diff --git a/features2d.cpp b/features2d.cpp
index e27bd1d3..e2a43b01 100644
--- a/features2d.cpp
+++ b/features2d.cpp
@@ -590,6 +590,11 @@ SIFT SIFT_Create() {
     return new cv::Ptr<cv::SIFT>(cv::SIFT::create());
 }
 
+SIFT SIFT_CreateWithParams(int nfeatures, int nOctaveLayers, double contrastThreshold, double edgeThreshold, double sigma) {
+    return new cv::Ptr<cv::SIFT>(cv::SIFT::create(nfeatures, nOctaveLayers, contrastThreshold, edgeThreshold, sigma));
+}
+
+
 void SIFT_Close(SIFT d) {
     delete d;
 }
diff --git a/features2d.go b/features2d.go
index 02bb67ad..3140a1bc 100644
--- a/features2d.go
+++ b/features2d.go
@@ -943,6 +943,39 @@ func NewSIFT() SIFT {
 	return SIFT{p: unsafe.Pointer(C.SIFT_Create())}
 }
 
+func NewSIFTWithParams(nfeatures *int, nOctaveLayers *int, contrastThreshold *float64, edgeThreshold *float64, sigma *float64) SIFT {
+	numFeatures := 0
+	if nfeatures != nil {
+		numFeatures = *nfeatures
+	}
+
+	numOctaveLayers := 3
+
+	if nOctaveLayers != nil {
+		numOctaveLayers = *nOctaveLayers
+	}
+
+	var numContrastThreshold float64 = 0.04
+
+	if contrastThreshold != nil {
+		numContrastThreshold = *contrastThreshold
+	}
+
+	var numEdgeThreshold float64 = 10
+
+	if edgeThreshold != nil {
+		numEdgeThreshold = *edgeThreshold
+	}
+
+	var numSigma float64 = 1.6
+
+	if sigma != nil {
+		numSigma = *sigma
+	}
+
+	return SIFT{p: unsafe.Pointer(C.SIFT_CreateWithParams(C.int(numFeatures), C.int(numOctaveLayers), C.double(numContrastThreshold), C.double(numEdgeThreshold), C.double(numSigma)))}
+}
+
 // Close SIFT.
 func (d *SIFT) Close() error {
 	C.SIFT_Close((C.SIFT)(d.p))
diff --git a/features2d.h b/features2d.h
index c941f505..02fd6107 100644
--- a/features2d.h
+++ b/features2d.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ struct MultiDMatches FlannBasedMatcher_KnnMatch(FlannBasedMatcher f, Mat query,
 void DrawKeyPoints(Mat src, struct KeyPoints kp, Mat dst, const Scalar s, int flags);
 
 SIFT SIFT_Create();
+SIFT SIFT_CreateWithParams(int nfeatures, int nOctaveLayers, double contrastThreshold, double edgeThreshold, double sigma);
 void SIFT_Close(SIFT f);
 struct KeyPoints SIFT_Detect(SIFT f, Mat src);
 struct KeyPoints SIFT_Compute(SIFT f, Mat src, struct KeyPoints kp, Mat desc);
diff --git a/features2d_test.go b/features2d_test.go
index 9b07e9fe..2ee5ff2c 100644
--- a/features2d_test.go
+++ b/features2d_test.go
@@ -631,3 +631,48 @@ func TestSIFT(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Invalid Mat desc in SIFT DetectAndCompute")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSIFTWithParams(t *testing.T) {
+	img := IMRead("./images/face.jpg", IMReadGrayScale)
+	if img.Empty() {
+		t.Error("Invalid Mat in SIFT test")
+	}
+	defer img.Close()
+
+	dst := NewMat()
+	defer dst.Close()
+
+	nFeatures := 256
+	nOctaveLayers := 3
+	contrastThreshold := 0.039
+	var edgeThreshold float64 = 11
+	sigma := 1.55
+	si := NewSIFTWithParams(&nFeatures, &nOctaveLayers, &contrastThreshold, &edgeThreshold, &sigma)
+	defer si.Close()
+
+	kp := si.Detect(img)
+	if len(kp) != 256 {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid KeyPoint array in SIFT test: %d", len(kp))
+	}
+
+	mask := NewMat()
+	defer mask.Close()
+
+	kpc, desc := si.Compute(img, mask, kp)
+	defer desc.Close()
+	if len(kpc) != 256 {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid KeyPoint array in SIFT Compute: %d", len(kpc))
+	}
+	if desc.Empty() {
+		t.Error("Invalid Mat desc in SIFT Compute")
+	}
+
+	kpdc, desc2 := si.DetectAndCompute(img, mask)
+	defer desc2.Close()
+	if len(kpdc) != 256 {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid KeyPoint array in SIFT DetectAndCompute: %d", len(kpdc))
+	}
+	if desc2.Empty() {
+		t.Error("Invalid Mat desc in SIFT DetectAndCompute")
+	}
+}