Index: modules/highgui/src/cap.cpp
===================================================================
--- modules/highgui/src/cap.cpp	(revision 5114)
+++ modules/highgui/src/cap.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -299,7 +299,12 @@
     if (! result)
         result = cvCreateFileCapture_QT (filename);
     #endif
-    
+
+	#ifdef HAVE_OPENNI
+     if (! result)
+        result = cvCreateFileCapture_OpenNI (filename);
+    #endif
+
     if (! result)
         result = cvCreateFileCapture_Images (filename);
 
Index: modules/highgui/src/cap_openni.cpp
===================================================================
--- modules/highgui/src/cap_openni.cpp	(revision 5114)
+++ modules/highgui/src/cap_openni.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 public:
     static const int INVALID_PIXEL_VAL = 0;
 
-    CvCapture_OpenNI();
+    CvCapture_OpenNI( const char* filename = 0 );
     virtual ~CvCapture_OpenNI();
 
     virtual double getProperty(int propIdx);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
     return m_isOpened;
 }
 
-CvCapture_OpenNI::CvCapture_OpenNI()
+CvCapture_OpenNI::CvCapture_OpenNI( const char* filename )
 {
     XnStatus status = XN_STATUS_OK;
 
@@ -180,22 +180,29 @@
     // Initialize and configure the context.
     if( context.Init() == XN_STATUS_OK )
     {
+		if(filename == 0)
+		{
 #ifdef HACK_WITH_XML
-        // Write configuration to the temporary file.
-        // This is a hack, because there is a bug in RunXmlScript().
-        // TODO: remove hack when bug in RunXmlScript() will be fixed.
-        std::string xmlFilename = cv::tempfile();
-        std::ofstream outfile( xmlFilename.c_str() );
-        outfile.write( XMLConfig.c_str(), XMLConfig.length() );
-        outfile.close();
+			// Write configuration to the temporary file.
+			// This is a hack, because there is a bug in RunXmlScript().
+			// TODO: remove hack when bug in RunXmlScript() will be fixed.
+			std::string xmlFilename = cv::tempfile();
+			std::ofstream outfile( xmlFilename.c_str() );
+			outfile.write( XMLConfig.c_str(), XMLConfig.length() );
+			outfile.close();
 
-        status = context.RunXmlScriptFromFile( xmlFilename.c_str() );
+			status = context.RunXmlScriptFromFile( xmlFilename.c_str() );
 
-        // Remove temporary configuration file.
-        remove( xmlFilename.c_str() );
+			// Remove temporary configuration file.
+			remove( xmlFilename.c_str() );
 #else
-        status = context.RunXmlScript( XMLConfig.c_str() );
+	        status = context.RunXmlScript( XMLConfig.c_str() );
 #endif
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			status = context.OpenFileRecording(filename);
+		}
         m_isOpened = ( status == XN_STATUS_OK );
     }
 
@@ -637,4 +644,16 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+CvCapture* cvCreateFileCapture_OpenNI( const char* filename )
+{
+    // TODO devices enumeration (if several Kinects)
+    CvCapture_OpenNI* capture = new CvCapture_OpenNI(filename);
+
+    if( capture->isOpened() )
+        return capture;
+
+    delete capture;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 #endif
Index: modules/highgui/src/precomp.hpp
===================================================================
--- modules/highgui/src/precomp.hpp	(revision 5114)
+++ modules/highgui/src/precomp.hpp	(working copy)
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
                                         double fps, CvSize frameSize, int is_color );
 CvCapture* cvCreateCameraCapture_DShow( int index );
 CvCapture* cvCreateCameraCapture_OpenNI( int index );
+CvCapture* cvCreateFileCapture_OpenNI( const char* filename );
 CvCapture* cvCreateCameraCapture_Android( int index );
 
 CVAPI(int) cvHaveImageReader(const char* filename);