diff --git a/modules/imgproc/src/resize.cpp b/modules/imgproc/src/resize.cpp
index 4dd08a0cbc..f0ae36e87e 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/src/resize.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/src/resize.cpp
@@ -3848,7 +3848,7 @@ void resize(int src_type,
             }
 
             ResizeAreaFunc func = area_tab[depth];
-            CV_Assert( func != 0 && cn <= 4 );
+            CV_Assert( func != 0 );
 
             AutoBuffer<DecimateAlpha> _xytab((src_width + src_height)*2);
             DecimateAlpha* xtab = _xytab.data(), *ytab = xtab + src_width*2;
diff --git a/modules/imgproc/test/test_imgwarp.cpp b/modules/imgproc/test/test_imgwarp.cpp
index 9e5e2b3448..d92e4c8362 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/test/test_imgwarp.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/test/test_imgwarp.cpp
@@ -1275,6 +1275,45 @@ TEST(Imgproc_resize_area, regression)
     check_resize_area<ushort>(expected, actual, 1.0);
 }
 
+CV_ENUM(MultiChannelResizeInter, cv::INTER_LINEAR, cv::INTER_AREA);
+typedef testing::TestWithParam<testing::tuple<MultiChannelResizeInter, int>> Imgproc_ResizeMultiChannel;
+
+TEST_P(Imgproc_ResizeMultiChannel, smoke)
+{
+    int mode = get<0>(GetParam());
+    int cn = get<1>(GetParam());
+
+    cv::Mat src(64, 64, CV_8UC(cn));
+    cv::randu(src, 0, 255);
+
+    std::vector<cv::Mat> srcChannels;
+    cv::split(src, srcChannels);
+
+    cv::Size dsize = (mode == cv::INTER_LINEAR) ? cv::Size(32, 32) : cv::Size(31, 31);
+
+    cv::Mat dstMulti;
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW(cv::resize(src, dstMulti, dsize, 0, 0, mode));
+    EXPECT_EQ(dstMulti.channels(), cn);
+    EXPECT_EQ(dstMulti.size(), dsize);
+
+    std::vector<cv::Mat> dstChannels(cn);
+    for (int i = 0; i < cn; i++)
+        cv::resize(srcChannels[i], dstChannels[i], dsize, 0, 0, mode);
+
+    cv::Mat dstMerged;
+    cv::merge(dstChannels, dstMerged);
+
+    EXPECT_LE(cv::norm(dstMulti, dstMerged, cv::NORM_INF), 1)
+        << "Multi-channel resize (cn=" << cn << ", mode=" << mode
+        << ") does not match per-channel resize";
+}
+
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(/**/,
+    Imgproc_ResizeMultiChannel,
+        testing::Combine(
+            testing::Values(cv::INTER_LINEAR, cv::INTER_AREA),
+            testing::Values(5, 8)));
+
 TEST(Imgproc_resize_area, regression_half_round)
 {
     static uchar input_data[32 * 32];