diff --git a/modules/highgui/doc/user_interface.rst b/modules/highgui/doc/user_interface.rst
index 8d345969f1..fff54c384f 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/doc/user_interface.rst
+++ b/modules/highgui/doc/user_interface.rst
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ The function ``namedWindow`` creates a window that can be used as a placeholder
 
 If a window with the same name already exists, the function does nothing.
 
+You can call :cpp:func:`destroyWindow` or :cpp:func:`destroyAllWindows` to close the window and de-allocate any associated memory usage. For a simple program, you don’t really have to call these functions because all the resources and windows of the application are closed automatically by the operating system upon exit.
+
 
 **[Qt Backend Only]**
 Qt-specific details:
@@ -126,6 +128,36 @@ Qt-specific details:
 
         ..
 
+
+.. index:: destroyWindow
+
+.. _destroyWindow:
+
+destroyWindow
+-------------
+.. ocv:function:: void destroyWindow( const string &winname )
+
+    Destroys a window.
+            
+    :param winname: Name of the window to be destroyed. 
+                                           
+The function ``destroyWindow`` destroys the window with the given name.
+
+
+.. index:: destroyAllWindows
+
+.. _destroyAllWindows:
+
+destroyAllWindows
+-----------------
+
+.. ocv:function:: void destroyAllWindows()
+
+    Destroys all of the HighGUI windows.
+
+The function ``destroyAllWindows`` destroys all of the opened HighGUI windows.
+
+
 .. index:: setTrackbarPos
 
 .. _setTrackbarPos:
diff --git a/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp b/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp
index 205476f8a4..094aeda25f 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/include/opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ enum { WINDOW_AUTOSIZE=1 };
 
 CV_EXPORTS_W void namedWindow( const string& winname, int flags=WINDOW_AUTOSIZE );
 CV_EXPORTS_W void destroyWindow( const string& winname );
+CV_EXPORTS_W void destroyAllWindows();
 CV_EXPORTS_W int startWindowThread();
 
 CV_EXPORTS_W void setWindowProperty(const string& winname, int prop_id, double prop_value);//YV
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
index c9b054a419..b6aca7d3cc 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ void cv::destroyWindow( const string& winname )
     cvDestroyWindow( winname.c_str() );
 }
 
+void cv::destroyAllWindows()
+{
+    cvDestroyAllWindows();
+}
+
 void cv::setWindowProperty(const string& winname, int prop_id, double prop_value)
 {
 	cvSetWindowProperty( winname.c_str(),prop_id,prop_value);