diff --git a/package/opencv/Config.in b/package/opencv/Config.in
index 5e8f189457..6ae74b43b4 100644
--- a/package/opencv/Config.in
+++ b/package/opencv/Config.in
@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@ comment "gtk2 support needs libgtk2"
 	depends on BR2_ARCH_HAS_ATOMICS # libgtk2 -> cairo
 	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK2
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_WITH_GTK3
+	bool "gtk3"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3
+
+comment "gtk3 support needs libgtk3"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libgtk3 -> glib2
+	depends on BR2_ARCH_HAS_ATOMICS # libgtk3 -> cairo
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_WITH_QT
 	bool "qt4"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_QT
diff --git a/package/opencv/opencv.mk b/package/opencv/opencv.mk
index 98e1614f2a..c788aeb55c 100644
--- a/package/opencv/opencv.mk
+++ b/package/opencv/opencv.mk
@@ -236,11 +236,18 @@ else
 OPENCV_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_GSTREAMER=OFF
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_WITH_GTK)$(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_WITH_GTK3),)
+OPENCV_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_GTK=OFF -DWITH_GTK_2_X=OFF
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_WITH_GTK),y)
 OPENCV_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_GTK=ON -DWITH_GTK_2_X=ON
 OPENCV_DEPENDENCIES += libgtk2
-else
-OPENCV_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_GTK=OFF
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_WITH_GTK3),y)
+OPENCV_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_GTK=ON -DWITH_GTK_2_X=OFF
+OPENCV_DEPENDENCIES += libgtk3
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_WITH_JASPER),y)