diff --git a/modules/face/include/opencv2/face.hpp b/modules/face/include/opencv2/face.hpp
index 57e15a3ed..a90a1da61 100644
--- a/modules/face/include/opencv2/face.hpp
+++ b/modules/face/include/opencv2/face.hpp
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ public:
     CV_WRAP virtual std::vector<int> getLabelsByString(const String& str) const;
     /** @brief threshold parameter accessor - required for default BestMinDist collector */
     virtual double getThreshold() const = 0;
+    /** @brief Sets threshold of model */
+    virtual void setThreshold(double val) = 0;
 protected:
     // Stored pairs "label id - string info"
     std::map<int, String> _labelsInfo;