diff --git a/modules/cudacodec/include/opencv2/cudacodec.hpp b/modules/cudacodec/include/opencv2/cudacodec.hpp
index 46e699a47..a28a3c593 100644
--- a/modules/cudacodec/include/opencv2/cudacodec.hpp
+++ b/modules/cudacodec/include/opencv2/cudacodec.hpp
@@ -231,10 +231,11 @@ public:
 @param codec Codec.
 @param fps Framerate of the created video stream.
 @param colorFormat OpenCv color format of the frames to be encoded.
+@param encoderCallback Callbacks for video encoder. See cudacodec::EncoderCallback. Required for working with the encoded video stream.
 @param stream Stream for frame pre-processing.
 */
-CV_EXPORTS_W Ptr<cudacodec::VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const String& fileName, const Size frameSize, const CODEC_VW codec = CODEC_VW::H264,
-    const double fps = 25.0, const COLOR_FORMAT_VW colorFormat = BGR, const Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
+CV_EXPORTS_W Ptr<cudacodec::VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const String& fileName, const Size frameSize, const CODEC_VW codec = CODEC_VW::H264, const double fps = 25.0,
+    const COLOR_FORMAT_VW colorFormat = BGR, Ptr<EncoderCallback> encoderCallback = 0, const Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
 
 /** @brief Creates video writer.
 
@@ -244,39 +245,11 @@ CV_EXPORTS_W Ptr<cudacodec::VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const String& fileNam
 @param fps Framerate of the created video stream.
 @param colorFormat OpenCv color format of the frames to be encoded.
 @param params Additional encoding parameters.
+@param encoderCallback Callbacks for video encoder. See cudacodec::EncoderCallback. Required for working with the encoded video stream.
 @param stream Stream for frame pre-processing.
 */
-CV_EXPORTS_W Ptr<cudacodec::VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const String& fileName, const Size frameSize, const CODEC_VW codec,
-    const double fps, const COLOR_FORMAT_VW colorFormat, const EncoderParams& params, const Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
-
-/** @brief Creates video writer.
-
-@param encoderCallback Callbacks for video encoder. See cudacodec::EncoderCallback . Use it if you want to work with the raw video stream.
-@param frameSize Size of the input video frames.
-@param codec Codec.
-@param fps Framerate of the created video stream.
-@param colorFormat OpenCv color format of the frames to be encoded.
-@param stream Stream for frame pre-processing.
-
-The constructors initialize video writer. User can implement their own multiplexing with cudacodec::EncoderCallback.
-*/
-CV_EXPORTS_W Ptr<cudacodec::VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const Ptr<EncoderCallback>& encoderCallback, const Size frameSize, const CODEC_VW codec = CODEC_VW::H264,
-    const double fps = 25.0, const COLOR_FORMAT_VW colorFormat = BGR, const Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
-
-/** @brief Creates video writer.
-
-@param encoderCallback Callbacks for video encoder. See cudacodec::EncoderCallback . Use it if you want to work with the raw video stream.
-@param frameSize Size of the input video frames.
-@param codec Codec.
-@param fps Framerate of the created video stream.
-@param colorFormat OpenCv color format of the frames to be encoded.
-@param params Additional encoding parameters.
-@param stream Stream for frame pre-processing.
-
-The constructors initialize video writer. User can implement their own multiplexing with cudacodec::EncoderCallback.
-*/
-CV_EXPORTS_W Ptr<cudacodec::VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const Ptr<EncoderCallback>& encoderCallback, const Size frameSize, const CODEC_VW codec,
-    const double fps, const COLOR_FORMAT_VW colorFormat, const EncoderParams& params, const Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
+CV_EXPORTS_W Ptr<cudacodec::VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const String& fileName, const Size frameSize, const CODEC_VW codec, const double fps,  const COLOR_FORMAT_VW colorFormat,
+    const EncoderParams& params, Ptr<EncoderCallback> encoderCallback = 0, const Stream& stream = Stream::Null());
 
 ////////////////////////////////// Video Decoding //////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/modules/cudacodec/perf/perf_video.cpp b/modules/cudacodec/perf/perf_video.cpp
index f89370673..713a6062f 100644
--- a/modules/cudacodec/perf/perf_video.cpp
+++ b/modules/cudacodec/perf/perf_video.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ PERF_TEST_P(WriteToFile, VideoWriter, Combine(VIDEO_SRC, COLOR_FORMAT, CODEC))
             frames.push_back(frame);
         }
         stream.waitForCompletion();
-        cv::Ptr<cv::cudacodec::VideoWriter> d_writer = cv::cudacodec::createVideoWriter(outputFile, frameBgr.size(), codec, fps, surfaceFormat, stream);
+        cv::Ptr<cv::cudacodec::VideoWriter> d_writer = cv::cudacodec::createVideoWriter(outputFile, frameBgr.size(), codec, fps, surfaceFormat, 0, stream);
         for (int i = 0; i < nFrames - 1; ++i) {
             startTimer();
             d_writer->write(frames[i]);
diff --git a/modules/cudacodec/src/video_writer.cpp b/modules/cudacodec/src/video_writer.cpp
index 3076881c1..6e2b82f8b 100644
--- a/modules/cudacodec/src/video_writer.cpp
+++ b/modules/cudacodec/src/video_writer.cpp
@@ -48,10 +48,8 @@ using namespace cv::cuda;
 
 #if !defined(HAVE_NVCUVENC)
 
