diff --git a/modules/viz/doc/widget.rst b/modules/viz/doc/widget.rst
index f98039bbf670b50196e8a847bf27eb4422c07fb7..474e0f2fb5078e5936520cffa2261c3f57d570cc 100644
--- a/modules/viz/doc/widget.rst
+++ b/modules/viz/doc/widget.rst
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ This 3D Widget defines a cylinder. ::
     class CV_EXPORTS WCylinder : public Widget3D
     {
     public:
-        WCylinder(const Point3f& pt_on_axis, const Point3f& axis_direction, double radius, int numsides = 30, const Color &color = Color::white());
+        WCylinder(const Point3d& axis_point1, const Point3d& axis_point2, double radius, int numsides = 30, const Color &color = Color::white());
     };
 
 viz::WCylinder::WCylinder
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ Constructs a WCylinder.
 
 .. ocv:function:: WCylinder(const Point3f& pt_on_axis, const Point3f& axis_direction, double radius, int numsides = 30, const Color &color = Color::white())
 
-    :param pt_on_axis: A point on the axis of the cylinder.
-    :param axis_direction: Direction of the axis of the cylinder.
+    :param axis_point1: A point1 on the axis of the cylinder.
+    :param axis_point2: A point2 on the axis of the cylinder.
     :param radius: Radius of the cylinder.
     :param numsides: Resolution of the cylinder.
     :param color: :ocv:class:`Color` of the cylinder.
diff --git a/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/widgets.hpp b/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/widgets.hpp
index c58595635e8312fe30198fff6663bf04b3013c7c..3ebcd35c9e5e7bb4a42b2b8e717384e942adef3a 100644
--- a/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/widgets.hpp
+++ b/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/widgets.hpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ namespace cv
         class CV_EXPORTS WCircle : public Widget3D
         {
         public:
-            //! creates default circle centred at origin with normal along z-axis
+            //! creates default planar circle centred at origin with plane normal along z-axis
             WCircle(double radius, double thickness = 0.01, const Color &color = Color::white());
 
             //! creates repositioned circle
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace cv
         class CV_EXPORTS WCylinder : public Widget3D
         {
         public:
-            WCylinder(const Point3d& pt_on_axis, const Point3d& axis_direction, double radius, int numsides = 30, const Color &color = Color::white());
+            WCylinder(const Point3d& axis_point1, const Point3d& axis_point2, double radius, int numsides = 30, const Color &color = Color::white());
         };
 
         class CV_EXPORTS WCube : public Widget3D
diff --git a/modules/viz/src/shapes.cpp b/modules/viz/src/shapes.cpp
index 6731087c03ce4322f26d6cec3bda57720222ee61..89e3cd38b180af539dc4cbd92f39ebad8c4b464b 100644
--- a/modules/viz/src/shapes.cpp
+++ b/modules/viz/src/shapes.cpp
@@ -256,17 +256,16 @@ template<> cv::viz::WCircle cv::viz::Widget::cast<cv::viz::WCircle>()
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// cylinder widget implementation
 
-cv::viz::WCylinder::WCylinder(const Point3d& pt_on_axis, const Point3d& axis_direction, double radius, int numsides, const Color &color)
+cv::viz::WCylinder::WCylinder(const Point3d& axis_point1, const Point3d& axis_point2, double radius, int numsides, const Color &color)
 {
-    const Point3d pt2 = pt_on_axis + axis_direction;
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkLineSource> line = vtkSmartPointer<vtkLineSource>::New();
-    line->SetPoint1(pt_on_axis.x, pt_on_axis.y, pt_on_axis.z);
-    line->SetPoint2(pt2.x, pt2.y, pt2.z);
+    line->SetPoint1(axis_point1.x, axis_point1.y, axis_point1.z);
+    line->SetPoint2(axis_point2.x, axis_point2.y, axis_point2.z);
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkTubeFilter> tuber = vtkSmartPointer<vtkTubeFilter>::New();
     tuber->SetInputConnection(line->GetOutputPort());
-    tuber->SetRadius(radius);
     tuber->SetNumberOfSides(numsides);
+    tuber->SetRadius(radius);
     tuber->Update();
 
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> mapper = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New();
@@ -290,16 +289,24 @@ template<> cv::viz::WCylinder cv::viz::Widget::cast<cv::viz::WCylinder>()
 
 cv::viz::WCube::WCube(const Point3d& min_point, const Point3d& max_point, bool wire_frame, const Color &color)
 {
+    double bounds[6];
+    bounds[0] = std::min(min_point.x, max_point.x);
+    bounds[1] = std::max(min_point.x, max_point.x);
+    bounds[2] = std::min(min_point.y, max_point.y);
+    bounds[3] = std::max(min_point.y, max_point.y);
+    bounds[4] = std::min(min_point.z, max_point.z);
+    bounds[5] = std::max(min_point.z, max_point.z);
+
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataAlgorithm> cube;
     if (wire_frame)
     {
         cube = vtkSmartPointer<vtkOutlineSource>::New();
-        vtkOutlineSource::SafeDownCast(cube)->SetBounds(min_point.x, max_point.x, min_point.y, max_point.y, min_point.z, max_point.z);
+        vtkOutlineSource::SafeDownCast(cube)->SetBounds(bounds);
     }
     else
     {
         cube = vtkSmartPointer<vtkCubeSource>::New();
-        vtkCubeSource::SafeDownCast(cube)->SetBounds(min_point.x, max_point.x, min_point.y, max_point.y, min_point.z, max_point.z);
+        vtkCubeSource::SafeDownCast(cube)->SetBounds(bounds);
     }
     cube->Update();
 
diff --git a/modules/viz/test/tests_simple.cpp b/modules/viz/test/tests_simple.cpp
index 794019432f330c5d36f1c3aa5e645360802882dc..f250d03a094617f4ae3bc07577e88aecff8fba16 100644
--- a/modules/viz/test/tests_simple.cpp
+++ b/modules/viz/test/tests_simple.cpp
@@ -293,9 +293,12 @@ TEST(Viz, show_simple_widgets)
     Viz3d viz("show_simple_widgets");
     viz.showWidget("coos", WCoordinateSystem());
     viz.showWidget("cube", WCube());
+    viz.showWidget("cub0", WCube(Vec3d::all(-1.0), Vec3d::all(-0.5), false, Color::indigo()));
     viz.showWidget("arro", WArrow(Vec3d::all(-0.5), Vec3d::all(0.5), 0.009, Color::raspberry()));
     viz.showWidget("cir1", WCircle(0.5, 0.01, Color::bluberry()));
     viz.showWidget("cir2", WCircle(0.5, Point3d(0.5, 0.0, 0.0), Vec3d(1.0, 0.0, 0.0), 0.01, Color::apricot()));
+
+    viz.showWidget("cyl0", WCylinder(Vec3d(-0.5, 0.5, -0.5), Vec3d(0.5, 0.5, -0.5), 0.125, 30, Color::brown()));
     viz.spin();
 }