diff --git a/modules/dnn/src/onnx/onnx_importer.cpp b/modules/dnn/src/onnx/onnx_importer.cpp
index d65f155a55..115738999a 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/src/onnx/onnx_importer.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/src/onnx/onnx_importer.cpp
@@ -3220,19 +3220,44 @@ void ONNXImporter::parseSimpleLayers(LayerParams& layerParams, const opencv_onnx
     addLayer(layerParams, node_proto);
 }
 
-
 void ONNXImporter::parseEinsum(LayerParams& layerParams, const opencv_onnx::NodeProto& node_proto)
 {
     std::vector<MatShape> einsumInpShapes;
     for (int j = 0; j < node_proto.input_size(); j++)
     {
-        const auto& inputLayerName = node_proto.input(j);
-        auto it = outShapes.find(inputLayerName);
-        if (it != outShapes.end())
-        {
-            einsumInpShapes.emplace_back(it->second);
+        // create Const layer for constants and mark its shape
+        std::vector<int> input_shape;
+        if (layer_id.find(node_proto.input(j)) == layer_id.end()) {
+            Mat blob = getBlob(node_proto, j);
+
+            LayerParams const_params;
+            const_params.name = node_proto.input(j);
+            const_params.type = "Const";
+            const_params.blobs.push_back(blob);
+
+            opencv_onnx::NodeProto proto;
+            proto.add_output(const_params.name);
+            addLayer(const_params, proto);
+
+            input_shape.resize(blob.dims);
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < input_shape.size(); i++) {
+                input_shape[i] = blob.size[i];
+            }
+        }
+
+        // also try getting shape from inferred shapes
+        if (input_shape.empty()) {
+            const auto& inputLayerName = node_proto.input(j);
+            auto it = outShapes.find(inputLayerName);
+            if (it != outShapes.end()) {
+                input_shape = it->second;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (input_shape.empty()) {
+            CV_Error(Error::StsAssert, format("ERROR input shape of %s not found", node_proto.input(j).c_str()));
         } else {
-            CV_Error(Error::StsAssert, "ERROR input shape not found");
+            einsumInpShapes.emplace_back(input_shape);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/dnn/test/test_onnx_importer.cpp b/modules/dnn/test/test_onnx_importer.cpp
index ad6efbe77a..080b07243c 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/test/test_onnx_importer.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/test/test_onnx_importer.cpp
@@ -1514,6 +1514,10 @@ TEST_P(Test_ONNX_layers, Einsum_transpose)
     testONNXModels("einsum_transpose", npy, 0, 0, false, false, 1);
 }
 
+TEST_P(Test_ONNX_layers, Einsum_const_inputs) {
+    testONNXModels("einsum_const_inputs", npy, 0, 0, false, false, 1);
+}
+
 TEST_P(Test_ONNX_layers, Pad2d_Unfused)
 {
     testONNXModels("ReflectionPad2d");