diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_gif.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_gif.cpp
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+// This file is part of OpenCV project.
+// It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory
+// of this distribution and at http://opencv.org/license.html
+#include "test_precomp.hpp"
+
+namespace opencv_test { namespace {
+TEST(Imgcodecs_Gif, read_gif_multi)
+{
+    const string root = cvtest::TS::ptr()->get_data_path();
+    const string filename = root+"gifsuite/imreadmulti_test/output.gif";
+    vector<cv::Mat> img_vec;
+    cv::imreadmulti(filename, img_vec,0,161);
+    EXPECT_EQ(img_vec.size(),161);
+    for(long unsigned int i=0;i<img_vec.size();i++){
+        cv::Mat img=img_vec[i];
+        const string xml_filename=root+"gifsuite/imreadmulti_test/frame"+std::to_string(i+1)+".xml";
+        FileStorage fs(xml_filename, FileStorage::READ);
+        EXPECT_TRUE(fs.isOpened());
+        Mat gt;
+        fs.getFirstTopLevelNode() >> gt;
+        EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(cvtest::MatComparator(0, 0), img, gt);
+    }
+}
+
+typedef testing::TestWithParam<string> Imgcodecs_Gif_GifSuite_SingleFrame;
+TEST_P(Imgcodecs_Gif_GifSuite_SingleFrame,read_gif_single)
+{
+    const string root = cvtest::TS::ptr()->get_data_path();
+    const string filename = root + "gifsuite/" + GetParam() + ".gif";
+    const string xml_filename =  root + "gifsuite/" + GetParam() + ".xml";
+    cv::Mat img;
+    img=cv::imread(filename,IMREAD_UNCHANGED);
+    FileStorage fs(xml_filename, FileStorage::READ);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(fs.isOpened());
+    Mat gt;
+    fs.getFirstTopLevelNode() >> gt;
+    EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(cvtest::MatComparator(0, 0), img, gt);
+}
+
+const string gifsuite_files_singleframe[] = {
+        "basi0g08",
+        "basi0g16",
+        "basi2c08",
+        "basi2c16",
+        "basi3p01",
+        "basi3p02",
+        "basi3p04",
+        "basi3p08",
+        "basi4a08",
+        "basi4a16",
+        "basi6a08",
+        "basi6a16",
+        "basn0g01",
+        "basn0g02",
+        "basn0g04",
+        "basn0g08",
+        "basn0g16",
+        "basn2c08",
+        "basn2c16",
+        "basn3p01",
+        "basn3p02",
+        "basn3p04",
+        "basn3p08",
+        "basn4a08",
+        "basn4a16",
+        "basn6a08",
+        "basn6a16",
+        "bgai4a08",
+        "bgai4a16",
+        "bgan6a08",
+        "bgan6a16",
+        "bgbn4a08",
+        "bggn4a16",
+        "bgwn6a08",
+        "bgyn6a16",
+        "ccwn2c08",
+        "ccwn3p08",
+        "cdfn2c08",
+        "cdhn2c08",
+        "cdsn2c08",
+        "cdun2c08",
+        "ch1n3p04",
+        "ch2n3p08",
+        "cm0n0g04",
+        "cm7n0g04",
+        "cm9n0g04",
+        "cs3n2c16",
+        "cs3n3p08",
+        "cs5n2c08",
+        "cs5n3p08",
+        "cs8n2c08",
+        "cs8n3p08",
+        "ct0n0g04",
+        "ct1n0g04",
+        "cten0g04",
+        "ctfn0g04",
+        "ctgn0g04",
+        "cthn0g04",
+        "ctjn0g04",
+        "ctzn0g04",
+        "exif2c08",
+        "f00n0g08",
+        "f00n2c08",
+        "f01n0g08",
+        "f01n2c08",
+        "f02n0g08",
+        "f02n2c08",
+        "f03n0g08",
+        "f03n2c08",
+        "f04n0g08",
+        "f04n2c08",
+        "f99n0g04",
+        "g03n0g16",
+        "g03n2c08",
+        "g03n3p04",
+        "g04n0g16",
+        "g04n2c08",
+        "g04n3p04",
+        "g05n0g16",
+        "g05n2c08",
+        "g05n3p04",
+        "g07n0g16",
+        "g07n2c08",
+        "g07n3p04",
+        "g10n0g16",
+        "g10n2c08",
+        "g10n3p04",
+        "g25n0g16",
+        "g25n2c08",
+        "g25n3p04",
+        "oi1n0g16",
+        "oi1n2c16",
+        "oi2n0g16",
+        "oi2n2c16",
+        "oi4n0g16",
+        "oi4n2c16",
+        "oi9n0g16",
+        "oi9n2c16",
+        "pp0n2c16",
+        "pp0n6a08",
+        "ps1n0g08",
+        "ps1n2c16",
+        "ps2n0g08",
+        "ps2n2c16",
+        "s01i3p01",
+        "s01n3p01",
+        "s02i3p01",
+        "s02n3p01",
+        "s03i3p01",
+        "s03n3p01",
+        "s04i3p01",
+        "s04n3p01",
+        "s05i3p02",
+        "s05n3p02",
+        "s06i3p02",
+        "s06n3p02",
+        "s07i3p02",
+        "s07n3p02",
+        "s08i3p02",
+        "s08n3p02",
+        "s09i3p02",
+        "s09n3p02",
+        "s32i3p04",
+        "s32n3p04",
+        "s33i3p04",
+        "s33n3p04",
+        "s34i3p04",
+        "s34n3p04",
+        "s35i3p04",
+        "s35n3p04",
+        "s36i3p04",
+        "s36n3p04",
+        "s37i3p04",
+        "s37n3p04",
+        "s38i3p04",
+        "s38n3p04",
+        "s39i3p04",
+        "s39n3p04",
+        "s40i3p04",
+        "s40n3p04",
+        "tbbn0g04",
+        "tbbn2c16",
+        "tbbn3p08",
+        "tbgn2c16",
+        "tbgn3p08",
+        "tbrn2c08",
+        "tbwn0g16",
+        "tbwn3p08",
+        "tbyn3p08",
+        "tm3n3p02",
+        "tp0n0g08",
+        "tp0n2c08",
+        "tp0n3p08",
+        "tp1n3p08",
+        "z00n2c08",
+        "z03n2c08",
+        "z06n2c08",
+        "z09n2c08",
+};
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(/*nothing*/, Imgcodecs_Gif_GifSuite_SingleFrame,
+                        testing::ValuesIn(gifsuite_files_singleframe));
+}//opencv_test
+}//namespace