diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVPackaging.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVPackaging.cmake
index f6d5bd04a023..a1151c1cf3e5 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVPackaging.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVPackaging.cmake
@@ -201,6 +201,19 @@ if(CPACK_GENERATOR STREQUAL "DEB")
     install(FILES "${DEBIAN_CHANGELOG_OUT_FILE_GZ}"
             DESTINATION "share/doc/${CPACK_DEBIAN_COMPONENT_${comp_upcase}_NAME}"
             COMPONENT "${comp}")
+
+    set(CHANGELOG_OUT_FILE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/deb-packages-gen/${comp}/changelog")
+    set(CHANGELOG_OUT_FILE_GZ "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/deb-packages-gen/${comp}/changelog.gz")
+    file(WRITE ${CHANGELOG_OUT_FILE} "Upstream changelog stub. See https://github.com/Itseez/opencv/wiki/ChangeLog")
+
+    execute_process(COMMAND "${GZIP_TOOL}" "-cf9" "${CHANGELOG_OUT_FILE}"
+                    OUTPUT_FILE "${CHANGELOG_OUT_FILE_GZ}"
+                    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+
+    install(FILES "${CHANGELOG_OUT_FILE_GZ}"
+            DESTINATION "share/doc/${CPACK_DEBIAN_COMPONENT_${comp_upcase}_NAME}"
+            COMPONENT "${comp}")
+
   endforeach()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/cmake/templates/changelog.Debian.in b/cmake/templates/changelog.Debian.in
index 70486e809095..a47ec42bc847 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/changelog.Debian.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/changelog.Debian.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @CHANGELOG_PACKAGE_NAME@ (@CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION@) unstable; urgency=low
-  * Debian changelog stub. See upstream changelog or release notes in user
+  * Debian changelog stub. See https://github.com/Itseez/opencv/wiki/ChangeLog
+    or release notes in user
      documentation for more details.
  -- @CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT@  @CHANGELOG_PACKAGE_DATE@