diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
index ecf8b61df019..56c51d2a02b1 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
@@ -1675,6 +1675,7 @@ CvWinProperties::~CvWinProperties()
 
 CvWindow::CvWindow(QString name, int arg2)
 {
+    Q_INIT_RESOURCE(window_QT);
     type = type_CvWindow;
 
     param_flags = arg2 & 0x0000000F;