diff --git a/samples/android/15-puzzle/src/org/opencv/samples/puzzle15/Puzzle15Activity.java b/samples/android/15-puzzle/src/org/opencv/samples/puzzle15/Puzzle15Activity.java
index 71f59fa133..df428b570a 100644
--- a/samples/android/15-puzzle/src/org/opencv/samples/puzzle15/Puzzle15Activity.java
+++ b/samples/android/15-puzzle/src/org/opencv/samples/puzzle15/Puzzle15Activity.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public class Puzzle15Activity extends Activity implements CvCameraViewListener,
         Log.d(TAG, "Creating and setting view");
         mOpenCvCameraView = (CameraBridgeViewBase) new JavaCameraView(this, -1);
         setContentView(mOpenCvCameraView);
+        mOpenCvCameraView.setVisibility(CameraBridgeViewBase.VISIBLE);
         mOpenCvCameraView.setCvCameraViewListener(this);
         mPuzzle15 = new Puzzle15Processor();
         mPuzzle15.prepareNewGame();
diff --git a/samples/android/face-detection/src/org/opencv/samples/facedetect/FdActivity.java b/samples/android/face-detection/src/org/opencv/samples/facedetect/FdActivity.java
index 48a89b0f8f..d7d4359515 100644
--- a/samples/android/face-detection/src/org/opencv/samples/facedetect/FdActivity.java
+++ b/samples/android/face-detection/src/org/opencv/samples/facedetect/FdActivity.java
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ public class FdActivity extends Activity implements CvCameraViewListener2 {
         setContentView(R.layout.face_detect_surface_view);
 
         mOpenCvCameraView = (CameraBridgeViewBase) findViewById(R.id.fd_activity_surface_view);
+        mOpenCvCameraView.setVisibility(CameraBridgeViewBase.VISIBLE);
         mOpenCvCameraView.setCvCameraViewListener(this);
     }
 
diff --git a/samples/android/image-manipulations/src/org/opencv/samples/imagemanipulations/ImageManipulationsActivity.java b/samples/android/image-manipulations/src/org/opencv/samples/imagemanipulations/ImageManipulationsActivity.java
index 382ce7503a..8add58fcb0 100644
--- a/samples/android/image-manipulations/src/org/opencv/samples/imagemanipulations/ImageManipulationsActivity.java
+++ b/samples/android/image-manipulations/src/org/opencv/samples/imagemanipulations/ImageManipulationsActivity.java
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public class ImageManipulationsActivity extends Activity implements CvCameraView
         setContentView(R.layout.image_manipulations_surface_view);
 
         mOpenCvCameraView = (CameraBridgeViewBase) findViewById(R.id.image_manipulations_activity_surface_view);
+        mOpenCvCameraView.setVisibility(CameraBridgeViewBase.VISIBLE);
         mOpenCvCameraView.setCvCameraViewListener(this);
     }
 
diff --git a/samples/android/tutorial-2-mixedprocessing/src/org/opencv/samples/tutorial2/Tutorial2Activity.java b/samples/android/tutorial-2-mixedprocessing/src/org/opencv/samples/tutorial2/Tutorial2Activity.java
index d8bb28a7ec..bcef8886da 100644
--- a/samples/android/tutorial-2-mixedprocessing/src/org/opencv/samples/tutorial2/Tutorial2Activity.java
+++ b/samples/android/tutorial-2-mixedprocessing/src/org/opencv/samples/tutorial2/Tutorial2Activity.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public class Tutorial2Activity extends Activity implements CvCameraViewListener2
         setContentView(R.layout.tutorial2_surface_view);
 
         mOpenCvCameraView = (CameraBridgeViewBase) findViewById(R.id.tutorial2_activity_surface_view);
+        mOpenCvCameraView.setVisibility(CameraBridgeViewBase.VISIBLE);
         mOpenCvCameraView.setCvCameraViewListener(this);
     }