diff --git a/modules/core/perf/perf_inRange.cpp b/modules/core/perf/perf_inRange.cpp
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+#include "perf_precomp.hpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace cv;
+using namespace perf;
+using std::tr1::make_tuple;
+using std::tr1::get;
+
+#define TYPICAL_MAT_TYPES_INRANGE  CV_8UC1, CV_8UC4, CV_8SC1, CV_16UC1, CV_16SC1, CV_32SC1, CV_32FC1, CV_32FC4
+#define TYPICAL_MATS_INRANGE       testing::Combine(testing::Values(szVGA, sz720p, sz1080p), testing::Values(TYPICAL_MAT_TYPES_INRANGE))
+
+PERF_TEST_P(Size_MatType, inRange, TYPICAL_MATS_INRANGE)
+{
+    Size size = get<0>(GetParam());
+    int type = get<1>(GetParam());
+    Mat src1(size, type);
+    Mat src2(size, type);
+    Mat src3(size, type);
+    Mat dst(size, type);
+
+    declare.in(src1, src2, src3, WARMUP_RNG).out(dst);
+
+    TEST_CYCLE() inRange( src1, src2, src3, dst );
+
+    SANITY_CHECK(dst);
+}