rows / 8,
+                               param1=100, param2=30,
+                               minRadius=1, maxRadius=30)
+    ## [houghcircles]
+
+    ## [draw]
+    if circles is not None:
+        circles = np.uint16(np.around(circles))
+        for i in circles[0, :]:
+            center = (i[0], i[1])
+            # circle center
+            cv2.circle(src, center, 1, (0, 100, 100), 3)
+            # circle outline
+            radius = i[2]
+            cv2.circle(src, center, radius, (255, 0, 255), 3)
+    ## [draw]
+
+    ## [display]
+    cv2.imshow("detected circles", src)
+    cv2.waitKey(0)
+    ## [display]
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(sys.argv[1:])