diff --git a/modules/matlab/generator/filters.py b/modules/matlab/generator/filters.py
index 9b0f7074f8..1d877b36ca 100644
--- a/modules/matlab/generator/filters.py
+++ b/modules/matlab/generator/filters.py
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ def inputs(args):
     In OpenCV input arguments are all arguments with names
     not beginning with 'dst'
     '''
-    out = []
-    for arg in args:
-        if not arg.name.startswith('dst'):
-            out.append(arg)
-    return out
+    try:
+      return [arg for arg in args['only'] if arg.I and not arg.O]
+    except:
+      return [arg for arg in args if arg.I]
 
 def ninputs(args):
     '''Counts the number of input arguments in the input list'''
@@ -22,15 +21,24 @@ def outputs(args):
     reference, and returns a list of only those elements.
     In OpenCV, output references are preceeded by 'dst'
     '''
-    out = []
-    for arg in args:
-        if arg.name.startswith('dst'):
-            out.append(arg)
-    return out
+    try:
+      return [arg for arg in args['only'] if arg.O and not arg.I]
+    except:
+      return [arg for arg in args if arg.O]
+
+def only(args):
+    '''Returns exclusively the arguments which are only inputs
+    or only outputs'''
+    d = {};
+    d['only'] = args
+    return d
+
+def void(arg):
+    return arg == 'void'
+
+def flip(arg):
+    return not arg
 
-def output(arg):
-    return True if arg.name.startswith('dst') else False
-        
 def noutputs(args):
     '''Counts the number of output arguments in the input list'''
     return len(outputs(args))
diff --git a/modules/matlab/generator/gen_matlab.py b/modules/matlab/generator/gen_matlab.py
index 3f2858e7a9..49c60d47db 100644
--- a/modules/matlab/generator/gen_matlab.py
+++ b/modules/matlab/generator/gen_matlab.py
@@ -32,10 +32,13 @@ class MatlabWrapperGenerator(object):
         jtemplate.filters['toUnderCase'] = toUnderCase
         jtemplate.filters['comment']  = comment
         jtemplate.filters['inputs']   = inputs
+        jtemplate.filters['ninputs'] = ninputs
         jtemplate.filters['outputs']  = outputs
-        jtemplate.filters['output']   = output
         jtemplate.filters['noutputs'] = noutputs
-        jtemplate.filters['ninputs'] = ninputs
+        jtemplate.filters['only'] = only
+        jtemplate.filters['void'] = void 
+        jtemplate.filters['not'] = flip
+
 
         # load the templates
         tfunction  = jtemplate.get_template('template_function_base.cpp')
diff --git a/modules/matlab/generator/parse_tree.py b/modules/matlab/generator/parse_tree.py
index f922bd4d72..598fd17719 100644
--- a/modules/matlab/generator/parse_tree.py
+++ b/modules/matlab/generator/parse_tree.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Translator(object):
         name = self.translateName(defn[0])
         clss = self.translateClassName(defn[0])
         rtp  = defn[1]
+        static = True if 'S' in ''.join(defn[2]) else False 
         args = defn[3]
         req  = [] 
         opt = []
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ class Translator(object):
             if arg:
                 a = self.translateArgument(arg)
                 opt.append(a) if a.default else req.append(a)
-        return Function(name, clss, '', rtp, False, req, opt)
+        return Function(name, clss, static, '', rtp, False, req, opt)
             
     def translateConstant(self, defn):
         const = True if 'const' in defn[0] else False
@@ -83,10 +84,16 @@ class Translator(object):
         return Constant(name, clss, tp, const, '', val)
 
     def translateArgument(self, defn):
-        tp   = defn[0]
+        ref   = '*' if '*' in defn[0] else ''
+        ref   = '&' if '&' in defn[0] else ref
+        const = ' const ' in ' '+defn[0]+' '
+        tp    = " ".join([word for word in defn[0].replace(ref, '').split() if not ' const ' in ' '+word+' '])
         name = defn[1]
         default = defn[2] if defn[2] else ''
-        return Argument(name, tp, False, '', default)
+        modifiers = ''.join(defn[3])
+        I = True if not modifiers or 'I' in modifiers else False
+        O = True if 'O' in modifiers else False
+        return Argument(name, tp, const, I, O, ref, default)
 
     def translateName(self, name):
         return name.split(' ')[-1].split('.')[-1]
@@ -123,9 +130,10 @@ class Class(object):
           (join((f.__str__() for f in self.functions), '\n\t')          if self.functions else '')+'\n};'
 
 class Function(object):
-    def __init__(self, name='', clss='', namespace='', rtp='', const=False, req=None, opt=None):
+    def __init__(self, name='', clss='', static=False, namespace='', rtp='', const=False, req=None, opt=None):
         self.name  = name
         self.clss  = clss
+        self.static = static
         self.const = const
         self.namespace = namespace
         self.rtp = rtp 
@@ -138,10 +146,12 @@ class Function(object):
           ')'+(' const' if self.const else '')+';'
 
 class Argument(object):
-    def __init__(self, name='', tp='', const=False, ref='', default=''):
+    def __init__(self, name='', tp='', const=False, I=True, O=False, ref='', default=''):
         self.name = name
         self.tp   = tp
         self.ref  = ref
+        self.I    = I
+        self.O    = O
         self.const = const
         self.default = default
 