-Ptr<cudacodec::VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const String&, const Size, const CODEC_VW, const double, const COLOR_FORMAT_VW, const cv::cuda::Stream&) { throw_no_cuda(); return Ptr<cv::cudacodec::VideoWriter>(); }
-Ptr<cudacodec::VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const String&, const Size, const CODEC_VW, const double, const COLOR_FORMAT_VW, const EncoderParams&, const cv::cuda::Stream&) { throw_no_cuda(); return Ptr<cv::cudacodec::VideoWriter>(); }
-Ptr<cudacodec::VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const Ptr<EncoderCallback>&, const Size, const CODEC_VW codec, const double, const COLOR_FORMAT_VW, const cv::cuda::Stream&) { throw_no_cuda(); return Ptr<cv::cudacodec::VideoWriter>(); }
-Ptr<cudacodec::VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const Ptr<EncoderCallback>&, const Size, const CODEC_VW, const double, const COLOR_FORMAT_VW, const EncoderParams&, const cv::cuda::Stream&) { throw_no_cuda(); return Ptr<cv::cudacodec::VideoWriter>(); }
+Ptr<cudacodec::VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const String&, const Size, const CODEC_VW, const double, const COLOR_FORMAT_VW, const Ptr<EncoderCallback>, const cv::cuda::Stream&) { throw_no_cuda(); return Ptr<cv::cudacodec::VideoWriter>(); }
+Ptr<cudacodec::VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const String&, const Size, const CODEC_VW, const double, const COLOR_FORMAT_VW, const EncoderParams&, const Ptr<EncoderCallback>, const cv::cuda::Stream&) { throw_no_cuda(); return Ptr<cv::cudacodec::VideoWriter>(); }
 
 #else // !defined HAVE_NVCUVENC
 
@@ -376,29 +374,17 @@ EncoderParams VideoWriterImpl::getEncoderParams() const {
     return encoderParams;
 };
 
-Ptr<VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const String& fileName, const Size frameSize, const CODEC_VW codec, const double fps,
-    const COLOR_FORMAT_VW colorFormat, const Stream& stream)
-{
-    Ptr<EncoderCallback> rawVideoWriter = new RawVideoWriter(fileName);
-    return createVideoWriter(rawVideoWriter, frameSize, codec, fps, colorFormat, stream);
-}
-
-Ptr<VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const String& fileName, const Size frameSize, const CODEC_VW codec, const double fps,
-    const COLOR_FORMAT_VW colorFormat, const EncoderParams& params, const Stream& stream)
-{
-    Ptr<EncoderCallback> rawVideoWriter = new RawVideoWriter(fileName);
-    return createVideoWriter(rawVideoWriter, frameSize, codec, fps, colorFormat, params, stream);
-}
-
-Ptr<VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const Ptr<EncoderCallback>& encoderCallback, const Size frameSize, const CODEC_VW codec, const double fps,
-    const COLOR_FORMAT_VW colorFormat, const Stream& stream)
+Ptr<VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const String& fileName, const Size frameSize, const CODEC_VW codec, const double fps, const COLOR_FORMAT_VW colorFormat,
+    Ptr<EncoderCallback> encoderCallback, const Stream& stream)
 {
+    encoderCallback = encoderCallback ? encoderCallback : new RawVideoWriter(fileName);
     return makePtr<VideoWriterImpl>(encoderCallback, frameSize, codec, fps, colorFormat, stream);
 }
 
-Ptr<VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const Ptr<EncoderCallback>& encoderCallback, const Size frameSize, const CODEC_VW codec, const double fps,
-    const COLOR_FORMAT_VW colorFormat, const EncoderParams& params, const Stream& stream)
+Ptr<VideoWriter> createVideoWriter(const String& fileName, const Size frameSize, const CODEC_VW codec, const double fps, const COLOR_FORMAT_VW colorFormat,
+    const EncoderParams& params, Ptr<EncoderCallback> encoderCallback, const Stream& stream)
 {
+    encoderCallback = encoderCallback ? encoderCallback : new RawVideoWriter(fileName);
     return makePtr<VideoWriterImpl>(encoderCallback, frameSize, codec, fps, colorFormat, params, stream);
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/cudacodec/test/test_video.cpp b/modules/cudacodec/test/test_video.cpp
index 1d61e9fc7..a1260a6da 100644
--- a/modules/cudacodec/test/test_video.cpp
+++ b/modules/cudacodec/test/test_video.cpp
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ CUDA_TEST_P(TransCode, H264ToH265)
             Mat tst; frame.download(tst);
             if (writer.empty()) {
                 frameSz = Size(fmt.width, fmt.height);
-                writer = cv::cudacodec::createVideoWriter(outputFile, frameSz, codec, fps, colorFormat, stream);
+                writer = cv::cudacodec::createVideoWriter(outputFile, frameSz, codec, fps, colorFormat, 0, stream);
             }
             writer->write(frame);
         }
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ CUDA_TEST_P(Write, Writer)
             ASSERT_FALSE(frame.empty());
             if (writer.empty()) {
                 frameSz = frame.size();
-                writer = cv::cudacodec::createVideoWriter(outputFile, frameSz, codec, fps, colorFormat, stream);
+                writer = cv::cudacodec::createVideoWriter(outputFile, frameSz, codec, fps, colorFormat, 0, stream);
             }
             CvtColor(frame, frameNewSf, colorFormat);
             if (deviceSrc) {
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ CUDA_TEST_P(EncoderParams, Writer)
             dFrame.upload(frame);
             if (writer.empty()) {
                 frameSz = frame.size();
-                writer = cv::cudacodec::createVideoWriter(outputFile, frameSz, codec, fps, colorFormat, params, stream);
+                writer = cv::cudacodec::createVideoWriter(outputFile, frameSz, codec, fps, colorFormat, params, 0, stream);
                 cv::cudacodec::EncoderParams paramsOut = writer->getEncoderParams();
                 ASSERT_EQ(params, paramsOut);
             }