diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 5f4b374c..5072a3f5 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 [submodule "multibuild"]
 	path = multibuild
 	url = https://github.com/matthew-brett/multibuild.git
+[submodule "opencv_contrib"]
+	path = opencv_contrib
+	url = https://github.com/opencv/opencv_contrib.git
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index dcbef97f..37b9ce17 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ OpenCV on wheels
 
 **Unofficial** OpenCV packages for Python.
 
-This repository generates packages which contain pre-compiled OpenCV binary with Python bindings. This enables super fast (usually < 10 seconds) OpenCV installation for Python. 
+This repository generates packages which contain pre-compiled OpenCV binary with Python bindings. This enables super fast (usually < 10 seconds) OpenCV installation for Python.
 
-If you need only OpenCV Python bindings, no separate OpenCV installation is required. 
+If you need only OpenCV Python bindings, no separate OpenCV installation is required.
 
 **IMPORTANT NOTE**
 
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ build artifacts use local version identifiers:
 
 These artifacts can't be and will not be uploaded to PyPI.
 
+To build ``opencv_contrib``::
+
+    cd build
+    cmake -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF -DBUILD_PERF_TESTS=OFF -DOPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH=../opencv_contrib/modules  ../opencv
+
+
 Manylinux wheels
 ----------------
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 0c2d3cca..e84503f0 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -6,22 +6,22 @@ environment:
     secure: HHNjmjxQSvgSY9Zde0qh6A==
 
   matrix:
-    - PYTHON: "C:/Python27"
-      BUILD_ENV: "Visual Studio 14"
-      BUILD_DIR: "build"
-      PYTHON_VERSION: "2.7"
-    - PYTHON: "C:/Python27-x64"
-      BUILD_ENV: "Visual Studio 14 Win64"
-      BUILD_DIR: "build64"
-      PYTHON_VERSION: "2.7"
-    - PYTHON: "C:/Python34"
-      BUILD_ENV: "Visual Studio 14"
-      BUILD_DIR: "build"
-      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.4"
-    - PYTHON: "C:/Python34-x64"
-      BUILD_ENV: "Visual Studio 14 Win64"
-      BUILD_DIR: "build64"
-      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.4"
+    # - PYTHON: "C:/Python27"
+    #   BUILD_ENV: "Visual Studio 14"
+    #   BUILD_DIR: "build"
+    #   PYTHON_VERSION: "2.7"
+    # - PYTHON: "C:/Python27-x64"
+    #   BUILD_ENV: "Visual Studio 14 Win64"
+    #   BUILD_DIR: "build64"
+    #   PYTHON_VERSION: "2.7"
+    # - PYTHON: "C:/Python34"
+    #   BUILD_ENV: "Visual Studio 14"
+    #   BUILD_DIR: "build"
+    #   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.4"
+    # - PYTHON: "C:/Python34-x64"
+    #   BUILD_ENV: "Visual Studio 14 Win64"
+    #   BUILD_DIR: "build64"
+    #   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.4"
     - PYTHON: "C:/Python35"
       BUILD_ENV: "Visual Studio 14"
       BUILD_DIR: "build"
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ build_script:
 
     cd opencv
 
-    if %PYTHON_VERSION% GEQ 3 cmake -G "%BUILD_ENV%" -H"." -B"%BUILD_DIR%" -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF -DBUILD_PERF_TESTS=OFF -DPYTHON3_EXECUTABLE="%PYTHON%/python.exe" -DPYTHON3_LIBRARY="%PYTHON%/libs/python3*.lib" -DPYTHON3_INCLUDE_DIR="%PYTHON%/include" -Wno-dev
-    if %PYTHON_VERSION% LSS 3 cmake -G "%BUILD_ENV%" -H"." -B"%BUILD_DIR%" -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF -DBUILD_PERF_TESTS=OFF -Wno-dev
+    if %PYTHON_VERSION% GEQ 3 cmake -G "%BUILD_ENV%" -H"." -B"%BUILD_DIR%" -DPYTHON3_EXECUTABLE="%PYTHON%/python.exe" -DPYTHON3_LIBRARY="%PYTHON%/libs/python3*.lib" -DPYTHON3_INCLUDE_DIR="%PYTHON%/include" -Wno-dev -DOPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH=../opencv_contrib/modules
+    if %PYTHON_VERSION% LSS 3 cmake -G "%BUILD_ENV%" -H"." -B"%BUILD_DIR%" -Wno-dev -DOPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH=../opencv_contrib/modules
 
     cd %BUILD_DIR%
 
diff --git a/opencv_contrib b/opencv_contrib
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..86342522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opencv_contrib
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 86342522b0eb2b16fa851c020cc4e0fef4e010b7