diff --git a/modules/matlab/generator/templates/functional.cpp b/modules/matlab/generator/templates/functional.cpp
index f928780ab1..143783358e 100644
--- a/modules/matlab/generator/templates/functional.cpp
+++ b/modules/matlab/generator/templates/functional.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
-// compose a function
-{% macro compose(fun, retname="ret") %}
-  {%- if not fun.rtp == "void" -%} {{fun.rtp}} retname = {% endif -%}
-  {{fun.name}}(
+/* 
+ * compose
+ * compose a function call
+ * This macro takes as input a Function object and composes
+ * a function call by inspecting the types and argument names
+ */
+/
+{% macro compose(fun) %}
+  {# ----------- Return type ------------- #}
+  {%- if not fun.rtp|void -%} {{fun.rtp}} retval = {% endif -%}
+  cv::{{fun.name}}(
+  {#- ----------- Required ------------- -#}
   {%- for arg in fun.req -%} 
+    {%- if arg.ref == '*' -%}&{%- endif -%}
     {{arg.name}} 
     {%- if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}
   {% endfor %}
+  {#- ----------- Optional ------------- -#}
   {% if fun.req and fun.opt %}, {% endif %}
   {%- for opt in fun.opt -%} 
+    {%- if opt.ref == '*' -%}&{%- endif -%}
     {{opt.name}} 
     {%- if not loop.last -%}, {% endif %}
   {%- endfor -%}
@@ -18,19 +29,18 @@
 {%- macro generate(fun) -%}
 
   // unpack the arguments
-  // inputs
+  {# ----------- Inputs ------------- #}
   {% for arg in fun.req|inputs %}
   {{arg.tp}} {{arg.name}} = inputs[{{ loop.index0 }}];
   {% endfor %}
   {% for opt in fun.opt|inputs %}
-  {{opt.tp}} {{opt.name}} = (nrhs > {{loop.index0 + fun.req|ninputs}}) ? inputs[{{loop.index0 + fun.req|ninputs}}] : {{opt.default}};
+  {{opt.tp}} {{opt.name}} = (nrhs > {{loop.index0 + fun.req|inputs|length}}) ? inputs[{{loop.index0 + fun.req|inputs|length}}] : {{opt.default}};
   {% endfor %}
-
-  // outputs
-  {% for arg in fun.req|outputs %}
+  {# ----------- Outputs ------------ #}
+  {% for arg in fun.req|only|outputs %}
   {{arg.tp}} {{arg.name}};
   {% endfor %}
-  {% for opt in fun.opt|outputs %}
+  {% for opt in fun.opt|only|outputs %}
   {{opt.tp}} {{opt.name}};
   {% endfor %}
 
@@ -47,11 +57,14 @@
   }
 
   // assign the outputs into the bridge
+  {% if not fun.rtp|void %}
+  outputs[0] = retval;
+  {% endif %}
   {% for arg in fun.req|outputs %}
-  outputs[{{loop.index0}}] = {{arg.name}};
+  outputs[{{loop.index0 + fun.rtp|void|not}}] = {{arg.name}};
   {% endfor %}
   {% for opt in fun.opt|outputs %}
-  outputs[{{loop.index0 + fun.req|noutputs}}] = {{opt.name}};
+  outputs[{{loop.index0 + fun.rtp|void|not + fun.req|outputs|length}}] = {{opt.name}};
   {% endfor %}
 
 {%- endmacro -%}
diff --git a/modules/matlab/generator/templates/template_function_base.cpp b/modules/matlab/generator/templates/template_function_base.cpp
index b7fcc3195d..8ec5703f6a 100644
--- a/modules/matlab/generator/templates/template_function_base.cpp
+++ b/modules/matlab/generator/templates/template_function_base.cpp
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <exception>
-#include <opencv2/{{ns}}.hpp>
+#include <opencv2/{{includes}}.hpp>
 {% block includes %}
 {% endblock %}
-using namespace std;
-using namespace cv;
 
 /* 
  * {{ fun.name }}
+ * {{ fun }}
  * Gateway routine
  *   nlhs - number of return arguments
  *   plhs - pointers to return arguments
@@ -31,15 +30,13 @@ void mexFunction(int nlhs, mxArray* plhs[],
                  int nrhs, const mxArray* prhs[]) {
 
   // assertions
-  mxAssert(nrhs >= {{fun.req|length - fun.req|noutputs}}, "Too few required input arguments specified");
-  mxAssert(nrhs <= {{fun.req|length + fun.opt|length - fun.req|noutputs - fun.opt|noutputs}}, "Too many input arguments specified");
-  mxAssert(nlhs <= {{fun.ret|length + fun.req|noutputs + fun.opt|noutputs}}, "Too many output arguments specified");
+  mxAssert(nrhs >= {{fun.req|length - fun.req|outputs|length}}, "Too few required input arguments specified");
+  mxAssert(nrhs <= {{fun.req|length + fun.opt|length - fun.req|outputs|length - fun.opt|outputs|length}}, "Too many input arguments specified");
+  mxAssert(nlhs <= {{ fun.rtp|void|not + fun.req|outputs|length + fun.opt|outputs|length}}, "Too many output arguments specified");
 
   // setup
-  vector<Bridge> inputs(plhs, plhs+nrhs);
-  vector<Bridge> outputs(nlhs);
-
-  {{ fun }}
+  std::vector<Bridge> inputs(plhs, plhs+nrhs);
+  std::vector<Bridge> outputs(nlhs);
 
   {{ functional.generate(fun) }}